Q & A: Fixing Silent Movies in Windows
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I cannot play a DVD on my computerâs Windows XP operating system. I see the picture, but there is no sound. What is keeping my movies silent?
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Both Windows and Mac versions of the multimedia program have a buffer overflow flaw that puts users at risk.
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A library providing easy, flexible, and efficient read/write access to video files using a wide variety of codecs in MATLAB on Windows and GNU/Linux platforms, using DirectShow and ffmpeg backends, respectively.   The 0.5-beta3 version has been released.  It includes full 64-bit support, new imread and load plugins, and numerous fixes and improvements.
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SMPlayer is a complete front-end for MPlayer, from basic features like playing videos, DVDs, VCDs to more advanced features like support for MPlayer filters, edl lists, and more.   Most important changes since 0.5.62:   * Added support for pls playlist files.  * Better accuracy on subtitle selection. Fixes problems with mp4 embedded     subtitles. Requires mplayer svn r25158 or above.  * Now the screensaver and powersave on Windows is really turned off, even on    Windows Vista.  * The cache setting is independent for each type of media.  * Added an option which allows to fix the problem of loud volume on startup    (requires a patched mplayer).  * (Windows) The file associations code has been improved. Now it should work    better in Windows Vista as well as other versions of Windows.  * New option Video->Add black borders, which replaces the letterbox options     in Video->Aspect ratio.  * (Windows) Work-around for a mplayer bug: now filenames with characters     outside the local codepage can be opened, by passing to mplayer the short     version of the filename. This can be enabled in Preferences->Advanced.  * Now the H.264 loop filter can be disabled for High Definition videos only    (720p and above).  * Possibility to update the video while dragging the time slider.  * New icons for the default theme.  * SSA/ASS subtitles can also be resized during playback. Requires at least     mplayer r25843.  * Now it's possible to zoom out the video image.  * New Help->About dialog.  * New option Help->FAQ which will show the FAQ.  * Bugfix: the colorkey is passed properly to mplayer.  * Added the Finnish and the Korean translations.
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Security update to QuickTime 7.1.6 patches two issues with the way QuickTime interacts with Java.
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In this week's entry we'll look at two more "live" CDs of Linux systems optimized for multimedia creation and performance. I've been having a great time with these systems, and I hope that my mini-profiles inspire you to try them all. They're a great way to introduce someone to Linux, they show off the system optimized for multimedia performance and they provide a wealth of high-quality sound and music software to exploit that system. They all include the standard cornucopia of applications for the mundane tasks, word processing, text editing, graphics, networking, and so on. All that, for the cost of a download and a disc.
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Want to impress your Windows-using friends and colleagues? Start a QuickTime movie, play a DVD, click on the visualizer in iTunes while it plays a song. Then press F9 and watch what happens.  [Dec 15]
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I saw an ad in yesterday's NY Times that offered the complete New Yorker magazine archive, including all the cartoons and ads, going back to 1920-something for a bit more than the hard disk would cost. The ad was from J&R, the company that makes the product is Pexagon. $149. Sounds like there might be DRM. I asked for something like this from the music business. A hundred gigs of popular music for $500, all pre-installed on the disk without DRM.  Someone at the New Yorker had this idea too? It's a good one. Bulk content for collector types. Another source of revenue. I want to run my own personal radio station, so having every song of a certain genre or from a certain period makes the diff.
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Rui Capela's software has appeared in this column many times. I've written about it directly (see At the Sounding Edge: Using QSynth and QJackCtl and HDRs and DAWs For Linux: The New Breed) and it shows up in almost every article I write. I'm not exaggerating when I state that Rui's programs have become indispensable components here at Studio Dave, so naturally I'm interested in the mind behind it all. In this entry I'll recap the nature and state of Rui's software, after which we'll meet the man himself in another lively interview here at the sounding edge.
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DVD burner from Sony does just fine without a PC. Also: Virgin goes head-to-head with the iPod Mini.
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Eager to curb camcorder piracy at the cinema, Hollywood studios demonstrate a device that would detect bootleggers' recorders in the dark. Xeni Jardin reports from Hollywood.
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A great way for Windows users to organize lots (and lots) of photos
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Inexpensive flash-based player isn't perfect, but it serves its purpose.
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Just been doing some heavy translation from German to English. Which lead to writing a simple command line tool for translating via Google - waste time to save time in other words. Getting a prototype up from scratch took about 15 minutes (which sheds a light on blog spam I guess). Have cleaned it up a bit and dropping it here in case anyone can use it.
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At last we reach the final installment of this series, the question &amp; answer stage in which we'll consider some of the common problems encountered with audio and MIDI on Linux, along with some common and perhaps not-so-common solutions to those problems. We've looked at some indispensable items for your Linux system troubleshooting toolkit, now let's see how they are applied.
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Can computers get along fine without writers? Word is they just might. [Missing Link]
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On Blogdigger AVI Media - Latest links for .avi files