* And last, but not least [http://forum.kde.org/viewforum.php?f=115 the Amarok Forum].
{{Warning|1= this will not work on Windows, as the touch command is specific to Linux and BSD-like systems.}}
===How to play mp4 and mka files===
When using some phonon backend, like the gstreamer one, Amarok might refuse to play mp4 and mka files. This is a known problem, see {{bug|290168}} for more technical information.
A very simple workaround is to change the file extension. Change mp4 extension to m4a and for mka change it to mkv. Of course you must be sure the files contains audio only. You can use the ffprobe command to look at what data streams are present in the file. If the file has a video stream it must be stripped out. There are a lot of tools able to edit these formats and most of them are based on ffmpeg/libav, which you can use if you are familiar with them. If you prefer graphical tools one possible choice is [http://www.avidemux.org/ avidemux].
This is a quick example how you can remove a video stream from an mp4 video with ffmpeg. Stripping a video stream from an mkv file is the same. First check if there is a video stream
If the output of the previous command is null there is no video stream in the file. To create an m4a file with just the audio stream you can use something like
You can also use <tt>avconv</tt> in place of <tt>ffmpeg</tt> with the same options, where
* ''-i example.mp4'' option is the input file name
* ''-acodec copy'' is used to not encode again the audio stream but just copy it. This to avoid quality loss, but you can also encode in a different format if you want, and you are not forced to use m4a container in this case
* ''-vn'' strips the video stream
* ''example.m4a'' is the output file name
Another possible workaround is to change the phonon backend. For example the VLC backend doesn't suffer this problem.
This is where all the action is. 窗格包含了3个会动态改变显示的当前播放歌曲的关联信息的小程序(applets)。你可以查看当前音轨的星级,评分,播放次数,这个艺人的其他音轨,音轨的歌词,艺人的维基百科页面等等。这些小程序(applets)可以用窗格底部的部件栏(applet bar)的设置图标添加,删除或重排。
右侧窗格(播放列表视图)
Amarok has the most configurable playlist of any music player in existence. It puts the power in your hands to shape the playlist any way you see fit. To start you off, there are three pre-configured playlist layouts that you can use as starting points to create the layout that fits your flow the best. You can generate playlist dynamically with various bias or use the Automatic Playlist Generator, shuffle, play at random or repeat, queue tracks and save the existing playlists for later use.
Amarok的 环境视图能够自动抓取 Internet 上与当前播放音轨有关的信息(比如专辑封面、歌词或维基百科信息)来显示。这是 Amarok 系列独有的特性之一。
更多Internet服务
Amarok 2拥有丰富的Internet多媒体体验。
Sporting interfaces to services such as Ampache music servers and mp3tunes lockers, it allows you to listen to your music from anywhere in the world.
You can sample and buy music from Magnatune.
使用Jamendo服务,你能收听和下载独立艺人的音乐,你可以捐赠来支持他们。
With integrated last.fm functionality, you can scrobble your tracks, use last.fm features like statistics, charts and subscribers can listen to radio streams customized to your music taste — all from Amarok.
这些只是开始而已 - 你甚至能用脚本管理器添加更多的Internet服务。
Information
There are many scripts available through the scripts manager. Go to Settings -> Configure Amarok... -> Scripts -> Manage Scripts and browse the list of available scripts. You can narrow the choices by entering a phrase in the search box. When you have found a script that you want to try, just click the Install button next to it. The next time you run Amarok, you will find the script listing a number of streams in the Internet section of the Media Sources pane.
You can browse through your music collection using the nifty Cover Manager that displays the album art, download covers from various sources or let Amarok check automatically for covers in the internet.
This is an innovative interface that offers contextual options (such as the ones you see in a right-click menu) that you can "drop" a song into. Grab a track and see the Pop-Up Dropper appear in the context view pane!
设置播放列表视图
The currently loaded playlist is highly configurable and can show information about the songs in any form you like. 如果你更喜欢Amarok 1.x系列和其他音乐播放器里的Spreadsheet View,你也能有的!播放列表视图也允许你保存或导出当前的播放列表。
动态播放列表
Amarok allows you to create weighted random playlists that adhere to various criteria exactly (Proportional bias) or approximately (Fuzzy bias). For example, you can create a playlist that will be randomly populated by songs that are rated more than 3 stars and are approximately from around the year 1967!
回放增益支持
Amarok 支持嵌入文件中的回放增益(replay gain tag)标签信息,会自动调解全部音轨的音量成一样。