It seems the version of X11 that ships with Snow Leopard causes some problems with VLC when it comes to videos with embedded subtitles. In my case, whenever I tried to open an MKV file that contained subtitles, VLC would get stuck while loading the video and never actually play it. If I tried to quit […]
Well, in this post, Monitor Interlacing? What’s the refresh rate, kenneth? I attempted to address the concept of a Monitor’s refresh rate…  But I noticed an odd search request: How Does Reaction time related to Vertical refresh rate For those that missed the earlier post, a Monitor’s refresh rate is a measurement of of the number […]
I am certainly glad that he’s not my father….. Nor do I think he will win Father of the Year awards… But this clip certainly makes me think that I’ll have to take a good look at Kick-Ass when it comes out in the theatre… ”
What’s a monitor refresh rate? And what does it do? That’s a multifaceted question, but here we go. The “Vertical Refresh Rate” is the number of times a second that the video is displayed on the CRT monitor. (On LCD monitors, a vertical refresh is a fixed rate, and does not change…) Older CRT monitors […]
HandBrake 0.9.4: Released! or: Not Dead, Just Pining for the Fjords. Will wonders ever cease? Â HandBrake v0.94 is now out, except that the site’s download section isn’t working… Â (I’m sure it’s a planned outage… yeah, right…) “Creation comes out of imperfection.” There's an old proverb in the video encoding world: “Speed, size, quality: pick two.” […]
Brian McKinney, who runs Chicago’s Chocolate Lab Records, claimed at the weekend that iTunes charges a $10,000 production fee for iTunes LP, a new digital format that pairs additional content such as lyrics and videos with album downloads. In a follow up email, Mckinney adds, “I should note that it is currently possible to design an […]
AT&T will today begin rolling about MMS for iPhone customers in the U.S., the patch which will enable the service will be available from iTunes and will allow iPhone users to begin sending and receiving photos and videos. The rollout will begin late on Friday morning, Pacific time. MMS Update: We know you’ve been eager […]
Adam Savage discusses his most Colossal Failures… Â Please note, it is almost a 60 minute video clip from Maker Faire… FORA.tv – MythBuster Adam Savage’s Colossal Failures.