Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Microsoft Expression Encoder
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Posted: 13 Oct 2010 04:30 PM PDT
Expression Encoder 4 is a free professional-level video encoding tool that enhances and encodes video and simplifies publishing it with Silver light. Expression Encoder can also add watermarks and advertisement to media, and produce webcasts. Expression Encoder free version can encode many types of video file formats, you can enjoy live streaming from camcorders and webcams, and capture activity from your pc screens.
Expression Encoder is more suited for programmers, especially those who want to encode videos for Silverlight. If you have more simpler need, you can use just a free video converter, or free video editor.
The free version of Expression Encoder limits screen capture to 10 minutes per segment. Input formats include, mov, avi, wmv, wma and mpeg. This free video encoder also comes with built-in video editing features.
Simple editing such as trimming and cropping can be performed with the Expression Encoder. Branding overlays can be added to videos, thumbnail markers at various points to aid viewer navigation can be added, and you can choose from a variety of player templates for the encoded video. The frame rate can be set in between 5-60 frames per second, the bitrate to a value between 100 to 50000 and the quality level from 1 to 100.
Following keys are available during video capturing:
The size of the recording depends on the recording area of the screen and also depends on quality settings. Expression Encoder 4 has a wide offering of video processing options. Users who want to get a quick result can click on File and select Encode to create a video of the screencast.
The quality of the video looks much better in this free video Encoder software window than in the preview window. Controls for simply playing the video are offered, as well as adding subtitles, X/Y encoding comparison and dozens of additional options and settings.
Expression Encoder 4 Free is a very decent free software to encode videos for Silverlight. If you want to create a DVD video, try free DVD authoring software.
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Saturday, October 16, 2010
FACE BOX
Facebook is a tool that some of us use everyday, so we might as well make it look the way we want and add new abilities that we really need, right? FaceTweak is an add-on for Firefox that promises to be the Ultimate Facebook Enhancer. With it, you can add tons of tweaks to the Facebook interface and engine to get more out of this social networking tool.
Once installed, you will see that you have many more options available for tweaking Facebook to suit your needs. These are mainly broken down into backend fixes, that make certain Facebook features better and ascetic changes, that make Facebook look different.
Here are the main features FaceTweak has to offer:
§ AutoLogin – Auto-login to Facebook (assuming Firefox is set to remember your password)
§ Chat Emoticons – Adds smileys to the side of Facebook, clicking on one adds to your message
§ Replace Smileys – Replace text smileys as graphics (graphics are original from Facebook.com)
§ Fixed Header – Makes the Facebook navigation menu remain ‘fixed’ to the top of the screen
§ Fixer – Bigger photos, better albums, download videos, show age, Google Calendar integration, etc.
Here are some of the new social options you have available:
§ Auto Confirm Friend Requests – Automatically accept all friend requests
§ Autopoke – Automatically pokes back pokers listed on your home page
§ Deletes – Bulk delete friends
§ Ignore All Requests – Denies all Facebook requests on button click
§ Invites – Invites your friends to the app if they’ve already allowed the app access
§ Highlight Birthdays – Highlights today’s birthdays on your home page
§ Games Quick Invite – Adds quick invite links to various games (needs ‘Invites’ option enabled)
§ Poke All – Adds ‘Poke All’ and ‘Poke Selected’ buttons above the pokes on user homepages
§ Reply Button – Adds a reply button to comments
§ Select All Friends – Select all friends at once instead of having to do so one by one
But wait, that’s not all – you also have tons of media options to play with too:
§ inYOf4ceBook – Larger versions of thumbnails and profile pictures on mouse-over
§ Video – Adds links to download or convert videos with Zamzar.com, and provides embedded code
§ View All Photos – Places link to view all photos of a user
§ View Photo in Album – View all photos of a user or an album
And on top of all of this greatness, you get over 20 new skins for Facebook, so you can change how the website looks and feels. You can pick up FaceTweak from the Firefox Add-ons website or learn more about the development of this neat tool at FaceTweak.com.
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