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Trying to start a GUI process on a second machine
Background:
I am helping out create a media wall from spare computers/screens for a local university to use processing.org/java to distribute renders across several machines.
However, it's still ...
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Can I split up PDFs based on text in specific areas?
I work for a University in the admissions office and we get large PDFs of every document that an applicant uploads to us. I need to split these PDFs into separate documents. Each of the separate ...
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Batch Text Replacement
I need a tool that can open a text file and replace characters in a list with other characters in a list.
For example:
Lets say I have a list of "aA", "aB", and want to replace "aA" with "AA".
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Slow computer processing
I run a 1.66 Ghz Duo Core with 512 RAM. I had rebuilt my OS about a month ago, started it as Windows XP SP2. then I updated it to Windows XP SP3 and installed all the latest updates about 90 of them. ...
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Working in Jolicloud-Why can't I use my printer?
I have installed cups. I have installed the printer app. I have installed the Debian driver for my Lexmark x2670 and it loaded successfully. When I go to print, it sits on Processing. Please help if ...
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Comparison between the two Raw Image processed outputs [closed]
Cross posted - How can I improve the results of my proprietary RAW processing pipeline?
Hello,
I am doing some experiment with Raw image processing using two post processing tools:- 1)Adobe ...
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Is small scale distributed computing possible over a home network?
Is there any way to set up a distributed computing system on a small number of home machines over a local network? Is there any software that makes this possible?
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How to link processing power of old computers together?
Hey all,
I'm sitting on 8 old computers of varied sorts that are more or less useless at this point for any other purpose really. Is there a way I could link their hardware or processing power or ...
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Performance difference between Intel Core i3, i5 and i7
I never understand what are the basic differences between these processors apart from core i5 and core i7 supports turbo boost
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Linux: Tool to monitor every process, execute-command, shortly, monitor what's happening at the moment [closed]
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How can I log all process launches in Linux
Hello,
due to a freeze problem of my Ubuntu 10.10 (it is not isolatable) I though about logging every executable of the ...
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How to reverse video on Mac OS?
i don't have a Final Cut.
Is there a way to reverse video ?
Some apps, or terminal utilites ?
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If a task takes 10 hours on a 1GHz processor, does it take 5 hours on a 2Ghz processor?
If a task takes 10 hours on a 1GHz processor, does it take 5 hours on a 2Ghz processor?
Or am I oversimplifying the issue?
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Does libgd use the GPU or the CPU by default?
http://www.libgd.org/ is the library's website.
I can find out on my own and post the details here later, but if anyone knows off hand it would save me a bit of time today I really need for other ...
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What exactly is iTunes doing when it's “processing a file”?
After I download a song from the iTunes Store it will "process" the song, and the processing portion of the ordeal typically takes a lot longer than actually downloading it.
A typical situation will ...
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How does Deep Zoom (Microsoft Seadragon) work?
I saw an incredible demo on Photosynth and Seadragon, some "deep zoom" technology recently acquired by Microsoft. There's also a less responsive version on the web.
I'd really like to know how the ...
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Could we build a mega-processor out of superconductors? [closed]
A superconductor, once cooled below a critical temperature, loses all of its electrical resistance and therefore becomes 100% efficient. This means that when a current flows through a superconductor, ...
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How to prevent stretching, blurring and pixelating of embedded logos in VirtualDub?
take a look at this please http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te-HVN8y_QE&hd=1 .
Notice the embedded "logo" in the upper left corner? How blurry and pixelated it is?
This is the original image:
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Capture documents in bitonal, or grayscale then downsample
I'm about to embark on a document archival process. I'm going to spend a lot of good money to archive some paper (actually microfiche) to TIFF images. I have a choice of 300-dpi bitonal (2-bit, ...
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Can anyone recommend a decent tool for optimizing images other than Photoshop
Can anyone recommend a decent tool for optimising images other than adobe photoshop, the gimp etc?
I'm looking to optimise images for the web preferably online and free.
Basically I have a client ...
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Using ffmpeg to cut up video
I am using ffmpeg to cut out a section of a large file like this:
ffmpeg -i input.wmv -ss 60 -t 60 -acodec copy -vcodec copy output.wmv
The -ss part works fine but the -t is ignored. It correctly ...
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How to convert videos to 3D format so that I can watch them with 3D glasses
Are there any softwares to convert 2D videos to 3D (preferably XviD) so that I can watch them with 3D glasses? No matter if it's freeware or shareware.
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Need an idiot-proof picture resizing program for Windows [closed]
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Program to automate image resize
My friend needs to resize some pictures as part of a web publishing job, but he is rather clueless when it comes to computers. I am in ...
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How can I create real-time audio effects on PC?
Does anyone know how I can create an echo effect in real-time while singing on PC. Lets say I want to sing to an audience over IM and I want an echo/delay effect while I sing. Is there any software ...
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Pitch changing plugin for Winamp?
Is there a free Winamp plugin that can change the pitch of the music (in real time, so no Audacity or stuff like that) by a number of semitones? The ones I've found are either not free or too old.
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How to extract image from PDF file
I currently use Foxit's PDF reader, and I recently downloaded an image from the Internet, but it is inside a PDF file. How do I extract this image?
Operating system is Windows 7.
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Desktop Freeware to list all colors used in a picture?
I have searched but couldn't find one (not online tool only want desktop).
would like one with a GUI.
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Office 2007: “Save as <old format>” batch conversion
Is there something I can give a "novice user" to convert all Office 2007 documents in a folder to a previosu format?
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Autotune Ventrillo
How do I autotune my voice before it gets sent over ventrillo (with free software only)?
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Too big a difference between Loud and Quiet when watching DVD's… constantly have to adjust volume
It is hard for me to find the right volume for my computer to watch my dvd's on because it seems like most reasonable volumes become overwhelming at the loudest parts of a movie and it is hard to even ...
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What's the state of the art in image upscaling?
I like to collect cool pics and use them as wallpapers or for other things. Often, artists publish only low-res versions, probably for fear of theft.
Example:
Now, if I want to use that as a ...
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Blur a moving area in a movie on Mac OS X
Note, there's already a question on this regard, but it's totally useless.
I need to blur, or put a small opaque mask to a moving object on a movie I took, I am using Mac OS X. Clearly, I don't want ...
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Rotate a 3gp video file 90 degrees using ubuntu and free tools
I want to use ubuntu and preferably standard packages such as ffmpeg to rotate a 3gp video by 90 degrees in any direction. Preferably a command line or python script.
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Get image pixels of prescribed color
I have an image (PNG or JPG) inside which there is at least one pixel of a certain RGB color I know in advance. I want to find the pixel(s) of that color
For example, I may have image.jpg, inside ...
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How to repeat action for all the files in a folder?
I've created an action in photoshop to create watermark for my images and its working fine but i want to repeat it for all the images from a specific folder.
how can i do this?
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How can I change all pixels of one color to another color in a picture?
I have an image which looks like this:
However the yellow line needs to be red and the cyan line needs to be green. I have MS Paint and IrfanView.
How can I change the colors of the yellow and ...
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Adding watermarks/logos to videos in mencoder
How do I add a watermark or logo to a video using mencoder?
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On the fly volume compression (waveform capping) for VLC or OS X
I'm looking to impose a hard limit on a movie. In particular when I have earbuds in and a reasonable volume set, loud or sudden sounds (gun shot, dramatic sound effects, gun fire, etc) are loud enough ...
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TIF opens via IE, but not within a page
I have a picture:
http://www.kconnolly.net/Gallery/Panoramas/Mountainscapes/DSCN2049_stitch_sm.tif
Which loads fine when I paste it into my address bar. However, when I embed it within a Page, I get ...
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How can I easily correct slight rotational misalignment in scanned images
I've got a whole lot of scanned images (> 500) the majority of which were scanned with the paper not completely square. They need to be rotated about 1-5 degrees to be aligned again.
Is there any ...
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Automatically remove all music from mp3 talk show
Is there a tool that can automatically remove the music sections of a given mp3 file so only the talking part is left? This would create a better listening experience when listening to the file on my ...
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transform a trapezium into a rectangle
I use my iPhone to capture a painting. However, the angle was not perfect, so instead of getting a straight rectangle, I get a trapezium. However, I want to transform this trapezium back into a ...
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Rotate image with open office 3.2
I import a picture into an open office document from file.
However, I cannot figure out how to rotate image in open office 3.2 writer.
Is there any way to do that?
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Photoshop batch image processing based on EXIF?
I use Photoshop to batch convert my RAW files to JPG. I was wondering if there was a way to make it take different actions based on EXIF? With my particular camera lens, if I open it all the way to ...
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Software to read characters from picture [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Image to Text converter
Here's why I need this software: I have a lot of screenshots taken of my tool; I need to read the user names and passwords from those ...
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Software to clean up photos of whiteboards and documents?
I take a lot of photos of whiteboards, blackboards, and so on for teaching purposes (examples online through May 2010). I'm interested in cleaning them up for archival purposes, preferably using ...
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How can I use the Band Pass Filter in GarageBand?
What I want to do: I have a music WAV file and want to put a Band Pass Filter over it, to filter out anoying high frequencies.
I was reading on the net that there is a "AuBandPass" plugin in Mac OS ...
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how do i computationally slice an audio file into small samples?
i need to cut audio files into small samples of even length. What i need is basically a batch processor for audio which does it, and names the slices numerically. i'm on os x and found Audio Splitter, ...
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Is there a free painting tool for the mac?
What I need is pretty simple:
Copy & Paste image regions (parts) in/from an big image
Compose an big image out of small ones
Draw lines, maybe even arrows
Ability to move images around after ...
