HandBrake could not find VLC or your VLC is incompatible | HandBrake could not find VLC or your VLC is incompatible (Note: 32 bit vlc is not compatible with 64 bit HandBrake and vice-versa). If you see this message, it is because VLC since version 2.0 no longer provides the libdvdcss that decodes DVDs for HandBrake. For a fix, install a copy of libdvdcss from videolan.org,
CyanogenMod CM7 Fix for Choppy 720p Video Recording
CyanogenMod CM7 Fix for Choppy 720p Video Recording | CyanogenMod 7 is the premier Android distribution. However 720p video record is sometimes problematic on certain model phones in that frames drop giving choppy and poor quality video. Alas there is a fix! I picked up this tip from a user on xda-developer.This will fix the choppy video by lowering the bitrate which is a
.3gp Video Files and OS X
.3gp Video Files and OS X | How to have iMovie and Final Cut recognize your Android .3gp video file My Samsung Galaxy S saves 720p video as a .3gp video file. There’s no need to convert, transcode, or do anything to this video off of your Android phone to have it work nicely with iMovie or other OS X software. While
Record Screencast in Linux
Record Screencast in Linux | gtk-recordMyDesktop is a useful Linux app to make screencasts of your desktop. Perhaps you need to prepare some videos for training, demos, or other uses? Or make a killer youtube video of some geeky action from your desktop? This will do it! Install with: sudo apt-get install gtk-recordmydesktop Now run the app: Applications > Sound
Handbrake Android Settings (DVD)
Handbrake Android Settings (DVD) | What setting can I use in Handbrake to encode a DVD for my Samsung Galaxy S phone? Well Android can play just about anything! The Galaxy S phone in particular has a nice screen, and 1Ghz processor that works great for high profile Handbrake encodes. The high profile setting may however result in a larger
x264 Presets and FFmpeg
x264 Presets and FFmpeg | How do I encode x264 with FFmpeg? x264 is awesome but has a nightmare of options. The easiest thing to do it to use presets with FFmpeg. Simply dump the contents of this zip file into your ~/.ffmpeg directory. If that directory does not exist, create it. Now you can use options like this to
Stream Webcam with VLC
Stream Webcam with VLC | How can I stream video from my webcam in Linux? One way is to use VLC! VLC can make a stream accessible over http, for one example. On the streaming computer, make sure first that a webcam or video device is connected. Then issue this command from the terminal: vlc “v4l2://” –v4l-vdev=”/dev/video” –v4l-adev=”/dev/null” –sout #transcode{vcodec=theo,vb=256}:standard{access=http,mux=ogg,dst=:1234}”
Region-Free DVD Playback with VLC
Region-Free DVD Playback with VLC | Q: How do I playback DVDs with different region codes? A: Use VLC! (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/) VLC ignores all region indications on DVDs and in DVD drive firmware. It just works!
Encode Flash Video with FFmpeg
Encode Flash Video with FFmpeg | How do I encode my video to flash for my website? You don’t need any adobe or other over-priced software. On Linux (and OS X) you can use FFmpeg which is free! On Ubuntu, I suggest you first enable the medibuntu repo. Then install the following: sudo apt-get install ffmpeg libavcodec-extra-52 The following command will
