Handbrake - Open Source MP4 Video Transcoder

Apple TV, Audio/Visual, Linux, OS X (Mac), Open Source / Freeware, Video/Image, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP No Responses »
Dec 062010

I have been using Handbrake for quite sometime now but have recently increased my usage due to my acquisition of an Apple TV. The Apple TV is only capable of playing video files that are supported by iTunes. These supported video formats do not include AVI (well not without a Jailbreak and aTV Flash, but I will save that for another time) which is the current format of majority of my movies and TV shows. Due to this flaw in the Apple system I have been forced to convert all my unsupported videos to a format supported by iTunes. Enter Handbrake!

Handbrake is an open source video transcoder available for Windows, Mac and Linux and comes equipped with various conversion setting presets. Handbrake can convert a single video file, a queue of video files or a DVD video in a few simple steps:

  1. Select the source video file or DVD title/folder
  2. Select a destination for the converted file
  3. Select a conversion preset or configure the specific audio/video settings
  4. For a single file conversion click the Start button or click Add to Queue if you wish to convert multiple files. Click Start once you have added all videos to the queue
  5. The conversion process will start and notify you once all videos in the queue are complete

Note: For greater compatibility with iTunes, enable the ‘Use iPod/iTunes friendly (.m4v) file extension for MP4′ setting

Handbrake is by far the best free MP4 video transcoder that I have come across. Let me know your opinions or alternatives that you may use in the comments.

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Quick App Review: TouchMouse

App Reviews, OS X (Mac), Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, iPod / iPhone / iPad No Responses »
Feb 022010

There are a number excellent computer control iPhone/iPod Touch apps out there that come in various forms and have a multitude of amazing features. But… these apps all come at a price. For the user who simply wants to control their mouse and keyboard from there iPhone/iPod Touch for FREE, there is TouchMouse.

TouchMouse from Logitech allows you to control your computers mouse and keyboard in three easy steps:

1. Download and install the Logitech TouchMouse Server computer application (www.logitech.com/touchmouse)
- The server app is available for Windows XP/Vista/7 and OS X

2. Download the TouchMouse iPhone/iPod Touch app from the App Store.

3. Open TouchMouse on your iPhone or iPod Touch. The app will find any available computers on the same network that have the TouchMouse Server application installed.

Connect and enjoy!

The app has many options including; two finger scrolling, tracking and scrolling speeds and a nice settings for prohibiting your device to go into sleep mode.

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Classic Office 2003 Menu in Office 2007

Microsoft Office, Windows Vista, Windows XP 5 Responses »
Nov 092008

If you are struggling to find anything and everything in the new Ribbon style Microsoft Office menu then the following FREE add-in might be just the thing for you…

(http://in.geocities.com/shahshaileshs/menuaddins)

Word Add-in Excel Add-in
PowerPoint Add-in Access Add-in


The add-in adds a new section to the add-in ribbon of the application that mimics the Office 2003 menu (Word example):

Installation:

  1. Download the add-in for each application from the links above.
  2. Unzip the macro-enable template files to a location on your PC.
  3. To install the add-in: Windows XP:

    • Copy the appropriate macro-enabled file to the applications startup folder.
      Word example (Word Menu 2003.dotm):
      (C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Microsoft\Word\Startup)

    Windows Vista:

    • Copy the appropriate macro-enabled file to the applications startup folder.
      Word example (Word Menu 2003.dotm):
      (C:\Users\<username)\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Word\STARTUP)

    To run the add-in once off:

    • Double-click the appropriate unzipped macro-enabled file.

Now bring back the memories of a simpler time…

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Win2k3 Admin Pack on Windows Vista

OS, Windows Vista No Responses »
Jun 102007

To make Windows 2003 Server admin pack work correctly on Windows Vista do the following:

  1. Log on to Vista as a user of the administrators group.
  2. Paste the following code into notepad: 
    • @echo off

REM RegisterAdminPak.cmd
REM (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

set filelist=adprop.dll azroles.dll azroleui.dll ccfg95.dll
set filelist=%filelist% certadm.dll certmmc.dll certpdef.dll certtmpl.dll
set filelist=%filelist% certxds.dll cladmwiz.dll clcfgsrv.dll clnetrex.dll
set filelist=%filelist% cluadmex.dll cluadmmc.dll cmproxy.dll cmroute.dll
set filelist=%filelist% cmutoa.dll cnet16.dll debugex.dll dfscore.dll
set filelist=%filelist% dfsgui.dll dhcpsnap.dll dnsmgr.dll domadmin.dll
set filelist=%filelist% dsadmin.dll dsuiwiz.dll imadmui.dll lrwizdll.dll
set filelist=%filelist% mprsnap.dll msclus.dll mstsmhst.dll mstsmmc.dll
set filelist=%filelist% nntpadm.dll nntpapi.dll nntpsnap.dll ntdsbsrv.dll
set filelist=%filelist% ntfrsapi.dll rasuser.dll rigpsnap.dll rsadmin.dll
set filelist=%filelist% rscommon.dll rsconn.dll rsengps.dll rsjob.dll
set filelist=%filelist% rsservps.dll rsshell.dll rssubps.dll rtrfiltr.dll
set filelist=%filelist% schmmgmt.dll tapisnap.dll tsuserex.dll vsstskex.dll
set filelist=%filelist% w95inf16.dll w95inf32.dll winsevnt.dll winsmon.dll
set filelist=%filelist% winsrpc.dll winssnap.dll ws03res.dll

for %%i in (%filelist%) do (
	echo Registering %%i ...
	regsvr32 /s %%i
)

echo.
Echo Command Completed
    • In the File Name box type C:\Users\UserAccountName\RegisterAdminPak.cmd (substitute UserAccountName with the user name that you used to log in) and click Save.
  3. Open command prompt as administrator:
    • Click Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Right-Click Command Prompt -> Select Run as administrator.
  4. At the command prompt type C:\Users\UserAccountName\RegisterAdminPak.cm and press ENTER.
  5. An Administrative Tools menu will be created in the Start Menu.

Posted by agreenlees at 9:11 pm
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