I have a video or audio file which I am unable to play… What to Do ??
I cant play the .AVI file, how do I play it ??
Few very common questions, I am receiving via Email now days… So many people out there are facing codec nightmare with audio and video files…
What is a Codec ??
In a layman language, its a format or technique in which an audio or video file is provided to you… There are video codecs and audio codecs…
Why do we have different codecs ??
Mainly because to compress the file size by not trying to lose its quality… There after few codecs tries to compress the video or audio file to smaller size for ease of transport via online of portable offline method… Where as some tries to compress the file but with possible mean of holding back the quality lose…
For example an audio codec would be MP3 or WMA… Where as example for video codec would be xvid or aac x264
You may read more on Codecs here at Wiki
Why dont my PC comes with Codec ??
Under your Windows OS, microsoft provides support for few default and populer codecs like MP3 or such… But all these codecs are 3rd party developed softwares…
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Indian movies doesn’t necessarily mean Bollywood, its a vast country and just like bollywood, the south Indian film industry also has its fare share… One of the biggest name of South India film industry and also known face to bollywood is Mr. Rajnikanth…
As happens with all celebrity, he also has his own set jokes… !!! Bellow ones are circulating at many Indian forums, I thought it wont be a bad idea to give a little fun to my readers…
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Many, many new computer users are asking me one basic question about their computing need, a very basic question, that, What to buy ?? will it be core 2 duo or will it be an AMD X2 based computer !!
Which is Better between Intel Core 2 Duo and AMD Athlon X2 ??
To be honest, this is a subjective question, there are 2 answer for the question, depending on your budget and need (use of the PC / Notebook / Laptop)…
You must understand, its not just the processor which you buy, its a full PC which contains many other parts, some of them contributes more than a processor to the overall performance of the PC / Notebook / Laptop…
If you just compare just those 2 processor, then, yeah, its the Core 2 Duo always comes as clear winner over AMD X2 range but as I said its the full system which ensures the performance for your PC… So a Core 2 Duo highest end processor based PC which contains other improper hardware may stay behind an AMD X2 based system with proper hardware support…
There are 2 major aspect of making or chosing a system configuration… The 1st one is to judge is that would the real use for the system ?? Do you really need a higher end processor and such when you plan to do basic office job with some entertainment ??
For example, I receive many emails asking to suggest a notebook for Rs. 45,000 (USD 900 more or less) with main need for Basic office job and some entertainment, music, movie !!! Most of them prefer to spend the total amount of a higher end config, which them self may never use…
Few quick facts…
Compaq C702TUwith 1 GB RAM (it comes with default 512 MB, so ask the your vendor to update it to 1 GB) is fully vista premium compatible… Comes with Intel GL960 chipset with GMA x3100, which means it will run all vista animation and Aero effects with full acceleration, its Rs. 25,200/- (INR) with 1 GB RAM and incl all TAX… Though it comes with Celeron processor but can run any software, even Adobe Premiere Pro… However just the processing time would be lot longer for such resource demanding softwares… !!!
So what I want to point is that even you can buy a Notebook with as low budget of Rs. 25000/- to satisfy all your needs, but only when, you understand the meaning of the work which you intend to Carry out…
Therefore with Budget of Rs. 45,000/- to Rs. 50000/- for a notebook which you plan to use for mainly some office job, some imaging, little home video editing and entertainment, AMD X2 range would provide a better solution !!!
There is no real benifit for a core 2 duo processor if it comes with a Intel 946 chipset of GMA 950 as one AMD X2 with Nvidia 7150 or such chipset will out performe the Core 2 Duo based notebook then…
So ever woundered how about this bellow setup if you have a budget of Rs. 45000/- to 50000/- to spend on your notebook ??
Compaq V6608AU with 2 GB RAM upgrade Rs. 35,400/- (INR) and Invest the rest of the ammount (10 to 12k) for a 19″ TFT display such as View Sonic vg1930wm which is Rs. 9800/- and a good 2.1 speaker system…
Use most powerful confuguration at budget of Rs. 35,000/- at move and enjouy full screen movies and bigger screen at Home !!
Before you read, please note, I am just another armature digital Camera user !!! So if you are a pro, then simply don’t read this article !!!
Just was playing with Nikon s51c white balance… Thought to blog about it…
One pretty confusing factor many is the White balance, there are many preset options are given, between them we see 2 options as, Dusk / Dawn and Sunset…
What is White Balance ??
To a common man, it is just a term which allows one to adjust the image colors properlly… If you need to know more about it, you may read more about White Balance at Wiki..
There are many Preset options are available for Nikon Digital Camera, such as s51c… Which makes most of us confuse is the choice between Sunset and Dusk / Dawn !!!
With simple testing I found that under both, at morning sunrise or at evening sunset its the Sunset while balance preset which gives us the best results…
Bellow are 2 pictures one of which is taken with Pre-set option Dusk / Dawn mode and another at sutset mode… One may him self spot the difference !!! Do note, that, there were no image editing tools are used with any of this pictures apart from Windows Paint to reduce the image size !!!
1st one is taken with Preset mode, Dusk / Dawn
2nd one is taken with preset mode, sunset !!!
Is this happens with just Nikon s51c ??
Not quite !!! tested with E5200 also… !!!
Once again the bellow 2 are same subject taken with 2 different mode, the 1st one is at
Dusk / Dawn mode and the next one at Sunset mode… !!!
With Preset menu mode Dusk / Dawn (Sunrise)
Taken with preset menu mode, Sunset…
So what to do ??
Personally I have felt, even if it is sunrise or sunset, when using manual preset white balance, Sutset works best for me at preset menu mode for white balance !!!
Microsoft has released new firmware version 2.3 for Zune v1 and v2…. Which is available via Zune update service…
Few Quick Questions…
How do I obtain Zune update ??
You must have an active Internet connection and Zune Software installed in your PC / Notebook…
Where can I find Zune software ??
Zune software is available free of cost… You may obtain it from Microsoft via this link… Note, if you have a x64 based system then please download the x64 version of Zune software…..
I have the latest Zune software installed and I have an active connection, so now how can I update my Zune ??
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I was not able to provide the last months stats because of a hosting change for ChotoCheeta.com !!!
However this month I have complete data for AWstats for the ChotoCheeta.com visit count and visitor analysis…
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