robinadr http://robinadr.com big pimpin' Sun, 29 Apr 2012 19:09:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Ripping DVDs with HandBrake on 64-bit Windows 7 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/robinadr/~3/nnkH_5WV2e8/handbrake-64-bit-dvd-ripping-windows-7 http://robinadr.com/2012/04/handbrake-64-bit-dvd-ripping-windows-7#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2012 19:01:11 +0000 Robin http://robinadr.com/?p=384 Continue reading →]]>

Note: This post is regarding getting 64-bit HandBrake to rip DVDs on 64-bit Windows 7. The instructions in here may work on other operating systems, adjusting for paths and library versions, but no guarantees.

VLC 2.0 was recently released, but with that release it broke HandBrake for ripping DVDs. This happened because HandBrake relies on VLC to provide the libdvdcss library to break the copy encryption on DVDs. I’m not sure about the details, but VLC 2.0 does not give HandBrake the ability to rip encrypted DVDs.

The solution to this: download a copy of libdvdcss just for HandBrake. This sounds simple, but it required a lot of research and trial and error. Luckily, I’ve done all that for you.

  1. Download and install the latest version of HandBrake. Make sure to select the 64-bit version. If you already have HandBrake, make sure it isn’t the 32-bit version (if it is, uninstall and install the 64-bit version).

  2. Download the latest version of libdvdcss for 64-bit Windows.

  3. Rename libdvdcss-2.dll to libdvdcss.dll and copy it to the HandBrake folder in your Program Files folder (for me, C:\Program Files\HandBrake\).

  4. Right-click the HandBrake shortcut on your desktop, and select “Run as administrator.” Accept the security elevation dialog.

  5. Open Tools > Preferences and go to the Advanced tab. Check “Disable LibDVDNav.”1

You should be able to rip DVDs no problem now. For instructions on how to do that, refer to the guide in the HandBrake user manual or search for a how-to on Google.

If you are confused about quality settings for ripping your DVDs, here’s a thread on the HandBrake forums with users chiming in about their preferences.

  1. I’m not sure if this step is necessary, but I checked this and it worked, and I’m not about to troubleshoot this. ↩

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facebook.com##DIV[class="ogAggregation"]

Refresh Facebook, and it’s gone forever.

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Conan O’Brien: Similar to Jesus Christ.

]]> http://robinadr.com/2012/04/similar-to-jesus-christ/feed 0 http://robinadr.com/2012/04/similar-to-jesus-christ Domain Moved to NearlyFreeSpeech http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/robinadr/~3/Hj1gRy5cXNI/domain-moved-to-nearlyfreespeech http://robinadr.com/2011/12/domain-moved-to-nearlyfreespeech#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2011 23:25:16 +0000 Robin http://robinadr.com/?p=368 Continue reading →]]> Just moved the domain away from GoDaddy to NearlyFreeSpeech, largely due to GoDaddy’s support for SOPA. Despite them saying they have withdrawn support for SOPA, this appears to merely be a PR move, and they have not actually withdrawn support for SOPA.

Read more about SOPA on Wikipedia, and find out why it’s not a good thing. Also, here’s NFS.net’s official stance on SOPA.

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(via reddit)

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  1. Make me watch a 30 second commercial in order to connect to the Internet; I can deal with this.
  2. They stick an advertising frame on every single fucking page. Of course, they can’t even get this right; half the pages have it, half of them don’t. Seems like if you go to a site from a bookmark, you can avoid this.

How about you just suck it up and give out free, ad-free internet access? Even the Seattle-Tacoma Airport does this, and they’re beyond broke. This isn’t even fast internet, either.

]]> http://robinadr.com/2011/03/denver-international-airport-internet/feed 0 http://robinadr.com/2011/03/denver-international-airport-internet “Bird is the Word” Ringtone http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/robinadr/~3/_vdoSKj_-Ug/bird-is-the-word-ringtone http://robinadr.com/2011/03/bird-is-the-word-ringtone#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2011 03:09:11 +0000 Robin http://robinadr.com/?p=351 Continue reading →]]> Have you heard?

I quickly created a ringtone of the infamous “The Bird is the Word” video from Family Guy. I couldn’t find anything on the iTunes Store, so I figured I would just make my own from that YouTube clip.

The ringtone is in .m4r format (for iTunes); I have no clue what other phones such as Android use.

iPhone only: Download it now from MediaFire.

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Epileptics beware.

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