Jeremy Sands

You will need:
- Recent ffmpeg
- Panasonic Lumix FZ35 (duh)

ffmpeg -i INPUT-FILE-FROM-CAMERA.MTS -vcodec libxvid -b 7000k -acodec libmp3lame -ac 2 -ab 192k -deinterlace -s 1280x720 output-file.avi

Things you will need:
- Linux
- ffmpeg
- A Droid, dummy

Warning: I do have all the freedom hating codecs installed. You will have to output to H.264, and depending on your inputs, you may need to hate freedom even more than that.


ffmpeg -i filein.mp4 -y -subq 6 -deinterlace -level 30 -f mp4 -acodec libfaac -ab 160k -ar 48000 -ac 2 -vcodec libx264 -b 2000k -maxrate 2000k -bufsize 2000kb -rc_eq 'blurCplx^(1-qComp)' -qcomp 0.6 -qmin 10 -qmax 51 -qdiff 4 -coder 0 -refs 2 -flags +loop -vol 256 -trellis 1 -me_method umh -async 1 -s wvga fileout.mp4


For those who aren’t aware, Microsoft started a program through House Party to encourage people to throw Windows 7 House Parties … by giving them a copy of Windows 7 Ultimate Signature Edition … and a bunch of surplus stuff from Party City. Being a big Linux and open source advocate, I immediately saw this for what it really was: a great chance to show people Linux!

Here’s a look at what comes in a Windows 7 Party Pack….

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Finally! I’ve released a long overdue new episode of DistroCast, a podcast that is a humorous but honest look at Linux distros. This was a .5 episode, so we reviewed the T-Mobile G1, and let you know just what happened to SourceCast.

Also, I’ve pushed tons of updates to ArchLinux out through AUR (ArchLinux User Repository). Updated packages include:
- Google Earth (32-bit only)
- initscripts-splashy
- opera-adblock
- opera-adblock-complete (includes stat/tracking filters)

Have a webcam or a TV tuner? Need to test it to make sure it’s working? Have some video files you want to combine? You’d be surprised what the command line tool cat can do.

Test a webcam or TV Tuner:
# cat /dev/v4l/video0 > /tmp/vidtest.mpg
(Note, your device may be video1 or similar.) Wait a few seconds. Then hit Ctrl+C.

Now run:
# mplayer /tmp/vidtest.mpg

Need to merge pesky split wmv files? The ones ending in .wmv.001 and .wmv.002?
$ cat part1.wmv.001 part2.wmv.002 part3.wmv.003 > mergedfile.wmv

Need to merge AVI files? Even ones encoded in DivX or XviD?
$ cat file1.avi file2.avi file3.avi > mergedfile.avi
$ mencoder -forceidx -oac copy -ovc copy mergedfile.avi -o finalmergedfile.avi

Here’s a flyer I created for the Southeast Linuxfest. It lists the speakers, and has pull tabs at the bottom. Enjoy!

SELF Flyer PDF

One of the things you’ll notice about Linux distros is that they often have different color schemes for the command line. I always found Gentoo’s default to be head and shoulders above all others. That’s great if you’re using Gentoo, but what if you don’t? Well this post includes the full Gentoo .bashrc file (as of the final 2008 release of Gentoo). And if you’re using ArchLinux, you can be lazy and simply use my pre-existing package in AUR.

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While this guide is primarily targeted at Gentoo, the concepts and core operations apply to any distro. This guide is a hybrid of several sources, including the Gentoo wiki (which seems to come and go and come and go…) as well as my own notes from doing many Gentoo installs on Software RAID over the years.

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This is my LIRC (Linux Infrared Remote Control) setup on my desktop. I have a Hauppauge WinTV PVR-250 tuner. It is a later model, and the remote is identical to what was traditionally considered the classic Hauppauge WinTV PVR-350 remote. It has a gray top and black bottom, and has red/green/yellow/blue buttons in a square around the directional pad.

In my setup, I have configured LIRC to work with Amarok, MPlayer, and MythTV.

The config files were last updated November 11th, 2008.

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