The News Review:
- MKV to AVI? – Computing and Networks – Digital Spy Forums
- Make the most of Irfanview
- Researcher maps out plan to target BitTorrent uploaders
- Hantro 8190 by n2: 1080p-capable video chipset
MKV to AVI? – Computing and Networks – Digital Spy Forums
Digital Spy – Feb 17, 2008
I dont have a high def tv but i want to start downloading HD content to playback ona standard tv much better quality than the normal avi. I play avi files on my divx dvd player. What do I need to do to play these mkv files on my divx dvd? I know i gotta convert but have looked everywhere for an easy way and no luck. ne guide advised 3 different programs and it just looks complicated just to watch a video.
Make the most of Irfanview
NEWS.com.au – Feb 19, 2008
The technical stuff is all explained on the page and apparently the software can "convert all types of video files – avi divx xvid flv x264 vob mpeg DVD’s YouTube etc – into proper video formats – MPEG-4 H. 264 – that play on the iPod". Russell said the software only works for Windows users and all you have to do is download Videora click on the wizard and follow the step-by-step instructions for file conversion. Today’s other site is called.
Researcher maps out plan to target BitTorrent uploaders
Ars Technica – Feb 17, 2008
So what about this torrent mapping approach? Can it work and would it be an attractive move for the MPAA to make? Basic operation shouldn't be a problem. The idea behind BitTorrent is that a large file such as a Divx-encoded movie is partitioned in 256KB to 2MB parts. People download the parts they don't have yet and at the same time upload the parts that they do have to others. Because everyone is both downloading and uploading at the same time the total bandwidth of a BitTorrent "swarm" is huge and the software is fairly good at making sure the uploading and downloading is tit for tat. Traditionally BitTorrent uses a "tracker" a central server that keeps track of everyone downloading a certain file. However newer BitTorrent clients also use Dynamic Hash Tables a mechanism that makes it possible to publish and find information (such as torrent participants) without a central server.
Hantro 8190 by n2: 1080p-capable video chipset
PhoneMag.com – Feb 18, 2008
264 MPEG-2 MPEG-4 VC-1 Sorenson Spark and VP6 formats together with still images of up to 16-megapixels. That means any device built using the chipset will be potentially compatible with YouTube QuickTime streaming video and DivX.