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Fellow Ponies that enjoy technology in general. Or more specifically: coding, designing, building, modding etc.
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Is there a technical name for a quick release valve? A friend said they got one at Home Depot I can't find anything when I search using quick release valve. !techponies
Saturday, 19-Nov-11 00:47:02 UTC from web -
Okay, so... Ubuntu 11.10 seemed a bit slow on my netbook, back on 10.04 LTS and hoping I got wireless working now. !techponies
Thursday, 03-Nov-11 22:13:13 UTC from web -
Also, I took the DVD Recorder test I did and rendered it in AVS Video Editor, let me know if it improved it or not! http://bit.ly/vkTIpN !sonic !vgp !techponies
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New video uploaded, DVD Recorder Test 1- Sonic Generations Demo (Modern) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e7WVA51caQ !sonic !vgp !techponies
Thursday, 03-Nov-11 15:25:06 UTC from web -
In case you don't remember/didn't see my posts regarding it, I was trying to get an EZCap to work so I could record footage for reviews, POSSIBLY let's plays etc. I did eventually get a test that worked near enough flawlessly. The trouble is, it would only ever want to record Wii games, if I tried any other system it would either go black and white or just not work at all. I've tried using the DVD recorder downstairs, uploading the RAW file from the disk, if it gives me problems I'll render the file in AVS Video Editor next time. I will say though, playing it back on my computer it looks great, considerably better than my EZCap's video quality and FAR easier to set up. !techponies
Thursday, 03-Nov-11 15:09:53 UTC from web -
!techponies !vgp - I've got an idea for a Tower Defense game, but I know all of absolutely *nothing* about programming in Flash (or, perhaps, for Android). Any tips? I do have programming experience, though it's horribly outdated.
Wednesday, 02-Nov-11 04:18:29 UTC from web -
Really wish Mega Drive ROMS would still load on my phone, NES,SNES etc do, it's just Mega Drive. Loved playing the classic Sonics on it. !vgp !androidbronies !techponies
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htc Vivid..another new htc device. Somebody give me a fiver everytime these guys make a new phone, I'll be loaded! (I do like htc, I actually have a Desire Z, but the amount of handsets these guys release is ridiuclous considering how little differs between them. !androidbronies !techponies
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Hmmm...why does my phone refuse to charge when plugged in and turned to landscape, but portrait is just fine? :S !techponies
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@leonkfox Well your up early. Along with me, and ahh, the end if assassins creed 2? It's fun! Enjoy
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@purplephish20 Not up early, up late more like, I was awake all night, heh. ^^;
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@leonkfox Never done that, plan to at some point, just to do it and get bast that threshold... New years eve I'd like, would just need company that's all
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You know how I've been posting about EZCaps and capture software? Well the succesful sixth test with Sonic Colours wasn't quite the saving grace I'd been waiting for, sure it was great for Wii games, but I've had no luck with games from otger systens, not even Wii Virtual Console games for crying out loud. I am at my wits end with teying to get the bloody thing to work, I may just try my luck with a DVD recorder since I can't afford an HD PVR. Would be worth a try and I wouldn't imagine them to be all the expensive nowadays. !vgp !techponies
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@pinhooves I actually have a copy of Sony Vegas on my computer, heh.
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@leonkfox Oh, so if you have Sony Vegas, then you'll get really good results if you get your hooves on an HD PVR. ;)
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@pinhooves The PC in my room is quite slow so the rendering would probably be a pain in the arse, would probably have to do it on the downstairs desktop or laptop if I were to ever get an HD PVR.
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I think I'm going to hit the hay shortly, bit annoyed the 360 didn't want to work on my EZCap, but if native SD systems work I at least got SOMETHING out of it. Shall have to just focus on making reviews of Wii, PS2 etc games until I can get something better for 360, or get my EZCap to work with it, one or the other. !techponies
Wednesday, 26-Oct-11 04:11:37 UTC from web -
Well, at least I got the Wii working, going to hope all of my native SD consoles will work, but I think I'm going to swap this EZCap for a Dazzle, fed up of all this mucking around trying to get it to work 100%. I did with the Wii at least, so it wasn't a total waste of time, provided I get that result with the PS2 etc as well. Got great settings on VirtualDub as well so I'll be able to use them on the Dazzle. !techponies
Wednesday, 26-Oct-11 03:39:13 UTC from web -
Well, I fixed the colour by setting it to PAL 60, but the screen is still cropped and the picture is fuzzy as hell -_- !techponies
Wednesday, 26-Oct-11 03:09:07 UTC from web -
Well, I fixed the colour, but the screen is still cropped and the picture is fuzzy as hell -_- !techponies
Wednesday, 26-Oct-11 03:06:47 UTC from web-
@leonkfox What resolution is the capture device set to record at? Tried messing with that?
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You know I hit the jackpot with the EZCap? Well I did...with Wii at least. The 360 crops off 3/4 of the screen and goes black and white ¬_¬ !techponies
Wednesday, 26-Oct-11 03:01:32 UTC from web-
@redenchilada Not sure, but even if I did know, fat lot of good changing the video standard would have done, even in Arcsoft it isn't showing up right. What have I done wrong, then? (not asking you to answer, specifically) It's annoying though, connected via scart, at the lowest possible resoluion, on PAL 60...no idea what could have gone wrong.
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@scribusmyers It was intentional, heh.
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Haha, I am so beyond chuffed right now! After several days of trying to get it to work, I finally have the EZCap working to a T! :D !techponies
Wednesday, 26-Oct-11 01:15:09 UTC from web -
EZ Cap Test 6 is now uploaded...please, PLEASE, PLEASE let this have all recorded correctly! I've tried two different video capture programs (Arcsoft Total Media 2 and Virtual Dub) this is my second test with Virtual Dub, and I followed a tutorial unlike the first time. If this isn't the golden ticket esque result I've been waiting for, with no frame rate dips, video speed ups, out of sync audio or at times crazy pitch I have no idea what will be. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkvXGpQrKlE !vgp !techponies
Wednesday, 26-Oct-11 01:07:10 UTC from web -
Alright, by the suggestion of a Twitter follower I'm going to render my next test with VirtualDub rather than AVS Video Editor. See if that fixes anything. !techponies
Tuesday, 25-Oct-11 22:19:25 UTC from web -
God damn it, I fix something and I get a new bloody problem. Now I have audio pitch issues and videos not playing past a certain point. !techponies
Tuesday, 25-Oct-11 22:10:29 UTC from web -
Is anyone else having problems playing the video past the 2:59 mark? !techponies
Tuesday, 25-Oct-11 22:09:42 UTC from web -
Just watched the test back, it went great...besides the pitch of the audio going all over the shop :S It should be fixable, and at least the frame rate is mostly consistent. Still, what the HELL caused the pitch to fluctuate like that? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu0C6dQSq8A&feature=channel_video_title !techponies
Tuesday, 25-Oct-11 22:07:35 UTC from web -
dual screening for the first time. this is pretty damn cool !techponies
Tuesday, 25-Oct-11 21:54:55 UTC from web -
Same issue, the quality was good but the frame rate dipped quite drastically. Following a whole new tutorial for a program called VirtualDub. !techponies
Tuesday, 25-Oct-11 00:31:03 UTC from web -
Arrived at my cousin's place for RAW, going to be using his 360 to test out my EZCap (I don't have a composite cable for the 360) !techponies
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@leonkfox Sounds good. Tell me more about this EZCap sometime. ^^ My friend runs a sports network site and was asking about it when I told him. ^^
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All this talk of EZCaps and video capturing from me over the past few days...I'm just so desperate to get it to work so I can make better videos! !techponies
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So it seems it is possible to do a recording on the EZCap with Arcsoft and not get lag, why can't I get this result most of the time? :S http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yh3FptooYA !techponies
Monday, 24-Oct-11 19:31:12 UTC from web -
It's not set in stone that I will, but if I do order a Dazzle, is there any specific make of Dazzle/model that's better than others? !techponies
Monday, 24-Oct-11 18:52:31 UTC from web-
@pinhooves Is that the same one as this, or was the one you speak of US only? http://www.amazon.co.uk/AVID-8230-10063-11-Pinnacle-Dazzle-Recorder/dp/B001918NLC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1319482255&sr=8-1
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@leonkfox I looked it up, and they're both dvc100 models, so they should be the same.
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@pinhooves Nice ^^ I may have been linked to a good tutorial for this EZCap, if that doesn't work I'm gonna have to order one and see if that works and allows me to record gameplay properly. As I said I've only had one succesful recording with the EZCap thus far l, since I got it set up several days ago. *ramble over*
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For all of the settings tweaks, different capturing software etc I am convinced my recording woes lie with the EZ Cap. The Conduit test was a fluke, it would seem. One of the main reasons I think my EZCap is the cause of all my problems is the fact that across all the different software I captured video with, video editors I rendered my clips with (once I started doing so) this was my ONLY successful recording with the damn thing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtIm0wr9Cx0&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL !techponies
Monday, 24-Oct-11 18:23:49 UTC from web -
Well, I can now confirm the EZCap's recording lagging with Sonic games isn't the fault of those games ,it lags with Super Mario Galaxy 2 as well, on both Arcsoft Total Media 2 and Debut Video Capture 2. It could well be a fault of the EZCap, gah. !techponies
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Had enough of the EZCap for now, turned off the laptop, will see if I can get the Sonic games to work later on. !techponies
