Encoding H.264/AVC videos for PS3 using ffmpeg
by flord on Oct.26, 2009, under Everything
OK, I’m tired of loading up my script just to see what’s the command line to encode AVC videos for the PS3 so I’m posting it here. This way It’ll be quicker for me to come see it here.
The PS3 doesn’t play Quicktime files. It much prefers mp4, which is an open standard (not to [...]
First Attempt at Shooting Stars Timelapse
by flord on Aug.15, 2009, under Photography
I finally got a chance to shoot a timelapse of the stars at my father’s country house this week. And to make things even better, it was August 12th… the shooting stars night. I learned a few things this night.
To make a starfield timelapse, it must be dark, very dark. The tinyest light pollution from [...]
Dropbox on Mandriva
by flord on Jul.11, 2009, under Mandriva
Download and run this script https://dl.getdropbox.com/u/43645/dbcli.py
This will download and install the latest Dropbox version and start it. Once you configured it as you like, hit ctrl+c to kill it. We will configure it to start automatically when you log in.
Type ‘systemsettings’ in a shell, go to the Advanced tab and double click on Autostart. Click [...]
