1. Rip DVDs: VLC includes a basic DVD ripper. You probably would never use it when there are better DVD rippers available, but it helps to know that you can in fact, get a decent quality DVD rip with VLC. To rip a movie follow these steps: Go to the Media menu and choose Convert/Save. Click on the Disc tab.
* Here you can adjust the Starting Position and rip only specific titles or chapters.
* Enter file name making sure to end with .MPG, and start ripping.
* Click Save.
2. Record videos: With the new VLC, you can record videos during playback. The record button is hidden by default. To see it, click on View>Advanced Control. The record button will now appear. Clicking on the button while playing a movie or video will start recording. Clicking again will stop recording.
3. Play RAR files: Do you know VLC can play videos zipped inside RAR files? They play like normal video files and you can even use the seek bar. If the RAR file is split into several files, no problem. Just load the first part (.part001.rar ) and it will automatically take the rest of the parts and play the whole file.
4. Play in ASCII mode: VLC media player has an amusing ability, to playback movies in ASCII art. To enable ASCII mode, open VLC media player and click on Tools>Preferences. Open the section “Video” section and under “Output” select “Color ASCII art video output” from the drop down menu. Save it. Now play any video file to enjoy the ASCII art.
5. Listen to online radio: VLC includes hundreds of Shoutcast radio stations. You just need to enable it through Media>Services Discovery>Shoutcast radio listings. Now, open the Playlist and browse through the stations.
6. Convert Audio and Video formats: In VLC you can convert video and audio files from one format to another. Several different formats are supported like MP4, WMV, AVI, OGG, MP3 etc. To access the converter:
* Go to Media>Convert/Save.
* Load the file you want to convert using the Add button and click Convert.
* Now choose the output format and output file location.
7. Download YouTube and other online videos: First grab the URL of the YouTube video page. Now click on Media>Open Network stream. Paste the URL and click Play.
Once VLC starts streaming the video, click Tools>Codec Information and at the bottom of the window you will see a Location box. Copy the URL and paste it on your browser’s address bar. The browser will now download the file which you can save it to your hard disk. Alternatively, you can record the video.
Enjoy!!!
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Keep your PC clean and fast. Some useful tips.
1] Your Pc Must have 256MB RAM , 512 MB Cache , Intel Pentium 4 Processor, 40 GB HDD. These are the minimum requirements.
2] If you see a 'virtual memory low' message then increase its virtual memory. To increase virtual memory,
Go to My Computer->Properties->Advanced->Performance Settings->Advanced->Virtual Memory->Change->Select the appropriate drive->Custom size->set appropriate level(our it is 600(min.) & 700(max.)->Ok.
3] Increase 'Visual Performance'. Go to My Computer->Properties->Advanced->Performance Settings->Visual Settings->Custom->Select only the following options.
a)Slide taskbar buttons.
b)Smooth edges of screen fonts.
c)Smooth-scroll list boxes.
d)Use a background image for each folder type.
e)Use visual style on windows and buttons.
4] Don't keep unwanted/extra fonts. To remove extra fonts, Go to Start->Settings->Control Panel->Fonts.
5] Your Desktop Wallpaper & Screensaver consume a large amount of disk space. Select the 'None' option for both wallpapers & Screensavers.
6] Avoid keeping DEMO Games.
7] Uninstall the unwanted Softwares.
8] Use Registry Cleaner to keep your registry clean(without errors).
9] Try to keep Music and pictures files in the folder specified by windows itself.
10]Use Hybernating Option for Quick windows start. To active Hybernating follow the following steps.
Desktop ->Properties->Screensaver->Power->Hybernating->Enable Hybernating->Ok.
11] Keep your Dektop clean with unwanted icons.
12] Use Intel Application Accelerator to speed up your disk access,
13] Memory management (at least 512MB RAM Required). This allow XP to keep data in Memory instead of paging section of RAM.
Go tStart->Run->regedit->HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE->SYSTEM->CurrentControlSet->Control->Session Manager->Memory Management->Double click it->DisablePageingExecutive->Double Clik it->Set value to 1
2] If you see a 'virtual memory low' message then increase its virtual memory. To increase virtual memory,
Go to My Computer->Properties->Advanced->Performance Settings->Advanced->Virtual Memory->Change->Select the appropriate drive->Custom size->set appropriate level(our it is 600(min.) & 700(max.)->Ok.
3] Increase 'Visual Performance'. Go to My Computer->Properties->Advanced->Performance Settings->Visual Settings->Custom->Select only the following options.
a)Slide taskbar buttons.
b)Smooth edges of screen fonts.
c)Smooth-scroll list boxes.
d)Use a background image for each folder type.
e)Use visual style on windows and buttons.
4] Don't keep unwanted/extra fonts. To remove extra fonts, Go to Start->Settings->Control Panel->Fonts.
5] Your Desktop Wallpaper & Screensaver consume a large amount of disk space. Select the 'None' option for both wallpapers & Screensavers.
6] Avoid keeping DEMO Games.
7] Uninstall the unwanted Softwares.
8] Use Registry Cleaner to keep your registry clean(without errors).
9] Try to keep Music and pictures files in the folder specified by windows itself.
10]Use Hybernating Option for Quick windows start. To active Hybernating follow the following steps.
Desktop ->Properties->Screensaver->Power->Hybernating->Enable Hybernating->Ok.
11] Keep your Dektop clean with unwanted icons.
12] Use Intel Application Accelerator to speed up your disk access,
13] Memory management (at least 512MB RAM Required). This allow XP to keep data in Memory instead of paging section of RAM.
Go tStart->Run->regedit->HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE->SYSTEM->CurrentControlSet->Control->Session Manager->Memory Management->Double click it->DisablePageingExecutive->Double Clik it->Set value to 1
Make you computer speak! Really.
1) Open notepad and copy-paste the following lines exactly:
userInput = InputBox("Write a message for me to say")
Set Sapi = Wscript.CreateObject("SAPI.SpVoice")
Sapi.speak userInput
2)Now save the file and give the extension as ".vbs"
3)Open it and you will find a place to write.
4)Write there whatever you want the pc to speak.
5)Press OK and you pc will speak whatever you have written. Be sure to increase the volume of your speakers.
Enjoy!
userInput = InputBox("Write a message for me to say")
Set Sapi = Wscript.CreateObject("SAPI.SpVoice")
Sapi.speak userInput
2)Now save the file and give the extension as ".vbs"
3)Open it and you will find a place to write.
4)Write there whatever you want the pc to speak.
5)Press OK and you pc will speak whatever you have written. Be sure to increase the volume of your speakers.
Enjoy!
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