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[archive] encoding commandlines

Just for archiving and easy access, I post these commandlines, feel free to steal/remix/copy/share/whatever

archos :
mencoder INPUT -o OUTPUT -ovc xvid -xvidencopts bitrate=1200:pass=1:turbo:threads=2 -oac mp3lame -lameopts preset=medium
mencoder INPUT -o OUTPUT -ovc xvid -xvidencopts bitrate=1200:pass=2:turbo:threads=2 -oac mp3lame -lameopts preset=medium

libxvid stuk?:
mencoder INPUT -aspect 16:9 -o OUTPUT -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vbitrate=1200:vpass=1:turbo:threads=2 -oac mp3lame -lameopts preset=medium

freej:
mencoder INPUT -o OUTPUT -ovc lavc -lavcopts vbitrate=1800:vcodec=mjpeg -nosound

PureData :
ffmpeg -i INPUT(.avi) -vcodec copy OUTPUT(.mov)

veejay :
mencoder INPUT -o OUTPUT -ovc lavc -lavcopts vbitrate=1800:vcodec=mjpeg -nosound -vf scale=640:480,pp7 -fps 25

Don’t have much money, and I don’t know, if I ever will.
My friends keep telling me, to get a job, and pay my bills.
Seems there’s some power left, to keep me going on.
And maybe one day, I can laugh about this funny song.

People keep asking me …

… if i will ever, make some cash.
They think I’d better throw my synthesizers in the trash.
And to be honest, more than once I thought they may be right.
Maybe I better get a job, and work from 9 to 5.

I know I can go on, for days or weeks or even years.
Before I have to quit, and try to start a new career.
Keep doing music, all day long, and wait ’till I succeed.
All back to dreams, life and luxury, fight my dreams !

I will not do it any longer, if the dream starts to fade.
Or if I thought, i’m doing wrong, at the end, of the day.
Thing is, i’m so confident, that I am on my way.
Don’t need no fortune, just enough, to live, and be OK

* transcribed from http://www.myspace.com/chester_cave

Finished project!

Wow, this project has been running for quite some time, but it’s finally finished! (sorta)

Click on this icon for the Instructable ‘The 5$ Karduinoss pad‘ which I’ve finally published (after briefly publishing it back in december, when the code was still unfinished …)

I know some of you really dislike the website, but as the project is published under Public Domain, click here for the full PDF

Wearable update

I received the 5V 3A BEC today and have been playing around with it quite some. First with a 12V SLA battery but that was soon depleted, so I switched to two 18650 2500mAh cells in serial, which works great!

I’m happy to say I have now a battery powered IGEPv2

Some linkspam

Hobby-king is a fun site, apparently
They have this universal charger which fits my purpose beautifully!
So I will be building my own battery pack out of the DealExtreme Li-ion cells I got.
Still have to look into making some way to monitor current going in/out the pack, and report battery status back to the system etc..
Looks like this circuit combined with this circuit should work …

Wearable update

So, it’s been a while since i’ve documented any progress on this nice little project. This is my attempt to do so

Main Platform

I scored an IGEPv2 some time ago and been playing with it (a lot!)
Working:
- Gentoo (100% updated, running ISEE’s kernel)
- Bluetooth
  This allows me to connect to my BT GPS module (rfcomm), BT keyboard (with regular HID support) and WiiMote (with libcwiid)
- Wireless
  Although there is no Monitor mode it seems So i’m using a USB ZD1211 module for kismet
- Sound (perfectly supported by ALSA)
Not Working :
- Video Output
  I’ve added the SVideo connector as by direction of ISEE but their kernel has no support for this.
  My current efforts have been unfruitful, but the future looks bright
Power Platform

Still building this but ordered some parts already :
- Cells
  Going to (probably) be 6 18650 3.7V 2500mAh protected cells run in a 3S2P setup to give me 11.1V at 5000mAh
- Charger
  I’ve been playing with the MAX1811 that I sampled some time ago, and am now able to use this to charge one cell reliably.
  Looking into making a true BMS around an Arduino and some PWM switched Buck convertor to charge these 3 cells.
  (Also looking at just skipping this step and buying some premade 3 cell charger)
- 5V DC-DC
  After joining ##electronics again, I quickly got some help finding the supreme part for this platform.
  DPCAV has this excellent module which will fit my purpose perfectly.
Interfaces

I would like to use my HMD for this project, but as video is not working I’ve ordered a Nokia 3310 LCD on PCB from nuelectronics. This screen has a simple SPI interface, which I can directly interface with the IGEPv2 through a level shifter.
The PCB also has some buttons, but I’ll probably end up using the wiimote as buttons for this display.
Case

I really need to start looking at packaging all this….

Feel free to post any comments/questions

stkeys for dd-wrt

In an act of complete randomness, I compiled stkeys for dd-wrt v24 sp1, using it’s provided toolchain, and compiled it statically, to prevent you from having to install c++ libraries on your router.

It’s available here, but be warned when using it. It takes about 31 minutes to bruteforce a key on a 216Mhz WRT54G

Link spam <3

I was browsing around and wanted to (b)log some urls for future keeping and spamming around.

IGEPv2 Platform
This is a proper replacement for devkit8000. Albeit it has no svideo or other analog video output, it does have BT2.0 and 802.11bg on board with integrated antennas. Also, it comes in a 720mhz version <3
SVideo to Composite
A small howto on adding composite

I’m sure there will be more links later