Thursday, January 26, 2012

How to Create a Wallpaper Slideshow in Ubuntu 11.10

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:crebs/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install crebs

Select your photos and name your slideshow.


After creating it. Crebs store it as xml file in $HOME/.crebs
Then rename & replace crebs xml file to background-1.xml in the path /usr/share/backgrounds/contest
Right mouse click on Desktop and select: Change Desktop background
Select your slideshow in the appearance window.


If for some reason the crebs repo doesn't work, you can always edit your /usr/share/backgrounds/contest/background-1.xml and change the images path for those which you want to use.

Enjoy it

Thursday, January 19, 2012

FFmpeg


Have you ever needed to increment audio volume level from any of your videos? ok, it is not too common but anyway, there is a powerful tool to help us whit that task. FFmpeg, so I'm going to set the steps here.

1. Remove sound from a video file.

 ffmpeg -i source_video.ogv -an -vcodec mpeg4 -b 1200kb just_video.mp4

2. Extract audio from video.

ffmpeg -i source_video.ogv -ab 128k just_audio.mp3

3. Increment volume from an mp3 audio

ffmpeg -i just_audio.mp3 -vol 2000 -ab 128k overninethousand_audio.mp3

4. Encode to the final video.

ffmpeg -i overninethousand_audio.mp3 -i just_video.mp4 -vcodec mpeg4 -b 1200kb final_video.mp4

That's it, you have a new video with over nine thousand level.

FFmpeg site

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Mixes 2011


Thank you whoever listened and downloaded my mixes this year !

Monday, November 21, 2011

To Nowhere

I mixed this newest session called “To Nowhere” on account of my love for house music. Its sounds are composed by Minimal House, Progressive House, House and Deep House. I also selected great DJs for this mix such as Tiësto, Ida Enberg, Wippenberg, Rank 1 and Ronski Speed. Thanks to Trance Around the word an Above & Beyond podcast which maintain me on top of the newest trance and progressive music. I hope you like it.

To Nowhere by josdem

Phil Benjamin - In Town (Superstrobe Remix) | Ida Engberg - Disco Volante (Sébastien Léger Remix) | Baldo - Goodbye (Original Mix) | Bellatrax - Strange World (Original Mix) | Nic Chagall Wippenberg Rank 1 - 100 (Original Mix) | Hodel and JP Bates - Nowhere (Dimension Remix) | Thomas Datt pres. Asedo - Seven Years (Ronski Speed Remix) | Tiesto & Marcel Woods - Don't Ditch (Original Mix) | Jonas Steur - Simple Pleasures (Original Mix) 

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Compound Prepositions

A preposition relates the noun or pronoun following it to another word in the sentence. Compound prepositions are also known as complex prepositions and are, as the name implies, made up of more than one word. Some of the more common compound prepositions are used frequently in the English Language and they will always (or, most probably) be found together. In this post I wrote a helper list for understanding compound prepositions meaning as follow:

Compound preposition
following by description: and an example.

According to
In a manner, correspond to, in proportion: This list is sort according to the Alphabet.

Along with
In addition to someone or something; together with someone or something
Jane went to the mall along with David. I ate some chocolates along with some fruit.

Apart from
With the exception of: Apart from a few scratches, the car was undamaged.

As for
Considering or speaking about: I am still working, and as for my health, it is very good.

As of
On: The project was terminated as of January 1.

Aside from
Excluding; except for: Aside from a mild fever, the patient feels fine.

Because of
By reason of: I didn't go out because of the rain.

By means of.
Owing to: He'll succeed by means of sheer persistence.

By way of
Passing through something (as a place); via something: He came home by way of Toledo.

Except for
Apart from; with the exception of: Except for this mistake, you did very well

In addition to
As well as; besides: In addition to directing the play, she designed most of the scenery.

In back of
Means behind: The trash is kept in back of the store.

In case of
If there should happen to be: A number to call in case of emergency.

In front of
At or near the front part of (something): Not in front of the children!

In place of
Instead of someone or something; as a substitute for someone or something:
I changed my mind. I want a red one in place of the blue one.

In spite of
In opposition to all efforts of: He still loves her in spite of everything.

Instead of
Rather than: He walked to school instead of taking the car.

Next to
Beside; alongside: A adventure playground is located next to the main building.

On account of
Due to and owing to: He was kept in after school on account of his bad behaviour.

On behalf of
Speaking or acting for: On behalf of all those present, may I thank you for a well executed presentation.

On top of
Fully informed about: A senator who is always on top of the issues.

Out for
Definition: To be + out for Searching:  I'm looking out for some new door handles.

Owing to
Because of; on account of: I couldn't attend, owing to illness.

Prior to
Preceding; before: Prior to the changes of ownership and editorship

Regardless of
In spite of: We will persevere regardless of past failures.

With regard to
Concerning; about: I spoke to him with regard to his future

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Crash

Just like a clustering every mix start with the central electronic music topic, then genre will come to complement the idea for mixing, and finally one track leads to another like a chain reaction forming a new episode. So now is here, and it's was called Crash due to great song by Ferry Corsten.

When I was creating this mix, I was thinking in you, since you were in my life forming a very important part, every day I ask to the universe for you and I hope everything is going well. This mix is dedicated to you Dary, I hope you like it.


Tritonal - Driftoff (Warmpup Mix) | Lange - Under Pressure (Original Mix) | Super8 & Tab - Elektra | Andy Moor vs. Lange - Stadium Four | Ferry Corsten - Shanti | Ferry Corsten - Radio Crash (Extended) | Paul van Dyk - For An Angel (PVD E-Werk Club Mix) | Sunny Lax - Miquë (7 Skies & Static Blue Remix) | The Flyers & Mike Sonar - Hey Yeah

Friday, October 07, 2011

Las Valkirias

Una vez leí en un libro de Paulo Coelho “Todo lo que ocurre una vez, puede no ocurrir jamás. Pero todo lo que ocurre dos veces, terminará sucediendo una tercera”, desde entonces esa idea ha formado parte de mi vida, y es una grata sorpresa volverlo a encontrar en las Valkirias.

No soy muy afecto a la poesía, pero que tal ésta de Oscar Wilde.

Destruimos siempre aquello que más amamos
en el campo abierto, o en una emboscada;
algunos con la ligereza del cariño
otros con la dureza de la palabra;
los cobardes destruyen con un beso,
los valientes destruyen con la espada.

 De la poesía a los ángeles. ¿Existirán?. No me lo creo mucho, pero sería hermoso que si.
¿Has tenido la sensación de que, en determinados momentos en tu vida, alguien te observa? -- preguntó Paulo.
-- ¿Cómo los sabes?
-- Porque lo sé. Son momentos en los que, sin tener conciencia, notamos la presencia de los ángeles.
Los ángeles son mensajeros de Dios. Ellos nos dicen empieza a moverte, y yo empezaré a cuidar de tu camino.

La segunda mente. -- Ésa es la segunda mente  -- dijo --. La que está cantando esa canción. Podría ser una preocupación cualquiera. O si estuvieses enamorado, podrías tener ahí dentro a la persona con la que te gustaría estar, o lo que desearías olvidar. Pero la segunda mente no es fácil: trabaja independientemente de tu voluntad.

¿Tú nunca tuviste amores aprisionados?
-- ¡Son los peores amores, amores terribles! -- Continuó Took, sin poder contener la risa --- Viajas, intentas olvidar, pero la segunda menta te está diciendo todo el tiempo: "¡Ella adoraría esto!", "¡Caray, qué bueno sería si ella estuviera aquí".

El espacio mágico. Todos los hombres y animales, creamos una especie de ‘espacio mágico’ a nuestro alrededor. Generalmente es un círculo de cinco metros de radio, y prestamos atención a todo lo que entra en él. No importa si son personas, mesas, teléfonos o vitrinas: intentamos mantener el control de este pequeño mundo que nosotros mismos hemos creado.
”Los magos, sin embargo,  miran siempre a lo lejos. Ellos amplían este ‘espacio mágico’ y tratan de controlar muchas cosas más, a eso le llaman mirar al horizonte”.

¿Qué son las Valquirias?. Ninfas del palacio de votan. La palabra valquiria proviene del nórdico antiguo valkyrja y significa la que elige a los caídos en batalla. Mensajeras de los dioses, conducían a los heroes a la muerte y después al paraíso. Simbolizan al mismo tiempo la embriaguez del coraje y el reposo del guerrero, la aventura del amor en la lucha, el encuentro y la pérdida.

¿Qué es la rutina? Es un ritual cuidadosamente elaborado, que el ser humano procura ejecutar con precisión porque tiene miedo de que todo se venga abajo si no cumple con cualquiera de sus partes.

Como cualquier libro de Coelho no podía faltar la mención del sentimiento más hermoso del mundo. El amor. “La pasión es algo bueno, divertido, y que podía enriquecer mucho la vida. Pero era distinta del amor. Y el amor vale cualquier precio, no merecía ser cambiado por nada”.

Frases de Valkirias:
* El mundo está en las manos de quienes tuvieran el coraje de soñar y de vivir de sus sueños.
* Mantén nuestra mano firme y haz que no desistamos de luchar, aun sintiendo que somos indignos de la batalla.
* Quien es feliz sólo puede mirar el mundo con amor, esa fuerza que  regenera todo lo que existe en el universo.


Paulo Coelho - Las Valkirias (Amazon)