Comments for Alexander Grundner http://www.alexandergrundner.com Internet Entrepreneur / Technology Advocate Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:58:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 Comment on Tips for Transcoding Cinelerra Compatible Video with FFmpeg, MEncoder by Open Source Video » Blog Archive » Tips for Transcoding Cinelerra Compatible Video with FFmpeg, MEncoder http://www.alexandergrundner.com/2007/07/19/tips-for-transcoding-cinelerra-compatible-video-with-ffmpeg-mencoder/#comment-525 Open Source Video » Blog Archive » Tips for Transcoding Cinelerra Compatible Video with FFmpeg, MEncoder Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:37:22 +0000 http://www.alexandergrundner.com/2007/07/19/tips-for-transcoding-cinelerra-compatible-video-with-ffmpeg-mencoder/#comment-525 [...] San Francisco Peninsula based web publisher who likes to play with Linux in his free time. He posts some tips on transcoding video on his blog that might be helpfull for all you Cinelerra [...] […] San Francisco Peninsula based web publisher who likes to play with Linux in his free time. He posts some tips on transcoding video on his blog that might be helpfull for all you Cinelerra […]

]]> Comment on Richard M. Stallman Free Software Speech + Church of Emacs Skit @ University of San Francisco by George http://www.alexandergrundner.com/2007/09/13/richard-m-stallman-free-software-speech-church-of-emacs-skit-university-of-san-francisco/#comment-524 George Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:41:58 +0000 http://www.alexandergrundner.com/2007/09/13/richard-m-stallman-free-software-speech-church-of-emacs-skit-university-of-san-francisco/#comment-524 Fantastic and inspiration to all. Fantastic and inspiration to all.

]]> Comment on How-To: Use Ekiga VoIP Client for Handling Your Gizmo SIP Account by Alexander Grundner http://www.alexandergrundner.com/2007/12/17/how-to-use-ekiga-voip-client-for-handling-your-gizmo-sip-account/#comment-522 Alexander Grundner Mon, 26 May 2008 20:32:45 +0000 http://www.alexandergrundner.com/2007/12/17/how-to-use-ekiga-voip-client-for-handling-your-gizmo-sip-account/#comment-522 Yeah... that's probably the reason. I paid for an actual phone number from Gizmo/SIPphone for my area code and it works just fine. In fact, I use it in conjuction with GrandCentral for about 6 months now for free, out bound calls. Just use your address book in GrandCentral to place a call out and select your configured Gizmo line to receive the call once GrandCentral makes the connection [<a href="http://www.grandcentral.com/howitworks/gizmo" rel="nofollow">More Details</a> -- FYI, your Gizmo phone number will appear in your contact's caller ID]. Yeah… that’s probably the reason. I paid for an actual phone number from Gizmo/SIPphone for my area code and it works just fine. In fact, I use it in conjuction with GrandCentral for about 6 months now for free, out bound calls. Just use your address book in GrandCentral to place a call out and select your configured Gizmo line to receive the call once GrandCentral makes the connection [More Details — FYI, your Gizmo phone number will appear in your contact’s caller ID].

]]> Comment on How-To: Use Ekiga VoIP Client for Handling Your Gizmo SIP Account by Leigh http://www.alexandergrundner.com/2007/12/17/how-to-use-ekiga-voip-client-for-handling-your-gizmo-sip-account/#comment-521 Leigh Mon, 26 May 2008 19:47:01 +0000 http://www.alexandergrundner.com/2007/12/17/how-to-use-ekiga-voip-client-for-handling-your-gizmo-sip-account/#comment-521 Hmmm...It turns out I had a "Basic775" number through sipphone/Gizmo. Apparently those numbers had some kind of limitation which seemed to prohibit them from working with ATA boxes. I wonder if that's why I could never get it to work with Ekiga. In any case, I dropped my Basic775 Gizmo/sipphone dial-in number and ended up going with another SIP provider for dial-in service. Ekiga is still my linux box client of choice. Thanks for this HowTo and forum. Hmmm…It turns out I had a “Basic775″ number through sipphone/Gizmo. Apparently those numbers had some kind of limitation which seemed to prohibit them from working with ATA boxes. I wonder if that’s why I could never get it to work with Ekiga. In any case, I dropped my Basic775 Gizmo/sipphone dial-in number and ended up going with another SIP provider for dial-in service. Ekiga is still my linux box client of choice. Thanks for this HowTo and forum.

]]> Comment on How-To: Use Ekiga VoIP Client for Handling Your Gizmo SIP Account by Alexander Grundner http://www.alexandergrundner.com/2007/12/17/how-to-use-ekiga-voip-client-for-handling-your-gizmo-sip-account/#comment-520 Alexander Grundner Mon, 26 May 2008 19:21:51 +0000 http://www.alexandergrundner.com/2007/12/17/how-to-use-ekiga-voip-client-for-handling-your-gizmo-sip-account/#comment-520 @Leigh - Yes, your Ekiga phone will ring when someone calls your "CallIn" phone number from Gizmo/SIPphone. Reason: it's tied to your gizmo SIP number which you have Ekiga configured to use. @Leigh - Yes, your Ekiga phone will ring when someone calls your “CallIn” phone number from Gizmo/SIPphone. Reason: it’s tied to your gizmo SIP number which you have Ekiga configured to use.

]]> Comment on How-To: Use Ekiga VoIP Client for Handling Your Gizmo SIP Account by Andy http://www.alexandergrundner.com/2007/12/17/how-to-use-ekiga-voip-client-for-handling-your-gizmo-sip-account/#comment-519 Andy Mon, 26 May 2008 18:45:42 +0000 http://www.alexandergrundner.com/2007/12/17/how-to-use-ekiga-voip-client-for-handling-your-gizmo-sip-account/#comment-519 thank you for this. very much helpful. my environ: v8.04 Ubuntu / ekiga 2.0.12 was able to test calling & the audio quality was very good! thanks again andy thank you for this. very much helpful.

my environ:
v8.04 Ubuntu / ekiga 2.0.12
was able to test calling & the audio quality was very good!

thanks again
andy

]]> Comment on Tips for Transcoding Cinelerra Compatible Video with FFmpeg, MEncoder by yaayaa http://www.alexandergrundner.com/2007/07/19/tips-for-transcoding-cinelerra-compatible-video-with-ffmpeg-mencoder/#comment-518 yaayaa Wed, 21 May 2008 08:45:43 +0000 http://www.alexandergrundner.com/2007/07/19/tips-for-transcoding-cinelerra-compatible-video-with-ffmpeg-mencoder/#comment-518 I also have a casio and I convert the video into DV not to lose quality. It works perfectly when I import it into cinelerra. Here is the command line I use through a right-click button with kde/konqueror service menu : #!/bin/sh mencoder -o $1.avi -oac pcm -ovc lavc -lavcopts vstrict=-2:vcodec=ffv1:autoaspect -xy 720 -zoom -vf scale,expand=720:540,dsize=4:3 $1 ffmpeg -threads 2 -i $1.avi -s 720x576 -r pal -aspect 4:3 -ac 2 -ar 48000 -pix_fmt yuv420p -y $1.dv rm $1.avi This is for 4:3 PAL video material; for 16:9 and/or NTSC, customize accordingly (or improve the above script to take/set parameters). Regards, yaayaa I also have a casio and I convert the video into DV not to lose quality. It works perfectly when I import it into cinelerra.

Here is the command line I use through a right-click button with kde/konqueror service menu :

#!/bin/sh
mencoder -o $1.avi -oac pcm -ovc lavc -lavcopts vstrict=-2:vcodec=ffv1:autoaspect -xy 720 -zoom -vf scale,expand=720:540,dsize=4:3 $1
ffmpeg -threads 2 -i $1.avi -s 720×576 -r pal -aspect 4:3 -ac 2 -ar 48000 -pix_fmt yuv420p -y $1.dv
rm $1.avi

This is for 4:3 PAL video material; for 16:9 and/or NTSC, customize accordingly (or improve the above script to take/set parameters).

Regards,

yaayaa

]]> Comment on How-To: Get Full Multimedia Support in Ubuntu and Unlock FFmpeg by Chip http://www.alexandergrundner.com/2008/01/01/how-to-get-full-multimedia-support-in-ubuntu-and-unlock-ffmpeg/#comment-517 Chip Wed, 14 May 2008 04:15:03 +0000 http://www.alexandergrundner.com/2008/01/01/how-to-get-full-multimedia-support-in-ubuntu-and-unlock-ffmpeg/#comment-517 God bless you, sir. That worked like a charm. God bless you, sir.

That worked like a charm.

]]> Comment on How-To: Get Full Multimedia Support in Ubuntu and Unlock FFmpeg by Erik http://www.alexandergrundner.com/2008/01/01/how-to-get-full-multimedia-support-in-ubuntu-and-unlock-ffmpeg/#comment-489 Erik Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:28:50 +0000 http://www.alexandergrundner.com/2008/01/01/how-to-get-full-multimedia-support-in-ubuntu-and-unlock-ffmpeg/#comment-489 Thank you so much for the guide. It really made installing media codecs easier (and even works with hardy, which I used.) Thank you so much. Thank you so much for the guide. It really made installing media codecs easier (and even works with hardy, which I used.) Thank you so much.

]]> Comment on Monster Cable’s “Get Connected Beyond High Definition” Party by eHomeUpgrade Mention on GeekBrief.TV | eHomeUpgrade http://www.alexandergrundner.com/2007/07/25/monster-cables-get-connected-beyond-high-definition-party/#comment-484 eHomeUpgrade Mention on GeekBrief.TV | eHomeUpgrade Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:29:40 +0000 http://www.alexandergrundner.com/2007/07/25/monster-cables-get-connected-beyond-high-definition-party/#comment-484 [...] previously met Cali and Neal at Monster Cable's “Get Connected Beyond High Definition” party in San Francisco. All I can say is that I was a little star struck when I met Cali in [...] […] previously met Cali and Neal at Monster Cable’s “Get Connected Beyond High Definition” party in San Francisco. All I can say is that I was a little star struck when I met Cali in […]

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