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How to convert a MKV video to a less CPU intensive video format?
I have a couple of videos at 1920x800 that use the MKV format (4.7 GB). A friend of mine has an old PC that has some problems playing them; the CPU is working at nearly 100%.
Is it possible to ...
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Tool to Grab image from video after every 5 seconds
I want to grab a frame from a video after every 5 seconds. In linux , i found this post , what are the tools on Windows ? my video is a H264/xvid encoded one.
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Overhead video camera to capture live video to a PC
Can anyone recommend a manufacturer or starting point for overhead video camera units that can be used to capture a Microsoft Surface application in use? I'd like to stream this from another PC but I'...
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Windows: Extract MP3 Audio from FLV file
What is the best way to extract the audio track from a FLV video file, preferably in MP3?
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Video output vanishes and it isn't the video card... suggestions?
I have a high-end dual processor Dell workstation that operated for several years without problem. Recently, the video output has gone flaky, in the sense that after 2-3 days, it loses synch with the ...
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Which video types are considered secure/trusted by Windows Vista Media Center?
I've been working to set up a Windows Vista Media Center and I noticed that when I play certain DVDs, the video is scrambled. After watching this video, I think it is because Windows Vista considers ...
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Simple app to identify video driver issues?
I am the developer of a Flash-based web game and some of our users, who are non-technical, report that the game is running slowly for them. While this could be for obvious reasons, such as running a ...
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No video signal when trying to install Windows XP
This happened to me on more than one PC. When reinstalling Windows it first loads up the BIOS and then goes past the basic installer prompt asking you to hit any key.
After that you would expect a ...
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How to set up or where to find my ideal free Windows 7 media player? [closed]
I want the following features in a media player, or a combination of media players (ie: one for music and other for videos):
When open, start playing please
Configurable global hotkeys (next, ...
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What video codec should I use?
Based on the answer to another question here (which I can't find now), I downloaded and started using Handbrake and I like it a lot so far. Works well on Windows, is lightweight, is pretty ...
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Good player for streaming video over 802.11b
I'm looking for suggestions for a good player to use when playing video from my Linux file server (running samba) to a Windows client over an 802.11b network. I can usually get the full 11Mbps, but ...
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Display problems with Windows Media player
ocasionally I run into a video that doesn't have the proper colors on play back when viewing on my machine, but it works fine on others computers. Any one have sugestions what may be goin wrong here?
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Capturing video of an arbitrary Windows application [closed]
I am looking for a solution that can record video out of an arbitrary Windows application.
The main requirement is that the solution should be really easy to use: my foremost planned usage is that I'...
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Computer will not recognize second display upon waking up
One of my user's desktops will not recognize its second display when it wakes up. This problem started this morning, following the installation of several Microsoft Office updates. I can list them if ...
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Tool to view video/audio file information [closed]
What is the best tool to obtain the media/codec details of any video/audio file?
I use Windows, but feel free to suggest for your favorite OS too.
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