Multimedia-filter: Looking for help from HDTV, NAS, Media Servers and Network Gurus' in making my first house totaly awesome. Movies, Televsion, Music, Wifi, Streaming Content and 50mgbt broadband within. [more inside]
posted by Cogentesque on Nov 13, 2009 - 4 answers

How do I add an additional audio track to a .avi movie file in OSX? I downloaded a full length movie, it had stereo channel audio, but one of the audio tracks was still missing, possibly the center channel that was lost from a surround sound mix when it was bounced to standard 2 channel audio. I now have the missing audio file and need to add it to the other two. [more inside]
posted by Charlie Lesoine on Oct 25, 2009 - 5 answers

I have a substantial amount of anime that I'd like to watch, but a less-than-perfect system for doing it. Pretty much all of it is in .mkv files (h.264 video and AAC audio) with subtitles, and I'd like to transcode them to a format that's playable on either my iPhone or my PS3 with subtitles intact. I've tried both handbrake and VLC, and I either get 1) no subtitles in handbrake or 2) encoder errors in VLC. So, hive mind, what am I doing wrong here?
posted by Oktober on Oct 23, 2009 - 8 answers

Okay, so how are people making those video remixes that are ever so popular right now? [more inside]
posted by nitsuj on Oct 15, 2009 - 3 answers

I need to record myself giving a presentation for school. My laptop has a built in webcam and microphone. What free Windows software would you recommend for this task?
posted by gocubbies on Sep 24, 2009 - 4 answers

Can you help me connect my optical-out DVD players to my new HDMI-in HDTV? [more inside]
posted by Dr. Wu on Sep 22, 2009 - 12 answers

I want to delay the sound output from my Mac Mini so I can get it to sync with video from a different source. [more inside]
posted by i_cola on Aug 21, 2009 - 6 answers

Is it horribly expensive to license snippets of music for videos that I share on my blog? [more inside]
posted by IanMorr on Jul 25, 2009 - 6 answers

Why do so many audio (and video) cables have the same connector on both ends? [more inside]
posted by RustyBrooks on Jun 17, 2009 - 24 answers

I need a Windows program that will capture audio from my laptop's mic and video from my laptop's built-in camera, then dump the combined results to disk in some convenient video format. [more inside]
posted by killdevil on Jun 10, 2009 - 3 answers

I'd like to hook up my new laptop to my old TV, but I can't find the parts. Care to help? [more inside]
posted by converge on Jun 4, 2009 - 12 answers

I'm looking for full & unedited audio or video of Michael Steele's speech last Tuesday (May 19).
posted by keith0718 on May 22, 2009 - 3 answers

Where can I learn about standards for web graphics and video? [more inside]
posted by word_virus on May 12, 2009 - 3 answers

How do I speed up AVI video files by 35% ? [more inside]
posted by blahtsk on Apr 23, 2009 - 5 answers

Our Kia Sedona has one of those built in DVD players, An Audiovox PROV710. For the life of me I can't get DVDs to play in it. [more inside]
posted by KevinSkomsvold on Mar 27, 2009 - 5 answers

I have a transcript with timestamps and a media file. How do I display both of them on a webpage at the same time, synchronized? Oh, and it has to work in any browser or OS. [more inside]
posted by isnotchicago on Mar 19, 2009 - 6 answers

I'm trying to make a high quality mp3 of the first 3:41 of this yt video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWz-x7YMVCk [more inside]
posted by cashman on Mar 8, 2009 - 5 answers

How should I go about making a video from screenshots and pre-recorded audio? [more inside]
posted by entropic on Feb 14, 2009 - 8 answers

Challenging Video Editing question: If I wanted to take video from a multiple number of different sources (off DVD's or maybe Blue-Ray) and produce a single video from those sources (say each video has its own quarter of the screen), which editing tool(s) would be best to perform these tasks? Software must be PC. By best, I mean: * relatively simple to learn, * open source, or relatively inexpensive * produces good quality, quad-screen videos in high enough resolution to look good on typical home televisions, not just computer screens. *Makes it easy to add your own music tracks or soundtrack, or it can use audio from any of the 4 videos as well, preferably both.
posted by noir on Jan 21, 2009 - 6 answers

My video project is due in 2 days, and out of nowhere, a bunch of my audio files in iMovie have become corrupt (I think). Is there any way to fix this, short of re-recording them? [more inside]
posted by rosken on Dec 2, 2008 - 8 answers

Any ideas about a wireless (or at least fairly elegant) MacBook Pro/1080p projector entertainment system setup? [more inside]
posted by cmoj on Nov 21, 2008 - 6 answers

I'm looking for standalone devices to continuously record video and/or audio. I would like to record while biking and when the memory is full automatic overwrite should occur. I.e. I always want to have the last X minutes of the recording ready in case something interesting happens. Anybody know of an affordable solution for this?
posted by Brennus on Nov 16, 2008 - 4 answers

I have a song I composed / recorded / etc. I'd like to make simple video by cutting together fragments of public-domain films with this song. I have a MacBook. How to get to point B? iMovie is crashing on every import. [more inside]
posted by tmcw on Oct 29, 2008 - 2 answers

Are there any other phrase-based message or video generators along the lines of the late Sprint valentine greeting from the late Isaac Hayes or a more general purpose video generator like the one that inserts a name for president? [more inside]
posted by turbodog on Oct 22, 2008 - 4 answers

I'm moving and starting over just about from scratch. I'd like people's input on what I should do about setting up nifty integrated audio/visual/computing stuff in my new place. [more inside]
posted by Echidna882003 on Oct 19, 2008 - 3 answers

Is there an easy way to rip a video DVD to MP3, so that each chapter on the disc is a separate MP3 file? [more inside]
posted by indyz on Oct 17, 2008 - 5 answers

I'm looking for a site that will let me send email or SMS to online galleries with photos, videos or audio. [more inside]
posted by davereed on Sep 16, 2008 - 6 answers

I've been playing around Mechanical Turk lately and I'm looking for an easy web-based tool to let workers capture audio or video from their webcam. The catch? It needs to be free, easy, and anonymous, with no registration process. [more inside]
posted by waxpancake on Sep 12, 2008 - 1 answer

We're taking a road trip from Boston to Michigan this weekend, and would like to record some video along the way, just for fun. Problem is, we've got a cheap digicam with a lousy built-in mic. How can we record audio (two people talking, mostly) on the übercheap? [more inside]
posted by SamuelF on Aug 20, 2008 - 2 answers

Looking for webcast audio and video and sharing of desktop for small group of international users. [more inside]
posted by Gratishades on Jul 29, 2008 - 2 answers

What's the best way to remove background noise from a Final Cut project? [more inside]
posted by soma lkzx on Jul 23, 2008 - 4 answers

I am trying to start up a wedding video business. What do I need to know? [more inside]
posted by Spyder's Game on Jul 5, 2008 - 6 answers

I am an Audio/Video/Graphics designer looking for the proper machine for multi-media production. Please help me find the right components I need. ANYTHING BUT DELL please! [more inside]
posted by bostonhill on May 21, 2008 - 22 answers

How do I set up a server to stream media ? A client has contacted us about developing a website with a streaming TV station and a streaming radio station. [more inside]
posted by asnowballschance on May 3, 2008 - 5 answers

How do I broadcast a video or audio announcement to our remote employees? [more inside]
posted by jmprice on Apr 25, 2008 - 5 answers

Does anyone know of a way to determine which codecs might be obsolete or no longer necessary? [more inside]
posted by bwg on Mar 20, 2008 - 12 answers

PS3 for Blu-Ray? Should I get one now? Is something better coming? [more inside]
posted by santogold on Feb 25, 2008 - 25 answers

What are your favorite video and/or audio mash-ups that deal with politics or social issues? [more inside]
posted by liruskainen on Jan 30, 2008 - 11 answers

I would like to know how I can capture audio/video sessions on an HP laptop with built-in webcam for playback on the same machine. Some basic editing functions would be useful to clean up a session. I need to be able to take the file and play it on my Mac as well. [more inside]
posted by diode on Dec 29, 2007 - 2 answers

Preparing videos for youtube: what are the most efficient video/audio compressions to use when trying to keep a video under 100 MBs with sacrificing as little quality as possible? [more inside]
posted by Mach3avelli on Dec 17, 2007 - 4 answers

How do the editors/producers of music videos achieve the "slow motion" effect as seen here in James Blunt's video? [more inside]
posted by cdmwebs on Nov 25, 2007 - 14 answers

How do I edit audio in a MPEG1 without going through a video re-encode? [more inside]
posted by Gyan on Nov 13, 2007 - 7 answers

Is there a reasonable software-based oscilloscope for the Mac? I need to record a video of approximately 20 seconds. [more inside]
posted by Magnakai on Oct 22, 2007 - 5 answers

How can I censor the audio in an .avi file using Quicktime Pro? [more inside]
posted by Smarson on Sep 14, 2007 - 6 answers

AVFilter: Can I extend HDMI over CAT5? No baluns or fancy equipment - just copper, baby! [more inside]
posted by ostranenie on Sep 5, 2007 - 5 answers

I need to convert different video formats and adjust audio levels of videos I want to transfer to my Archos 604... Which software does this best? [more inside]
posted by matthelm on Aug 10, 2007 - 5 answers

Is this an optimal setup for my A/V equipment? [more inside]
posted by bleucube on Aug 5, 2007 - 3 answers

Audio and video are out of sync on mp4s downloaded from Google Video about 80% of the time. Is there anything simple that I can do about this? OSX, by the way, and it's mostly for watching on my iPod.
posted by interrobang on Jul 16, 2007 - 2 answers

Is there an easy way to remove the audio track from MPEG2 files? [more inside]
posted by nickerbocker on Jun 4, 2007 - 5 answers

I'm planning on ripping my DVD collection to a media server, with varying amounts of losslessness depending on the film. There are a lot of ways to do this, and I'm looking for the "best" way. After the jump I'll describe my current plan, please comment on and clarify the various technical considerations. [more inside]
posted by lifeless on May 22, 2007 - 11 answers