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How to convert WMV file format to MP4 (using ffmpeg)

How to convert WMV file format to MP4 (using ffmpeg)

The title itself may be a bit cryptic for those that do not have much contact with extensions, file types and so on. Therefore, I will start off by discussing ffmpeg. There is not that much to tell, but it is always easier to understand the process if you understand its parts, so, in short, ffmpeg is a core solution, used by numerous software vendors to power video conversions.
July 5, 2010 - 2:32pm | Munteanu Sabina | | Read more
Windows Live Movie Maker Tips - How to Use Multiple Background Music

Windows Live Movie Maker Tips - How to Use Multiple Background Music

It is no secret that home movies are rarely perfect. The images themselves can be great, but someone talking in the background did not realize you were filming or they honestly didn’t care. In this case, it is best to go with music instead of spoken words.
April 20, 2010 - 2:25pm | Munteanu Sabina | | Read more
How to Do Introduction and Closing Titles with Movie Maker

How to Do Introduction and Closing Titles with Movie Maker

Whether it be creating a professional video or just adding some flare to a home video, there are times when introduction titles and closing titles are called for. Luckily, it is easy to add a title, opening credits, and closing credits with Movie Maker 2. In fact, you have many choices; including fly-ins, outline effects, and fades. The only roadblock you will run into with Movie Maker and introductory titles is the few background choices.
April 10, 2010 - 2:22pm | Munteanu Sabina | | Read more
Export Formats in Windows Live Movie Maker - What to Choose & How to Do It

Export Formats in Windows Live Movie Maker - What to Choose & How to Do It

You are done! You have spent hours loading your video onto your computer, editing out the junk, adding good transitions and effects. Your video is now perfect and ready to be shared with family and friends, but wait! How do you go about doing that sharing? You need to export your movie. Here comes the most important question of all: what format should you export to?
April 5, 2010 - 2:20pm | Munteanu Sabina | | Read more
How to Create a Photo Slideshow with Windows Movie Maker

How to Create a Photo Slideshow with Windows Movie Maker

If you own a digital camera, it is likely that you have a series of pictures on your camera from one single event. For example, a trip to the museum with your child may result in 40 pictures or more! All by themselves, these pictures are good, but wouldn’t you like to make them amazing? You can by creating a video slideshow. Creating a video slideshow is easy with Windows Live Movie Maker; import your pictures and then drop them into the storyboard in the order that you prefer.
March 30, 2010 - 2:16pm | Munteanu Sabina | | Read more
Windows Live Movie Maker: Transitions versus Effects

Windows Live Movie Maker: Transitions versus Effects

If you have a home video that you want to make perfect, you are likely to turn to Windows Live Movie Maker. This video editing program gives you control and freedom; you can do whatever you want with your home movie or video clips. Two main choices that you have are effects and transitions. When compared, which is your best option? Which produces the best results?
March 25, 2010 - 2:12pm | Munteanu Sabina | | Read more
ScreenCastle: extremely simple creation of web screencasts

ScreenCastle: extremely simple creation of web screencasts

Would you like to create a screencast, a manual with screenshots or screen events in a video form? Are you looking for suitable software? It is quite possible the ScreenCastle will be the right solution for you, although it is a simple program launched directly from the web browser window. It is free and it does not require installation.
March 23, 2010 - 9:26am | Jan Polzer | | Read more
How to Remove Unwanted Parts from Your Home Movies using WLMM

How to Remove Unwanted Movie Parts using Windows Live Movie Maker

As you know, there is some “video junk” that finds its way into all home movies. Wouldn’t it be nice to edit out these not-so-perfect comments or images? Thanks to computer video editing, you can! Whether it be editing out a comment from Aunt Tina when she thought no one was watching or reducing a 45 minute home movie down to 10 minutes, you can do it.
March 21, 2010 - 2:05pm | Munteanu Sabina | | Read more
CleVR: join panoramic photographs and share them online

CleVR: join panoramic photographs and share them online

There is an increasing number of tools that you can use to create panoramic photographs. If you are not satisfied with the results given by your photo manager or if your favorite program does not offer such function, try CleVR. It is free and it allows you to use the finished panoramas in your web site using the embed mark.
February 15, 2010 - 12:10pm | Jan Polzer | | Read more
Nero Linux 4: a burning software that is not too fussy

Nero Linux 4: a burning software that is not too fussy

Some years ago when Nero launched the first version of its burning software for Linux, it was a sensation. As it usually is, every program needs to mature. The current fourth version of Nero for Linux is a quality burning program with trouble-free installation and operation.
January 18, 2010 - 1:16pm | Jan Polzer | | Read more
Opera 10.10 in ten details

Opera 10.10 in ten details

In its newest version, the Opera web browser is a versatile tool that deserves your attention. It offers a multitude of features for browsing and also functions that make it quite a different tool – file sharing, for instance.
December 21, 2009 - 1:00am | Jan Polzer | | Read more
How to open old DBX files without Outlook Express

How to open old DBX files without Outlook Express

I have archive copy of all my e-mail accounts back to 2000 year. However I have tried many desktop e-mail clients including Outlook Express, Opera, Thunderbird and much more. And since I have switched to webmails like Hotmail and Gmail I don’t have some programs installed more. Today morning I needed to find some e-mails in my old DBX file backup. How can you open backups from Outlook Express?
December 10, 2009 - 1:30pm | Jan Polzer | | Read more
Is your website traffic growing?

Is your website traffic growing?

For any website owner are the traffic and visitors number very important. You should compare the current and the past traffic statistics to check if your traffic is growing. And if not, you will have a reason for improving your work.
November 16, 2009 - 1:00am | Jan Polzer | | Read more
StatPress Seolution: A quality visitor statistics for WordPress

StatPress Seolution: A quality visitor statistics for WordPress

The WordPress content management system in its basic form has – unlike Drupal, for example – no instruments for visitor monitoring, such as different access analyses, monitoring of links from which the visitors came, search analysis and the like. However, it is no problem to implement these functions using a quality module called StatPress Seolution.
November 2, 2009 - 12:00am | Jan Polzer | | Read more
First glimpse of MS Office 2010 - Outlook 2010

First glimpse of MS Office 2010 - Outlook 2010

The next part of introduction of the MS Office 2010 package is dedicated to the mail manager, calendar, planner and task manager all in one – we will explore the innovations brought by Outlook 2010. A fundamental change – and maybe a shock for some – is the fact that the Outlook’s user interface completely changed over to the Ribbon tab bar.
October 26, 2009 - 12:00am | Jan Polzer | | Read more
First glimpse of MS Office 2010 – PowerPoint 2010

First glimpse of MS Office 2010 – PowerPoint 2010

I personally consider the PowerPoint presentation software to be the third most used program of the MS Office package. As a part of the series introducing innovations in MS Office 2010 Technical Preview, today’s article will pursue innovations and improvements offered by PowerPoint 2010, for example video editing, improved animations or new templates.
October 19, 2009 - 12:00am | Jan Polzer | | Read more
First glimpse of MS Office 2010 - Excel 2010

First glimpse of MS Office 2010 - Excel 2010

We will continue the introduction of with introducing features of the new version of the Microsoft’s office package by showing the improvements of the Microsoft Excel 2010 spreadsheet processor. As with Word 2010, in Excel you will also find slightly modified user interface and functional improvements.
October 12, 2009 - 12:00am | Jan Polzer | | Read more
First glimpse of MS Office 2010 - Word 2010

First glimpse of MS Office 2010 - Word 2010

What innovations will the new Microsoft Office 2010 bring? After leaked versions in torrents and on warez download servers, the betatesters finally have an official Technical Preview at their disposal. Today we will go through new features in the Word 2010 text editor.
October 5, 2009 - 12:00am | Jan Polzer | | Read more
AVG 9.0: faster scanning, smarter firewall, better game support

AVG 9.0: faster scanning, smarter firewall, better game support

New version of the AVG Internet Security 9.0 antivirus program is now available in a form of a beta version, so that testers are able to acquaint themselves with the new features of AVG 9.0 and also to help with fixing possible drawbacks. The new version offers several new features, for example faster scanning or better support of the gaming mode.
October 2, 2009 - 7:21pm | Jan Polzer | | Read more
Google Wave introduction

Google Wave introduction

Google, it has long been not a word that is synonymous with the flagship search engine. But also for a wide range of ever-expanding services. Some of them are even so good that I do visit them from my mobile hand held Now you have some time to talk about other forthcoming services. It bears the name Google Wave.
July 22, 2009 - 1:00am | Petr Hájek | | Read more