Category: Video Manipulation

  • Node MakeMKV v0.1.0-beta

    I have just released the first [[https://github.com/lasley/node-makemkv/releases/tag/v0.1.0-beta|beta]] of [[https://blog.laslabs.com/projects/remote-makemkv/|Node-MakeMKV]]. This project wraps makemkvcon to create a MakeMKV Web UI. This release contains a significant amount of bug fixes from the alpha release. There is now also support for ripping of directories and image files located inside of `source_dir` (as defined in the settings.) Current planned…

  • Node-MakeMKV v0.0.1-alpha

    I have just finished and released the Alpha version of Node-MakeMKV. It is defintely rough around the edges at this point, but it seems to work well enough to warrant public release. Take a look [[projects:remote-makemkv|here]] for the script and associated docs.

  • Install ffmpeg from source on Ubuntu

    This tutorial is designed for a headless server, and does not install anything related to `X11`. These instructions assume that you have escalated to root (`sudo su`), and have been tested with Ubuntu 12.04, 12.10, & 13.04. =Initial Installation= # Remove old `ffmpeg`, `x264`, and `avconv` {{{ apt-get remove -y ffmpeg x264 libav-tools yasm &&…

  • Remote MakeMKV

    = CHECK OUT THE NEW VERSION W/ WEB UI – [[https://blog.laslabs.com/projects/remote-makemkv]] = ————- //**Provides a GUI usable for a headless server with multiple drives. Can sling through a SOCKS proxy**// [[[TOC]]] —— **Requires [[http://www.makemkv.com/|MakeMKV]], [[http://qt-project.org/downloads|QT 4]], `mkisofs` (For ISO functionality), `Python 2.7` (have not tested other versions), `PyQt4` (on client), `socksipy-branch` (on server and client)**…

  • `Unrecognized option ‘preset’` in avconv/ffmpeg+x264

    This is because libx264 or the extra codecs are not installed. Install with {{{ #1ang=bash sudo apt-get install -y x264 libx264-123 libx264-dev libavcodec-extra-53 }}}