Is there a new DVD disc encryption methord?

Monday, October 18th, 2010 Posted in How to & Trouble Shooting |

1# Q: I have a disc that none of the ripping programs I tried could rip. Is this a new method of encryption?

A: It impossible. There will never be a new encryption on DVDs. We have roughly a 100 million DVD capable devices worldwide, if not more. Now imagine making these superfluous… you simply cannot do that. The point of having a standard is that you can play anything anywhere or it wouldn’t be a standard. The oldest 1st gen DVD players must be able to play every DVD that will ever be released.

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What do DVD owners want? Have their need been considered?

Friday, October 15th, 2010 Posted in Software Tips & Tricks |

Two basic demand are required by DVD owners.

1. MP4 version included on the disc, some already did that, more need to be done;

2. The ability to move the entire movie to HDD-based home media devices, with complete menu functionality, including previews, and all other regular DVD functionality.

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10 FAQs about DV video – Q8 to Q10

Wednesday, October 13th, 2010 Posted in TV Recorder & Player |

Q8: What’s color subsampling, e.g. 4:2:2, 4:2:0, 4:1:1?
A8: Color subsampling defines the way color (= chroma) information is stored in digital formats. Here’s a good visual explanation:

http://www.adamwilt.com/pix-sampling.html

Q9: Which DV codecs use which four character codes (4CC)?
A9: Most DV codecs use the standard, which is DVSD.

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10 FAQs about DV video – Q4 to Q7

Wednesday, October 13th, 2010 Posted in TV Recorder & Player |

Q4: Where do I get technical information about DV?
A4: Look here: adamwilt.com.
Another interesting link: shortcourses.com/video/chapter01.htm

Q5: How do I install the Panasonic DV codec?
A5: Windows 98/ME:

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10 FAQs about DV video – Q1 to Q3

Wednesday, October 13th, 2010 Posted in TV Recorder & Player |

Q1: What’s the difference between DV type-1 and DV type-2?
A1: AVI files can contain different video and audio streams. The native interleaved DV data produced by camcorders is stored in a type-1 AVI file with stream type ivas.
If the native data is split into separate audio (auds) and video (vids) streams, then we have a type-2 AVI. In this case the vids stream still contains the audio interleaved, thus the filesize is a little bigger.

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Is IEEE1394 and USB2.0 interchangeable？

Saturday, September 18th, 2010 Posted in Software Tips & Tricks |

USB2.0 and IEEE1394 as the two opposing new data transmission standard, in order to compete for the right as succession of USB1.1 and prevail in the market, the competition between the two have lasted for a long time under the control of their mastermind, there are many victims of this competition. Many motherboards have to use both standard, and now, USB2.0 win and continue to maintain the overwhelming advantages of hardware products and expand the range, but in a number of digital devices and Apple compatible equipment still in use IEEE1394 interface. Is there anything compatible with the interface can connect two together?

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What to do when file in U disk can not be deleted?

Monday, August 23rd, 2010 Posted in How to & Trouble Shooting |

Q: When I use my U disc, there is always a Word document can not be deleted, the also can not use Word software to open the document. How can I remove it completely.

A: U disk files can not remove the phenomenon occurs usually because the user when the error in the reading and writing to carry out hot-swap operation, or caused by inherent flaws of U disk FlashROM. As the storage files structure have been destroyed, and the header has not been removed, thus leaving Windows Explorer can not remove the traces. Solution is simple, backup the file you need, then reformat the U disk.

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DVB Card FAQ collection

Thursday, July 1st, 2010 Posted in TV Recorder & Player |

What is a DVB card?
A DVB card can replaces a satellite receiver. With available software, you can get all features offered by a regular receiver, even use your DVB card as a Personal Video Recorder(PVR), since DVB cards help schedule and record what you receive.

Is it legal to own a DVB card?
Yes. DVB cards are in essence data cards. Their main use is to receive information from the Internet or other types of communications via satellite transmission. Take gas stations for example: many of them have a satellite dish pointed to a satellite to receive information from the head office. More often than not, the PCI cards receiving this information are DVB cards. Of course, receiving free-to-air television from almost all satellites is also a nice bonus.

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Difference between trial version and full version of Blaze Video Magic?

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010 Posted in How to & Trouble Shooting |

We offer a 14 day free trial version for the customer to evaluate this video converter software. You may download it from http://www.blazedvd.com/download/VideoMagicSetup.exe .
However, Blaze Video Magic is not a freeware, the trial version is limited to use within specified days. Fortunately, it have all the functions of the full version, but you may not be authorized to enjoy the update services at our website. During trial period, a Register dialogue always popup to prompt you to register, and upon expired, you will not continure to use it, only if you purchase the serial number to register it.

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Why unfinalized disc won’t play on my PC?

Friday, March 26th, 2010 Posted in DVD Copy & Burn & Play, How to & Trouble Shooting |

Most DVD recorders and some DVD players can read unfinalized discs by checking in reverse order from the end of the disc for the most recently recorded directory information.

Most DVD recorders can record a DVD onto DVD-R or DVD+R discs in unfinalized form, where temporary directory information is recorded after the last recorded section instead of at the beginning of the disc in the normal place. (This is sometimes called the TMPVMGI format, after the name for the temporary data.)

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