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FINAL UPDATE: This is a self-repairing problem due to an infinite loop in the boot cycle that only occurs on the last day of a leap year.  To fix it, fully drain the battery, which will break the loop.  When you plug it in again, it will no longer be the last day of a [...]

Just came across Badaboom Media Converter, which appears to be a cheaper alternative to TMPGEnc Xpress for DVD/Blu-Ray/video conversions – with three major caveats: It requires a CUDA-enabled Nvidia GPU (TMPGEnc also supports CUDA, but does not require it) It only outputs to H.264 (TMPGEnc outputs to almost anything) No batch mode (TMPGEnc does) So, if you [...]

In addition to the many other options out there, I have been playing with a relatively new entry – Task2Gather.  This, like Zenbe Lists, is a Web 2.0/iPhone tandem where both components were developed by the same outfit.  For T2G, it’s Vito Technology, which is probably best known for developing several apps that make a [...]

I”ve been testing out a workflow for the photos from my DSLR, and I was leaning toward converting everything to DNG raw files.  However, Adobe’s DNG codec (which lets Vista and Windows Photo Gallery view the pictures and edit the metadata) has been less than stellar, feature-wise.  The nail in the coffin for me, though, [...]

UPDATE: Andy has already released an update.  Get the binary here.  I have updated the screenshot below. Andy has posted yet another great tool on his site: Commercial Viewer.  This tool loads a video file and its associated EDL commercial file and lets you modify the values to fine-tune the commercial segments.  This isn’t a [...]

I am creating a batch file for the command line, and I needed to parse out the arguments (e.g., get the filename, change the extension, remove the quotes, etc.).  I always forget these (and where to find them), so I’m copying them here. %~1 – expands %1 removing any surrounding quotes (“) %~f1 – expands [...]