Re: Beginner info, the FAQ, programming...

On Jan 31, 11:12 pm, ta...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Michel Talon) wrote:
Buisman <root@localhost> wrote:
And the most frequent use of my computer i have is for converting .avi
files into VCDs and DVDs.

I've never needed this. If there is no program for FreeBSD, you can (with
some easy trickery) run Linux software on FreeBSD. See chapter 10 of the
Handbook athttp://www.freebsd.org

VirtualDub and TMpegEnc are the programs i mostly depend on.

Perhaps CinePaint can replace VirtualDub.http://www.cinepaint.org/
TMpegEnc seems to be an Mpeg 1 encoder. I _think_ you can do that with
Mplayer, but I'm not sure.

I have done a lot of that with mplayer (more specifically mencoder),
and i can also recomment avidemux and k9copy. With those you can
basically do everything you can do in Windows with mpegs and avis.

--

Michel TALON

Hi

Thank you all. Now i need some time to understan the things you all
said.
I have read the handbook, not all of it, but some parts prior to
installing DesktopBSD. I still have win2000 on the same HDD with BSD.
Everything was well. First thing i did was to archive the parttition
where windows is resideing, now i can do pretty mutch anything.

The OS is layers of software above layers of software. So far i was
used to ask questions, when dealing with windows, about the whole
package. I can see that you all are sugesting that this is the right
place to post about the kernel. When asking about the desktop
environment, i'll have to ask elsewere. Not the way i am used to
think, but no problem.

I am familiar with comp.lang.c. That group has such a vast quantity of
information, that you need not ask a question. You can find the answer
by searching the keywords of the question.

I cannot say that i am an expert at C or Pascal programming, but there
is nothing mutch that can confuse me. About pure C, i mean. I used to
love C++ but if anyone know what is MFC, then he can understand why i
have stoped useing it.

I come from the home computer age. I know very well how those devices
work, from a programers point of a view. I didn't get the transver on
time to the PC till it was vary late. Even then i have studied the PC
as a home computer. Nothing mutch than a CPU + VGA + SoundBlaster or
Gravis + Serial + Centronics.
I don't like mainframe computers, even thought long time have i used
one at work. Alpha station with VMS. Over the years of work on that
machine my practice was to learn how to fix something by reading the
help and the manuals, fix it and then forget all i have learned at the
next sleep or maybe earlier. Doing that from time to time i have
noticed how mutch good documentation it has and how mutch powerful and
yet simple commands/tools the VMS has. In other words, clever design.
If i had another life i would probubly study VMS or UNIX, but this i
will spent on personal computers. If it isn't for Desktop or PC-BSD i
would not be here.
Still, there is similarity in the way (i think) Unix shell users work
and the way i work. I am very comfortable with DOS, and to this day i
still use it to perform work under windows. The only C compiler i use
is Borland Command Line 5.5 and most of my code is writen in edit.
I've had some short expirience with GCC, but years ago, and nothing to
complain with. I know you all Unix people dislike DOS even better than
Windows, but for starters look here:
http://www.cpt.univ-mrs.fr/info/html/DOS-to-Linux-HOWTO.html

It will take time and experimentation to transver my everyday "work"
to DesktopBSD, but i think it can be done. When i learn how, i can
teach others like me in a couple of hours. That sounds strange but
people don't like to change the way they do things, because they need
all the time they can have for other activities. Later, by time, we
can learn the new ways.

Thanks again, now i will try some things you have mentioned.
Vasko
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