Author Topic: Tech-related problems (Read 594746 times)

RatBastich · « **Reply #840 on:** March 17, 2007, 12:48:21 AM »

^Thanks, Happ.

JTRIX · « **Reply #841 on:** March 17, 2007, 02:02:11 AM »

hey guys/gals, can you all compare these 2 d-cameras for me and see which one you think is better?
1. Casio Z1050
2. Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX2K (there is LX2 too, just that LX2K is the black version).

Cause I'm considering getting a new d-camera since I've been using my Casio Z3 for quite a while (and I love my Z3). So just want you guys/gals to give me some opinions, or if you like suggest me another brand/model!

Thanks

RatBastich · « **Reply #842 on:** March 17, 2007, 02:19:23 AM »

Can someone tell me what "Other PCI Bridge Device" is?

The new hardware wizard is letting me know about this after I've already installed the drivers for my new video card and rebooted.
The card is an ATI.

ferrar1 · « **Reply #843 on:** March 17, 2007, 06:01:41 AM »

Shit i met this annoying error (which i believe its due to a virus) that's causing windows explorer to crash whenever i open some folders. At first i thought it was due to some corrupted files in the folder and i thought i managed to single it out and deleted it. It was alright for a couple of minutes till some other files was infected (i think). Then the problem came back again.

I searched around and they say it might be due to conflicting codecs but i've never installed any recently.

Anyone possibly encountered this situation before?

maliciel · « **Reply #844 on:** March 17, 2007, 06:20:28 AM »

Never encountered the problem myself, but is thumbnail view enabled on said folders?

frblckstr1 · « **Reply #845 on:** March 17, 2007, 07:51:01 AM »

Quote from: ferrar1;331247

I searched around and they say it might be due to conflicting codecs but i've never installed any recently.

Some codecs crash on bad input, as the explorer is using them to find-out how long a clip is (or generate a preview picture) they can then crash the explorer.

frblckstr1 · « **Reply #846 on:** March 17, 2007, 07:53:09 AM »

Quote from: L-san;331134

Can someone tell me what "Other PCI Bridge Device" is?

The new hardware wizard is letting me know about this after I've already installed the drivers for my new video card and rebooted.
The card is an ATI.

If you uninstalled other drivers Windows might stil detect the device but not find drivers, try installing drivers for it (rigth-click install drivers, search)

amuse · « **Reply #847 on:** March 17, 2007, 08:09:52 AM »

Quote from: ferrar1;331247

Shit i met this annoying error (which i believe its due to a virus) that's causing windows explorer to crash whenever i open some folders. At first i thought it was due to some corrupted files in the folder and i thought i managed to single it out and deleted it. It was alright for a couple of minutes till some other files was infected (i think). Then the problem came back again.

I searched around and they say it might be due to conflicting codecs but i've never installed any recently.

Anyone possibly encountered this situation before?

I had a similar problem before. I tried disabling explorer from loading a preview for pics and videos but it still crashed when I highlighted certain files. The problem was fixed when I reinstalled ffdshow

So if disabling the preview doesn't help, try reinstalling codecs even if you didn't touch anything.

ferrar1 · « **Reply #848 on:** March 17, 2007, 09:17:13 AM »

yeap, i got the errors if the files inside were shown in thumbnails format. I then googled for a similar error and found codecs incompatibility as 1 of the reason.

I'll try re-installing my codec packs now.

Edit: any recommendations of codec packs? i'm using K-lite codec pack 2.81 + real alternative 1.50 currently

~Dan~ · « **Reply #849 on:** March 17, 2007, 03:03:01 PM »

Quote from: ferrar1;331247

Shit i met this annoying error (which i believe its due to a virus) that's causing windows explorer to crash whenever i open some folders.

If it's just certain folders it could be caused by a damaged, incomplete or non-standard video file.

amuse · « **Reply #850 on:** March 17, 2007, 05:16:08 PM »

for codecs just uninstall everything then install:
ffdshow + real alternative + quicktime alternative

ffdshow > *

Ayabie · « **Reply #851 on:** March 17, 2007, 06:39:10 PM »

Quote from: ferrar1;331342

any recommendations of codec packs? i'm using K-lite codec pack 2.81 + real alternative 1.50 currently

CCCP
http://www.cccp-project.net/

thatguy · « **Reply #852 on:** March 17, 2007, 10:49:19 PM »

Quote from: JTRIX;331128

hey guys/gals, can you all compare these 2 d-cameras for me and see which one you think is better?
1. Casio Z1050
2. Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX2K (there is LX2 too, just that LX2K is the black version).

depends what sort of photography you plan on doing. i have the Leica D-LUX3 (Leica equivalent of the DMC-LX2), and while it has some shortcomings, it's a very good camera for the type of photography i do.

the biggest difference is the image aspect ratio. the Casio is 4:3, while the Panasonic is 16:9. either way you could always crop the image to a different ratio, but depending on how often you want to take "standard" or "wide format" photos, one camera may be better than the other. many photographers consider the Panasonic to be an excellent 10mp 16:9 camera, and others to be excellent 10mp 4:3 cameras.

in terms of actual usage, you should consider how often you shoot photographs indoors, and how often you will be carrying around a tripod. as tempting as wide-format sounds with the Panasonic, the image sensor is very noisy for anything above ISO100. this means that if you take photos indoors, you'll either have to take a blurry image (or use a tripod) in order to keep good image quality, or else give up image quality to get a clear shot.

before you make any decisions, you should also know that if 16:9 wide-format isn't the most important choice, then you should also consider the Canon Powershot G7 (albeit it's more expensive). it is considered by many photographers to be one of the best 10mp 4:3 cameras. besides superior image quality at up to ISO400 and above, the controls are much more refined, there's the possibility for attaching a flash unit, and much more. if you don't mind losing some pixels, this may end up being a better choice for you, since you can always crop your images down to 16:9.

i can't find a professional review (from dpreview.com) for the Z1050, probably because it's relatively new, so i can't vouch for or against it at the moment.

Rakko · « **Reply #853 on:** March 19, 2007, 12:09:16 PM »

Ok so I upgraded my internet plan and they took me down for a week, causing me withdrawal symptoms. I just set up my modem via ethernet card and as to be expected bt speeds are slooooow and even if I've remote peers my dl speeds still suck and I cant seem to upload to any of the peers cept download from'em. Weird thing is when I connect via usb I tend to connect to more remotes easily but with the ethernet it's the other way round. My modem is a SpeedTouch 536(i) v6 gateway modem. Can anyone with the same model or experience please tell me how to set up the bt options on the modem page?

maliciel · « **Reply #854 on:** March 19, 2007, 02:41:37 PM »

Hmm, I have the same one. I posted about a problem here, I think. But anyways, have you tried forwarding ports for BT and the like? Although that makes no sense on the usb/ethernet stuff.

How I solved my problem (i think it was Share not recognizing a port was open) was to dive into the manpages and do some crazy ninja shit involving a router console and lots of coffee.

Rakko · « **Reply #855 on:** March 19, 2007, 05:06:27 PM »

Yeah I forwarded the ports under the game & application sharing and that's just about the only thing I touched. The thing is if you can connect to bt with remote peers you're generally fine cept the only thing I can think of is my isp's server hardware. I was unable to connect for almost a week because of that and they fixed it just this afternoon. I've had this sort of experience before with bt speeds suddenly becoming normal at 4am sharp in the morning and lasts 12hrs or so before they start to crawl then it repeats all over again for months until I think they get complaints. It's like they have a bandwidth conserving thingy going on.

lopkiu · « **Reply #856 on:** March 19, 2007, 06:14:21 PM »

For all those computer experts plz help me
I bought a D-link DI-524 wireless router, but for some reason it keep on resetting itself over and over again, meaning it keep kicking me offline.
I am trying to reseed the movie a song to the sun, but it take me a while to connect, n it keep kicking me off so i dun think there is much program for those who is dling.
Plz help me solve this problem
STOP IT FROM RESETTING ALL THE TIME

Asmodai · « **Reply #857 on:** March 19, 2007, 06:19:06 PM »

Hmm. Could it be a power supply problem?

Check to make sure the power cord is securely attached at both ends. Often routers use big transformers that are poorly weighted so they pull themselves partially out of the outlet.

Try plugging your PC into a different port on the back.

Browsing through the router settings in your browser might also turn up something useful.

SacredCultivator · « **Reply #858 on:** March 22, 2007, 04:00:32 AM »

Meh I am so sad to ask this question but matters took a turn and bleh got myself in a jiffy...

Would anyone here by chance be well experienced with C++? As I am taking a class that I sort of regret but can't necessarily drop it... (Too Late) but I was wondering if anyone that does have experience can happen to pitch in their voice and hopefully we can chat via AIM/MSN as I don't want to do it publicly =X

Thanks in advance... Hehe if you think you can help, I'll explain into details as to what my situation is and I just hope all is okay...

thatguy · « **Reply #859 on:** March 22, 2007, 08:03:02 AM »

if it's questions about code that you have, try Google Code Search.