Command line encoding of an input MPEG2 file into an mp4 format (XViD) in Linux.
Add More Swap Space to Linux
Sometimes it is necessary to add more swap space after installation. For example, you may upgrade the amount of RAM in your system from 64 MB to 128 MB, but there is only 128 MB of swap space. It might…
Mplayer error: alsa-control:unable to find simple control PCM,0
Enable “Enable Software Mixer” under the “Audio” tab in Mplayer preferences.
Create Video Preview Thumbnails with Ffmpeg
See http://blog.prashanthellina.com/2008/03/29/creating-video-thumbnails-using-ffmpeg/ ffmpeg -ss -4 -i test.avi -vcodec mjpeg -vframes 1 -an -f rawvideo -s 320×240 test.jpg ffmpeg -itsoffset -4 -i test.avi -vcodec mjpeg -vframes 1 -an -f rawvideo -s 320×240 test.jpg
Migrate from Windows to Linux. Part 2. Software Abundance.
The situation with software seen in 2002-2004 in Linux has radically changed. Now I can state that Linux software is abundant enough to consider Linux to be suitable for a desktop system. Many of the applications which are available for…
Change Fedora 9 Login Screen to KDM (GDM does not login)
Some parts borrowed from http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/change-fedora-login-screen-to-kde-login-screen-217900/?s=24175b6f7ea704d822e9eed0d2d48f4d Needed that because somehow could not log in with gdm. Entering login and password makes X reload with no result. Ctrl+Alt+[number] switching to another console did not work either. Googling did not to help a…