The last look we had at MCEBuddy was of the still forthcoming 2.0 version which was and still is missing a user interface. While this was fairly cumbersome on the end user it did get the job done. Luckily since then WTV support has been added to the version 1.1 product allowing for doing the basics that MCEBuddy could originally [...]
There are several situations in which you may find yourself needing to do a simple conversion of the audio contained inside an MKV file only to find out it’s not so simple after all. Despite the fact that the MKV format is a simple container for holding a video and audio files (as well as subtitles, chapters and other media) [...]
Converting audio streams already contained inside an MKV can be a daunting process for the beginner. First, we’ll need to extract the audio tracks from the MKV container then we’ll begin the process of converting the track. Finally, we’ll re-mux the entire project back into a new MKV file. There are any number of reasons why one would want to [...]
Getting an extender to work properly with your Windows 7 Media Center has become slightly easier over the course of the beta but can still prove to be troublesome for many. Though by default Windows 7 now has the ability to transcode many of the formats which once required third party software it’s still far from flawless. The preferred method [...]
This is a guest post written by Adam Thursby and originally posted at The Digital Media Zone as a follow up to Using EncodeHD for Portable Devices. Find even more great articles from Adam as well as regular podcasts over at The DMZ! I wrote yesterday how EncodeHD can help you convert your video files for use on [...]
This is a guest post written by Adam Plante, a Hack7MC reader. Do you have a guide you’d like to share with the community? Let us know by dropping us a line through the contact form or email mhealy@hack7mc.com. This guide assumes you already have media browser installed and configured. Updated 6/3/2009 – This guide has been updated [...]
This is a guest post written by Adam Thursby and originally posted at The Digital Media Zone . Find even more great articles from Adam as well as regular podcasts over at The DMZ! Reading here, you know I love my Zune. But, there is one thing I absolutely hate about it and that’s the fact that Microsoft [...]
