It is the first time ever – because probably I am not as experienced as Geraint – I witness availability of IMediaSample interface without availability of IMediaSample2. One might be curious what kind of software could provide such a weirdo in 2010? It is latest and greatest Adobe Flash Media Live Encoder 3.1. Additionally to [...]
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Adobe Flash Media Live Encoder 3.1
Posted: 24th July 2010 by Roman in AudioTags: adobe, Audio, crap, DirectShow, dshow, flash, FMLE, garbage, media
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Asus Eee PC, Tray Utility, Default Resolution
Posted: 8th August 2009 by Roman in Source, Technology, UtilitiesTags: asus, crap, laptop, lcd, nettop, resolution, tray
Among things beyond of any understanding are those presented by Asustek/Asus engineers. While hardware is more or less OK, software is often confusing. Asus Eee PC 1000HE, out of which I own one, comes with Asus Eee PC Tray Utility 5.1.1.4008. A helper application to provide quick access to certain hardware control functions, it is [...]
Ahead Nero’s NeResize DirectShow Filter
Posted: 30th June 2009 by Roman in SeriouslyTags: access violation, ahead, bug, crap, crash, debug, debugger, DirectShow, filter, memory, NeResize, nero
Another example of a negligence with a cost of incompatibility and enormous amount of support time. Ahead Nero installs a number of DirectShow filters into $(Program Files)\Common Files\Ahead\DSFilter directory. One of the files is NeResize.ax and it hosts a Nero Resize filter. Let us take a closer look: CLSID: {30002E0C-C574-481E-A5DE-90AE54A79E10} (note that Nero 8 ships [...]
I envy those who can pass this… By the way going disabled way was of little help because the audio hint was hardly better recognizible…
New Nokia PC Software Suite 7.1.18.0
Posted: 15th March 2009 by Roman in TechnologyTags: crap, nokia
Once again, there was a need in Nokia software to backup phone contents before sending new phone to service. The new phone, new model, latest firmware has Bluetooth subsystem failing to connect to PC’s bluetooth, to bluetooth headset etc. – it’s worth a separate story itself. So Nokia PC Suite, the latest the greatest version [...]
Confusing AUDIO_STREAM_CONFIG_CAPS
Posted: 21st February 2009 by Roman in Audio, SeriouslyTags: Audio, crap, intel, realtek
I don’t have any idea who makes software nowadays, but how can it expected to be reliable? Intel DG33FBC motherboard, onboard Realtek ALC888 High Definition Audio. I am tracing AUDIO_STREAM_CONFIG_CAPS capabilities reported by onboard audio capture board, one of them: AM_MEDIA_TYPE: majortype {73647561-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71}, subtype {00000001-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71}, pUnk 0×00000000 bFixedSizeSamples 1, bTemporalCompression 0, lSampleSize 4 formattype {05589F81-C356-11CE-BF01-00AA0055595A}, [...]
Yet another time about FFDShow
Posted: 18th February 2009 by Roman in Technology, VideoTags: AVI, crap, ffdshow, resource, rle, shell, Video
While new NTFS Links propery page is looking for contained junction points, it shows an animated picture to indicate opertation in progress. The picture is a stock resource and is taken from shell32.dll resource type “AVI” name 150. It is an Audio Video Interleave (AVI) file embedded into binary resources as is. What is however [...]