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How to Convert FLAC to MP3

Posted by Wes on December 23, 2009 | 1 comment

FLAC (Free Lossless Audio CodeFLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) is an audio file format for lossless audio data. FLAC does not lose quality from the audio stream, during compression. Which is the biggest advantage over the lossy compression formats such as MP3, AAC, and Vorbis. The disadvantage of using FLAC to digitally store music is the files are quite a bit larger than the lossy formats.

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FFmpeg Tutorial: Convert MTS/M2TS(AVCHD) to AVI

Posted by Wes on July 22, 2009 | 25 comments

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This tutorial will show how to install FFmpeg and the required libraries, that give FFmpeg support for the codecs required to convert AVCHD videos.

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Panasonic HDCSD9 - Convert AVCHD to AVI

Posted by Wes on December 04, 2009 | 0 comments

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This section deals with the specifics of decoding HD video from a HDC-SD9 camera. The HDC-SD9 is Panasonic’s third generation of memory card-based camcorders. The HDC-SD9 camera uses the AVCHD audio/video format. We need to tailor our switches to these formats.

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How to Convert Video to Play on Xbox360 Using FFmpeg

Posted by Wes on November 28, 2009 | 1 comment

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This tutorial will show you how to install FFmpeg and transcode video files into DivX format.

I recently discovered I could play videos on my Xbox 360. Awesome. No longer do I have hook up a monstrous audio in, and s-video cables every time I want to watch South Park. Now I can just fire up my Xbox and watch the movies from my file server.

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Merge multiple PDFs into one PDF in Ubuntu Linux

Posted by Wes on November 07, 2009 | 0 comments

This tutorial will show how to take two separate pdf files, and merge them into one in ubuntu.

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Ffmpeg Tutorial: AVCHD Video Converter Batch Mode

Posted by Wes on January 25, 2009 | 0 comments

This script generates a log file from Ffmpeg, then uses gawk to locate, and output all the occurrences of resolution, title, and video bitrate.

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How to Highlight Author Comments in Drupal

Posted by Wes on July 08, 2008 | 6 comments

Since I switched to drupal 6.x, I have been been looking for way to change the color of an author's comments. Having a distinctive color makes it simple, to quickly scan a thread to see when an author has left a comment. I solved the problem, at first I was using an if statement, to add a class reference, then further refined the code using a ternary operator.

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XBox 360 Media Share with Linux

Posted by Wes on April 22, 2008 | 3 comments

How to play music and videos on a Xbox 360 using uShare, and the Optional Media Update from Xbox Live®. If you always wanted to use your Xbox 360 HTPC, here is how.

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uTorrent in Linux

Posted by Wes on April 18, 2008 | 3 comments

This tutorial will show how to install uTorrent in linux step by step.

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UIF to ISO Converter - Windows and Linux

Posted by Wes on March 28, 2008 | 80 comments

Convert an UIF file to ISO image with a free program called UIF2ISO. It features GUI usage for the average windows user, just drag-and-drop your .UIF file, no installation required. Or command line access, for Windows or Linux users. Use this simple tool to convert .UIF files to the .ISO format in Windows or Linux.

Save yourself $30, follow these steps for Windows and Linux.

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Convert MTS/M2TS(AVCHD) to AVI

Posted by Wes on January 20, 2008 | 84 comments

Update: Please follow my updated ffmpeg tutorial: convert your AVCHD movies with ffmpeg. It is quicker to install, and does the trick.

In this tutorial I will describe how to configure and install m2tstoavi from command line, on Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope)

The m2tstoavi script was written by Axel Olmos, and is the easiest way to convert mts/m2ts video files into an avi. Here is the work flow I followed to get m2tstoavi installed.

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How to Install Internet Explorer on Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon

Posted by Wes on November 27, 2007 | 0 comments

This tutorial will show how to install Internet Explorer in Ubuntu step by step.

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Installing Wicd on Gutsy Gibbon

Posted by Wes on November 01, 2007 | 5 comments

WICD Preferences

This tutorial will show you how to install, configure, and connect to wireless networks with Wicd. Wicd is a lean network manager with a simple user interface, so that you can configure wired and wireless networks.

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Download Torrents from Command Line

Posted by Wes on September 23, 2007 | 1 comment

All of the popular torrent clients are memory hogs. rTorrent, stands out from the crowd, because it uses the least amount of system resources. Here are the quick steps you need to get started using rTorrent.

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VLC Choppy Picture

Posted by Wes on September 20, 2007 | 6 comments

Choppy picture occurs when VLC does not cache enough of the video ahead of time. Increasing the file cache is essential for anyone who watches videos or listens to music over a network share (Samba, NFS).

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How To Install SSHMenu on Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon

Posted by Wes on August 17, 2007 | 0 comments

SSHMenu adds a applet to the GNOME panel and displays a configurable drop-down list of hosts that you can connect to with SSH.

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