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Video Conversion with My-Xvid Posted: 14 Jun 2008 01:30 AM CDT Quite often I need to convert video from various formats to xvid. I do this to bring video with me on my Archos 605 Wi-Fi Portable Media Player. Additionally, my Media Server can also stream xvid files to my D-Link DSM-520 HD Media Player so I often transcode video podcasts to xivid. I have been doing this with batch files and Mencoder for a long time. Recently I decided to make it easier and more flexible and build a GUI front end to Mencoder to make it easy to mix and match settings. This makes it much easier to use since I don’t have to re-script the whole thing or maintain several batch files. My new utility is called My-Xvid. I can be used to convert files from mp4, m4v, mov, mpg, flv, vob or dvr-ms format to a Xvid (Divx compatible) avi. MyXvid.zip (13MB) MyXvid.zip (mirror. Use if the above doesn’t work) There is nothing to install. Just unzip the file to a folder and run my-xvid.exe. The speed will depend mostly on the size file your are trying to convert and the horsepower of your CPU. High definition video takes a LONG time, just let it run. Notes on usage: Help button: Displays this information. File to convert button: Use this to locate the file you want converted to xvid. When you choose your file, a file of the same name but with the avi extension will be put in the Name of output file box. Folder to save to button: Use this to locate a folder to save your new xvid into. Name of output file: This gets automatically filled in with the name of the input file and the extension of avi but you can change the name if you like. Dimension options: Do not resize: use this to keep the output set to the same dimensions as the input Resize to standard TV: This is only useful if you have a large file (such as one from an HDTV source) that you want to save down to standard TV dimensions. Trying to upscale a small file is possible but might look very blocky depending on the source file so isn’t recommended. Resize to small: Useful to scale down for a portable player. Audio options: Keep AC3: This is only good for vob or dvr-ms that contain an AC3 source. Convert to MP3: Converts the audio to mp3 Quality options (NOTE: These do not apply to VOB files so don’t worry about it): Best: sets some optimization for higher quality but is slower. How much slower depends on your computer. Medium Quality: General use. Faster. Start Conversion button: Once you have everything set, click here! If your source was dvr-ms the program will first quickly mux the file to mpg then proceed with the conversion to xvid. When the process is done you will get a message box letting you know your avi is ready. Enjoy your video! Originally posted on: TechLifeBlogged Video Conversion with My-Xvid This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

links for 2008-06-13 Posted: 13 Jun 2008 10:34 AM CDT June 2008 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista Microsoft has released the June 2008 Cumulative Update for Windows Media Center for Windows Vista. This update rollup is intended for computers that are running Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate. (tags: microsoft windows vista media center) Manuals: SafeManuals Online User Guide Library If you’re stuck without a manual for that gadget you scored on Craiglist, search for the PDF at SafeManuals. With an archive covering 3,627 brands and housing 883,542 manuals, there’s a good chance you’ll find what you’re looking for. (tags: manual pdf gadget) Originally posted on: TechLifeBlogged links for 2008-06-13

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