Questions tagged [media]
Questions related to storage media on which data can be stored such as hard disks, floppy disks, CD-ROMs, and tapes. It can also used for questions about multimedia files, for example, combine sound, pictures, and videos, all of which are different types of media.
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F2 key to rename not working on Windows 11
I have a Razer BlackWidow 2019 keyboard on a Windows 11 machine WITHOUT Razer Synapse. This keyboard comes with F1-F12 keys mapped to some media functionality (volume up/down, pause, next, etc.) These ...
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FFMPEG > The transcoded video contains insufficient number of frames
I am trying to transcode the videos (which I receive via the javascript media recorder in streaming mode by telephone) to use the VP9 codec
and also to resolve concerns about the duration of these ...
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How To Choose Which Devices Show Up in "Eject Media" in Windows 10?
My "Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media" menu looks like this:
The "USB 2.0 BILLBOARD" refers to the displays on the CPU's integrated graphics over the USB-C connection. I'm ...
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Bluetooth Speaker only plays sound when media is detected in the notification shade. (Windows 11)
I have Windows 11 Laptop (ASUS ROG Strix), Bluetooth Speaker (BT Speaker) (BoAt Stone 352), Wireless Headphones (OnePlus Wireless Z2).
The Problem is NOT faced when I use the inbuilt Speaker of my ...
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How to stop FFmpeg from doing anything with the supplied video, other than dumping metadata?
I'm using ffmpeg to extract the embedded thumbnail from a video:
ffmpeg -dump_attachment:t cover.webp -i video.mkv
The problem is, that ffmpeg complains that at least one output file must be ...
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Windows Explorer: change default columns of the media-variant set of columns (photos, videos...)
When a folder contains photos and videos, explorer switches automatically which columns are displayed. I'm not questioning here whether I like the feature or not, so let's assume I liked that feature.
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Unable to connect to route Gateway?
A previous router which I used for a long time it's WiFi died; only the WiFi. Therefore I had to replace the router. I have a network and only one of the computer can recognize the router, meanwhile ...
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Shortcut to seek backward/forward in currently active media player on Mac
I'd like to create a shortcut to seek backward or forward (5s) in the currently active media player on my mac, that will work even if the application that is currently playing audio is not focused.
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What is a container?
There is a lot of jargon around the word container. From AVI or M4A being a container to PE being a container format as noted in this comment.
It is important to understand that PE is just a ...
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ffmpeg cut, fade and concat causes the video to get stuck
I'm trying to add "fade out" effect to a long video. One method I explored is cutting video at the end before few seconds, adding the fade out effect to the second split and concat both the ...
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How can I put Media Player Classic only in full screen, without a toggle?
There's a few options in Media Player Classic to set it on full screen, you can typically press Alt+Enter or F, but both of those options will toggle it so if it's playing in full screen already, it ...
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How do I read/write to this storage media?
I am using a card reader to connect the USB storage media, and I am sure that it works and has data on it. The media came with a retro-gaming device, it has old MAME games, etc. on it.
But Mac tells ...
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How to copy audio & video streams without re-encoding in GStreamer?
In ffmpeg you can use "-c:a copy -c:v copy" to copy audio & video streams without re-encoding the output file, this is the way if you want to make little details in shorter time, like ...
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Find and open limited number of files across several external hard drives
I have 11 external hard drives containing thousands of videos. In my lobby I need to select a random 100 or so to open and play so that a new set is playing every day. I have used programs like Find ...
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Silencing or pausing Windows media when Android Google Assistant is triggered
I hope this this in scope, as the rules ban questions related to "cell phones or smart phones, except insofar as they interface with your computer"
On Android, media is silenced when Google ...
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