Tech With Ric » Video http://techwithric.com Nothing else but tech! Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:25:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Tech Fights: A Brief Roundup http://techwithric.com/tech-fights-a-brief-roundup http://techwithric.com/tech-fights-a-brief-roundup#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:39:03 +0000 Richie Sajan http://techwithric.com/?p=1564 Fights are inevitable in any fields: weapons, wealth, even women! They do have their share of fun or damage respective to each. Technology is no different. Taking a recent case would be the Sony PlayStation vs Microsoft’s XBox platforms (which is still on going.) Here’s a brief look that has, well, shaped up technology’s history.techfightsHope you had a good history refresh :P

]]> http://techwithric.com/tech-fights-a-brief-roundup/feed 0 3 Easy Ways to Embed Video in Blog http://techwithric.com/3-easy-ways-to-embed-video-in-blog http://techwithric.com/3-easy-ways-to-embed-video-in-blog#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:29:17 +0000 Richie Sajan http://techwithric.com/?p=1458 imagesOnline video industry is skyrocketing. Millions of people watch YouTube and Vimeo daily. Top blogs have video sections with how-to video guides, editor’s video picks or video screencasts. These videos prove to be a great way to make a popular blog. Beautiful, appealing videos featured in a blog may bring lots of new visitors.

However, to embed a video properly is a complicated task for a novice webmaster. On the one hand, a blog owner need to deploy correct video HTML code. On the other hand – there so many techniques how to embed a video on a blog so it’s hard to make the best choice. Let’s look at the easiest 4 ways to embed video in a blog:

Free Video Converter

image001
Free Video Converter by Freemake is a video freeware that helps to convert video to SWF or FLV format and to embed the resulting video to your blog. The process is simple: select a video, convert and check the “embed video to my web page” box. After the conversion, copy and paste the automatically generated code to your web page, upload the video to you server and enjoy unique video on your blog. Free Video Converter is a suitable tool for those who prefer less HTML coding and immediate results. Link to download.

HTML5 Video Embedding

HTML5 is a great standard for video playback directly in browsers. Latest versions of Chrome, Mozilla Firefox support HTML5 video. The advantage of HTML5 coding is that a video can be watched on any device: PC, Mac, iPad, Android, etc. However, this way is useful for advanced webmasters.

The process is the following: convert your video to all popular video formats like: mp4, swf, ogg or webm. Upload all videos to server. Put a code structure like the one below between. Don’t forget to test the quality of the video and watch it in various browsers.

Here is a sample HTML5 code:

DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<body>

<video width=”420″ height=”340″ controls=”controls”>
<source src=”movie.ogg” type=”video/ogg” />
mp4″ type=”video/mp4″ />
webm” type=”video/webm” />
<object width=”320″ height=”240″ src=”movie.mp4″>
<embed width=”320″ height=”240″ src=”movie.swf”>
Your browser does not support video
</embed>
</object>
</video>

</body>
</html>

Video LightBox

image005

Video LightBox is a Java script application that allows you to play video in a fancy pop-up window. If you want to create a custom video player for your blog, then LightBox will do its job. The process is pretty easy: add a video, choose a video player style, upload a video file to server and publish a new video on your blog. The software has free and paid versions so each blogger may benefit from Video LightBox. Here is a little how-to video guide about LightBox.

Author Bio

Victoria Kushner is a blogger and social media specialist. She writes about popular multimedia apps and takes an active part in their promotion in social media.

]]> http://techwithric.com/3-easy-ways-to-embed-video-in-blog/feed 0 Can’t Open a Video File? Try K-Lite Mega Codec Pack http://techwithric.com/cant-open-a-video-file-try-k-lite-mega-codec-pack http://techwithric.com/cant-open-a-video-file-try-k-lite-mega-codec-pack#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 07:17:56 +0000 Richie Sajan http://techwithric.com/?p=1350 k-lite_mega_codec_packYou can’t deny the frustration when your eagerly waiting to watch a video on your PC and suddenly a message comes out “cannot play this video.” Oh the bother! Well here’s a pretty straight-forward solution to this.

Videos are played on a computer using a codec. According to Wikipedia, “a codec is a device or computer program capable of encoding and/or decoding a digital data stream or signal.” So any time your media player does not play a video it’s because you don’t have the codec to decode that particular video format.

So how to solve it? Well its quite simple. Just download the K-Lite Mega Codec Pack and install it on your PC. That’s it! Just play your video files after restarting your computer and you are good to go.

k-lite-codec-pack-14

Install Screen

Some features of K-Lite Mega Codec Pack

  • Media Player Classic Homecinema [version 1.5.2.3450]
  • ffdshow:
    - ffdshow
    – ffdshow VFW interface
  • DirectShow video decoding filters
  • DirectShow audio decoding filters
  • DirectShow audio parsers
  • DirectShow source filters
  • AVI Splitter (Gabest)

To download this just head over to this page. Have a great media experience.

]]> http://techwithric.com/cant-open-a-video-file-try-k-lite-mega-codec-pack/feed 2 [Video]Sneak Peek at Windows 8 http://techwithric.com/videosneak-peek-at-windows-8 http://techwithric.com/videosneak-peek-at-windows-8#comments Sat, 30 Apr 2011 06:21:25 +0000 Richie Sajan http://techwithric.com/?p=1196 windows8-imageAfter Windows 7, Microsoft are steadily developing their next operating system, tentatively titled ‘Windows 8.’ And last week the blogosphere came alive when a build of the OS got leaked into the public. The build in question is Microsoft Windows 8 M1 Build 6.1.7850, meant for private testing.The video shows the logging into Windows and some other basics like switching users and languages and customizing user accounts. Check out the video below:

This next video over here shows the new pattern-based login system in the new Windows :

Hmm, interesting to say the least. We’ve gotta wait and watch for future more stable releases.

]]> http://techwithric.com/videosneak-peek-at-windows-8/feed 0 Easy to Install Related Posts Widget for Blogger http://techwithric.com/easy-to-install-related-posts-widget-for-blogger http://techwithric.com/easy-to-install-related-posts-widget-for-blogger#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:12:27 +0000 Richie Sajan http://techwithric.com/?p=676 Well I had earlier posted about 8 ways to install related posts in blogger. Nothing wrong in those methods and nothing much great in this one. The only difference is that I’ll post a step by step solution along with a video tutorial. Hope you enjoy it.

You can view the video tutorial here. For an image only tutorial follow on below. You can get the code’s shown in the video from below:


OK. So the installation goes as this:

  • [image]edit-html-bloggerFirst login to your blogger account and under the blog in which you want to implement the related posts, click onLayout. Next click on Edit HTML.
  • Now check the Expand Widget Templates check-box (as shown below). This check-box is found on the top-right of the box containing your template’s code. [image]expand-widgets-template
  • Now press Ctrl+F to bring about your ‘Find Box’ in your browser, and search for the following code. 
    </head>

    Now replace it with the following code (Code Listing 1.1):

    <!--Related Posts Scripts and Styles Start-->
 <!--Remove--><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;item&quot;'>
<style type="text/css">
#related-posts {
float:center;
text-transform:none;
height:100%;
min-height:100%;
padding-top:5px;
padding-left:5px;
}
#related-posts .widget{
padding-left:6px;
margin-bottom:10px;

}
#related-posts .widget h2, #related-posts h2{
font-size: 1.6em;
font-weight: bold;
color: black;
font-family: Georgia, &#8220;Times New Roman&#8221;, Times, serif;
margin-bottom: 0.75em;
margin-top: 0em;
padding-top: 0em;
}
#related-posts a{
color:blue;
}
#related-posts a:hover{
color:blue;
}
#related-posts ul{
list-style-type:none;
margin:0 0 0px 0;
padding:0px;
text-decoration:bold;
font-size:15px;
text-color:#000000
}
#related-posts ul li{
background:transparent url(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_u4gySN2ZgqE/SnZhv_C6bTI/AAAAAAAAAl4/Rozt7UhvgOo/s200/greentickbullet.png) no-repeat ;
display:block;
list-style-type:none;
margin-bottom: 13px;
padding-left: 30px;
padding-top:0px;}
</style>

<script type='text/javascript'>
var relatedpoststitle="Related Posts";
</script>
<script src='http://blogergadgets.googlecode.com/files/related-posts-for-blogger.js' type='text/javascript'/>

<!--Remove--></b:if>
<!--Related Posts Scripts and Styles End-->
</head>

    To change how title of the related posts widget appears, edit the text in green. To change the green tick-mark appearing beside your related posts edit the url marked in blue.

  • Now search for 
    <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'>

    or

    <p class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'>

    and immediately after any of these lines(whichever you could find) place the code below (Code Listing 1.2):

    <!-- Related Posts Code Start-->

<!--Remove--><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;item&quot;'>
<div id='related-posts'>
<b:loop values='data:post.labels' var='label'>

<b:if cond='data:label.isLast != &quot;true&quot;'>
</b:if>
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;item&quot;'>

<script expr:src='&quot;/feeds/posts/default/-/&quot; + data:label.name + &quot;?alt=json-in-script&amp;callback=related_results_labels&amp;max-results=6&quot;' type='text/javascript'/></b:if></b:loop><a href='http://www.bloggerplugins.org/2009/08/related-posts-for-blogger-widget.html'><img style="border: 0" alt="Related Posts Widget for Blogger" src="http://image.bloggerplugins.org/blogger-widgets.png" /></a>

<script type='text/javascript'>
var maxresults=5;
removeRelatedDuplicates(); printRelatedLabels(&quot;<data:post.url/>&quot;);
</script>
</div>

<!--Remove--></b:if>
<!-- Related Posts Code End-->

    You can change the number of related posts to be displayed by editing the number in pink.

  • To show related posts on all pages, just delete the text in red from both of the code listings.

Thats it, your done! Have any troubles? Comment, I’m right here to help!

]]> http://techwithric.com/easy-to-install-related-posts-widget-for-blogger/feed 4 How to Play .bik files http://techwithric.com/how-to-play-bik-files http://techwithric.com/how-to-play-bik-files#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 19:09:54 +0000 Richie Sajan http://techwithric.com/?p=601 You’ve probably played games like Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones or F.E.A.R. The thing that I look out the most in the game is the in-game cut scenes. The highly entertaining and wonderfully animated videos just light me up. But how to view them when not playing the game? Well search for the files in the directory (or folder) where you have installed your game. Some of the games have such videos with the ‘.bik’ extension. So how to play them?

Well for a little bit of general knowledge, .bik files are used as intro or cutscene videos in games. Their used specially as they help reduce overall size of the video (as compared to other common formats like .avi etc.) while leaving a maximum resolution of 800×600.

So how to play them? Well just head-over to the radgametools.com website and download ‘The RAD Video Tools’, which is just a 1.2MB free download. Once downloaded and installed, just head-over to the game directory and double-click on the .bik file. You can also access this tool via the Start menu => BINK and Smacker => RAD Video Tools

RAD video tools_BINK player

RAD video tools & BINK player

The player also allows the files to be converted to other popular formats like .avi and .wmv. However while playing .bik files, you cannot view them in full-screen mode.

The RAD Video Tools:
Download: Link
Website: http://www.radgametools.com/bnkdown.htm

]]> http://techwithric.com/how-to-play-bik-files/feed 3 Download SkyDownloader PRO with Lifetime License for Free http://techwithric.com/download-skydownloader-pro-with-lifetime-license-for-free http://techwithric.com/download-skydownloader-pro-with-lifetime-license-for-free#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:44:04 +0000 Richie Sajan http://techwithric.com/download-skydownloader-pro-with-lifetime-license-for-free sky_logo_small SkyDownloader is a downloader for free music, movies, live TV and more. It’s home base for everything that entertains you online, providing the smartest and fastest access to millions of songs, MP3s, movies, TV shows, live channels and games. SkyDownloader combines powerful Gnutella and BitTorrent file sharing technologies with effortless live channel streaming to give you the world’s best online entertainment experience with the least amount of hassle. Click on to get a free version.

Features of the SkyDownloader PRO includes:

  • Download quickly and efficiently by using SkyDownloader’s sophisticated and proprietary under-the-hood technologies that optimize and accelerate download speeds as much as five-to-ten times faster versus other downloading clients.
  • Easy to use with fresh and intuitive user interface.
  • One click access to top artists’ CDs, DVDs, ringtones, concert tickets and more via partners such as Amazon.com.
  • Safe and secure with fr spyware and adware free.
  • Simple search and organized by category.
  • Upgraded Turbo-Charged connections.
  • Blazing fast downloads (up to 25% faster).
  • Unlimited technical support and free updates.
  • Faster searches and access to more files.
  • No Marketing Messages or Ads.
  • Additional skins and themes.

To Download the software for free along with its free license key:

  1. Visit the promotion page by clicking here.
  2. In this step you will need your twitter username and password. If you don’t have one you can create one from here.
  3. After that enter first name, last name, email and country then click on “Continue” button to download and create SkyDownloader Pro account as well as the installer setup of SkyDownloader PRO.

Note: A tweet by the following words:

Just got the NEW Sky Downloader PRO for FREE ($49 value) in exchange for this Tweet! http://www.skydownloader.com/tweet4pro/

will be sent to your twitter account as a part of this giveaway.

]]> http://techwithric.com/download-skydownloader-pro-with-lifetime-license-for-free/feed 2 How to use an .mdf , .mds or an .iso file http://techwithric.com/how-to-use-an-mdf-mds-or-an-iso-file http://techwithric.com/how-to-use-an-mdf-mds-or-an-iso-file#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:24:19 +0000 Richie Sajan http://techwithric.com/?p=63 Well just the other day I was back to my usual business of downloading (won’t say what :P ) and I encountered a file with a .mdf extension. Hmm, that’s when I remembered that I had made a video about how to use these types of files and what to do with it. Well basically the .mds file is a sort of address-holder for the mdf file. The main data is stored into the mdf file, and the mds file contains data about it. (You could somewhat compare it to a pointer in C/C++)

The loading instruction for iso is the same, only that you won’t have a mds file for it. You just directly load the iso file.

Just view the video below:

<a href="http://www.linkedtube.com/0aZvWfVowDk95b3cbe86a8e9afaab01e3df98ff6825.htm">LinkedTube</a>

If your looking for a free software in place of Alcohol 120%, you could use some like ISO Recorder (recommended) to burn iso or InfraRecorder to burn a mdf file.

If you have any doubt, don’t hesitate to comment!

]]> http://techwithric.com/how-to-use-an-mdf-mds-or-an-iso-file/feed 1 How to play FLV videos? http://techwithric.com/how-to-play-flv-videos http://techwithric.com/how-to-play-flv-videos#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:08:00 +0000 Richie Sajan http://www.techwithric.com/how-to-play-flv-videos FLV-IconAdmit it or not but we all download videos of the net. And most of the videos that we download of the net are most probably in FLV format FLV stands for Flash Video Files, and in most OS’s there’s no default FLV player. For eg. in Windows, the Windows Media Player won’t play FLV videos. So what should you do then? Read on.To play an FLV video, you need a special media player on your PC. I would recommend the following two programs for this:

  1. GOM Media Player

    2. GOM Player is a free multimedia player with popular video and audio codecs built-in. GOM Player supports file formats such as AVI, DAT, MPEG, DivX, XviD, WMV, ASF. Users don’t have to install codecs separately. GOM Player is capable of playing incomplete or damaged AVI files by skipping the damaged frames. It can also play locked or partially downloaded files. Its other features include drag-and-drop support, HTTP streaming, editable skins, subtitling, overlay mixer, key remapping, enhanced filter rendering, real-time index rebuilding for AVI files and unicode support among others.  You can download it from here.

  1. VLC Media Player

    2. VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player and multimedia framework capable of reading most audio and video formats (MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, DivX, MPEG-1, mp3, ogg, aac …) as well as DVDs, Audio CDs VCDs, and various streaming protocols. See the full features list. It can play FLV videos but there are some problems occasionally.

    Download it from here.

Have Fun!

]]> http://techwithric.com/how-to-play-flv-videos/feed 0