Comments for Paul Glover http://paulglover.net Photography and Computing Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:26:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 Comment on If you allow your customers to contact you… by Paul http://paulglover.net/20070815/if-you-allow-your-customers-to-contact-you/#comment-1183 Paul Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:32:24 +0000 http://paulglover.net/20070815/if-you-allow-your-customers-to-contact-you/#comment-1183 I never did hear back from them, either. I never did hear back from them, either.

]]> Comment on If you allow your customers to contact you… by keith http://paulglover.net/20070815/if-you-allow-your-customers-to-contact-you/#comment-1093 keith Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:13:32 +0000 http://paulglover.net/20070815/if-you-allow-your-customers-to-contact-you/#comment-1093 Yep, I get comments all the time about how quickly I've replied to an email from a student. For me its just part of doing biz the right way. Yep, I get comments all the time about how quickly I’ve replied to an email from a student. For me its just part of doing biz the right way.

]]> Comment on Some handy general-purpose regular expressions by Paul http://paulglover.net/20070112/some-handy-general-purpose-regular-expressions/#comment-1070 Paul Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:55:14 +0000 http://paulglover.net/20070112/some-handy-general-purpose-regular-expressions/#comment-1070 Or, you could just use CFMX's IsValid() built-in function, for some of these at least. Sometimes it pays to RTFM... Or, you could just use CFMX’s IsValid() built-in function, for some of these at least. Sometimes it pays to RTFM…

]]> Comment on All new adventures in photography by Paul http://paulglover.net/20080529/all-new-adventures-in-photography/#comment-1065 Paul Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:00:27 +0000 http://paulglover.net/?p=252#comment-1065 File under freaky coincidence! Information/advice sharing would be good I think. So far my microstock advice would be use the lowest ISO setting possible, concentrate on getting good lighting (direct, on-camera flash won't cut it) and get the shot as close to "right" from the camera as possible. Other than that I'm still a clueless n00b who has no idea whether a photo will be accepted or rejected! File under freaky coincidence!

Information/advice sharing would be good I think. So far my microstock advice would be use the lowest ISO setting possible, concentrate on getting good lighting (direct, on-camera flash won’t cut it) and get the shot as close to “right” from the camera as possible. Other than that I’m still a clueless n00b who has no idea whether a photo will be accepted or rejected!

]]> Comment on All new adventures in photography by Erin http://paulglover.net/20080529/all-new-adventures-in-photography/#comment-1059 Erin Fri, 30 May 2008 16:59:43 +0000 http://paulglover.net/?p=252#comment-1059 Tell me my dad has been talking to you about this... otherwise, it's a freaky coincidence! I've been considering getting into semi-pro photography, too, upgrading my equipment a bit, and diving into microstock. That got my dad thinking about it, too, of course. :) Anyway, maybe we could all kind of email our shots around, participating in a bit of real, true constructive criticism (and praise, of course)? I have so much to learn that I'm not sure how helpful I'd be at the beginning, but after reading a few books on composition and photography basics, I'm sure I could offer a word or two of help. Tell me my dad has been talking to you about this… otherwise, it’s a freaky coincidence! I’ve been considering getting into semi-pro photography, too, upgrading my equipment a bit, and diving into microstock. That got my dad thinking about it, too, of course. :)

Anyway, maybe we could all kind of email our shots around, participating in a bit of real, true constructive criticism (and praise, of course)? I have so much to learn that I’m not sure how helpful I’d be at the beginning, but after reading a few books on composition and photography basics, I’m sure I could offer a word or two of help.

]]> Comment on Frankenspeccy by Paul http://paulglover.net/projects/frankenspeccy-custom-spectrum-plus3e/#comment-321 Paul Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:44:01 +0000 http://paulglover.net/projects/frankenspeccy-custom-spectrum-3e/#comment-321 Hey there! How's it going? Yep, all is well here in the boonies. :) Hey there! How’s it going? Yep, all is well here in the boonies. :)

]]> Comment on Convert PAL-DVD video to NTSC-DVD with transcode by Paul http://paulglover.net/20070115/convert-pal-dvd-video-to-ntsc-dvd-with-transcode/#comment-320 Paul Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:34:32 +0000 http://paulglover.net/20070115/convert-pal-dvd-video-to-ntsc-dvd-with-transcode/#comment-320 It's been a while since I did this, so there's a chance something has changed in that time (in the same way that the ffmpeg project decided to arbitrarily change how the bitrate was specified...gah!) I'll have to look into this, because it *is* a rather useful trick to have around if, like me, you've moved countries to somewhere where TV receivers are still trapped in the 1940's and your cheap/nasty video converter has two NTSC output modes (fuzzy and jittery). It’s been a while since I did this, so there’s a chance something has changed in that time (in the same way that the ffmpeg project decided to arbitrarily change how the bitrate was specified…gah!)

I’ll have to look into this, because it *is* a rather useful trick to have around if, like me, you’ve moved countries to somewhere where TV receivers are still trapped in the 1940’s and your cheap/nasty video converter has two NTSC output modes (fuzzy and jittery).

]]> Comment on Convert PAL-DVD video to NTSC-DVD with transcode by Christopher Humber http://paulglover.net/20070115/convert-pal-dvd-video-to-ntsc-dvd-with-transcode/#comment-315 Christopher Humber Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:21:10 +0000 http://paulglover.net/20070115/convert-pal-dvd-video-to-ntsc-dvd-with-transcode/#comment-315 Hello, I've been toying with converting some of my pal videos to ntsc and authoring them for some time now. So when I came accross this page, i was quite enthusiastic. Problem is, this doesn't seem to be working for me. transcode errors out, complaining that it couldnt init plugins. transcode -i ./out2.m2v --export_frc 4 -y mpeg2enc -F 8 --ext none,none -J smartdeinter,modfps=clonetype=5 -B 3,0 -C 2 -o ./destination.m2v transcode v1.0.4 (C) 2001-2003 Thomas Oestreich, 2003-2004 T. Bitterberg, 2004-2007 Transcode Team [transcode] (probe) suggested AV correction -D 0 (0 ms) | AV 0 ms | 0 ms [transcode] auto-probing source ./out2.m2v (ok) [transcode] V: import format | MPEG (V=mpeg2|A=null) [transcode] V: import frame | 720x576 1.25:1 encoded @ 2.21:1 [transcode] V: new aspect ratio | 720x480 1.50:1 (-B) [transcode] V: bits/pixel | 0.208 [transcode] V: anti-alias | (mode=2|0.33|0.50) resize effects only [transcode] V: decoding fps,frc | 25.000,3 [transcode] V: Y'CbCr | YV12/I420 [transcode] A: import format | 0x2001 AC3/A52 [ 0,16,0] [transcode] A: export format | 0x55 MPEG layer-3 [ 0,16,0] 128 kbps [transcode] V: encoding fps,frc | 29.970,4 [transcode] A: bytes per frame | 0 (0.000000) [transcode] A: adjustment | 0@1000 [transcode] V: IA32/AMD64 accel | sse2 (sse2 sse 3dnowext 3dnow mmxext mmx asm C) tc_memcpy: using sse for memcpy [transcode] V: video buffer | 10 @ 720x576 [import_null.so] v0.2.0 (2002-01-19) (video) null | (audio) null [import_mpeg2.so] v0.4.0 (2003-10-02) (video) MPEG2 [filter_smartdeinter.so] v2.7b (2003-02-01) VirtualDub's smart deinterlacer [filter_modfps.so] v0.10 (2003-08-18) plugin to modify framerate [filter_modfps.so] converting from 25.0000fps to 29.9700fps [export_mpeg2enc.so] v1.1.10 (2003-10-30) (video) MPEG 1/2 [transcode] warning : (encoder.c) audio codec not supported by export module [transcode] warning : failed to init export modules [transcode] critical: plug-in initialization failed Any help would be greatly appreciated. Hello,
I’ve been toying with converting some of my pal videos to ntsc and authoring them for some time now. So when I came accross this page, i was quite enthusiastic. Problem is, this doesn’t seem to be working for me. transcode errors out, complaining that it couldnt init plugins.

transcode -i ./out2.m2v –export_frc 4 -y mpeg2enc -F 8 –ext none,none -J smartdeinter,modfps=clonetype=5 -B 3,0 -C 2 -o ./destination.m2v
transcode v1.0.4 (C) 2001-2003 Thomas Oestreich, 2003-2004 T. Bitterberg, 2004-2007 Transcode Team
[transcode] (probe) suggested AV correction -D 0 (0 ms) | AV 0 ms | 0 ms
[transcode] auto-probing source ./out2.m2v (ok)
[transcode] V: import format | MPEG (V=mpeg2|A=null)
[transcode] V: import frame | 720×576 1.25:1 encoded @ 2.21:1
[transcode] V: new aspect ratio | 720×480 1.50:1 (-B)
[transcode] V: bits/pixel | 0.208
[transcode] V: anti-alias | (mode=2|0.33|0.50) resize effects only
[transcode] V: decoding fps,frc | 25.000,3
[transcode] V: Y’CbCr | YV12/I420
[transcode] A: import format | 0×2001 AC3/A52 [ 0,16,0]
[transcode] A: export format | 0×55 MPEG layer-3 [ 0,16,0] 128 kbps
[transcode] V: encoding fps,frc | 29.970,4
[transcode] A: bytes per frame | 0 (0.000000)
[transcode] A: adjustment | 0@1000
[transcode] V: IA32/AMD64 accel | sse2 (sse2 sse 3dnowext 3dnow mmxext mmx asm C)
tc_memcpy: using sse for memcpy
[transcode] V: video buffer | 10 @ 720×576
[import_null.so] v0.2.0 (2002-01-19) (video) null | (audio) null
[import_mpeg2.so] v0.4.0 (2003-10-02) (video) MPEG2
[filter_smartdeinter.so] v2.7b (2003-02-01) VirtualDub’s smart deinterlacer
[filter_modfps.so] v0.10 (2003-08-18) plugin to modify framerate
[filter_modfps.so] converting from 25.0000fps to 29.9700fps
[export_mpeg2enc.so] v1.1.10 (2003-10-30) (video) MPEG 1/2
[transcode] warning : (encoder.c) audio codec not supported by export module
[transcode] warning : failed to init export modules
[transcode] critical: plug-in initialization failed

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

]]> Comment on Gallery page finally migrated by Floroskop http://paulglover.net/20061020/gallery-page-finally-migrated/#comment-312 Floroskop Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:32:53 +0000 http://paulglover.net/20061020/gallery-page-finally-migrated/#comment-312 Hello! I think this try. Hello!
I think this try.

]]> Comment on Frankenspeccy by barry mcmanus http://paulglover.net/projects/frankenspeccy-custom-spectrum-plus3e/#comment-305 barry mcmanus Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:55:31 +0000 http://paulglover.net/projects/frankenspeccy-custom-spectrum-3e/#comment-305 Hi Paul, remember me!?! Just browsing linkedIn and decided to hoke and poke around. Its good to see that you blissfully happy over in hicksville.... just thought I'd say hello and that I hope all is well. /Barry Mc. Hi Paul,

remember me!?!

Just browsing linkedIn and decided to hoke and poke around.

Its good to see that you blissfully happy over in hicksville…. just thought I’d say hello and that I hope all is well.

/Barry Mc.

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