Virtualdub does not have a dedicated fast-preview option. The only way to fast-preview, without giving up on normal preview, is to hold down the arrow key. I find this a little inconvenient and slow. Here is an Autohotkey script to simulate fast-forward and fast-rewind in Virtualdub. It uses the aforementioned key hold-down method but Autohotkey …
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There are times when you need to run a command-line application. This article shows how, using an example. We will convert a PNG file to WebP using Google’s Libwebp application. As we work through the example, we will learn many important Cmd commands, including some advanced ones. In the end, we will see how to …
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By default, IrfanView supports all the major image formats. It also supports various non-image formats natively; for example, text files. It is possible to add support for even more formats via plugins. What all this means is that IrfanView will attempt to display many files that are either unsupported, non-image or both. If you attempt …
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Here are the steps for cropping an animated GIF using Gimp. Open the GIF file in Gimp using File ➾ Open Press Shift+C to select the crop tool. It can also be selected via Tools ➾ Transform Tools ➾ Crop or by clicking on the crop icon on the Tools Pane. Select the portion of the …
It is possible to abort a shutdown in Windows provided that the shutdown command had a timeout associated with it. Restarts triggered by Windows updates usually have a timeout. Also, if you are invoking shutdown from the command line you have the option of setting a timeout for the shutdown. I will explain where this …
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HTL is the original Blu-ray format, LTH was developed later to reduce costs. The reason for the low cost of LTH is that its production process is similar to that of DVDs. Which is Better? Generally speaking, HTL discs are considered better. They are more resistant to UV light and moisture. However, it is possible …
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VirtualDub can be used to save individual frames or a sequence of frames as images. Video players like VLC, Media Player classic, etc have this functionality as well but VirtualDub supports smoother seeking than your average video player. Also, most video players do not support saving a sequence of images. By default, VirtualDub does not …
Setting up an FTP server is a relatively easy way to share files in your local network. It is more difficult to set up an FTP server for remote transfers. This article focuses on local FTP transfers. Download and install Filezilla Server can be downloaded from here. For the most part, there isn’t anything to …
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Setting up a static IP address is useful if you want other devices in the local network to initiate a connection to your computer. External (public) IP Address vs Local IP Address Each device you connect to your router has its own local IP address. These addresses are unique within your local network. But since …
uGet’s browser integration module does not seem to support content-disposition fields. This often results in downloaded files having inconvenient names like download.php or some GUID like e94d8f80-7e18-11e9-80e1-46db6c91c5c0. This problem did not exist in older versions of uGet since it used to auto-rename files ignoring file names set by users or by plugins. This behavior has …
