I was very pleased to notice that my small Xlib-utility xdraw has made it across the years unscathed. It compiled after 11 years of complete lack of code or build system maintenance. Hail to the stability of the X Library! However, i found the visual quality of the drawing results a bit lacking – the […]
Articles in Category "Multimedia"
Stabilize Shaky Video With ffmpeg and vidstab
30. August 2022 in Multimedia, Technology.
Overview On my walking and hiking tours i often do not carry my camera but only my Android phone. Unlike the camera, the phone features no image stabilization mechanism whatsoever. In the past i have used the option offered by Google’s YouTube to apply a transformation that compensates for the most unfriendly effects of my […]
“jack-autostart” – Setup and Start Scripts for jackd
9. September 2015 in GNU/Linux, Multimedia, Programming, Technology.
“jack-autostart” is essentially a start script (I use it for my XFCE sessions) that starts „jackd“ with appropriate command line parameters and configures as many applications as possible to route playback to the JACK service. For this purpose, redirect all ALSA playback to JACK, and set JACK as default audiosink/-source for GStreamer.
DTP With Free Software?
31. Juli 2015 in Multimedia, Technology.
In case anyone is wondering how to produce documents with complex structure, multiple pages and professional quality using free software, the answer is of course: with LaTeX. Consider the alternatives: Office (Libre, Open, the KDE stuff) are a nuisance when it comes to properly customized sectioning, and for larger documents or 100% precise positioning they […]
Determining The Playtime In Seconds from an OGG Vorbis File
2. Februar 2015 in GNU/Linux, Multimedia, Programming.
Problem To determine the runtime in integer seconds (not including a fractional amount) of a given audio file in format OGG-Vorbis. This value is required, for example, in the EXTM3U syntax. Solution 1. Install package vorbis-tools 2. Define this shell function: ogglength() { LANG=C ogginfo “$1” | perl -ne ‘ BEGIN { $rv = 1; […]
Die Panasonic DMC LX 100 …
14. Juni 2025 in Multimedia, Other, Technology.
… ist eine ziemlich Gute und dafür, dass sie eine Kompakte ist, ohne Übertreibung eine fantastische Kamera. Allerdings ist sie schwer zu bedienen, weil die Menüs und Betriebsmodi ziemlich … “futzelig” sind. 🙂
Self-Hosted Webfonts: Origin Considerations
5. März 2014 in Multimedia, Technology.
Regarding my previous article, “Self-Hosted Webfonts“, various sources such as [1] suggest that additional measures should be taken so that unrelated web presences can not utilize the hosted fonts by simply referencing them on their own pages (thus “borrowing” traffic by using a font file that someone else hosts).
Self-hosted Webfonts: An Example
7. Januar 2015 in Multimedia, Technology.
For aesthetic reasons, because I consider support widespread enough and also as an exercise I have integrated several webfonts with the new appearance of this website. I think it looks OK, and it works OK in modern browsers.