Installing and running MAME

sudo apt-get install mame mame-tools gnome-video-arcade sdlmame sdlmame-tools

create a directory for your ROMs

mkdir -p ~/mame/roms

Alternatively, if you don't want to clutter your home directory then create a symlink

ln -s /path/to/your/roms ~/mame/roms

 

See your docs folder for more info

/usr/share/doc/mame

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DVD encoding and ripping

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/dvdbackup#Creating_an_ISO

 

Installing libdvdcss

If you are using regular, stock Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

If you are using Kubuntu:

sudo apt-get install kubuntu-restricted-extras

If you are using Xubuntu:

sudo apt-get install xubuntu-restricted-extras

If you are using Lubuntu:

sudo apt-get install lubuntu-restricted-extras

 

 

sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh

 

Workflow for photography collaboration on social media

Many times I've found myself taking photos of which what makes the cut and what does not depends on the input of many individuals. Setting up a Facebook group is an effective way to do this. The theory is you want to upload the photos so the stakeholders can decide upon which they want to use/scrap/etc. This can be by commenting or liking.

Getting great video footage from your DSLR

http://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/how-to-get-red-quality-footage-under-500-dollars/

http://www.magiclantern.fm/forum/index.php?topic=9560.0

https://bitbucket.org/baldand/mlrawviewer/get/master.tar.bz2

 

http://www.mediafire.com/download/edi527vmjmgfe42/Hunters_5D3_LUT_beta_v1.cube

 

sudo apt-get install build-essential python-opengl python-numpy

python setup.py build_ext --inplace

chmod +x mlrawviewer.py

./mlrawviewer.py /path/to/file.MLV [/path/to/encodedfile.MOV]

Tethering your camera to your computer

Be sure to have things such as auto timers switched off. Your camera needs to be connected to your computer but NOT mounted.

sudo apt-get install f-spot

sudo apt-get install gphoto2

(f-spot allows you to view your image from the commandline with f-spot -v "$ARGUMENT")

Make sure gphoto2 detects your camera by

gphoto2 --auto-detect

if detected then

gphoto2 --set-config capture=on

gphoto2 --capture-image-and-download

Time lapse

gphoto2 --capture-image-and-download --interval=30 --frames=10