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So, I'm in charge of maintaining a bunch of videos for a student club. As it stands now, we have a bunch of videos we don't want to delete, but they're in a variety of formats and sizes. Is there a good way to... I dunno, do something like "IF a video is bigger than <certain dimensions> or <size for how long the video is>, THEN convert to a different format or smaller dimensions"? I don't know a ton about video converting, but I know they don't want to just dump everything in a .rar or whatever, they want it to be accessible, the videos are just taking up way too much space, and they don't need all hi-def videos. I'd really rather not have to go through and compress every video individually  So, I guess what I'm asking is: uh, is that a thing?
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Nov 10, 2013 02:24
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Doomsayer posted:So, I'm in charge of maintaining a bunch of videos for a student club. As it stands now, we have a bunch of videos we don't want to delete, but they're in a variety of formats and sizes. Is there a good way to... I dunno, do something like "IF a video is bigger than <certain dimensions> or <size for how long the video is>, THEN convert to a different format or smaller dimensions"? I don't know a ton about video converting, but I know they don't want to just dump everything in a .rar or whatever, they want it to be accessible, the videos are just taking up way too much space, and they don't need all hi-def videos. I'd really rather not have to go through and compress every video individually The problem is, every video probably has different dimensions and quality. Even the codec matters. It may be a 1GB video in a low resolution looking poo poo, or a 1GB video in a much higher resolution looking pretty good. There is no standard. If you're talking about a lot of videos, and you don't want to judge each video, it's probably best to use a DVD as a back-up solution (storage) and leave it there. Otherwise, I guess you will have to decide. You can easily bulk convert them, but you'll still have to check the quality afterwards.
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Nov 10, 2013 02:35
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Doomsayer posted:So, I'm in charge of maintaining a bunch of videos for a student club. As it stands now, we have a bunch of videos we don't want to delete, but they're in a variety of formats and sizes. Is there a good way to... I dunno, do something like "IF a video is bigger than <certain dimensions> or <size for how long the video is>, THEN convert to a different format or smaller dimensions"? I don't know a ton about video converting, but I know they don't want to just dump everything in a .rar or whatever, they want it to be accessible, the videos are just taking up way too much space, and they don't need all hi-def videos. I'd really rather not have to go through and compress every video individually Handbrake. You'll have to do a little organizing and fiddling to start, but then you can just add all the files to the queue and convert them to mkv or mp4. Why not just upload the files to Youtube or something?
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Nov 10, 2013 02:41
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WorkingStiff posted:Handbrake. You'll have to do a little organizing and fiddling to start, but then you can just add all the files to the queue and convert them to mkv or mp4. Why not just upload the files to Youtube or something? v  v I don't make the rules. I gave them several alternate suggestions but nope, this is the way it's gotta be. Local files, no online backup or extra drives. Because gently caress sanity, apparently. I'll at least standardize everything to .mkv or .mp4 (will there be a big size difference between formats?) and tweak as needed.
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Nov 10, 2013 03:27
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Doomsayer posted:v Handbrake can definitely make your files smaller. Bluntly, they are not giving you the proper resources for what they are asking. The videos can't be that important if they are considering bulk lossy down-sampling to a compressed format when hard drives are cheaper than ever. A 3TB drive is like $120. After the time & labor to convert the files they have lost money. I cannot emphasize enough: the time it takes to encode video will probably make you change your mind.
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Nov 10, 2013 16:37
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I grabbed the Powerprep II software from ETS's website to start getting ready for the GRE. However, this software is apparently really lovely and won't run properly - when I try to run the .bat to launch the test (since IE just hangs), I get an error message that Windows can't find .\jre\bin\java.exe. However, that file does exist in the local path, and I have the most recent version of Java installed. What can I do to fix this?
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Nov 11, 2013 01:22
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hooah posted:I grabbed the Powerprep II software from ETS's website to start getting ready for the GRE. However, this software is apparently really lovely and won't run properly - when I try to run the .bat to launch the test (since IE just hangs), I get an error message that Windows can't find .\jre\bin\java.exe. However, that file does exist in the local path, and I have the most recent version of Java installed. What can I do to fix this? OS? Are you running the .bat as an administrator? If Win7, Try XP Mode.
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Nov 11, 2013 03:02
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Whoops. Windows 7 x64 Home Premium. I just now tried running it as an administrator, and nothing happened. I can't try XP Mode because it's not available on my OS version.
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Nov 11, 2013 03:27
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WorkingStiff posted:Handbrake can definitely make your files smaller. Preaching to the choir man. I'm a volunteer and will probably just tell them it's not worth it (student clubs aren't exactly flush), but I figured it couldn't hurt to ask.
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Nov 11, 2013 05:08
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hooah posted:Whoops. Windows 7 x64 Home Premium. I just now tried running it as an administrator, and nothing happened. I can't try XP Mode because it's not available on my OS version. Don't all versions of Windows Vista/7/8/8.1 have XP Compatibility Mode?
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Nov 11, 2013 06:48
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Diviance posted:Don't all versions of Windows Vista/7/8/8.1 have XP Compatibility Mode? Vista no, 7 only Professional and Ultimate, and 8 technically doesn't have it but you can create a VM to do it.
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Nov 11, 2013 06:59
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Medullah posted:Vista no, 7 only Professional and Ultimate, and 8 technically doesn't have it but you can create a VM to do it. I meant XP Compatibility Mode, not the thing that Microsoft called XP Mode which was just an XP VM built into more expensive versions of 7.
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Nov 11, 2013 08:08
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Diviance posted:I meant XP Compatibility Mode, not the thing that Microsoft called XP Mode which was just an XP VM built into more expensive versions of 7. Yes, it is built in to all versions. That won't resolve his problem, as it was code originally written on IE6. Hooah, Powerprep will run in the browser, you just have to dick with the security settings. Medullah posted:Vista no, 7 only Professional and Ultimate, and 8 technically doesn't have it but you can create a VM to do it. FYI, the XP Mode VHD file will not activate in Windows 8, if that matters to anyone. WorkingStiff fucked around with this message at 15:54 on Nov 11, 2013 |
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Nov 11, 2013 15:50
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The problem ended up being that I'd installed it on my second drive, and I guess the developers didn't anticipate that. Uninstalled and reinstalled to the same drive as my Windows install and it works fine.
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Nov 11, 2013 15:56
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hooah posted:The problem ended up being that I'd installed it on my second drive, and I guess the developers didn't anticipate that. Uninstalled and reinstalled to the same drive as my Windows install and it works fine. Just out of curiosity, did you try to run it in compatibility mode?
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Nov 11, 2013 17:40
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WorkingStiff posted:Just out of curiosity, did you try to run it in compatibility mode? The actual launcher is a web page (that has to open with IE), so I couldn't apply compatibility mode to that. I tried applying it to the batch files that actually launch the practice tests, and while I didn't get any errors, nothing else happened, either.
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Nov 11, 2013 19:24
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hooah posted:I grabbed the Powerprep II software from ETS's website to start getting ready for the GRE. However, this software is apparently really lovely and won't run properly - when I try to run the .bat to launch the test (since IE just hangs), I get an error message that Windows can't find .\jre\bin\java.exe. However, that file does exist in the local path, and I have the most recent version of Java installed. What can I do to fix this? 1. quotes around paths, when, where and how many? 2. what's the current working directory? Seems to me that a relative path can't jump from one drive to another, which, looking at your later post, could be a problem with number two. You could possibly have made the reference to Java absolute, changed the current working directory in a shortcut (if the batch file is called that way) or added some cd (change directory) commands at the start of the batchfile itself. Since the file exists in local path (I assume you mean like in the environment variable %PATH%), directing the batch file to a working directory of any folder on the C drive might have sufficed. Possibly. Probably. EDIT vvvv Oh. Okay then. Flipperwaldt fucked around with this message at 01:57 on Nov 12, 2013 |
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Nov 12, 2013 01:43
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Well the screwy thing is that they included an entire Java directory in the Powerprep folder, so (I think) it should have been looking in the local directory, but it still wasn't finding it.
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Nov 12, 2013 01:49
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I used to be able to access my virtualbox server by using http://wheezy.local but since I mucked around with Win 7 services, I no longer can do that. Using http://192.168.56.2/ instead still works though. I'm not sure what I disabled, and how to fix this. EDIT: AFAIK I only disabled Bonjour and Google Update, but what do I know. midnightclimax fucked around with this message at 15:14 on Nov 12, 2013 |
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Nov 12, 2013 15:09
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Can you ping it? Is it in your hosts file?
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Nov 12, 2013 16:36
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Orcs and Ostriches posted:Can you ping it? Is it in your hosts file? Can't ping it, and it's not in my hosts file. On the other hand I don't remember adding it to the hosts file, or modifying the hosts file lately.
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Nov 12, 2013 17:08
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Ooh, I know Bonjour uses .local domains to communicate with other local computers. That may have been the reason you could use it in the first place.
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Nov 12, 2013 17:25
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Orcs and Ostriches posted:Ooh, I know Bonjour uses .local domains to communicate with other local computers. That may have been the reason you could use it in the first place. Hahaha oh god you are right. So this all worked because of a pure coincidence? Wow, I'm really a computer whizz. /hangs head in shame, leaves the nerd club. e: thanks for the help!
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Nov 12, 2013 18:01
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So my new laptop is arriving today, and I will be buried in its guts by midnight, but before then, I'd like to get a few things straight: Should I immediately install Win8.1 on the system? (It will come with Win8 afaik) Is a USB recovery drive (made using Win8s recovery tool) enough of a safeguard against accidental OS flubbery? Is there a better option? I do not have the discs / This laptop does not have a disc drive. Is Macrium Reflect still the suggested program for copying an existing Win8 partition onto a SSD?
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Nov 12, 2013 19:58
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Is it correct that the only way to upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 8.1 while keeping all your apps/preferences is to upgrade first to Windows 8 and then go to Windows 8.1? I know I can clean upgrade to Windows 8.1, but if I do that, can I use my Windows backup to selectively reinstall programs?
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Nov 13, 2013 03:49
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Maybe this isn't the right thread for this (and if not I'll happily be pointed in the right direction) but do you guys have any idea why the "share calendar" button isn't showing up in OWA? We just moved exchange e-mail in-house and it's great for local users, and while remote users are able to get shared calendars, they can't send them out. They aren't using the light version, if that helps.
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Nov 14, 2013 01:46
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fookolt posted:Is it correct that the only way to upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 8.1 while keeping all your apps/preferences is to upgrade first to Windows 8 and then go to Windows 8.1? Okay, so I found out that yes, this is the only way to do this. Another question: how do I figure out why restarting Windows 8 means I have to stare at the black screen with the blue Windows logo and the spinny white progress thing for a few minutes? My startups with Windows 7 were ridiculously fast.
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Nov 14, 2013 06:29
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I have to browse a shared drive that's also accessed by iOS users. The issue here is that iOS creates a "cache" file that is preceeded by "._". For example, I'll see: ._Proposal.pdf ._proposal-draft-11-6.pdf Proposal.pdf proposal-draft-11-6.pdf The first two entries are only 4kb and are not normally accessible. This is more annoying than anything else, since relatively large folders get stupid cluttered. Is there any way for me to hide these from view when I'm using Win7?
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Nov 14, 2013 14:52
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Bouchacha posted:I have to browse a shared drive that's also accessed by iOS users. The issue here is that iOS creates a "cache" file that is preceeded by "._". For example, I'll see: I may be completely off-base with iOS here, but when Windows generates similar temp files they are tagged as hidden. Going to folder options, view, and selecting 'don't show hidden files, folders, or drives' prevents them from displaying if those iOS temp files are hidden as well.
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Nov 14, 2013 15:04
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I understand that most Cloud File Storage services offer file versioning, but can any do bulk restoring of files to an earlier date? We're thinking of moving our small business to Google Apps, but I use the free version of Google Drive and it strictly allows restoring files on a per-file basis, which is obviously inconvenient if you have 4000 files. I'm mostly worried about stuff like CryptLocker hitting us and the latest version of all our files being encrypted both locally and online. If Google Apps doesn't do it, does CrashPlan or any other file service? It seems CrashPlan does but the wording is vague enought that I can't be sure. dpkg chopra fucked around with this message at 16:58 on Nov 14, 2013 |
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Nov 14, 2013 15:22
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Rick posted:Maybe this isn't the right thread for this (and if not I'll happily be pointed in the right direction) but do you guys have any idea why the "share calendar" button isn't showing up in OWA? We just moved exchange e-mail in-house and it's great for local users, and while remote users are able to get shared calendars, they can't send them out. They aren't using the light version, if that helps. Are they opening OWA in Internet Explorer? There are a bunch of options and features that don't work in other browsers.
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Nov 14, 2013 16:19
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AreWeDrunkYet posted:I may be completely off-base with iOS here, but when Windows generates similar temp files they are tagged as hidden. Going to folder options, view, and selecting 'don't show hidden files, folders, or drives' prevents them from displaying if those iOS temp files are hidden as well. Sadly they're not tagged as hidden, otherwise this would've been a very elegant solution.
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Nov 14, 2013 17:10
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Bouchacha posted:Sadly they're not tagged as hidden, otherwise this would've been a very elegant solution. If you have the rights, it would take something like a two or three line script to mark them as hidden yourself, which can then be scheduled to run regularly. That said, don't gently caress around on a shared drive if you're not the admin.
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Nov 14, 2013 18:09
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AreWeDrunkYet posted:If you have the rights, it would take something like a two or three line script to mark them as hidden yourself, which can then be scheduled to run regularly. That's what I figured the solution would be. I spoke to IT at my school but they were very 
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Nov 14, 2013 18:15
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Alright, I ran into an interesting problem. Not sure if this is the right thread to ask this, happy to repost it elsewhere if there's somewhere more appropriate. Running Windows 8 (not 8.1) on a PC I built myself. I can dig up the full specs if need be, but: ASRock Z77 Mobo Intel Core i7-2600k (I think) AMD 7950 SanDisk Extreme 256GB SSD 2x WD 1TB HDDs CD-DVD RW Antec PSU from the recommendation thread here I was running low on space on my SSD and went to delete some stuff. Decided to start with games I haven't played in awhile, so I deleted Skyrim. Computer hardlocks - the mouse will move, just barely, the keyboard is nonresponsive. After letting it sit like that for several minutes, I hit the reset button as there was no more activity. In hindsight, this was probably a mistake, but I thought it was the safest option since I couldn't ctrl-alt-delete or pull up any menus. Now, Windows crash while it initializes. Even trying to boot into safe mode. At this point I figure Skyrim yanked a critical Windows file when it went to uninstall, so I went for my Windows install disk to repair. Here's where it gets weird. It's a Windows 8 machine and always has been, and my Windows 8 install disk, but for some reason the disk is detecting the machine as being Windows Vista. I have the option to repair it, but I'm concerned that will just cause more damage. Normally I'd just wipe and reinstall, no big deal, but unfortunately my e-mail hasn't been backed up recently as I've been travelling for work. There is nothing else on the SSD I care about, everything else is either on my storage drives, has been backed up recently enough, or can be downloaded again. tl;dr: Windows 8 machine hardlocks during uninstall of Skyrim, Windows will no longer initialize, Windows 8 install disc detects machine as Windows Vista. Next step? Edit: On further review, it looks like my SSD is failing after 11 months. I kept the firmware up to date, and ran the recommended settings to minimize writes (I thought), so either I missed something or I got unlucky. Oh well. Shooting Blanks fucked around with this message at 21:38 on Nov 14, 2013 |
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Nov 14, 2013 20:14
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I don't think I've really ever heard of a modern uninstaller taking out Windows as it uninstalls an application - my initial suspicion is an SSD issue. I would personally recommend opening a thread in the Haus of Tech Support.
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Nov 14, 2013 21:31
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Earl of Lavender posted:I don't think I've really ever heard of a modern uninstaller taking out Windows as it uninstalls an application - my initial suspicion is an SSD issue. I would personally recommend opening a thread in the Haus of Tech Support. CCP once released an EVE patch that deleted boot.ini.
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Nov 14, 2013 21:45
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Haha, oh dear. And I guess there was that (tangentially related) thing with some anti-virus definition update that matched critical files a while back. Still, I imagine we would have heard more about it if Skyrim was crippling people's systems on uninstall. Earl of Lavender fucked around with this message at 21:53 on Nov 14, 2013 |
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Nov 14, 2013 21:49
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Hey thread, wondering if anyone has advice on something fun to play around with. I've got one of them fancy Surface 2 Pros and I'm going on vacation next week with few plans except lazing around on the beach. I'd like to know of any fun, easy-to-use programs to play with; like music creating/editing, drawing, wordplay, or whatever. I'm looking specifically for non-professional type stuff; like Mario Paint-ish levels of complexity. Basically anything fun and creativity-inducing and not too video-gamey. I haven't yet checked out the MS Store but I'll hear any recommendations from there or anywhere else in x86 land.
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Ur Getting Fatter posted:I understand that most Cloud File Storage services offer file versioning, but can any do bulk restoring of files to an earlier date?
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