An easy step-by-step guide that will teach you the ins and outs of using this popular DVD authoring program.
There are many programs to choose from when creating a DVD. WinAVI and Nero seem to be the most popular, the latter being my personal favorite.
Now in additon to converting your video files they both are able [...]
CODECS have long plagued those simply wanting to play video files either on their PC or home entertainment system. The term CODEC means Compressor-Decompressor’, ‘Coder-Decoder’, or ‘Compression/Decompression algorithm.
It basically applies to the ability of a program to transform a data stream or signal. CODECS encode a stream or signal for transmission, storage or encryption and [...]
How to rip and burn DVDs using the popular WinAVI program.
There are many programs to choose from when creating a DVD. WinAVI and Nero seem to be the most popular, the latter being my personal favorite. Now in additon to converting your video files they both are able to burn them to disc as well, [...]
TAR, stands for tape archive, from when archives were initially backed up on magnetic tape. The .TAR format can archive files (combine many files into one file) but not compress, unlike .ZIP, or .RAR.
A .ZIP or .RAR file compresses each file as it is included in a zip file. A .TAR file just includes [...]
Heres a quick guide to help you understand MPEG, the standardization format, and thereby have a better picture of the technical aspects behind the various video and audio files you encounter.
First of all, MPEG stands for Motion Picture Experts Group. The group was established by the ISO/IEC(International Organization for Standardization and International Electrotechnical Commission) [...]
There are a four basic video media formats out there that one will encounter when downloading and burning to disc. The types and coding of the video behind them will not be discussed here, but will be included in a separate codecs(COmpression/DECompression) and video types guide to follow.
To simplify the discussion here, there are [...]
A while back I posted an article describing the new program Project Neon and recomended it as an easy method of sharing media files amongst family and friends.
Now I am including an in-depth tutorial to compliment that quick review so that you may take a closer look at the program and its features, and [...]
There are a ton of cool and awesome settings on Azureus that often go either unnoticed or simply overlooked by us all. Here I intend to go over the 5 coolest features of Azureus, showing where they are and how to use them. So sit back, relax, and we’ll tango and tangle with them one [...]
1 comment | Read MoreA TUTORIAL ON HOW TO GIVE A GLOBAL SHOUTOUT WITH SHOUTCAST AND WINAMP
For those budding internet spinsters out there heres a quick how-to-guide on how to configure your own DJ booth from home and get the globe groovin to those old MP3’s on your PC.
STEP 1
Download WINAMP Music Player
STEP 2
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Why defrag ment your PC? Regularly scheduled defragmentation your PC is very important in maintaining your hard drive’s optimum performance.
A good metaphor is to think of your hard drive as a desktop covered with pieces of paper or files. Each time you add or remove files you scatter these pieces of paper around your [...]
