Category Archives: Gentoo
multimedia reference guide: x264
It seems a little weird to me to post something on my blog that I already posted on our blog at work, but whatever. I figured it’d get more visibility if I wrote about it, since I already cover multimedia … Continue reading
Filed under Gentoo, Multimedia
digital trike
So, I don’t normally talk about work on my blog, just because … hey, who wants to work? I’d rather surround myself with Reese’s cups and watch Roger Ramjet. I totally recommend it. Anyway, at Digital Trike, my current depriver … Continue reading
git and acl effective mask
I have run into this funky problem with ACL and git at work, and I cannot for the life of me figure it out. I’m not sure if it’s a bug, wrong expectation on my part, or just plain ole … Continue reading
wrapper script for disc_id
I wrote a little wrapper script for disc_id tonight, available here. disc_id is a little binary that ships with libdvdread, or at least, it used to in older versions. I use disc_id to give me a unique 32-character string of … Continue reading
Filed under bend / dvd2mkv, Gentoo, Multimedia, Programming
web media frontend
I have always wanted to tweak my HTPC frontend quite a lot to add extra functionality, but the entry barrier to learning a GUI language has been way too high for me. I’ve had success though, in patching MythFrontend to … Continue reading
Filed under Entertainment, Gentoo, Multimedia, MythTV, Programming
znurt and planet larry expected downtime
O hai. Both Znurt and Planet Larry are going to be going offline here … pretty soon for a day or so. I’m moving hosts again, and should have things back up shortly. I’m hoping I can get it all … Continue reading
Filed under Gentoo
handbrake ebuild
My life has been uncharacteristically busy lately, which is a really new experience for me, because I usually have so much free time that I don’t know what to do with myself. Anyway. As a result of lack of time, … Continue reading
Filed under Gentoo, Multimedia
planet larry migration
I wrote not too long ago that I was going to give up maintaining Planet Larry and look for a new owner. I got a lot of offers from a lot of people who were willing to step up and … Continue reading
Filed under Gentoo, Planet Larry
planet larry needs a new home
Alright, so in my quest to move forward with my life, I’m going to be discarding certain projects that I really haven’t been making a priority. Planet Larry is one of those. I’ve always thought that the idea of a … Continue reading
Filed under Gentoo
mplayer + libbluray support
MPlayer just very recently got support for playback of unencrypted Blu-Ray discs using libbluray. (Thanks to all the devs and testers! ) Apparently development for the library is being hosted on VLC’s git servers now, something I had no idea … Continue reading
Filed under Gentoo, MPlayer, Multimedia
