Category Archives: General

So we all know some cool tools. Dave wrote a VNC client for GStreamer a while ago. Right now, you can also do it simpler, without requiring a VNC server! gst-launch-0.8 ximagesrc ! ffmpegcolorspace ! videoscale ! video/x-raw-rgb,width=320,height=240 ! ximagesink … Continue reading →

Dutch referendum As expected, the Netherlands (or, rather, the people) rejected the proposed constitution for Europe. The interesting thing comes next: what caused this, and who will get dumped for it? Why? Because nobody agrees. Thing is, every large organization … Continue reading →

I’m at GUADEC in Stuttgart, as are hundreds of other GNOME lovers. For those not here, there’s video streams available from Fluendo (I didn’t see those mentioned yet anywhere).

LUG-radio live This must be one of the best ideas I’ve seen in the past few years (and thus deserves a mention). Nothing fancy, just beer. I’m imagining this huge lawn with ice cream bars (where sweet girls serve beer; … Continue reading →

Using 32-bit binaries in 64-bit mode on x86-64 So, I get that question a lot lately: can I use PitfDLL in 64-bit mode on my AMD-64? The simplest answer I can give is: I don’t know. I’m not at all … Continue reading →

Southpark hype Most hypes suck. This one is cool. This is me. And this is me interpreted by a friend of mine. Or something… :-). GStreamer’s fun So, Thomas and Benjamin touched upon some of the difficulties in getting GStreamer … Continue reading →

Dutch referendum for the European constitution In response to the new hype on Planet GNOME-NL, I’ll also give my opinion on the proposed European constitution, for which several countries will be having (or already had) a referendum in the next … Continue reading →

Pitfdll Did a first release of Pitfdll. Let’s hope it gets into the famous package repositories soon.

World changes faster With a wink to my previous post, I can say that at the same location, you will now find a working DLL loader that works in threaded applications, and thus in Totem, too. This means, in effect, … Continue reading →

Changing minds Alone in the dark, I present you Pitfdll, which is a GStreamer plugin for Win32 DLL loading. I guess I changed mind – I don’t see a working free software WMV9/QDM2 decoder coming up anytime soon, no matter … Continue reading →