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(repeat from boards.swingutah.com)
So, I'm trying to make this DVD/SVCD/whatever of classic dance clips, but currently I can't burn .avi or .mpg. Supposedly I can if I buy this thing:
http://ww2.nero.com/nero6/enu/DVD_Video_Plug_In.html
DVD-Video Plug-in –
Our multifunction plug-in connects you to the world of DVD
Downloadable Serial Number:
24.99 USD
To be able to burn video files and play them on any DVD player, the data must be DVD compatible in the appropriate MPEG format.
Encode your video files
with the aid of the following components:
* MPEG-2/DVD Encoder/Decoder
* MPEG-2/SVCD Encoder/Decoder
* Dolby® Digital (AC-3) 2.0 Encoder/Decoder
Information
The DVD-Video Plug-in is already available in the Nero 6 Ultra Edition Retail Package and in the web version. If you are using a previous version or an OEM version without this plug-in, you need at least Nero 6.0.0.9 and NeroVision Express.
$25? Is this worth it? Hmm...
Do you also have a DVD burner and some blank DVD disks?
yup, but as far as soft ware goes, I just have nero and window movie maker. Don't necessarily know how to use them to their FULL potential.
If you have Linux, I believe mencoder will encode anything anyway you like it.
If not, talk with me and we can probably come up with a solution.
In the span of my linux before dad raped it, I still never figured out how to use Mencoder!
Buzz:If you have Linux, I believe mencoder will encode anything anyway you like it.
If not, talk with me and we can probably come up with a solution.
Cool, sounds good! I wanna turn these vintage vids into a regular DVD.
mencoder sounds like something you do to a girl who wants to be a guy.
I love Linux... long live the Penguin! One of these years it is finally going to become user-friendly enough that it will seriously compete with M$ in the pc market. I personally find most major flavors very user friendly, and Linux is already making big headway in the business sector, so that day may not be far off.
i want to put linux on my desktop...but i'm too lazy. and i think i might require a nerd for assistance.
You'll have plenty of them out there for the exchange.
yeah, but i'm not hauling my desktop two hours so that way i can get it fixed by a lindy nerd. besides, who would want to be fixing my computer when they could be dancing with me? [Emoticon not found]
traci:besides, who would want to be fixing my computer when they could be dancing with me? [Emoticon not found]
comptuers nerds are still computer nerds even if there's dancing.
ElChuy:One of these years it is finally going to become user-friendly enough that it will seriously compete with M$ in the pc market.
If only I had a dollar for every time I heard that...
Their base really is growing though. Some people are just already assimilated, and it's difficult to reclaim them from the dark side.
Buzz:Their base really is growing though. Some people are just already assimilated, and it's difficult to reclaim them from the dark side.
Yeah, it has grown and changed a lot over the years. I got assimilated with windows because I used to write and sell shareware. Try doing that on Linux. Not impossible, but not exactly easy either (the marketing, not the engineering obviously).
I've always figured I'll be converted to the light some day. It's just a matter of when.
The Linux development envrionment is so much richer. You have all sorts of down and dirt simple command line tools to help you learn languages and how to program. You also have the full IDE's like Eclipse and Anjuta, as well as the GTK's for full user space apps. One of these days when I'm not a high stress, heavy deadline student (next year), I'd like to get serious about contributing to projects and making contributions to the OSS world.
My major and class decisions have been influenced by a desire to help solve the Linux driver problem, and I'm actually writing one for my Senior Project.
ok you guys have all proven your nerdiness.
ash:ok you guys have all proven your nerdiness.
It's not something you prove, it's something you are. Be one with your inner nerd.
i'm only a nerd when it comes to lindy. Ok give me a second... I'm trying to get in touch with my inner nerdiness... almost there... wait for it... did it! I feel strangely at peace now.
Patience. You must embrace the nerdiness. It must flow through you. You are not yet ready to face Lord Vader . . .
Breaking Down Barriers to Linux Desktop Adoption
http://linux.slashdot.org/linux/06/02/27/1930209.shtml
One of the things they mention is OpenOffice, and how a lot of people don't like it because it lacks features. "So, in essence, they're saying they want desktops cluttered with unnecessary features." For me, it's not the features that keep me away, but instead it's a matter of how it feels when I use it. The last time I used OpenOffice it was slow (granted, it was a while ago). Face it, 99% of Java applications suck rocks for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I don't care if it's only 0.43 seconds slower than MS Office products for most tasks, it's still slower. I notice the difference and it drives me crazy. Also, the word to openoffice format conversion also sucked rocks.
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I'm downloading OpenOffice right now though just so I can see what 2.0 is like. Lest ye think I criticize without at least trying to know what I'm talking about.
so a program written in basic is supposed to be any better? i use open office...
bobthecow:so a program written in basic is supposed to be any better? i use open office...
ha! no need to go for the extreme opposite! [Emoticon not found]
popthestack:bobthecow:so a program written in basic is supposed to be any better? i use open office...
ha! no need to go for the extreme opposite! [Emoticon not found]
if it's going to be written in a slow, awkward language, it might as well be one that's cross platform.
bobthecow:popthestack:bobthecow:so a program written in basic is supposed to be any better? i use open office...
ha! no need to go for the extreme opposite! [Emoticon not found]
if it's going to be written in a slow, awkward language, it might as well be one that's cross platform.
true. mozilla products do a good job at being cross platform with a less-awkward language. granted, there's probably a bit more work involved with the mozilla products to get them working on other platforms.
anyway, trying out 2.0 right now. it's a lot better than 1.* that's for sure. They fixed my biggest annoyances. Guess I can swich to linux now. haha
no, openoffice is not what's holding me back. my laziness is. i really just wanted to start more linux arguments.
i like oO 2. a bunch. i actually own a copy of microsoft office, and installed open office instead [Emoticon not found]
bobthecow:i like oO 2. a bunch. i actually own a copy of microsoft office, and installed open office instead [Emoticon not found]
nice! [Emoticon not found]
more linux goodness:
Linux distros for older hardware
http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/02/13/1854251
"Linux is still quite suitable for older hardware" despite claims that Microsoft has made.
popthestack:more linux goodness: ...
i don't get it. are you trying to steer the topic back to a previous hijack?
Linux is the bomb-diggity.
oO2.0 has really improved. Also, you can make .pdfs for free! (Though you can also do it in Windows... but it's pretty crappy freeware) You can make it do whatever you want. At my work, we have linux servers doing everything from file servers, ldap, firewall (for a while whilst I figured out how to command line a cisco pix 515e) ssh gateway, proxy server, mail server, etc. The entire chemistry department basically runs off of linux.
So would Linux be one of the reactants or a catalyst?
Yes.
bobthecow:popthestack:more linux goodness: ...
i don't get it. are you trying to steer the topic back to a previous hijack?
pretty much. that, and I was too lazy to start another thread.
popthestack:bobthecow:popthestack:more linux goodness: ...
i don't get it. are you trying to steer the topic back to a previous hijack?
pretty much. that, and I was too lazy to start another thread.
wow.
So, since this thread is good and highjacked, I will ask here instead of subjecting the forum to another Linux thread. Question to all penguin-lovers... which flavor of Linux do you prefer?
grape.
Funny... I would say Mandrake myself...
ElChuy:So, since this thread is good and highjacked, I will ask here instead of subjecting the forum to another Linux thread. Question to all penguin-lovers... which flavor of Linux do you prefer?
ubuntu's cake to install, comes with all sorts of built-in usability, and they'll send you a grip of cd's for free-ninety-nine.
plus it has all the stability that the debian core's been so busy establishing.
ElChuy:Funny... I would say Mandrake myself...
mandrake's dead... check out mandriva.
Well what do'ya know... a lot happens when one is on a mission... lol.... I hadn't heard..
you guys don't know what you're missing. you've gotta try the grape. it's fantastic.
afaik, the current cool flavors are:
Nice... my brother runs Gentoo on his box, and I am not sure what my bro-in-law runs ( I think he uses suse), but I think I am going to check out Ubuntu and Suse and see how I like em...
if you wander around their sites a bit, i believe you can get a live cd image of both of those distros. then you don't even have to install to try them out!
I have mostly used Fedora Core and Suse. Those are the two that I have installed on my home computer and work computer right now anyway. (I don't even have a Windows install anymore, I just use VMware) I have heard good things about Ubuntu but have yet to try it. Debian is good. Knoppix is very handy for doing things that need to be done, but you don't want to screw up your current system.
So... GNOME or KDE? What's the word?
ElChuy:So... GNOME or KDE? What's the word?
kde. hands down.
IMHO.
I disagree. Though KDE is an excellent desktop enviroment, Gnome is the best ever.
So far I've been pretty happy with SuSe. And any true nerd knows that Desktop Environments are lame and you should just use a window manager like evil or FluxBox
I like desktop environments 'cause of all the fun questions you get from pure windows users.... "Hey, why is your desktop all funny? Where's the start menu? Why can't I find the "My Computer"?"
SpecialK:So far I've been pretty happy with SuSe. And any true nerd knows that Desktop Environments are lame and you should just use a window manager like evil or FluxBox
evil is pretty sweet.
for something along the same vein for M$, check out liteStep with a minimalist theme...
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