Handbrake

All things Handbrake

• Using Handbrake and libdvdcss.dll
• CPU usage when running Handbrake
• Converting media so that it will play on an Apple iPad or Touch
• ParkingBrake for Windows -  a 64 bit decrypter for use with Handbrake

This post is in the process of having content transferred that was originally on my website www.tempusfugit.ca

The main thrust of this page is the discussion of using Handbrake to make conversions for the iPad and Touch. The issue of using a decrypting DVD's and BD is discussed but only gives pointers to where libdvdcss.dll and libaacs.dll can be obtained and implemented.

As far as decryption I still use DVD43 (on a 64 Windows computer) and anyDVD HD (by Slysoft)  for my occasional ripping needs.

The Dichotomy of MP3 and HiFi

It is strange how the concept of Hi-Fi (High Fidelity) went out of the window when the iPod came along.

Or maybe it was Alan Sugar and his Amstrad amplifier that started the rot?

I have spent a lot of time in the past (long distant!), analyzing audio distortion and the subjective effects on how audio is heard.

Roger Adair (the guy on the right) was working on the concept of making a digital tape deck at this time (1976).

• The Death of High Fidelity
• The Texan Amplifier
• Linsley Hood - An Audio Legacy
• PCL - The Polytechinic of Central London - University of Westminster

Windows 7 SP1 rollout

kb976932

Citrix Systems

Citrix Systems - Virtualization, Networking and Cloud. Virtual Computing, Simplified.

Citrix offer a range of products for all sizes of business from Desktop Vitualization, Networking, Cloud Infrastructure to Collaboration and Support.

Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)

Collaboration and Support:

This was the exposure that I was presented with w.r.t. VT-d (directed I/O) - it seemed that this was a requirement for the operation of the remote assistance software from Citrix.

• Applications that require vt-d
• The difference between vt-d and vt-x

SP1 Failures

It would appear that the "early adopters" of Windows 7, the ones that downloaded and beta tested (from Microsoft for free and then tested for free) are the ones that seem to be having the most problems with kb976932.

The error: 0x800f0904 - CBS_E_MORE_THAN_ONE_ACTIVE_EDITION This can be due to the release candidate failing to uninstall properly. is being seen.

These are the Windows users that are more likely to be installing SP1.

The users of normally purchased copies of Windows 7 are less likely to run into problems. Builds 7600 and later should be ok. (RC1 was 7100)