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Jul200820

[How to] Convert AVCHD ISO to MKV

These steps will help you convert an AVCHD ISO to MKV so it is playable on your PC.

After some searching after my previous post.

I have found the answer on the AfterDawn forums.

The only difference being that IsoMagic failed to open up the ISO at all. Instead I used IsoBuster created by Smart Projects.

The software you will need is:

IsoBuster – (You will need to purchase, as free trial does not allow ability to extract.)
tsMuxeR - Freeware.
mkvtoolnix – Freeware (Windows download at the bottom.)

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Jul200818

Converting video (AVI, MOV, MPG, MP4) to FLV using FFmpeg

Firstly you need to download FFmpeg from the FFmpeg website

To convert your file use the following command.

ffmpeg -i “C:\videos\videoname.mov” -ar 44100 -ab 96 -f flv “C:\videos\videoname.flv”

ffmpeg – runs the program
-i “filename.ext” – input file
-ar 44100 – audio frequency
-ab 96 – audio bitrate
-f flv – force format followed by format
“newfilename.ext” – output file

I used these settings to convert some 500MB+ Apple Quicktime (MOV) files down to ~20MB FLV which were perfect for uploading to YouTube.

Jul200815

WordPress 2.6 Released

WordPress 2.6 was released today and there are some new tidy features on the backend which I wasn’t expecting.

The plugins page has been transformed from a useful administration page in to a brilliant administration page. You can now delete those inactive plugins which aren’t going to use anymore without going in to FTP and deleting the files as well as the active and inactive plugins been seperated in to 2 seperate tables which is a really nice touch in my opinion.

I haven’t had any problems with the multitude of different plugins that are used in any of my sites.

I did come across one problem with wp_fluency_admin on one of my development wordpress installations, but I just removed the plugin, because I don’t really like the look of it anyway.

You can download the latest version of wordpress by visiting the wordpress website.

Jul200809

How do you play PS3 AVCHD ISO files on Windows?

Does anyone know how to play these files on Windows?

WMP, SMPlayer, VLC, PowerDVD 7 and PowerDVD 8 fail to play it.

Opening the ISO in WinRAR displays an empty file.

EDIT: I found out away in my post [How to] Convert AVCHD ISO to MKV.

Jul200806

2008 Project Kahn Bentley GTS Black Edition

Project Kahn is proud to announce the launch of the new Bentley Continental GTS ‘Black Edition’.

The ‘Black Edition’ has an eight-piece body consisting of a three piece rear valance, two side skirts, a two piece front valance and a rear boot spoiler. This kit has been developed by our Project Kahn design team and has undergone many hours of testing not only to ensure safety but also to ensure that a perfect fit is achieved for each car.

The ‘Black Edition’ package contains a full interior styling programme which includes a bespoke Project Kahn Luxury Leather upgrade and high gloss piano black interior fascia panels with the optional extras of either a high gloss piano black steering or a carbon fibre finish steering wheel. Each car comes with privacy tinted glass perfectly matched to compliment the cars exterior.