http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/re Questions tagged with 're' at Ask MetaFilter. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:40:05 -0800 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:40:05 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/110867/How%2Dto%2Dmerge%2Dmp4%2Dfiles%2Dwithout%2Dreencoding How can I merge mp4's with out re-encoding, or losslessly? I have 21 minute TV shows, divided up in to 3 clips seven minutes each. I need to merge them or join them into one large clip in mp4 format, the three clips are mp4 format. I tried Mediacoder, but that re-encodes them so it takes about a half hour.. I have 50 shows so thats not possible..<br> I need to merge the clips losslessly so it should be quick. I know YAMB can do this, but when I try, part 1's audio shows with video from part 2. I don't know how to fix it. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2009:site.110867 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:40:05 -0800 encode ipod lossless merge mp4 re video ptsampras14 http://ask.metafilter.com/93610/Re%2DRe The word "re" means "with regard to" according to Webster's Collegiate. As in "I spoke to you last week re the Smith/Yablonsky matter, and you said ...." Why do many people insert an unnecessary colon after this word, even when it's in the middle of a sentence? As in "I spoke to you last week re: the Smith/Yablonsky ...." Those extra colons really whack readability, especially when there's more than one. I can appreciate inserting a colon in a heading, such as :<br> <br> <em>Re: Smith/Yablonsky matter, our file ABC123, your file 456XYZ</em><br> <br> which is not really supposed to be read as a sentence. In this case, the "Re:" is synonymous with "Matter:" and the colon serves its normal purpose.<br> <br> Occasionally I have to remove the colons from papers written by my staff and I'd like to have a good explanation to give them of why they should not use colons in that way. Thanks for your input. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2008:site.93610 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:02:59 -0800 re JimN2TAW