Friday, September 11, 2015

How to fix DVD Architect Pro preview

Problem - When you preview the menus. It goes 'Full screen' instead of showing remote.

Solution -
If you press 'F9' you can escape full screen.

You can also reset from CPU to restart your computer. Only if it does not quit 'Full screen'.

This error may occur if you don't have second external monitor.

Please follow the steps to fix the preview:

Open, DVD Architect Pro
 Go to 'Options - Preferences
Go to 'Video Device' tab

 Now change the device to your default Device.

Apply and OK.



Friday, August 14, 2015

Setting up libraries for soundtrack pro

If you are still using Soundtrack Pro with Final Cut Pro 7 and you find your libraries are missing don't worry you just have to set it up.


Open, Soundtrack Pro - Setup - '+'

 Go to Macintosh HD - Library - Audio - Apple loops - Apple - Select the audio folders

Then, Highlight and click on index and click on done when finished.

Saturday, August 8, 2015

Adobe Acrobat crashes when entering password on Windows 10

It's a compatibility issue which should get resolved soon from Adobe via updates. I have noticed it's a rare occurrence but frustrating to know when the Adobe Acrobat Pro crashes.

Problem - Adobe Acrobat Pro XI crashes when opening password protected PDF in WINDOWS 10 OS.



Solution - Write the password on any text box or word, notepad and copy paste it. The PDF will open without crashing.

Other fixes you may try:

WINDOWS 10
Click on - 'Start' - Settings - System - Default apps - Choose default app by type - .pdf

Set it to  'Adobe Acrobat' by choosing an app.

Friday, July 3, 2015

Fitting the entire image on instagram

I will speak for my self. I use Instagram because its easy to share moments of  life on twitter and Facebook. If needed on other social platform at one go with friends and followers for engaging with them to share videos and latest trends like 'Dub-mash' similar to Vines.

Taking a picture with your camera phone is simple and easy with Instagram but images gets cropped. Even if you decide to upload pictures from your camera phone albums or from a DSLR camera/GoPro pictures to the world to share live event.

The Instagram app as the name suggests makes pictures square so your image gets cut. No worries, you can use the app called 'Square Insta pic' from Studio 8 Apps. It's simple to import from albums and it can be used to share on Instagram app.

Update - Instagram now allows you to upload full frame. Just pinch in and out to zoom the picture.

*I have not been paid by any company or individuals to endorse the above products.

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Forever connected

It has become rare in today's time to see kids floating paper boats in puddle of rain water. Immersing in their world of imagination. Kids now a days are glued to television screens wired via computer, mobile devices, Ps4, Xbox, Nintendo Wi.

The open spaces has been turned into pay recreational parks or a buildings in open space surrounded by congested commercial buildings. Even on society grounds kids are mostly barred from playing most of the games as they fear loss of property of automobiles or french windows.
Educational pressure was always there to succeed in an unequal system which believes in following orders and GPA as a parameter to secure employment. Most of the successful companies has changed polices relating to recruitment these days. There was a time when less emphasis was given to sports and extracurricular activities. In recent times media has put spotlight on new fields. The enhancements in the field of sports science and new technology has given arise in supply for professionals having the required set of skills to fulfill such demands in traditional and fields which is still emerging.

India has become a favored emerging economy which provides new career opportunities competing at global stage. Reality shows on television with young participants and pressure to perform to stay ahead in a race has started creating a herd of stressed, unhappy, materialistic youths who have 24 X 7 connectivity with everyone through social media. Yes, I am also an addict and slave to social media but there is no alternative. Like it or not even if we decide to opt out from digital world from birth we will still have our birth and death records stored in some government server.

Our dependency on technology has helped us to evolve but it has also made us dumb and parallelized towards human emotions. We are trying not to be over dependent but what will happen to our digital data if one day it is wiped by a apocalypse through Electromagnetic pulse interference or the computer finds it's own conscience and it decides we are not fit for existence. We will become threat to our own intellect thoughts and creations.

To conclude my thoughts why are we turning ourselves into a machine. A machine was made to make life easier. We started with fire and wheel which led us to progress through history. In search of happiness we even formed religion and meditation but in today's world it has become temporary relief within the confinement of four walls as anxiety and stress hits us. We need to swim out to survive a system in a universe full of possibilities for that we need to free ourselves from 24 X 7 connected digital world.

Monday, June 1, 2015

Valid ATVM Smart card not working in Mumbai

To whomever it may concern,

I want to report ATVM smart card issue in Mumbai suburban railway network.

It seems most of us are new to ATVM machines in Mumbai after coupons where discontinued. But we as Mumbaikars find others in need and help them out whenever we see some one struggle with the new ATVM machine.

I myself believe that I am a tech savvy person and has mastered the technology of buying tickets from the ATVM machines. But on 31st May,2015 my smart card stopped working at ATVM kiosk at Kandivali east station ticket office around 17:30 Hrs.

I tried my luck on all machine. Lucky for me one of the machines gave out the automated ticket print but as I went to Grant road station to check balance on the ATVM kiosk my card didn't even validate.

So I went to the ticket counter where I was charged Rs.15/- for duplicate smart cards still it didn't work even after follow up with the same person who changed my card. My complains have gone in thin air. I even tried at Kandivali station ticket counter to resolve the issue the next day on 1st June, 2015 around 10:00 am but the issue was not resolved. The operator said it was all good from his side but you can buy a new card.

It appears that my balance are visible but only on the ticket operators machine and everything things seems OK but it rejects when I try to avail ticket at the ATVM machine from my smart card. I have also seen others facing the same issue.

Please provide a solution.

02-06-2015 - Update
I went to Kandivali - East ticket window. A very senior ticket sales executive did something to the ATVM smart card and said it will get reactivated after 24 hours. Right now my ATVM is temporarily disabled.

04-06-2015 - Update
My ATVM smart card was changed by railway ticketing staff at Kandivali station booking office at no extra cost so now its working fine on 03-06-2015 onwards.

Observations as told by one railway employee:
Don't bend your smart card as the chip inside the smart card breaks.
Don not keep it at your back pocket or wallet.
Have patience and don't rush by pulling the card while using ATVM.

My consumer complaint on forum - http://www.consumercomplaints.in/atvm-smart-card-valid-atvm-smart-card-not-working-mumbai-c1075921#c2168160

The Mumbai suburban railway smart card (SLIDE SHARE) - http://www.slideshare.net/deepaksokda/the-mumbai-suburban-railway-smart-card-autosaved

Monday, May 18, 2015

How to convert raw pictures on windows

How to convert raw pictures on windows operating system.

RAW to TIFF

The Microsoft Camera Codec Pack enables the viewing of a variety of device-specific file formats. (Windows 7)

Windows plugin

Easy2Convert RAW to TIFF
Easy2Convert RAW to TIFF (raw2tiff) is a freeware designed to convert RAW Camera Image fileshttp://www.easy2convert.com/raw2tiff/

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