Energy converter v0.1

I've just created small Python/Tkinter program to convert values of energies. At the moment you can convert from (to) au, eV, nm and cm^-1. Not much, but it is beginning :). Program can be download from mml website.

How to list files in subdirectories

I wrote a shell script which allow to list files and only files in all of subdirectiories of current directory. I don't know if it useful but it nice piece of shell code:

#!/bin/sh
for i in `find $PWD -maxdepth 1 -type d`
do
    (cd $i; echo $i; find -maxdepth 1 -type f| wc -l)
done

The Python Challenge

I nearly become addicted. To what? To Python Challenge. It is a set of puzzle which can be resolved with Python (you can use other language, but it is design for Python). I don't remember when I have so much fun. It is great think if you what to learn Python or just test your skills. It is my 50th note and I started write this blog 1 year and 3 days ago!

Molekel 5.0 alpha

I wrote that Molekel was rebirth and version 4.6 was release. Recently, I found that the project has been moved and alpha version of Molekel 5.0 can be found hear. So, right now we have:

1. 4.3. It is very old version and the sources are close. [website]
2. 4.6. The whole project has been rewritten and it is alpha version, not all functions from 4.3 version are working [website]
3. 5.0 New, not ready yet version with open source (GPL). [website].

Physics for 'normal'

I found another interesting blog related to science. This time some physics. You can find there a lot of interesting news: i.e. the info about physics of new NBA ball or fastest waves ever photographed.

Loooong bash command

I like bash command. This one is quite long:

for ((i=1;i<36;i++)); do if [ $i -lt 10 ]; then j=0"$i" ; else j="$i" ; fi ; wget --no-check-certificate https://www.linux-magazine.pl/issue/$j/; done

It could be interesting for someone, because in one line there are loop (C-style) and if command. This command download the contents of all Polish LinuxMagazine issues. I have got most of LM issues, but searching some information thru them are quite boring. So I thinking about making some kind of 'searching machine' because one from LM website is weak. My command once more, but this in more readable form:

for ((i=1;i<36;i++)); \
do \
 if [ $i -lt 10 ]; \
    then j=0"$i"; \
    else j="$i" ; \
 fi; \ 
 wget --no-check-certificate https://www.linux-magazine.pl/issue/$j/; \
done

Mencoder (part II)

My second example of using mencoder: I had the problem with large avi file which didn't fit CD (it had 1.4 gb). I used mencoder to split this file(console rulez ;). Creating of the first part was quite easy (I found the advices here and here).

mencoder -ovc copy -oac copy -ss 0 -endpos 700mb -o movie_part1.avi movie.avi

But there were no info where I should start the second part. I watched the end of the part 1 and manually (eyelly ;) chose the best point to split the movie (for example 1:05:25). This time I could creat two parts.

mencoder -ovc copy -oac copy -endpos 01:05:25 -o movie_part1.avi movie.avi
mencoder -ovc copy -oac copy -ss 01:05:25 -o movie_part2.avi movie.avi

Mencoder (part I)

I like console. So I'm using it even to manipulate video files ;). My first example of using mencoder: I'm recoding files from my camera (Fuji FinePix 5600/5200). It use two passes technique (it should give smaller out file). I don't know if my options are optimal, I found it somewhere (I don't remember where). The input file is the first argument and output file is second argument of my script.

#!/bin/sh
mencoder $1 -ovc lavc -lavcopts \
vcodec=mpeg4:vpass=1:vbitrate=1000:vlelim=-4:vcelim=9:lumi_mask=0.05:dark_mask=0.01 \
-oac copy -o /dev/null
mencoder $1 -ovc lavc -lavcopts \
vcodec=mpeg4:mbd=2:trell:vpass=2:vbitrate=2000:vlelim=-4:vcelim=9:lumi_mask=0.05:dark_mask=0.01 \
-oac copy -o $2

Sailing through the net (I tried to find the place with mencoder option) I reached Mario Valle website. It seems very interesting. I have to read it careful and write more about it. Right now, I'm adding his blog to my list.