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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 do I batch process RAW images based on EXIF data in Photoshop?
I use Photoshop to batch convert my RAW files to JPG.
With my particular camera lens, if I open the aperture all the way to F1.7, there is noticeable vignetting; images where the aperture is stopped ...
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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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Batch Conversion of PaperPort MAX Files
I've got a library of MAX files from an old Visioneer Scanner that used ScanSoft PaperPort. I don't have the PC that I used to scan them anymore, and I don't have the CD for PaperPort. Does anyone ...
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Rotate a MP4 file, while preserving codec and quality attributes
I need to rotate a MP4 video by 90 degrees.
There is software like Free Video Flip and Rotate available that does this but produces an AVI file.
Do you have any suggestions for a software to produce ...
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How to deal with user uploaded images [closed]
I'm using Restlet as backend trying to create a small web app.
I am allowing users to upload their profile images, but not sure where to store them. Google tells me to store it in the file system and ...
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How do I batch change the date taken information in EXIF data?
I use F-Spot to manage my images. For one set of images, the dates somehow got messed up and they all are marked as September 1st 2007. I'd like to change the date taken information to a different ...
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Can I use an iPad 3 as a wireless monitor? [duplicate]
I need a high-resolution monitor for multi-monitoring applications, but I don't have much room for a big TV. I had the idea of buying an iPad3 (2048x1536!) instead and sending the screen of a Windows ...
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Improving the quality of badly recorded sound files
I have an audio file with a very bad recording (recording was made in very noisy conditions, at a conference). My recorder was too far from the speakers.
Do you have any idea about how to improve ...
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Software for handling camera RAW-files [closed]
I use a digital SLR as most other photographers do today and have quickly realised that capturing images using camera-RAW files is the way to go.
Personally I use Adobe Lightroom to handle my photo ...
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How to compress a huge amount of PNG images?
At work, on certain projects I have to manage a lot of images. Most of the time PNG files work the best for what I'm doing.
With such a huge amount of images, I've tried using PNG compression with ...
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Processors cores over processor speed [closed]
Dual 5520 Quad-Core Xeon 2.26GHz with HT & Turbo(2.53 GHz)
-vs-
Single Quad-Core E3-1240v2 (3.4 GHz to 3.8 GHz)
I run web hosting. I'm just wondering which would be more ideal. Personally, I am ...
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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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Why does my CPU not max out
So when I am doing something like calculating a file integrity hash, converting a video, compressing some files etc. why does my CPU not reach 100% usage, instead it happily jumps around from 0% to ...
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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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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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What Windows program will allow me to change the speed of a process using a hotkey? [closed]
L. Spiro's Memory Hacking Software allows you to do this but it is very problematic for me. Does anyone know of another solution?
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Split a Image Into Tiles
I have an image that is too large for what I am trying to do with it (I need images under 1 mega pixel). Is there an easy way to split it into several smaller images? My image is 2646x3058. I would ...
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How to get a good clean newspaper scan?
I tried a few times to scan newspaper articles, but the images I got were always blotchy and with bad colors, sort of like this:
Sometimes I see some really good scans, like this:
What is the ...
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Convert color photos of documents to good black-and-white (bitonal) images?
Since I don't have a copier or scanner, I'm using an 8 megapixel camera to copy documents. This works pretty well except they need a lot of processing afterward. I'd like to get from a photo to a ...
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Fast Merchandise Collage Software
I need to make collage picture out of 2-3 pictures for each merchandise (product). I.e. the product overview, and in smaller part of picture the 2 smaller details.
I can do this in Photoshop, but if ...
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Automatic Excel Script
I am a 6th year medical student and I'm working on my thesis.
I have no experience with programming whatsoever, a friend recommended me to post my question here. I am strugling with the following ...
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Program to reduce image noise
Does anyone know any good free program to reduce noise in images.
My camera was set on ISO auto when i took some pictures and it made some of them at ISO 1000 - 1600.
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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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Is it possible to increase the resolution of an image without using expensive softwares?
I just wanted to know if it is possible to increase the resolution of an image (or you can say increase the quality of an image) using some simple software? If yes, then some guidelines are most ...
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Linux: Tool to monitor every process, execute-command, shortly, monitor what's happening at the moment [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
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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Feasible to assign 2 processors out of 4 to a vm running windows 7
I currently have windows 7 running on my machine. I need a second version of windows 7 to run as a virtual machine. I have 4 GBs of RAM and 4 processors. I've been doing some research and see a number ...
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Which is better for a digital audio workstation: More cache or clock speed? [closed]
So take the following:
i7 intel quad core @ 2.3 Ghz with 6 MB L3
i7 intel quad core @ 2.9 Ghz with 3 MB L3
Which would be a better option for Audio processing such as:
Recording with Pro Tools ...
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Windows update using svchost.exe?
Lately I have been experiencing a lot of computers on our network being bogged down by svchost.exe. Nearly 50-100% CPU usage is associated with this process and I can't seem to figure out how to nix ...
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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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Free HDR software for Mac [closed]
I'm looking for suggestions for free HDR software for the Mac platform. What do you use/recommend?
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Image filter that spits out pi [closed]
I've seen this before but I forgot what's its called. Does anyone know of software that takes a picture and spits out an image of the number pi, ie. 3.14... not the symbol? It basically kinda looks ...
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Creating Apple iPhone/iPod-Like Icons
What is the best way to create apple iPhone/iPod shaped icons, ideally there should be a website that you can upload images to and have an them shaped to the default shape, etc.
Does this exists? ...
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Java doesn't save preferences?
I am trying to run processing.app and other java applications.
However something seems to have happened that doesn't save the java preferences.
Every java program gives me this error:
when I turn ...
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Quad Core vs 8 Core [closed]
I am looking at a couple of computers. Both are AMD processor but one has an A8 Quad Core and the other has an FX 8 Core Processor and the rest of the specs are basically the same.
With that said: ...
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What affects installation speed?
Super hardware noob here. My wife and I were installing a game on our laptops last night, from an installation file (not a disc). The game takes up about 7.6GB of HD space. My laptop installed the ...
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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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Balance volume on both audio channels in a video file
I have a video file where one audio channel is much louder than the other.
Could I take the louder channel and mix it with the low channel? I know it won't be stereo anymore, but mono sound on both ...
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How can I boost the volume of my Video
I have a video that I need to pass on to some of my friends but it has very low audio volume.
How can I boost the audio volume in this video so that it has a similar level as my other videos? Is ...
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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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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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Photoshop: Trim a photo so it contains no transparent pixels?
In Photoshop, I've put together some panorama photos using the Photomerge tool and the resulting image contains a lot of transparent pixels. Also, because it's put together of multiple photos the ...
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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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MS Paint for Gnome
I want an MS Paint like program for GNOME.
GIMP is too much for me. I find it very frustrating for the simple tasks I do (adding text, arrows and circles to screenshots to highlight different ...
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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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Free tool to extract objects from photos
Is there a free tool that's good at extracting objects from photos?
It has to work on linux
For instance, extracting a person from a photograph.
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Windows software for creating HDR images?
What is the best software (free/paid) available for creating HDR images?
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Linux software for creating HDR images?
Is there any good sofware available for linux for creating HDR images?
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Is there a free “AutoTune” plugin for Audacity?
I have plugged in GSnap in Audacity. How do I get the "tune" effect shown in the video Auto Tuning?
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Any free tool to change color of an image
HI,
Is there any tool which can easily change color of an image?
I heard of gimp. But I can't figure out how to use it to change color of an image (e.g. change the color from white to blue).
