rav1e AV1 encoding tests – 10/15/2018

rav1e AV1 encoding tests – 10/15/2018

Hi everyone, Today, I’ve been performing some AV1 encoding tests using the rav1e encoder. You need an AV1-compatible web browser to see the videos below. The following videos were encoded using speed 10 and different quantizer settings to compare the quality. rav1e is in constant development so I’ll be performing lots of tests. The following uses the appveyor build from yesterday. I’ve managed to install the dependencies needed to build myself rav1e when new commits comes out, so expect my…

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Installing Rust on Windows

Installing Rust on Windows

Hi everyone, Today, I’ll show you how to install Rust on Windows. The steps are very easy! 1. First, navigate to https://rustup.rs/: 2. Click the “rustup-init.exe” link and save the installer: 3. Click “Run”: 4. You’ll be presented a Command-Line window. Type “1” and press enter: 5. Installation will begin: 6. If everything runs as it should, you should see the following: That’s it! Rust is installed! Post Views: 14

How to enable RPC in your Gridcoin Wallet?

How to enable RPC in your Gridcoin Wallet?

Hi everyone, Today, I want to tell you how to enable Gridcoin’s RPC protocol to use apps like Gridcoin Remote on Android phones. This allows you to check stuff like your Gridcoin balance, magnitude, CPID, and more! Here’s how you can enable it. There are 2 options: Option 1: Gridcoin Remote Configuration Tool for Windows Download the Gridcoin Remote Configuration Tool for Windows available in Github. This tool will let you specify the IP Addresses allowed to connect, the Port…

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A Failed Seagate 5TB Hard Disk Drive

A Failed Seagate 5TB Hard Disk Drive

Hi everyone, Today, I’m sharing a picture of a failed Seagate 5TB Hard Disk Drive. This model is ST5000DM000. This is how it looks internally: The drive failed prematurely. It looks good. The heads are parked correctly, and it spins up. The problem seems to be in the firmware are of the disk, as it seems to seek but after that, it does a 5 soft clicks before the SATA to USB adapter begins to blink. This HDD was taken…

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Shucking a Western Digital 8TB My Book External Hard Disk Drive

Shucking a Western Digital 8TB My Book External Hard Disk Drive

Hi everyone, In today’s post, I’ll be sharing some pictures of my shucked Western Digital 8TB My Book External Hard Disk Drive. I got this hard drive as I’ve already had 2 other Seagate Hard Drives fail and needed another drive. I changed brands to Western Digital as I’ve been having a bad luck with Seagate lately. Here’s the drive’s box: The drive outside of the box: The front of it: Here, I’ve taken the drive out of the main…

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opusenc.exe new build using libopus 1.3-rc2-2-ga8e2a2b1-dirty – resample quality level 10 – Opus GUI updated

opusenc.exe new build using libopus 1.3-rc2-2-ga8e2a2b1-dirty – resample quality level 10 – Opus GUI updated

Hi everyone, Today, I bring you a new version of opusenc.exe, using libopus 1.3-rc2-2-ga8e2a2b1-dirty: This version brings the changes performed up to today’s commit, but I also upped the Speex Resampler quality from 5 to 10, as you can see in the following image: As usual, I’m encoding my files using the latest commit. Also, I’ve updated Opus GUI to include this build: Download links: opusenc – opus-tools 0.2-dirty (using libopus 1.3-rc2-2-ga8e2a2b1-dirty) with resampler quality 10 Opus GUI v1.3 with…

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World Community Grid Statistics – September 26, 2018 – AM Report

World Community Grid Statistics – September 26, 2018 – AM Report

Hi everyone, Here’s my report for my World Community Grid contribution from the morning of September 26, 2018. I’ve returned 127 work units so far. I’ve also generated 38,335 points and have run a total of 14 days with 8 hours and 11 minutes: Here are the stats per project: Here are my average stats: And the historical graphs: Currently, I am contributing to the following World Community Grid subprojects: Microbiome Immunity Project Help Stop TB These are running on…

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World Community Grid Statistics – September 25, 2018 – AM Report

World Community Grid Statistics – September 25, 2018 – AM Report

Hi everyone, Here’s my report for my World Community Grid contribution from the morning of September 25, 2018. I’ve returned 78 work units so far. I’ve also generated 30,037 points and have run a total of 8 days with 5 hours and 25 minutes: Here are the stats per project: Here are my average stats: And the historical graphs: Currently, I am contributing to the following World Community Grid subprojects: Microbiome Immunity Project Help Stop TB These are running on…

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World Community Grid Statistics – September 24, 2018 – PM Report

World Community Grid Statistics – September 24, 2018 – PM Report

Hi everyone, Here’s my PM report for my World Community Grid contribution on September 24, 2018. I’ve returned 192 work units so far. I’ve also generated 73,853 points and have run a total of 24 days with 17 hours and 45 minutes: Here are the stats per project: Here are my average stats: And the historical graphs: Currently, I am contributing to the following World Community Grid subprojects: Microbiome Immunity Project Help Stop TB These are running on a variety…

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Opusenc build using libopus 1.3-rc2-1-g5d290239-dirty – Opus GUI v1.3 updated

Opusenc build using libopus 1.3-rc2-1-g5d290239-dirty – Opus GUI v1.3 updated

Hi everyone, Today, I compiled opusenc.exe to include today’s commit. This brings libopus to version 1.3-rc2-1-g5d290239-dirty. I’ve also updated Opus GUI to include this build: You can download the new build and the updated Opus GUI using the following links: opusenc.exe using libopus 1.3-rc2-1-g5d290239-dirty Opus GUI v1.3 with opusenc opus-tools 0.1.10-85-g10aae4d-dirty (using libopus 1.3-rc2-1-g5d290239-dirty) Enjoy! Post Views: 13