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  • Convert Realmedia files using VirtualDubMod and Avisynth

    “There is a second more complicated way to convert your RMVB files. VirtualDubMod, which supports AVISynth scripts and MPEG-2 video importing, is an alternative method for converting RMVB files to a format suitable for DVD.”

    Jake Ludington’s MediaBlab

    According to Wilbert on the VideoHelp.com forum, you need the latest AviSynth v2.56 for the convertfps to work. That did the trick for me, as I was first having trouble with VirtualDubMod giving me DirectShowSource does not have a named argument “convertfps” errors when trying to load the Realmedia file.

  • Tux-shaped computer runs Linux

    “Acme Systems is shipping a Penguin-shaped case for a tiny SBC (single-board computer) powered by an innovative MCM (multi-chip module) that runs Linux. The 6.7-inch tall, 30-Euro “Tux Case” houses the company’s “Acme Fox,” a 2.6 x 2.8-inch, 100-Euro, RISC-based board with Ethernet and dual-USB interfaces, and surface-mount connectors for other I/O.”

    LinuxDevices.com

  • What is the GeeXboX

    “GeeXboX is no more than an awesome standalone media player. […] So, GeeXboX is a full operating system, running under Linux and based on the excellent MPlayer. No need for a hard drive, you just have to put the GeeXboX bootable CD into the CD-Drive of any Pentium-class computer to boot it. […]

    [Nearly] every kind of media file can be played with GeeXboX, with the OS supporting :

    • MPEG 1/2 movies (MPG files, VCDs, DVDs …)
    • MPEG 4 movies (DivX, XviD, H.264 …)
    • RealMedia and Windows Media movies.
    • OggMedia streams
    • Matroska streams
    • Audio streams like : MP3, Ogg/Vorbis, WAV (AudioCD), AC3, MusePack (MPC), FLAC …
    • Network streams : WebRadio and WebTV
    • Watching analog TV and digital DVB”

    GeeXboX via Juha

  • Flickr image unblocker

    Fuckin’ Flickr, functionality breakin’ faggot! Piece of shit, motherfucker! Thank God for Greasemonkey.

    “A script to remove the invisible image (spaceball.gif) blocking images on flickr.”

    userscripts.org

  • Fellowship of the Ring – HD vs DVD

    “Being amazed at how fantastic the HD transfer of Fellowship of the Ring looked, I decided to compare it to the transfer on the DVD. Now, the DVD transfer is among the best you can find on DVD, so this really is comparing the respective creams of the crops. […]

    Mouseover any of the images here to see the HD downsample. You can see the full-size comparisons by clicking on the images on this page. The difference is pretty amazing.”

    cornbread.org via BlogsNow

    To my eyes the landscape frames seem to benefit the most. Close-ups of faces not so much.

  • ThnLnk wants to put meaning to URLs

    “ThnLnk is a semantic URL redirecting service. […]

    For example, when someone e-mails you a link in URL form, it’s nearly impossible to tell by looking at the URL what it actually is leading you to. That’s a waste of information. Instead, let’s put human-readable information into that URL–let’s make it semantic–let’s use ThnLnk.”

    ThnLnk Blog
    some links added

  • M4 Message Breaking Project

    “The M4 Project is an effort to break 3 original Enigma messages with the help of distributed computing. The signals were intercepted in the North Atlantic in 1942 and are believed to be unbroken. Ralph Erskine has presented the intercepts in a letter to the journal Cryptologia. The signals were presumably enciphered with the four rotor Enigma M4 – hence the name of the project.

    This project has officially started as of January 9th, 2006. You can help out by donating idle time of your computer to the project.”

    bytereef.org via Boing Boing

    I’m having trouble downloading the client from their site, so, since it’s (mostly) GPL-licenced, I’m hosting version 0.73.3 of the Windows XP Pro client here.

  • Fullauto Bookscanner

    “After the invention of hyperpaper, I began to scan my books. Soon I found out that what I expected was true — It was awesomely BOREING!

    If this drudgery were to be automated! […]

    Behold! The work is now complete. Once started, the machine opens the each page of the book and scans the content. The whole process is automatic.”

    a scientist’s toy box via Linkdump

  • Fifa ei luovu MM-kisojen kuvarajoituksistaan

    “Fifan päätöksen mukaan lehdet saavat julkaista verkkojulkaisuissaan valokuvia vasta tunti ottelun päättymisen jälkeen. Fifa säätelee myös julkaistavien kuvien määrää sekä sitä, kuin niitä käytetään painetuissa julkaisuissa. […]

    Kansainvälinen sanomalehtiliitto toteaa Kansainvälisen jalkapalloliiton Fifan puheenjohtajalle Sepp Blatterille torstaina lähettämässään kirjeessä, että Fifan päätös kaventaa sananvapautta ja vaarantaa lukijoiden tiedonsaantia.”

    HS.fi

  • Democracy – Watch internet videos like you watch TV

    “Download and watch all the best internet TV shows and videos in one powerful application. New channels arrive daily in the built-in Channel Guide. […]

    Features: subscribe to video RSS feeds (including podcasts, video blogs, and BitTorrent feeds), watch fullscreen, share with friends.”

    Democracy via Boing Boing

    Now available for Windows.