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Hackit: Ripping DVDs {Hack a Day}
Jul 12th 2008 1:42PM Set up a dvd ripping app to rip to a directory when a dvd is inserted, and eject when finished. Combine it with the following script, and an AppleTV and you've got yourself a home built Kaleidescape.
#!/bin/bash
#Version number
VERSION=0.3
###################################################################################
## Written by Terc ##
## May 2008 ##
## Encodes using hard coded settings (I developed these settings with the help##
## of the Handbrake forums to take full advantage of the Apple TV 2.x decoding##
## cababilities, inluding 5.1 audio. Tweak audio settings as needed, but ##
## video is probably best left alone unless you plan to play this on something##
## other than an Apple TV. ##
## ##
## This script requires HandBrakeCLI 0.9.2+ ##
###################################################################################
#The following are variables you will need to configure for your specific setup
#Directory that MacTheRipper stores rips (and RipWrap grabs stored DVDs from)
READY="/mnt/Storage/RipWrap/DVD Rips/Ready"
#Location to store files while encoding
ENCODING="/mnt/Storage/RipWrap/Encoding"
#Directory to move sources (The DVD Files) of completed DVD Rips to. Usefull when encodes do not go as expected
FINISHED="/mnt/Storage/RipWrap/DVD Rips/Finished"
#Location to move completed encodes to
ENCODED="/mnt/Storage/Music/Movies"
echo "################################################################################"
echo ""
echo " _______ ________ ______ ______ _ "
echo " (_______)(_______/(_____ \ / _____)( ) "
echo " _ ____ _____) )| / |/ ___ "
echo " | | (___ \ (_____ ( | | /___)"
echo " | |_____ _____) ) | || \_____ |___ |"
echo " \______)(______/ |_| \______) (___/ "
echo " "
echo " ______ _ _ _ _ "
echo " (_____ \ (_) | || || | "
echo " _____) ) _ ____ | || || | ____ ____ ____ "
echo " (_____ ( | || _ \ | ||_|| | / ___)/ _ || _ \ "
echo " | || || | | | | |___| || | ( ( | || | | |"
echo " |_||_|| ||_/ \______||_| \_||_|| ||_/ $VERSION"
echo " |_| |_| "
echo ""
echo "################################################################################"
echo ""
OLDIFS=$IFS
IFS=$'\n'
cd $READY\
for SOURCE in $(find * -maxdepth 0 -print); do
DESTINATION=$ENCODING/$SOURCE.m4v
echo Ripping DVD "'"$SOURCE"'" to $DESTINATION
sleep 2
echo "Begining encode..."
#Encode
HandBrakeCLI -L -F -m -P -q .69 -e x264 -E faac -B 384 -R 48 -6 6ch -x bframes=7:ref=5:merange=24:subq=7:me=umh:no-fast-pskip=1:trellis=1:bime=1:brdo=1:direct=auto:vbv-maxrate=4500:vbv-bufsize=3500 -i $READY/$SOURCE -o $DESTINATION
#Wait for encoding to finish
wait
#Now that the encode has finished, move the DVD Source to the Finished directory
mv $READY/$SOURCE $FINISHED
#Now that the encode has finished, move the resulting file to iTunes Library location
mv $DESTINATION $ENCODED
echo Finished encoding $SOURCE.
echo ""
sleep 2
done
IFS=$OLDIFS
echo "Finished processing videos"
Best of the worst: the App Store's hits and misses {Engadget}
Jul 11th 2008 11:42AM I would HOPE the remote app worked from 40' away... it's using WiFi you imbecile!
Xbox 360 Pro for $299 all but confirmed {Engadget}
Jul 9th 2008 1:34PM The fact that "sale" and "sail" are two entirely different words entertains me. Good try at criticizing someone's poor English skills though...
Optimus Popularis prototype hits the web {Engadget}
May 30th 2008 5:58PM Here's hoping they'll be changing the enter key to a bar, I absolutely DESPISE "L" shaped enter keys.
Video: Willcom's D4 Vista MID previewed {Engadget}
May 19th 2008 6:53AM That this in unusably slow, I'd be frustrated in a minute or two. Doubtful anyone could actually stand to be productive on this hardware. Here's hoping they manage to get it running a little more fluidly in the final hardware. I suppose you could always toss linux on this though.
How would you change SanDisk's Sansa Fuze? {Engadget}
May 16th 2008 6:59PM http://www.geardiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/ipod-classic-2.jpg
http://www.digitaltechnews.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/03/11/sansa_fuze_player_2.jpg
These two look very similar... Even marketing has decided to clone Apple's photography.
Don't start with the (you can only make an mp3 player in so many shapes" crap The proportions are nearly identical.
Bug-bot video reveals swarming drones, extreme rocking {Engadget}
May 4th 2008 4:19PM Text overlays translation:
"Micro Autonomous Systems and Technology (MAST) Collaborative Technology Alliance (CTA)
Buzzword
Buzzword - Buzzword
Buzzword
Buzzword, buzzword buzzword buzzword buzzword
Buzzword - Buzzword"
Next-gen iPhone spotted in the wild? {Engadget}
May 2nd 2008 8:14AM It's defiantly been photoshopped on. It's not angled the same as the phone is either.
Video: iSwish puts the iPhone UI on any Windows Mobile phone {Engadget}
Apr 30th 2008 10:20AM Yeah, I'm sure it went something like: "wow, I love windows so much, I think we should change from IBM PowerPC architecture to Intel x86 (and subsequently x86_64)" No way did it have anything to do with the relative increase in performance from Intel's line vs IBM.
Apple iMac 3.06GHz unboxing, hands-on, and benchmarking {Engadget}
Apr 29th 2008 12:05PM First off, those 6 bit TN panels only come on the lowest end iMac, the 20"
Now, if you have a problem with dual intel processor computers (which use socket 771, not 775 by the way) requiring FB-Dimms, you need to complain about Intel, not Apple.
I think we all can agree that a mid-tower Apple PC would be fantastic, but complaining about things you clearly have little understanding of, I think you'll see, has very little impact on the future.
