- For the convert page, the tool seems to conflate codec and container format. For example, for MKV option, the tool specifies libx264, when MKV is capable of many more codecs. In addition, a lot of the times when people want to "convert", e.g. from MP4 to MKV, they mean to remux - i.e. "-c copy", which doesn't seem like an option here.
- For the compress page, the tool allows you to specify the target size, however the command output limits bitrate instead of target size. This means that the output size will vary depending on how long the input is, and will almost never be the specified target size.
I would suggest merge the "Convert" and "Compress" tabs, and allow specifying:
- video bitrate (-b:v)
- video codec (-c:v)
- audio bitrate (-b:a)
- audio codec (-c:a)
- container format
I found handbrake to be a good GUI-based alternative if ffmpeg commands are overwhelming.
It’s worth noting that this same restriction of not being able to do perspective transformations is also one of the defining characteristics of PlayStation 1 graphics. And the workaround of subdivision is also the same workaround PS1 games used.
It is also a limitation that many initial DOS 3D software rasterized games had (e.g. Descent.)
This is because perspective transform requires a divide per pixel and it was too costly on the CPUs of the time, so they skipped it to get acceptable performance.
Huh that’s so crazy. I had that in my head as I was reading the article. I was thinking about some car game and the way the panels would look when it rotated in your “garage”.
I made something that achieved similar results with existing technologies by abusing STUN/TURN.
It does not handle discovery but it does allow local communication without a server.
I have the 5-bay variant of the same NAS. I decided to put TrueNAS Scale on it using a Samsung USB stick using the internal USB. I chose one that’s widely used for Tesla dashcam, so I know it is at least somewhat durable.
I’m happy with it so far. I still find the CPU performance very lacking so I’m planning on upgrading to something beefier.
Oh absolutely the CPU is lacking in performance. I actually entertained the idea of replacing the motherboard with a custom carrier for some arm compute module or the new Lattepanda mu but I suppose I should first use my new project that I spent so much work on :p
The reason I think is that GM is multinational. And while Buick is not doing well in the US, it’s doing very well in China (80%+ of sales of the brand is in China).
During the 2009 bankruptcy government bailout the politicians involved forced GM to trim their portfolio to 4 brands worldwide. They had to pick between Pontiac and Buick. Since Buick had a strong reputation in the rapidly growing Chinese market it was an easy decision to save it and kill Pontiac. At that time the EV market barely existed.
I could see them trimming down the number of brands -- too many dealers and redundant models -- in ONE national market, but that seems like it makes little sense on an international basis. You'd want to pick the brands in each individual market that are healthiest. I could see shuttering Buick US and keeping Buick CN alive, unless there's something weird about the marketing-- the Chinese market only buys Buicks because they're the same cars available in the US-- which seems unlikely (at least, I'd expect regionalization)
Considering Ford used to ship vans to the US with passenger seats, then unbolt the seats and send them back, for tax benefits, saying "we bolted a Buick logo on the ones going to China and a Pontiac one for domestic markets" is trifling in comparison.
I wonder if they'll eventually reinvent Saturn as an EV brand. Hummer has specific connotations, and those don't mesh with a consumer saying "I'm cross-shopping the Model 3, the Ioniq 6, and the Prius Prime". I figure of their classic brands, Saturn is the one that screamed "I'm innovative and a bit different from traditional GM".
> the Chinese market only buys Buicks because they're the same cars available in the US-- which seems unlikely (at least, I'd expect regionalization)
It's a historical accident. Buicks were the car of choice for party members and government officials in the postwar reconstruction boom so it became the prestigious brand when GM entered the Chinese market in the 1990s via a joint venture with SAIC.
GM tried to sell the Hummer brand during the bankruptcy but ended up just discontinuing it. They recently relaunched Hummer to make EV trucks.
Pontiac had no brand equity at the time due to many years of mismanagement and it was unknown outside North America. I can't imagine that any other company would have paid much for it.
The crosswalk button my city uses has an LED that illuminates if the button was pressed before. It’s a great UX improvement over the ones without the LED.
That's true if you only ever press one light. You can still learn the pattern in a given area with experimentation (assuming most lights work the same). I know, for example, that lights in LA indicate that it's already pressed, but would have to experiment in a new city.
yes I've noticed them in my city getting much better, they light up and say "wait" when you press them... newer ones are even becoming contactless so you can wave your hand in front of them
- For the convert page, the tool seems to conflate codec and container format. For example, for MKV option, the tool specifies libx264, when MKV is capable of many more codecs. In addition, a lot of the times when people want to "convert", e.g. from MP4 to MKV, they mean to remux - i.e. "-c copy", which doesn't seem like an option here.
- For the compress page, the tool allows you to specify the target size, however the command output limits bitrate instead of target size. This means that the output size will vary depending on how long the input is, and will almost never be the specified target size.
I would suggest merge the "Convert" and "Compress" tabs, and allow specifying:
- video bitrate (-b:v)
- video codec (-c:v)
- audio bitrate (-b:a)
- audio codec (-c:a)
- container format
I found handbrake to be a good GUI-based alternative if ffmpeg commands are overwhelming.