Wednesday, November 30, 2005

drewnoakes.com - jpeg exif / iptc metadata extraction in java

drewnoakes.com - jpeg exif / iptc metadata extraction in java
com.drew.metadata.exif

Index (Java Advanced Imaging Image I/O Tools 1_0-rc)
TAG_IMAGE_DESCRIPTION - Static variable in class com.sun.media.imageio.plugins.tiff.BaselineTIFFTagSet
Constant specifying the "Image_description" tag.
TAG_USER_COMMENT - Static variable in class com.sun.media.imageio.plugins.tiff.EXIFTIFFTagSet
A tag indicating a user comment (type UNDEFINED).

Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Camcorder comparison

AVCHD maximum bit rate 24 Mbit/sec H264 High-Profile, Level-4.1 1920x1080
Canon HF S10 (1/2.6), HF S100 (1/2.6), HF11 (1/3.2), HG20 (1/3.2), HG21 (1/3.2), HF20 (1/4), HF200 (1/4),
Quality, 16 GB, 32 GB Internal Flash Drive
LP (5 Mbps) 6 hours 5 min, 12 hours 15 min
SP (7 Mbps) 4 hours 45 min, 9 hours 35 min
XP+ (12 Mbps) 2 hours 50 min, 5 hours 45 min
FXP (17 Mbps) 2 hours 5 min, 4 hours 10 min -Allows 1920x1080 Full HD Recording
MXP (24 Mbps) 1 hours 25 min, 2 hours 55 min

Canon Optura Pi 1/4" CCD, 3.5" LCD, 650g, 68W 87H 148D = 875568, 4.1-49.2mm, f1.6-2.5, 30.5mm, 1.43lbs 2.68x3.43x5.83

HDV:
Canon HV10 1/2.7" CMOS, 2.7" LCD, 440g, 500g, 56W 104H 106D = 617344, 6.1-61mm, f/1.8-3.0, 37mm, 0.97lb, 2.2x4.1x4.2
Canon HV20 1/2.7" CMOS, 2.7" LCD, 535g, 615g, 88W 80H 138D = 971520, 6.1-61mm, f/1.8-3.0, 43mm, 1.2lbs, 3.5x3.2x5.4
Sony HDR-HC7 1/2.9" CMOS, 2.7" LCD, 650g(tb), 82W 82H 138D = 927912, 5.4-54mm, f/1.8-2.9, 37mm, 1lb 6oz, 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Panasonic miniDV, DVD, and SD
Panasonic JP GS500 GS300 specifications
GS500 3x1/4.7" CCD, 570g, 91W 73H 153D = 1016379, 3.3-39.6mm, f1.6-2.8, 43mm
GS300 3x1/6" CCD, 450g, 76H 73W 135D = 948980, 3.0-30mm, f1.8-2.8, 37mm
Panasonic Japanese GS400 700g,
81W 80H 178D = 1153440, 3.3-39.6mm, f1.6-2.8, 43mm, $983, 2.84lbs 3.125*3.5*7
Panasonic Japanese GS250 500g, 81W 73H 144D = 851472, 2.85-28.5mm, f1.6, 43mm, $685, 1.1lbs 3.2x2.9x5.7
Panasonic Japanese GS150 420g, 71W 73H 123D = 637509, 2.45-24.5mm, f1.8, 37mm, $510, 0.93lbs 2.8x2.9x4.9

JVC miniDV and HD
JVC GZ-MC500 Victor Everio GZ-MC500 3x1/4.5" CCD, 405g, 80W 55H 118D = 519200, 3.2-32mm, f1.8-2.4, 37mm, $1160, 0.89lbs 3.2x2.2x4.7
JVC GR-X5US Victor GR-X5 3x1/4.5" CCD, 510g, 88W 89H 93D = 728376, 3.2-32mm, f1.8-2.4, 37mm, $969, 1.1lbs 3.5x3.5x3.7

Canon miniDV and DVD
Canon Optura 600 Canon IXY DV M5 1/2.8" CCD, 410g, 51W 101H 102D = 525402, 6.1-61mm, f/1.8-3.0, 34mm, $765, 14.5oz 2.0x4.0x4.0 in

Sony miniDV, HDV, DVD, HD
Sony HDR-HC1 HDV 1080i Handycam 1/3" CMOS, 680g, 71W 94H 188D = 1254712, 5.1-51mm, f1.8-2.1, 37mm, $1421, 23oz, 2 7/8 x 3 3/4 x 7 1/2"
Sony Handycam - HDR-HC3 1/3" CMOS, 500g, 82W 78H 139D = 889044, 5.1-51mm, f1.8-2.9, 30mm
SonyStyle.com DCR-HC96 Japanese HC96 1/3" CCD, 460g, 72W 91H 120D = 786240, 5.1-51mm, f1.8-2.9, 30mm
Sony DCR-HC90 440g, 66W 91H 110D = 660660, 5.1-51mm, f1.8-2.9, 30mm, $704, 16oz 2 3/5 x 3 7/12 x 4 1/3"

Sunday, November 27, 2005

Flashes for Canon EOS

Flash Photography with Canon EOS Cameras
Canon Speedlite 430EX Guide Number 43 72x122x101mm 330g $251
Metz mecablitz 44 AF-4C GN44 75x125x108mm 400g $200
Sigma EF 500 DG ST GN50 77x139x117mm 320g $140
Sigma EF 500 DG Super GN50 77x139x117mm 325g $212

Tuesday, November 22, 2005

FatWallet Forums - Westinghouse LTV-32W1 $849.99 delivered at Crutchfield

FatWallet Forums - Westinghouse LTV-32W1 $849.99 delivered at Crutchfield

Tech Patterns :: Linux Runlevels explained

Tech Patterns :: Linux Runlevels explained
0 - Halt the system
1 - Single-user mode
2 - Multi-user mode (without NFS)
3 - Multi-user mode
4 - unused
5 - Multi-user mode, graphical login
6 - Reboot the system

nVidia and ATi

??? ???

Jen-Hsun Huang - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Spark Public Relations :: Client News
L'histoire de NVIDIA (Naissance & balbutiements) - PC INpact

History of ATI, Kwok-Yuen Ho
ATI Technologies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
L'histoire d'ATI (ATI : Array Technology Industry) - PC INpact

History of ATI - Beyond3D Forum

Black Friday @ GottaDeal.com



lcd:
CompUSA Syntax Olevia 37" LCD HDTV - $1499.99 AR
Sears Protron 32" LCD HDTV Monitor - $799.99 *
CompUSA Viewsonic 27" HD-Ready LCD TV - $649.99 AR
Circuit City Syntax Olevia 26" LCD HD-Ready TV - $499.99
@Best Buy Casio 2.3" Handheld LCD TV - $29.99 AR

recorder:
Best Buy Lite-on LVW-1101H DVD Recorder - $69.99 AR *
OfficeMax Lite-on DVD Recorder - $69.99 AR

usb/flash:
CompUSA Memorex 2GB USB 2.0 TravelDrive - $99.99 AR
Staples PNY Attache 2GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive - $79.94
Circuit City Lexar JumpDrive Secure 2GB Flash Drive - $69.99
CompUSA PNY Attache 2GB Flash Drive - $79.99 AR

compact:
Best Buy Sandisk 1GB Compact Flash Memory Card - $39.99
CompUSA PNY 1GB Compact Flash Memory Card - $39.99 AR
CompUSA Sandisk Ultra 1GB Compact Flash Card - $59.99 AR
Staples Sandisk 1GB Compact Flash Memory Card - $39.94 AR

hard:
CompUSA Hitachi 160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive - $19.99 AR
@CompUSA Seagate 200GB Internal Hard Drive - $29.99 AR *
@Staples Maxtor 200GB Internal Hard Drive - $29.94 AR *

dvd+r:
@Best Buy Dynex 75-Pac DVD+R w/ 25-Pack CD-R - $2.99 AR
@CompUSA DVD+RW 20-Pack Blank Media - $4.98
OfficeMax DVD+R 100-Pack Blank Media Spindle - $11.99 AR
@Staples Playo 50pk DVD+R Blank Media - $2.94 AR *

mouse:
@CompUSA Microsoft Wireless Laser Notebook Mouse - $29.99 AR
CompUSA Logitech LX500 Cordless Keyboard & Mouse Combo - $19.99 AR

Monday, November 21, 2005

Comparing Sigma and Tamron 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 lenses



Sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC 1:4.4 62mm 405g 70x78.1mm metal lens mount $325
Tamron AF18-200MM F/3.5-6.3 XR Di II 1:3.7 62mm 398g 73.8x83.7mm plastic lens mount $329

Nikon USA: 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED-IF AF-S VR DX Zoom-Nikkor 1:4.5 72mm 560g 77x96.5mm $763

Dollar and 99cent stores

DLTR: Competitors for DOLLAR TREE STORE - Yahoo! Finance

Dollar Tree
Welcome to 99 Cents Only
Dollar General - Save Time Save Money
Family Dollar - Home

Kashrus Agencies - kosher

Kashrus Agencies
Hechsherot - The Four Questions
Kosher symbols
Hidden Supermarket Tax: What I Found in My Pantry Pareve, Parve

Family gift list

Maestro Wu 金合利鋼刀 龍紋新式柄小切刀 Bombshell knives 

Stores to visit: brother
Bass Pro Shop, REI, Sports Basement
Fry's, Best Buy
Costco (Jelly Belly)
Walmart (Pork rind), Target (Tabasco Habanero Louisiana)
Whole Foods Market (hot chili pepper sauce), Trader Joe's (chocolate covered espresso coffee beans)
Korean Fried Chicken (BonChon), Ramen

Taiwan Gifts
*Knife/tool
*Dyson vacuum suction power boost v6 28 airwatts max 100 aw, v7 21-100, v8 22-115, v10 15.8-33-150, v11 185, v12 slim 150, v15 240 
*Speakers 
*GPU display Card 
*coffee beans
*LED bulbs
*TP-Link smart plugs

Costco Cough Drops
Melatonin, 5-HTP
Corn Starch powder with Zinc Oxide, Desitin

*jeans
*Air Purifier Carbon Ionic Ionizer Negative Ions Pro UV Sterilizer Breeze 2 for $70
*Plugin ionic, ozone refrigerator, usb air purifier
**desktop fan Vornado
**thermometer with humidity hygrometer
**SSD 256GB
**beer wine coffee glasses
**hair blower, Panasonic hair dryer EH-NA65-K $87
**AAA Rechargeable batteries and battery charger
**heart rate monitor
**earphone, headphone
**running singlet, sleeveless
**flashlight
**weigh scale

FatWallet Official Master Thread of "Official Store Coupons & Clearance"

Handheld Recorder
Speakers Polk Audio in-wall TC265i, RC65i

+Vitamins
Herb

Glucosamine 葡萄糖胺, Chondroitin 軟骨素, MSM 有機硫
*Puritan Glucosamine 1.5 g Chondroitin 1.2g 120*6/$166
Puritan MSM 1.5g 120*5/$27.7
Vitacost Glucosamine 1.5g Chondroitin 1.2g 120/$32+tax
Vitacost MSM 1.5g 120/$7+tax
*Swanson MSM 1g 240/$8.5
Swanson Glucosamine 1.5g Chondroitin 1.2g 60/$16
.Swanson Glucosamine 1.5g Chondroitin 1.2g MSM 0.6g 80/$20

*Calcium Carbonate 1200mg 200x3/$22

Official "Store Coupons & Clearance" Master Thread
Fatwallet Puritan's Pride Coupons
OFFICIAL Vitacost Coupon Thread (Vitacost.com) +tax
OFFICIAL Vitamin Shoppe Coupon Thread (VitaminShoppe.com)

山桑子 Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) Extract (花青素 Anthocyanosides/Anthocyanin)
*Puritan's Pride Bilberry Fruit 1000mg (180*3/$30) 18/$
Vitacost NSI Bilberry 160mg (90/$20.4)+tax
VitaminShoppe Bilberry Extract 120mg (240/$36)

葉黃素 Lutein 玉米黃素 Zeaxanthin
*Puritan's Pride Lutigold 20mg Zeananthin 800mg (120*3/$19.79) 18.19/$
*Puritan's Pride Lutigold 40mg Zeananthin 1600mg (120*3/$56.99) 6.32/$
Vitacost NSI Lutemax Lutein 20mg Zeananthin 840mcg (240/$22.5) 10.7/$+tax
Vitacost NSI FloraGlo Lutein 20mg Zeananthin 840mcg (240/$30)+tax
Swanson Ultra Lutein 20mg (120/$14) 8.57/$
Swanson Ultra Lutein 40mg (60/$13) 4.62/$

Vitamin B Complex
Puritan Vitamin B-50 Time Release 60*3/$14 = 12.86/$
*Puritan Vitamin B-100 Timed Release 250*3/$74 = 10.14/$
*Vitacost Vitamin B-50 Delayed Release 100/$5.95 = 16.81/$+tax
*Vitacost B-100 Delayed Release 100/$8.84 = 11.31/$+tax
*Swanson Vitamin B-125 time release 250/$18 = 13.9/$

Vitamin E
*Puritan Vitamin E 1000IU 1000*100*5/$40 = 12500/$
*Puritan Vitamin E-400 IU 400*250*5/$44 = 11363/$
Vitacost Natural Vitamin E 1000 IU 1000*250/$30 = 8333/$+tax
Vitacost Natural Vitamin E 400 IU 400*250/$15 = 6666/$+tax

BCAA
*All Star Health BCAA Powder 6g*220/60 = 22g/$ pure
Vitacost BCAA Powder 5g*60/$15.6 = 19.2g/$+tax
Puritan BCAA Powder 5g*60*3/$58.47 = 15.4g/$ pure
Swanson IBCAA powder 12g*28/$20 = 16.8g/$ not pure

Swanson BCAA Cap 2.1g*(100/3)/$6 = 11.67g/$ pure
Vitacost BCAA Capsules 2.4g*(300/3)/$17.09 = 12.6g/$ pure+tax
Puritan BCAA+B6 softgel 2.2g*(120/4)/$9 = 7.33g/$ pure

*Puritan Cranberry 蔓越莓 500mg 60*6/$18 20/$
Vitacost Cranberry 400mg 240/$18 13.3/$+tax
Swanson Cranberry 40mg 120/$3.8 3.17/$

CoQ10 
Puritan's Pride 400mg 120*3/$115 1.25/$
Costco 300mg 100 $20 1.5/$ 

左旋麩醯胺酸
Puritan L-Glutamine Powder 300g*5/$50 30/$
Puritan L-Glutamine 500mg 100/2*5/$17 14.7/$
bad taste Vitacost L-Glutamine Powder 1000g/$30 33.3/$+tax
*Vitacost L-Glutamine 1000mg 100/$6.3 15.9/$+tax
*Jarrow Formulas 1000mg 1000g/$36+tax 25.6/$

紫錐菊 Echinacea Extract 400mg 300/$21.5
*Puritan Echinacea 400mg 200*3/$20 12/$
Swanson Echinacea 400mg 180/$7 10.3/$
Vitacost Echinacea 1200mg 180/$9 = 20/$+tax

亞培安素粉
Ensure Nutrition Drink Powder 14 oz Can (397 g) $10.50

Eyebright 470mg (300/$12)

益生菌 乳酸菌 Bacterial Culture Billion Organisms
*Vitacost acidophilus probiotic 2B 250/$6.89 
VitaminShoppe Mega Acidophilus 2B 300/$27
Puritan acidophilus 100M 250*3/$20
Puritan acidophilus 1B 100*3/$15

葫蘆巴 Fenugreek Seed 610mg (200/$10)

+Boombox
Massager
Wal-Mart TV video game
Night-light

XFX Radeon HD 7750 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express Video Card (FX-775A-ZNP4) $78 after $15 Rebate + Free Shipping
Thinkfun games, Cover Your Tracks, Top This, Serpentiles, Sudoku books 6x6
Nintendo DSi
+filter for honeywell air purifier
Casio waveceptor solar analog watch sapphire glass crystal
Shoes

**USB portable speaker
*Surge protector, power strip
*Notebook Cooler
*external usb SATA hard-drive
**spotting scope & tripod
**magnifying glass
**wristband
**body glide, hydropel
**Gore-Tex Rain coat jacket, running shirts
* Portable USB Ethernet switch
* reflecting device, vest
* Tanita body composition scan BC-533 9 full body readings, Healthy Range Indicator, Body Fat %, Body Water %, Muscle Mass, Physique Rating, DCI, BMR, Metabolic Age, Bone Mass, Visceral Fat Level + Judge
* Omron body composition monitor scale, 7 Fitness Indicators: Body Fat Percentage, Body Mass Index (BMI), Skeletal Muscle, Resting Metabolism, Visceral Fat, Body Age and Body Weight

Sunday, November 20, 2005

USB mouse, mice, logitech, microsoft

USB mouse, mice, logitech, microsoft

dircolors - Set color parameters for ls

dircolors is a program to generate a setup for the color version of GNU ls. The setup consists of an LS_COLORS environment variable and a set of aliases
derailed LS_COLORS specification

bd block device,
cd character device,
di directory,
ec end control sequence code (replaces lc+no+rc),
ex executable file,
fi regular file,
lc left control sequence code,
ln symbolic link,
mi missing file (defaults to fi),
no normal (non-filename) text,
or orphaned symbolic link (defaults to ln),
pi named pipe (FIFO),
rc right control sequence code,
so socket.

0 restore default color
1 brighter colors
4 underlined text
5 flashing text
7 reverse video
30 black foreground
31 red foreground
32 green foreground
33 yellow (or brown) foreground
34 blue foreground
35 purple foreground
36 cyan foreground
37 white (or gray) foreground
40 black background
41 red background
42 green background
43 yellow (or brown) background
44 blue background
45 purple background
46 cyan background
47 white (or gray) background

Fatwallet Forums - OneSuite 15% NOV discount

Fatwallet Forums - OneSuite 15% NOV discount

Fatwallet Forums - OneSuite 15% NOV discount

Fatwallet Forums - OneSuite 15% NOV discount

Fatwallet Forums - OneSuite 15% NOV discount

Fatwallet Forums - OneSuite 15% NOV discount

Friday, November 18, 2005

Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Lenses for Canon EOS system, listed by focal length

Lenses for Canon EOS system, listed by focal length

Macro lens comparison 50mm, 100mm, 180mm

Canon 100mm Macro USM vs Tamron 90mm Macro

Sigma MACRO 50mm F2.8 EX DG $249
Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM Review $380

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM $469
Tamron SP AF90MM F/2.8 Di $429
Tokina AT-X 100 PRO D 100mm f/2.8 $411
Sigma MACRO 105mm F2.8 EX DG $358

large aperture standard zoom lenses - get Tamron

Canon EF 17-40mm F4L, EF-S 17-85mm IS, EF-S 18-55mm, Sigma DC 18-50mm F2.8 EX, Tamron AF 17-35mm F2.8-4 Di comparison

get Tamron 28-75mm
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM 83.2x123.5mm, 950g, 77mm, 0.29x, 38cm, $1,133
Tamron Lenses: SP AF28-75MM F/2.8 XR Di Tamron vs. Canon 73x92mm, 510g, 67mm, 0.26x, 33cm, $349
Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 EX DG MACRO Sigma 24-70 f2.8 vs Tamron 28-75 f2.8 88.6x115.5mm, 715g, 82mm, 0.29x, 40cm, $383
Tokina AT-X 287 AF PRO SV 28-70mm f/2.8 84x108mm, 719g, 77mm, 0.2x, 40cm, $259

Canon 17-55mm > Sigma 18-50mm > Tamron

Canon EF-S 17-85MM f4-5.6 IS USM 78.5x92mm, 475g, 67mm, 0.2x, 35cm, $499
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM 83.5x96.8mm, 475g, 77mm, 0.24x, 28cm, $665
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM 78.4x96.8mm, 540g, 72mm, 0.19x, 50cm, $418
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM 83.5x103mm, 600g, 77mm, 0.22x, 28cm, $1304
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM 83.5x107mm, 670g, 77mm, 45cm, $1193
Canon EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS USM 83.5x110.6mm, 645g, 77mm, 0.17x, 35cm, $1180
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM 83.2x123.5mm, 950g, 77mm, 0.29x, 38cm, $1129

Nikon USA: 17-55mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 85.5x110.5mm, 755g, 77mm, 0.2x, 36cm, $1156
Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 EX DC Photozone Test Report / Review Photo Gallery by joe at pbase.com Comparison with Canon 17-40mm, 24-70mm 74.1x84.1mm, 445g, 67mm, 0.2x, 28cm, $408
Tamron 17-50mm Di Lens - PhotographyBLOG Tamron SP AF 17-50mm F2.8 XR Di ll LD Aspherical (IF) 74.0x81.7mm, 434g, 67mm, 0.22x, 27cm

Photographic Product Award

Digital Camera Review - Camera Test - DIWA Awards Digital Imaging Websites Association, 1. Camera, 2. Design, 3. Innovation
EISA - Awards 2005/2006 - Photo Panel European Imaging & Sound Association, 1. Audio & HT, 2. Mobile Electronic, 3. Photo, 4. Video
The Best Photo Products in Europe, 2005 - European Photo & Imaging Awards TIPA | Technical Image Press Association, Camera, Lens, Scanner, Printer, Paper, Flash, Storage, Software, Film, Monitor, ...
2005 DIMA Digital Camera Shoot-Out, Printer Shoot-Out, and Innovative Products
DIMA Innovative Digital Product Awards Digital Imaging Marketing Association - Photo Marketing Association International, Camera, Software, USB, Pro products, ...
Camera Grand Prix - Camera Press Club

Digital Camera Software

KODAK EASYSHARE V550 Zoom KODAK EASYSHARE Software
Canon PowerShot ZoomBrowser EX, PhotoRecord, Digital Photo Professional, EOS Viewer Utility, File Viewer Utility, PhotoStitch, RemoteCapture, RAW Image Converter, ArcSoft PhotoImpression/VideoImpression
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-N1 Picture package for Sony v1.6.1 Pixela, ImageMixer VCD2
Fujifilm FinePix F10 FinePix Viewer 5, ImageMixer VCD2 LE for FinePix
Olympus Stylus 800 Digital OLYMPUS Master
Nikon COOLPIX S3 PictureProject
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX9K ArcSoft PhotoImpression, ArcSoft Panorama Maker, ArcSoft PhotoBase, Lumix Simple Viewer, Photo Fun Studio
Casio Exilim PhotoLoader, PhotoHands, Ulead Movie Wizard SE VCD

Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Product Search - WA State Liquor Control Board

Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC)

APERITIF
BRANDY
CIDER
COCKTAILS
GIN

INDUSTRIAL ALCOHOL
LIQUEURS
MALT BEVERAGES
RUM
SCHNAPPS
SLOE GIN

SPIRIT - GIFT SELECTIONS
TEQUILA
VERMOUTH
VODKA
WHISKEY - AMERICAN BLEND
WHISKEY - BOURBON

WHISKEY - KENTUCKY & TENNESSEE
WHISKEY - OTHER - DOMESTIC
WHISKEY - RYE
WHISKY - CANADIAN
WHISKY - IRISH
WHISKY - OTHER - IMPORTED

WHISKY - SCOTCH
WINE - ALL OTHERS
WINE - DESSERT
WINE - FRUIT FLAVORED
WINE - GIFT SELECTIONS
WINE - IMPORTED - MISC

WINE - PINK TABLE
WINE - RED TABLE
WINE - SANGRIA
WINE - SPARKLING & CHAMPAGNE
WINE - UNLISTED - HUB STORES
WINE - WHITE TABLE

Monday, November 14, 2005

Extract audio from dvd/vcd

PimpRig.com // DVD Audio Ripper/Encoder
use DVD Decrypter in IFO mode and select audio streams for demux processing. Convert AC3 or MP2 files to 44.1k wav using BeSweet.

DVD Decrypter (for extracting the audio off of the dvd) Found at doom9.net
BeSweet (the audio encoder-command line only) Found at doom9.net
BeLight (Gui for BeSweet) Found at doom9.net
VOBInput.dll (so that BeSweet can read vob files) Found at dspguru.doom9.org


How can I convert the VCD audio to a CD Audio or a wav file?

Use virtualdub and open the .dat file, you find the .dat file in the folder MPEGAV on the VCD disc, and select under Audio->Full processing and then File-Save Wav and you will get a WAV from your VCD. Read more here how to use virtualdub. Last burn the WAV file with any audio burning tool and you have an Audio CD of the VCD.

Free Counters , SUPER hit counters !

Free Counters , SUPER hit counters !

Best Price: Panasonic DVM-60EJ/6 miniDV Videocassette $14 at Buy.com, Reviews & Discussion

Best Price: Panasonic DVM-60EJ/6 miniDV Videocassette $14 at Buy.com, Reviews & Discussion

Sunday, November 13, 2005

Digital Camera CCD Resolution and Quality

Image Sensors World BSI
CMOS sensor database

Sony CMOS sensor: Exmor => Exmor R => Exmor RS

IMX214 1/3 3208*3120 13MP f2.0 1.12um
IMX135 1/3 3208*3120 13MP f2.2 1.12um
IMX??? 1/3 8MP f/2.2 1.5µm iPhone 5s
IMX145 1/3.2 3264*2448 8MP f/2.4 1.4um iPhone 4s, iPhone 5

Riddle HQ - Digital Camera CCD development history

**1/1.7 10MP (330,800,-90)
1/1.8 5MP (235,500,-90) (250,500,-90,VGA)
1/2.5 4MP (210,460,-95)
1/1.7 12MP (180,420,-89)
1/2.5 6MP (170,420,-90)
1/2.5 7MP (170,420,-87)
1/1.8 8MP (170,420,-86)
1/2.5 8MP (165,420,-85) (160,420,-86)
1/2.3 10MP (160,465,-89)**1/2.3 16MP (160,465,-86)
1/1.7 13MP (160,420,-89)
1/2.5 9MP (155,465,-86)

Matsushita CCD uses f8 and 1/7.5s which has twice the light
so the sensitivity should be half of the measured value.  Fujifilm SuperCCD has lower noise level. 
 
16MP: 
1/2.3 4608*3456 ICX682SQW 160mV 465mV -86dB 1.509fps
 
14MP:
1/2.3 4320*3240 ICX681SQW 165mV 465mV -86dB 1.616fps 
 
13MP:
1/1.7 4240*3180 ICX652CQZ 160mV 420mV -89dB 1.7fps

12MP:
1/1.7 4000*3000 ICX612CQZ 180mV 420mV -89dB 2.336fps
1/2.3 4000*3000 ICX677    180mV 480mV -86.5dB 2.038fps 
 
10MP:
1/1.7 3684*2760 ICX685CQZ 330mV 800mV -90dB 2.052fps
1/2.3 3648*2736 ICX675    160mV 465mV -89dB 1.96fps
1/2.3 3648*2736 IMX050?   9890e- 9130e- Exmore R

9MP:
1/2.5 3456*2592 ICX637 155mV 465mV -86dB 2.38fps
1/2.3 3528*2632 IMX032 2300e- 5000e- 20/30fps

8MP: sensitivity and saturation
1/1.8 3264*2448 ICX476 170mV 420mV -86dB  -> good
*Sony DSC-N1 ($499)
Canon S80 H1600 V1700 2000,*2200
Olympus Stylus 800 H1750 V*1700 *2000+,*2000+
Kodak P880 H*1550 V*1550 *2000,*2000
Panasonic FZ30 H1750 V1800 2000+,2000+
1/2.5 3264*2448 ICX636 165mV 420mV -85.1dB 2.5fps
1/2.5 3264*2448 ICX646 160mV 420mV -86dB 2.5fps

1/1.76 MN39750PM 210/2mV 550mV -83dB -> f8 1/7.5s

1/1.65 3840*2160
LX1 H1500 V1600 *1900,*1950 ($490)

4/3 3264*2448 Kodak
Olympus E500 H*1800 V*1650 *1950,*1950

APSC 3456*2304
20D H1850 V1650 +2000,+2000

7MP:
1/1.8 3072*2304 ICX489 168mV 385mV -87.5dB, get Sony 8MP ones
S70 H1550 V1650 *1800,*2000+
G6 H1600 V1650 *1800,*2000+
SD500 H1550 *V1700 1850,*2000+
SD550 H1600 *V1700 1950,*2000+ ($373)
Casio Z750 H1650 V1600 *2000+,*1900 ($336)
P150 H1500 V1500 1700,1750
P200 H1500 V1500 1700,1750 ($308)
1/2.5 3104*2320 ICX629 170mV 420mV -87dB 3.33fps -> nice 1/2.5"

6MP:
1/1.8 2928*2184 IMX017 CMOS 4200e- 10000e- 15/60fps, high speed 300fps, Casio EX-F1 1200fps 336x96
1/1.7 2848*2136 fujifilm -> excellent Super CCD HR
*FinePix F10, F11 H1650 V1750 2000+,2000+ ($282)
1/2.5 2816*2112 ICX624 170mV 420mV -90dB 4.28fps -> best sony 1/2.5"
*Casio EX-S600
*Pentax Optio S6 ($303)
1/2.5 2816*2112? MN39830PM 210/2mV 550mV -83dB
*FX9 H1500 V1600 *1900,*1900, might use Sony sensor ($343)

APS 3072*2048
Rebel H1600 V1450 1900,1850

5MP:
1/1.8 2592*1944 ICX452 235mV 500mV -90dB non-VGA-Video
S60 H1450 V1350 *1650,*1700
1/1.8 2592*1944 ICX455 250mV 500mV -90dB VGA -> excellent spec
*Sony DSC-P100 ($320), DSC-W1 ($241)

1/2.5 2592*1944 fujifilm -> excellent Super CCD HR
*FinePix V10
1/2.5 2592*1944 ICX495 150mV 420mV -86dB 4.28fps, get Sony 6MP ones
SD450 H1350 V*1400 1550,*1650 ($289)
1/2.5 2560*1920 MN69620PQ 210/2mV 550mV -83dB
FZ5 H1350 V1300 1650,1650
FX7 H1450 V1400 1700,1600, no vga video
FX8 has VGA movie

4MP:
1/1.8 2272*1704 ICX406 220mV 380mV -90dB non-VGA-Video, get 5MP one
S400 H1250 V1200 1400,1400

1/2.5 2272*1704 ICX498B 210mV 460mV -95dB -> great spec
*Canon SD300 H1250 V1300 *1425,*1550 3min Video ($245)
Konica Minolta DiMage Z2 ($312), Z3 ($276); Olympus C-770 Ultra Zoom?(2288*1712)


Fuji Film SuperCCD cameras
4th generation HR
1/1.7" Super CCD HR 6.63MP S7000, F810, E550
4th generation SR
1/1.7" Super CCD SR 6.7MP S20 Pro, F710
5th generation HR
1/1.6" Super CCD HR 9.24MP E900, S9000(S9500)
1/1.7" Super CCD HR 6.63MP F10, F11
1/2.5" Super CCD HR 5.22MP Z1, S5200(S5600), Z2

Comparing cameras with VGA movie video and better photo quality

Friday, November 11, 2005

Canon EF Lenses to get

16-35mm f2.8L $1339
24-70mm f2.8L $1135
70-200mm f2.8L IS $1687

24mm f1.4L $1128
28mm f1.8 $408
35mm f2.0 $228
35mm f1.4L $1140
50mm f1.4 $314
85mm f1.8 $338
85mm f1.2L $1484
100mm f2.0 $366
100mm f2.8 macro $466
135mm f2.0L $908

Mozilla Firefox - System Requirements

Mozilla Firefox - System Requirements kernel 2.2.14, glibc 2.3.2, XFree86-3.3.6, gtk+2.0, fontconfig, libstdc++5: Red Hat Linux 8.0

0.8 works on Red Hat 7,2
0.9 requires glibc-2.3 (red hat 8.0)
0.91 also requires gtk2 (redhat 7.3) and xfs(redhat 7.2)

Mozilla 1.7.12 System Requirements kernel 2.2.14, glibc 2.2.4, gtk+ 1.2.0, XFree86 3.3.6, libstdc++5: Red Hat Linux 7.0

Mozilla Thunderbird System Requirements All version the same as Firefox

The Sunbird Project - Standalone Calendar 0.2 can run on redhat 7.2 like mozilla suite

Red Hat Enterprise Linux - Wikipedia


Red Hat Linux Release History
*RHL 6.2 March 27 2000 -> RHL 6.2E
-RHL 7.0 September 25 2000
-RHL 7.1 April 16 2001
*RHL 7.2 October 22 2001 -> RHEL 2.1 May 6 2002
-RHL 7.3 May 6 2002
-RHL 8.0 September 30, 2002
*RHL 9 March 31 2003 -> RHEL 3 October 22 2003
-FC 1 November 5 2003
-FC 2 May 18 2004
*FC 3 November 8 2004 -> RHEL 4 February 15 2005
-FC 4 June 13 2005
-FC 5 March 20 2006
*FC 6 October 24, 2006 -> RHEL 5 early 2007

RedHat Fedora history
redhat.com | RHEL Errata Support Policy end of life eof schedules
The Fedora Legacy Project provide updates for Red Hat Linux 7.3, 9, and Fedora Core 1, 2, and 3. Red Hat Linux 7.2 and 8.0 support from the Fedora Legacy Project has been officially suspended.

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