Free authoring software for linux

Swing XML Authoring Tool is a Swing-based authoring tool for the quick and easy development of GUI Java applications.
It implements out-of-box a true MVC framework and uses XML to define the view (SwiXml is used as the XUL engine), BeanShell as a scripting language for the controller, and JXPath as the binding mechanism between the view and model.
Swing XML Authoring Tool provides a complete environment in which it is possible to almost write an entire Java Swing application without writing Java compiled code. The use of XPath makes it very simple to traverse the object tree of the applications business model.
It takes a lot of work to develop a Swing application, laying out and configuring GUI components, and then integrating them with the application functionality. SwiXAT addresses both of these issues by providing a framework based on a complete implementation of the MVC architectural pattern.
The benefits obtained by a such framework are the followings:
- Architectural Correctness: By adopting a true MVC (Model View Controller) based framework, it is very easy to correctly implement any UI application. Its not difficult to write a Java/Swing application, but whats very difficult is to build a good, well designed Swing application, where the adoption of the MVC paradigm permits to reduce the maintenance costs, thanks to the clean separation between the view and the application logic.
- Development Speed: The adoption of a framework reduces the development cost by providing out-of-box, well integrated and easy to use common features, like wizards, plugins, support for MDI interfaces, etc. Moreover, the use of XML to define the user interface, as well as the adoption of an interpreted scripting language, permits to implement the Code&Test development style, where the compilation time is reduced to zero.
- Code Reuse: The net separation between the view and the control logic permits to write reusable modules that can be combined in several manners. The developer is naturally induced to modularize the application and write reusable code, minimizing the effort of building new applications or adding new functionality to existing ones.
SwiXAT is all the above, and we hope youll appreciate our effort.

Blu-ray video authoring tools package is a free open source suite of Blu-ray (BD-R and BD-RE) authoring tools that allow you to produce Blu-ray video discs.

mkudfiso (Blu-ray authoring tool set), a utility to create ISO images containing
a pure UDF filesystem, intended primarily for Blu-ray authoring but can be used
for any purpose (including CD-R and DVD-R). This tool can be used to author individual files larger than 4GB, which is a requirement for Blu-ray and other high-definition formats.

THIS TOOL DOES NOT GENERATE ISO 9660 STRUCTURES. Use "mkisofs" if you want ISO 9660, Joliet, Rock Ridge, etc. in the structure. This is a pure UDF generator.

Q DVD-Authors goal is to provide a complete DVDAuthoring solution for Linux with the emphasis of ease of use and a complete set of functionality.
Main features:
- You can generate the main menu.
- You can generate Sub Menus
- You can generate Buttons
- You can scale, color, stretch, twist and shout each object
- You can give each menu multiple sound tracks (not yet perfect though).
- You can import your own layers for Highlighted and for Selected Mask and combine it with the created objects
- You can generate a dvd-slideshow
- You can create a full blown DVD without knowing the command line tools
- You can modify every generated command before executing and generating the DVD
- You can generate MovieMenus
- You can generate MovieButtons
- You can modify the generated xml files within the GUI
- You can contribute to qdvdauthor.
- Thats it for now !!!
Enhancements:
- Translated into Esperanto.
- Reorganized the main window.
- Added library of frames / buttons.
- Fixed issues with 16 bit color depth
- Some improvements to QPlayer.
- Improved ShadowObjects.
- Added MenuSlide - dialog.

Thingamablog is a cross-platform, standalone blogging application that makes authoring and publishing your weblogs almost effortless.
Unlike most blogging solutions, Thingamablog does NOT require a third-party blogging host, a cgi/php enabled web host, or a MySQL database.
In fact, all you need to setup, and manage, a blog with Thingamablog is FTP, SFTP, or network access to a web server.
Main features:
- Set up a blog in minutes via an intuitive wizard
- Maintain multiple blogs
- Effortlessly manage thousands of entries
- Dynamically update blog content
- Write entries offline (Dialup users)
- Publish your blog with a single click
- Read news with an integrated feed reader
- Make posts from your favorite feeds
- Create a unique layout with customizable templates
- Import entries from RSS/Atom feeds
- Set up flexible archiving options
- Organize your entries by category or date
- Save entries as drafts
- Define your own custom template tags
- Syndicate your blog via an RSS or Atom feed
- Ping services like weblogs.com, BlogRolling, and Blo.gs
- And much more...

MakeMovingMenus (aka mmm) is a tool to generate a thumbnail menu background for DVD authoring for chapters of one file or multiple clips.
To prevent misunderstandings: mmm is not (yet?) a DVD menu authoring tool! It is a simple helper script to create fancy backgrounds for menus authored with dvdauthor, spumux etc.
Main features:
- Resizing of source pictures
- Generate PAL/NTSC compilant MPEG2 files
- arbitrary backgrounds through images or solid color
- play clips one after anoter or all at once
Enhancements:
- It is now possible to use any sound file as background music for your menu.
- More code cleanup has been done.

KMediafactory project is easy to use template based dvd authoring tool. You can quickly create DVD menus for home videos and TV recordings in three simple steps.
Main features:
- Supports DVD compatible MPEG2 videos.
- Select look for the menus.
- Output dvdauthor project.
- Output DVD video directory.
- This can be watched with eg. Xine or burned to DVD with eg. k3b.
- Output k3b project.