Mar 24, 2012
VLC v2.0.1 Released
The all-in-one VLC (Video Lan Media Player) has released a bugfix version of the best free cross platform player available. You can download it from here. This is my goto piece of software on Windows and Linux for playing all types of media. Many fixes available in this release. Changes between 2.0.0 and 2.0.1: ——————————– Access: * fix... read more
Jan 30, 2012
Data Crow for Collection Cataloging
Recently I took on the task to catalog my video and music collection. This need was driven by the fact that I was purchasing duplicate movies. The criteria was simple. It had to be able to use a barcode scanner, handle movie and audio collections, more if possible and have connections to access IMDB, Amazon and others if possible and able to run on different OS’s. And lastly the cost had to be... read more
Jan 8, 2012
As a longtime TV card / capture user I am always looking for new products that are easy to use and work well on many OS’s. One that I have wanted to try is Silicondust’s HDHomeRun series. After much reading I decided on HDHomeRun Dual. According to SiliconDust the HDHomeRun is a TV tuner for computers – Ethernet attached. Once connected to your home router you can access the HDHomeRun Tuners...
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Silicondust HDHomeRun Dual
Dec 24, 2011
Install Darktable on Fedora 15
If you are a photographer you probably work with RAW images and many other images. There are not many programs available for Linux that are really good for managing and editing out there, but they are growing. One such program is Darktable. Darktable is an open source photography workflow application and RAW developer. A virtual lighttable and darkroom for photographers. In manages your digital negatives... read more
May 2, 2011
Install Kdenlive on Fedora 14/15 64 bit
Recently I rebuilt a system to run Fedora 14. One of the many jobs I plan to use it for is for video editing and one of best Linux editors in development is Kdenlive. According to the site, Kdenlive is an intuitive and powerful multi-track video editor, including most recent video technologies. So let’s move on to the install. Part of the issue with installing Kdenlive is that it is not in the... read more
