https://wiki.condrau.com/ 2026-04-14T22:36:54+00:00 https://wiki.condrau.com/ https://wiki.condrau.com/_media/wiki:favicon.ico text/html 2019-10-05T11:53:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:3d?rev=1570276395&do=diff BD3D2MK3D - 3D: Create, compress, and customize mkv video file This guide takes you through creating 3D mkv files, which can be played by Kodi, and 3D TVs. I guess they can be played with nearly every media player, and on nearly any 3D capable TV, as long as they support SBS (side-by-side) and TAB (top-and-bottom) 3D movies. As I take you through the chapters below, I will show you how to rip the movie, how to convert and compress the resulting mkv into a 3D mkv, and how to add additional subti… text/html 2020-10-31T10:30:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:16vs24?rev=1604140207&do=diff 16 Bit vs. 24 Bit Audio 16 Bit vs. 24 Bit Audio (original article by The Tweak Contents) This article is going to be kept as simple as possible. It's just designed to get the new person up to speed on the issues and provide a strong sense of perspective on what really matters. We are going to talk about bit depth and sample rates, how these translate into storage requirements, and then talk about the subjective differences between the two methods of recording your music. In short, what is the … text/html 2014-12-22T11:35:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:a5100?rev=1419248114&do=diff Sony (alpha)5100 Manuals * [Sony (alpha)5100 User Manual] in English * [Sony (alpha)5100 User Manual] in Thai * Download manual text/html 2020-11-21T10:29:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:aah?rev=1605954548&do=diff Audacity Audio Helper Overview Audacity * Audacity is an excellent free, open source, cross-platform software for encoding and editing sounds. I use it to record analog audio from my turntable, and for processing PCM tracks from audio DVDs and Bluray disks. text/html 2023-02-12T06:24:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:analog?rev=1676183093&do=diff Video Capture from VHS This guide takes you through all steps required to obtain best possible captures from your analog VHS tapes. It introduces a method to reduce time sync errors without the use of a high quality TBC (Time Base Corrector), which are expensive and difficult to find. As I do my media capturing and digitizing on a Windows 10 platform this is based on my platform, but would work accordingly for Mac or Linux systems. You need to be able to use the command line to benefit from thi… text/html 2025-10-24T08:24:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:audacity?rev=1761294257&do=diff Audacity Installation * Install Audacity 3.7.5 * Install FFmpeg for Audacity 3.2 and later Plugins * Audacity 3 finds the plugins installed by Waves * Audacity 2: copy Waves Central plugin dll to the Audacity Plugins folder and restart Audacity: cp "C:\Program Files\VSTPlugins\WaveShell1-VST 13.0_x64.dll" "C:\Program Files\Audacity\Plug-Ins" text/html 2020-10-31T09:48:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:audiodvd?rev=1604137731&do=diff Extract tracks from DVD or BD (Bluray Disc) * Extract the video from the DVD with MakeMKV and create a single mkv file * Use gMKVExtractGUI to extract the audio track as wav file and the chapter file from the mkv file * Use Audacity to separate tracks * Import the wav file text/html 2026-03-15T05:53:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:bluray?rev=1773554025&do=diff Video Capture I am using Kodi to make all my DVDs and Bluray Discs available on demand on all screens I have in my house. I legally purchased and I am owning all titles on original disc (no pirated copies!) or through a subscription. I wrote this guide for myself, as the steps to create a working file to be used by Kodi can be quite elaborate. If you want to follow this guide please be reminded that copyright infringement (piracy) is punishable by law, and that you need to make sure you do not … text/html 2015-07-12T10:16:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:clips?rev=1436696180&do=diff Video clips * Sistar Shake It * Girl's Day text/html 2014-12-22T11:36:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:d5300?rev=1419248196&do=diff Nikon D5300 Manuals * Download manual text/html 2025-11-17T06:45:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:digital?rev=1763361913&do=diff Record with OBS Studio Updates: 2025-11-04 The biggest challenge when recording from an Android TV Box (video streaming hardware) is to record video and surround sound in sync. I tried several ways of doing this and found one which allows me to do it in one recording without too expensive hardware. I have not found a video capture card on the market which allows to record a protected video stream or multi-channel surround sound. text/html 2019-07-15T08:48:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:directory?rev=1563180507&do=diff Media directory This guide aims at getting a media directory of a large movie collection on a Debian linux server. We want to get the movie title, audio language, subtitle language, duration, and video resolution. * Find the requested information from a file: text/html 2021-02-08T10:53:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:eah?rev=1612781632&do=diff Exact Audio Helper for Exact Audio Copy v1.5 Overview Exact Audio Copy * EAC is an excellent audio grabber which I'm using since many years to copy the tracks from my audio CDs. * Exact Audio Helper has been tested with EAC v1.5 and v1.6. Exact Audio Helper text/html 2022-09-02T08:07:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:ffmpeg?rev=1662106076&do=diff FFmpeg * Recorded movie file * Follow steps 1-7 above (excluding step 4) for each part (file) of the video * Re-encode with FFmpeg using timestamps and duration in the video denoted as hours:minutes:seconds.milliseconds (hh:mm:ss.ms), -ss is the start position of the encode, -t is the duration, make sure to use lossless codecs again to preserve the quality of video and audio text/html 2024-06-28T20:23:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:gimp?rev=1719606215&do=diff GIMP 2.10 How tos Apply transparent background in GIMP * Select Layer → Transparency → Add Alpha Channel * Select the background using the Fuzzy Selection Tool (Magic Wand) and press the Del key. GIF will allow you single-color transparency, while PNG has full alpha channel support. text/html 2018-07-17T13:10:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:handbrake?rev=1531833059&do=diff Handbrake - 2D: Compress and customize mkv video file Presets BD: 1280 x 720, q20 DVD: 720 x 576, q18 Links * Video Compression Testing: x264 vs x265 CRF in Handbrake 0.10.5 text/html 2014-10-22T06:17:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:hero3?rev=1413958660&do=diff Hero 3 Black Edition Action Cam [Hero 3 Black Edition User Manual] text/html 2019-04-08T09:29:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:jarvis?rev=1554715768&do=diff Kodi 16.1 on LibreELEC 7.0.2 Kodi runs best on OpenELEC or LibreELEC, as it is a stripped down Linux which contains only what is necessary to run Kodi. It boots very fast directly into Kodi. I installed LibreELEC 7.0.2 running Kodi 16.1 (Jarvis) on an Asrock Beebox N3150, with 8 text/html 2025-10-06T08:32:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:kodi?rev=1759739567&do=diff Kodi 18-20 This guide was originally written for the Kodi 18 “Leia” release on Android, most also applies to other platforms. Updated 28th July 2021 for Kodi 19.1 (Matrix) Updated 9th May 2023 for Kodi v20.1 (Nexus) Updated 26th March 2024 for Kodi v21 (Omega) text/html 2019-10-21T10:41:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:leia?rev=1571654492&do=diff Kodi 18.1 on LibreELEC 9.0.1 Kodi runs best on OpenELEC or LibreELEC, as it is a stripped down Linux which contains only what is necessary to run Kodi. It boots very fast directly into Kodi. I installed LibreELEC 9.0.1 running Kodi 18.1 on an Asrock Beebox N3150, with 8 text/html 2015-06-04T02:32:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:library?rev=1433385164&do=diff How to setup and manage your media library How to prepare your media library * Every movie in it's own folder, named after the movie, add the release year in brackets, e.g. “name (1960).mkv”. Follow The Movie DB for spelling and year of release. * Every tvshow in it's own folder, use text/html 2017-02-07T20:11:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:listing?rev=1486498261&do=diff Media listing To keep track of my movies and music I bought, and to be able to check whether I already purchased a movie or a music album, I created the following script. Here is the guide how to install it. Concept Run a scheduled script on the machine where your movies and music is kept, which creates a text file with the content. Then, send this text file to your cloud, so you can access it anywhere, specially before you purchase the same title a second time. In my guide I will use ownclou… text/html 2016-09-26T00:07:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:livetv?rev=1474848460&do=diff Live TV * FirstOneTV text/html 2017-06-25T13:24:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:lptocd?rev=1498397070&do=diff Tranferring LPs to CD Transferring LPs to CD made easy (original article by Philip Harland) INTRO You can greatly enlarge your music library for very little cost if you get back into vinyl like I did. I’ve been transferring LP records to digital for about eight years. If you arrange a very good set-up and take care with your transfers, you can end up with digitized music that sounds just as good as (if not better than) your typical bought CD. My main stereo includes used Paradigm Studio Ref… text/html 2021-03-21T11:15:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:makemkv?rev=1616325339&do=diff MakeMKV - Rip DVD and BD to mkv video file * Download the latest version of MakeMKV and install it. * You can rip BDs for free during the 30-days trail period, after that you need to purchase a license for 50 Euro. * Run MakeMKV, insert your disc, and click on the disc icon. It will take a while until the tracks are recognized and shown, depending on what copy protection is used for the disc. text/html 2024-01-29T08:04:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:media?rev=1706515493&do=diff Media (audio, video, photo) Ripping * Video * Music * YouTube Downloader Recording * Video Capture from Android TV Box * Video Capture from VHS * Video Capture from Bluray Streaming * Kodi Media Center * Logitech Media Server * Netflix on a Device not certified (Android) * Webcam Streaming * Internet Radio Stations * Video clips * Netflix * Live TV * Steam Link * SOCKS5 Proxy Editing * GIMP 2.10 * Magix Video X Development * AutoIt Devices * He… text/html 2023-08-30T09:02:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:merge?rev=1693386126&do=diff Merge multiple video files This walk-through explains how to merge multiple video files. Simple merging the ripped files with MKVToolNix will result in black section of several seconds at the location where part 1 and part 2 are joined, to avoid this we have to add several steps to the merging process. The steps are similar for 3D and 2D movies, below is the example for text/html 2020-10-31T10:24:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:missing?rev=1604139861&do=diff Find missing files * flac is rather sensitive when it comes to include images files into the encoded file. Other than mp3, if a image file format is not correct it would not include it in the resulting encoded file. * You can avoid this using my text/html 2021-12-25T13:29:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:music?rev=1640438965&do=diff Music Extract tracks from CD * Exact Audio Helper for Exact Audio Copy v1.5 Extract tracks from DVD and BD * Extract tracks from DVD or BD * Audacity Audio Helper Copy tracks from Vinyl records * Extract tracks from LP * Audacity Audio Helper Additional guides * Articles on audio quality * Vinyl record cleaning * Find missing compressed files * Transferring LPs to CD * Rip with GT40a on a Debian client * Vinyl * REAPER * Audacity Outdated - for reference * E… text/html 2020-12-07T14:56:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:netflix?rev=1607353008&do=diff Netflix * Where Does Windows 10 Install Apps * Where to Find the Netflix Download Folder on Windows 10 text/html 2022-09-01T10:42:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:obs?rev=1662028975&do=diff Record with OBS Studio Settings Gear * Xiaomi Mi Box S Android streaming and video player * UGREEN 40281 HDMI Audio Extractor * JVC HR-S6711EU VHS player * Blackmagic Intensity Pro 4K PCI-e capture card * ESI U86XT USB audio interface Software * text/html 2015-05-13T07:27:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:popcorn?rev=1431502074&do=diff Popcorn Hour A-400 * Using the NMJ Toolbox * Copying files to the local hard disk - NFS * Reset to factory defaults * How to setup and manage your media library text/html 2020-12-06T06:52:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:quality?rev=1607237554&do=diff Articles on audio quality * 16 Bit vs. 24 Bit Audio * DSD vs. PCM: Myth vs. Truth * The 24-Bit Delusion text/html 2020-09-02T16:32:04+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:react?rev=1599064324&do=diff Exact Audio Copy v0.99 with Scripting support - Run EAC Tasks Version 0.99 prebeta 5 is an outdated version of EAC. Among other things, it does not support unicode track titles, and the preset freedb configuration does not work as freedb has been shut down by it's owner, Magix. I do not recommend to use this version any longer, but will leave it here for reference. I now recommend to use the current text/html 2021-04-22T12:49:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:reaper?rev=1619095786&do=diff REAPER DAW V6 - Digital Audio Workstation Waves Sibilance Plugin * Install Waves Central and activate the plugin * Start REAPER, it will pick up the plugin automatically * Insert audio, for example a WAV file you want to use the plugin on * text/html 2023-04-09T12:07:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:rip?rev=1681042061&do=diff Video ripping Tools * MakeMKV 1.9.2 - Rip DVD and BD. Handles copy protection. Mandatory for BD. * Handbrake svn5274 - Compress mkv file. Can also rip DVD. * AnyDVD HD 7.0.9.0 - Handles copy protection. * VLC Player 2.0.8 - Plays mkv files. Can also transcode mkv files. text/html 2020-10-31T10:47:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:ripgt40?rev=1604141250&do=diff Rip with GT40a on a Debian client * Verify the GT40a is recognized by your system: lsusb * Run alsamixer, select the soundcard with <F6>, then set input gain to 0dB. Select the soundcard with <F6>. alsamixer * Run audacity and select Line0 input in preferences. text/html 2023-11-05T05:49:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:riplp?rev=1699163371&do=diff Extract tracks from LP (Vinyl Records) This guide covers everything you need to know to master excellent restauration from Vinyl Records to FLAC and MP3 track files with minimum effort. (updated 3rd December 2022) Prerequisites * A good phono turntable with a new stylus, or if not new, a stylus in excellent condition. The better your equipment, the better the quality of your recordings. I use a Technics SL-1210MK2 with an Ortofon Concorde Anniversary 40 stylus (a better version of the Ortof… text/html 2019-08-20T06:04:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:socks?rev=1566281067&do=diff SOCKS5 Proxy Windows * Add a Dynamic tunnel in Putty. The tunnel port (e.g. 1080) is the port you want to use on your local client to proxy to the destination. * In your browser, set the SOCKS Host to 127.0.0.1, Port to the tunnel port, and exclude 127.0.0.1 and localhost from the proxy. text/html 2017-06-25T08:12:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:spinclean?rev=1498378376&do=diff Vinyl record cleaning * Pro-Ject Spin-Clean * Spin Clean Vinyl Record Washer: Demo & Review text/html 2021-06-19T11:21:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:squeezeplay?rev=1624101716&do=diff Logitech Media Server Setup Open the web interface, then click Settings at the bottom right side. The following tabs show which settings I normally customize. Basic Settings * Media Folders * Playlist Folder * Rescan Media Library Player text/html 2015-03-20T09:15:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:stations?rev=1426842918&do=diff Internet Radio Stations * DRS3 <mms://dms-cl-014.skypro.tv/drs3> * DRS1 <mms://dms-cl-014.skypro.tv/drs1> * DRS2 <mms://dms-cl-014.skypro.tv/drs2> * Radio24 <http://dms-cl-011.skypro-media.net/radio24-hi> * Pilatus <http://212.243.222.123:80/pilatus128> * Sunrise 70s / 80s Music <http://streaming1.sunrise.ch:8000> * CLUB 977 The 80s Channel <http://64.236.34.67:80/stream/1040> * CLUB 977 The Country Channel <http://64.236.34.67:80/stream/1075> * SWR3 <mms://213.200.75.252/swr3… text/html 2019-10-26T10:56:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:steam?rev=1572087381&do=diff Steam Link Links * How to Get Steam Overlay for Blizzard Games with the Battle.net Launcher text/html 2020-01-14T03:23:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:stream?rev=1578972205&do=diff Webcam Streaming * Best OBS Settings 2020 for Streaming Without Lag at 60FPS - new NVENC * OBS Studio * Streamlabs * Set up your live streaming encoder * Record Video with VLC text/html 2023-03-17T07:36:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:subtitles?rev=1679038614&do=diff Create subtitles * Add Thai subtitles for Kodi is explained in Kodi 19 Matrix, Enable Thai subtitles for srt, ssa and ass subtitle files. * Embed fonts into mkv with ffmpeg (explained here): /path/to/ffmpeg.exe -i input.mkv -map 0 -c copy -attach font1.ttf -attach font2.ttf -metadata:s:t:0 mimetype=application/x-truetype-font -metadata:s:t:1 mimetype=application/x-truetype-font output.mkv text/html 2015-09-27T06:59:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:tmm?rev=1443337140&do=diff tinyMediaManager Make sure you have the latest Java installed, and all out-dated versions removed. text/html 2021-08-08T11:43:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:uhd?rev=1628423033&do=diff UHD * This Blu-ray Disc needs a library for AACS decoding for VLC Media Player * Installing and setting up MakeMKV * Ultimate UHD Drives Guide Updated 2019 * how to flash a Blu-Ray drive to be UHD Friendly and Read 4K Disks * UHD Friendly "Ultra Hax0R" Guide to flashing a Blu-Ray drive text/html 2023-08-30T08:32:57+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:video?rev=1693384377&do=diff Video Guides * MakeMKV - Rip DVD and BD to mkv video file * Handbrake - 2D: Compress and customize mkv video file * BD3D2MK3D - 3D: Create, compress, and customize mkv video file * Merge multiple video files * Video ripping instructions * Subtitles * UHD HowTos * How to make a 3D mkv side-by-side or top-and-bottom video file, and add additional audio and subtitle tracks * Media listing * Media directory text/html 2023-02-17T14:40:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:videox?rev=1676644843&do=diff Magix Video X * Create subtitles * HOW TO DO MOTION TRACKING IN VIDEO: A COMPLETE STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE * Tutorial 035 Fades and Object Trimmer in Magix Movie Studio ... text/html 2021-02-20T16:18:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:vinyl?rev=1613837924&do=diff Vinyl * PRODUCING GREAT SOUNDING VINYL — BY KEVIN GRAY * 2020 UPDATE - BEST DE-ESSER PLUG-INS * Updated De-Clicker and new De-esser for speech * What Is De-essing? The Dos and Don’ts of Using a De-esser * 9 Super Clean Sounding De-esser Plug-ins * Waves: Supported Hosts * Pro Tools * The 8 Best Free DAWs to Create Music * Download Cubase LE for free text/html 2017-06-19T19:40:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:xbmc?rev=1497901241&do=diff Minix X8-H XBMC (Android) * Minix settings * XBMC (Android) * Live TV * How to setup and manage your media library * tinyMediaManager * Upgrading text/html 2019-05-17T20:42:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.condrau.com/media:zattoo?rev=1558125765&do=diff Zattoo TV * Zattoo - TV Streaming (Android TV) 2.6.0 * How to Access Your Android From Computer Using SSH