In working to enhance the performance of the Btrfs file-system in cases where certain data/files are frequently used, a set of patches for providing hot relocation support has been posted…
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Hot Relocation HDD To SSD Support For Btrfs
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Wayland’s Weston Gets Output Scaling Support
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Video Transcoder `HandBrake` 0.9.9 Released With Blu-ray Subtitle Support, More
May 23, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Handbrake, a free, open source video transcoder for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X, has been updated to version 0.9.9 recently, getting Blu-ray (PGS) subtitle support, better audio remix support, updated built-in presets, additional video framerates and more.
The application comes with built-in presets and, besides common multimedia formats, it support DVDs or Bluray-like sources that aren’t copy-protected, chapter makers, subtitles and more.
Changes in the latest HandBrake 0.9.9:
- Blu-ray (PGS) subtitle support that works with Foreign Audio Search, can be Burned-In and can be passed through to MKV (but not MP4);
- additional video framerates: 30, 50, 59.94, 60 fps;
- use some system libraries rather than bundling: fontconfig, freetype, libxml2, libass, libogg, libvorbis, libtheora and libsamplerate;
- double framerate (“bob”) mode for the deinterlace and decomb filters;
- better audio remix support;
- allow the selection of higher audio bitrates where appropriate;
- allow the selection of lower audio samplerates where appropriate: 8, 11.025, 12, 16 kHz;
- audio dithering (TPDF) when converting to 16-bit FLAC;
- support for x264′s preset, tune and profile options;
- updated built-in presets;
- improved Retina-resolution icons within the application.
Install HandBrake in Ubuntu
To install the latest HandBrake in Ubuntu, you can use its official PPA. To add the PPA and install HandBrake, use the following commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stebbins/handbrake-releases
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install handbrake-gtkIf you want to install the command line interface, use the following command:
sudo apt-get install handbrake-cliFor source files, Windows or Mac OS X binaries, see the HandBrake downloads page.
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TI OMAP5432 dev kit boasts Linux and Android support
May 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Texas Instruments (TI) introduced a development kit for designs based on the TI OMAP5432 SOC (system-on-chip), which integrates dual 1.5GHz ARM Cortex-A15 MPCore CPUs. The OMAP5432 EVM (evaluation module) targets high performance, graphically oriented, low power embedded applications such as human-machine interfaces, portable data terminals, digital signage, and medical monitoring devices. The OMAP5432 EVM’s 5 [...]
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Gnome Encfs Manager: Cryptkeeper Alternative With Ubuntu AppIndicator Support
May 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Gnome Encfs Manager (GencfsM) is a tool to manage EncFS filesystems. The tool is a great alternative to Cryptkeeper (but with some extra features), which can’t be used in Ubuntu 13.04 unless you install a patched Unity to support the old systray whitelist.
EncFS provides an encrypted filesystem in user-space and the files are encrypted using a volume key stored encrypted in the source directory. This can be used, for instance, to encrypt a folder with confidential data in your Dropbox (because for instance, Dropbox doesn’t encrypt the data on your computer) – more about this, HERE.
Gnome Encfs Manager can be used to create, mount and unmount EncFS folders and comes with GNOME Keyring and Ubuntu AppIndicator support. Also, the applications can mount EncFs folders at startup, useful if you use EncFS with cloud sync / storage services such as Dropbox or Ubuntu One.
Other Gnome Encfs Manager features include: allow other users to access the stash, unmount after a certain number of idle minutes, as well as some advanced options like post mount or pre mount commands, set the encfs config file and more.
Install GNOME Encfs Manager in Ubuntu
To add the official GNOME Encfs Manager PPA and install the application in Ubuntu, use the following commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gencfsm/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gnome-encfs-managerTo download the source code, report bugs and so on, see the Gnome Encfs Manager Launchpad page.
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BeagleBone Camera Cape gains Android 4.1.2 support
May 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
QuickLogic has released Android 4.1.2 support for its custom Parallel Camera Interface (CAM I/F) chip for TI’s Sitara AM335x ARM Cortex-A8 SOC (system-on-chip). The new support, which comes in addition to earlier Linux support, adds Android compatibility to the BeagleBone’s 3.1-megapixel Camera Cape. The QuickLogic CAM I/F CSSP (customer-specific standard product) targets a wide range [...]
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Firefox 22 Beta Enables WebRTC Support
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Open-Source AMD Driver Gets “Hainan” GPU Support
May 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The open-source AMD Linux graphics driver now boasts support for AMD’s next-generation “Hainan” GPU products, a.k.a. the Radeon HD 8800 series…
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Intel Is Nearing OpenMP Support In LLVM/Clang
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OpenBSD 5.3 Improves Hardware Support
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