imagemagick and ffmpeg cheat sheet

Make a sprite from photos magick.exe *.jpg +append sprites_P0100.jpg Resize all images in place magick.exe mogrify -resize 380 *.jpg Crop images in place magick.exe mogrify -crop 3200×3200+400+400 *.jpg Make and scale video from images ffmpeg -i DSC_%04d.jpg -c:v libx264 -vf fps=25 scale=800:800 alpin_400.mp4

Geek way of buying silver wedding rings

Disclaimers: 1. this post mentions my shop. 2. I’m sure we offer a great deal! If you are looking preparing for a wedding and you want to keep it real (i.e. don’t want to copy celebrities in their race for overspending) then consider buying Silver Wedding Rings instead of gold. Here’s why: * you want… Continue reading Geek way of buying silver wedding rings

Setting up LBC podcast in BeyondPod

LBC offers paid podcasts and BeyondPod supports authentication, but not the one http://lbc.audioagain.com/ uses. The typical link to feed advertised on the website looks like this: http://lbc.audioagain.com/podcast_feed.php?channel=subjames But there’s also a “hidden” link that accepts HTTP auth: http://lbc.audioagain.com/podcast.php?channel=subjames And the second one works well in BeyondPod.

WebEx error on Windows 10 – solved!

After Windows 10 update of September, 2nd the WebEx stopped working – it is displaying following message: “Invalid input or system error. Please try again or contact your site administrator.”   Bad news: WebEx ignores the problem as WebEx is not compatible with Windows 10 (in compatibility matrices and words of tech support).   Good… Continue reading WebEx error on Windows 10 – solved!

How to find your girlfriend’s finger size to buy a perfect engagement ring?

If you are thinking about proposing then you have quite a lot on your mind. One pain point is how to get a ring in a right size without spoiling the surprise. Harry Fay jewellery boutique has prepared a very useful set of tips on this very subject. I recommend the advise and the products from the… Continue reading How to find your girlfriend’s finger size to buy a perfect engagement ring?

[SOLVED] CC3D keeps restarting

Problem: My CC3D stopped working. Details: The board kept rebooting. After connecting the USB cable Windows was making a “ping” noise telling the device was connected and then “pong” that is was disconnected. Cause: Unknown. I was playing with telemetry and gimbal stabilisation and something must have gone wrong with configuration. This should not happen… Continue reading [SOLVED] CC3D keeps restarting

My First Quadcopter Build – Parts and Tools Checklist

    Let’s start with something exciting – the final result! Say hallo to Bandit the Quad!   Building the Bandit was a lot of fun, but also a bit of frustration when I kept discovering I needed more things. Below you will find my final checklist.   Bill of materials Frame. I used Emax 250 Nighthawk Pro… Continue reading My First Quadcopter Build – Parts and Tools Checklist

How to fix Hubsan X4 transmiter

My Hubsan X4 (H107) had developed a problem synchronizing with transmitter (tx to rx). Since I had to disassemble it completely and solder broken battery cable I wasn’t optimistic that I could fix it. But I knew the quadcopter was flying after my repairs, so I kept thinking that the problem may lay somewhere else.… Continue reading How to fix Hubsan X4 transmiter