Computer help thread

[spyretto]

Can anybody suggest the best software for compressing MPEG2 raw video? Cheers

[Rachel]

Spy, what format do you want the output file in?

[spyretto]

MPEG should do. Do other formats allow more compression with less loss of quality?
At the moment the raw mpeg2 video is taking me about 650k per second of recording ( not very good ).

[Rachel]

Spy, 650KBs = 5200Kbps = standard DVD quality which is very high. I recommend using TMPGEnc to reduce the bit rate. You should be able to get it down to SVCD size (approx 2376Kbps/300KBs) and still have pretty high quality. If the size is still too big I recommend you use VirtualDub-MPEG2 to convert it to a XVid avi. You can get good quality of that at about 1000Kbps/125KBs.

1KB = 8Kb.

[spyretto]

Thanks Rach, I had an old version of TMPGEnc on my computer, and converting a random file to svcd only saved me about 30% of the size and lowered the resolution ( from 9.72mb and 704x576 to 6.41mb and 480x576 ). I also tried the program without the wizard and it automatically reduced it to 3.23 mb ( with evidently lower quality, of course ).
So I guess there is no way to compress a high quality MPEG file without losing some of the quality. Will try to convert the original file to xvid next using that program you suggested and see what happens.

[Rachel]

Spy, you can adjust the settings in TMPGEnc to try different bit rates. And try using a few of the options in there ro make the video smoother.

[nishershevone]

anybody here knows what's the use of BitTorrent?...

[Rachel]

nishershevone, read this

[devil_eyes]

How can i copy a cd which has copy write protection?
I want to copy "longman dictionary of contemporary english" from the original cd but after copying whenever i want to enter the program it wants me the original cd.
Is there any program that i can break its lock?

Any ideas?

[Argos]

Originally Posted by devil_eyes

How can i copy a cd which has copy write protection?
I want to copy "longman dictionary of contemporary english" from the original cd but after copying whenever i want to enter the program it wants me the original cd.
Is there any program that i can break its lock?

Any ideas?

Maybe this can help you. Didn't try it myself, but you may be lucky and it works!

[nath]

I have a problem: I get French sub titles files but they don't fit to the videos...so I don't imagine myself changing the times of all the sentences of my movies.

Would you know if it exists a software where you could enter the srt.file , where you could indicate the time of the beginning of the first dialog and which would transform all the times of the dialogs, automatically, please?

Thanks

[hullala]

Hi nath,

VLC seems to be capable of delaying subtitle files. Please see this page for a short tutorial with screenshots. This tutorial is also available in French.

HTH

[nishershevone]

Originally Posted by devil_eyes

How can i copy a cd which has copy write protection?
I want to copy "longman dictionary of contemporary english" from the original cd but after copying whenever i want to enter the program it wants me the original cd.
Is there any program that i can break its lock?

Any ideas?

i disagree with what you're asking for...i was in a thread about this longman cd and they've closed it immediately because of the threadstarter's idea of copying the cd...the cd was protected, so y copy it? i'm totally not against drm...you will just be breaking the copyright protection of the cd...

[devil_eyes]

You know when i bought the dictionary the shopkeeper(that stupid shit) didnt give me the cd actually he deceived me and said that the cd didnt work after a month.
After that when i borrowed it from my friends i just noticed that it works and the shopkeeper was a liar. Unfortunately wherever i go to buy the cd they dont sell it without dictionary and because i've already bought the dictionary and paied lots of money for that i cant buy it again so there is no cd and tell me what on earth i have to do? Im leaving the country forever and ill need the dictionary in the future and i cant carry that heavy one with me so i need the f*cking cd!
BTW dont worry i still couldnt break the lock and that program didnt help me at all anyway thx Argos

[spyretto]

Since they have been so naughty as to copy protect their own cd from legitimate buyers I'd download it from the net; or download a cracked exe file and patch the original exe file. ( if it's applicable ).
There's probably no other way you can make a copy of that cd - if Nero and the other cd copying programs don't work.
So they're obviously telling you that you're not allowed to have a copy of your own cd; so if you want a copy you have to go out and buy another one

[QueenBee]

Does anyone know how to remove or somehow get past security passwords on .pdf-files?

[midori]

Originally Posted by QueenBee

Does anyone know how to remove or somehow get past security passwords on .pdf-files?

I found a program called PDF Password Cracker
My virus scan couldnt find a virus on it and my spyware scan couldnt find any spyware on it so i think it's save
It's a free to try program and if you want to use it more then 50 times you need to buy it so i think it's legal

[Obie]

hi,, I downloaded a software to put subtittles in video files.... it works but at the end it doesn't save the file as a whole 'cause I lack a folder or file called virtualdub.exe, Honestly, I don't have any idea of what it is... could anyone plz upload a link for an easy software for these issues?????,,,

[pestis]

Originally Posted by Obezyanki

I lack a folder or file called virtualdub.exe

My guess is that *** (whatever program that you use) tries to initialize VirtualDub, and than fails because you simply do not have it installed...

1. dload VirtualDub-1.6.17 (stable build) or VirtualDub-1.7.0 (experimental build)
2. decompress to a location of your choice
3. configure the host program as such to be aware of VirtualDub's existence (usually done by specifying the path to VirtualDub.exe)

good luck & have fun

[Leni]

How do I change my settings so that I can write Russian alphabets with my keyboard? And does changing it affect my computer otherwise? I think I tried it a long time ago and it somehow messed up some of my file names etc...I´m really bad with computers.