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Its been some time since I wrote a script to transcode matroska video to a playable format on the PS3.  I know this script has been available for a while but I have decided to keep the original script right here so I can maintain it.  Any forum links will point to here in future.

So lets get on with it.  If youre interested in transcoding using Windows then you can get tools like mkv2vob

“After many days of hair pulling / grey inducing conversion trying to work out how to convert matroska video files to a playable format for the PS3. I have produced the following script :-
keywords “mkv mux mp4 ac3 ps3 stream convert mp4box ffmpeg mplayer”

As you can see in the comments at the top of the script you need to install a few packages and use the correct values to the compile (package.use, for Gentoo users).

I have tested this on many files with great results.

I also know this could be written better so I appreciate any responses.

This script does NO conversion of video and is really quite quick

It takes me 17mins to remux a 1.2GB MKV file to a PS3 playable format. It has ac3 audio which can be seen whilst playing the ps3

I hope this helps everyone else whos had the problems I have.

Regards

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There are a number of apps that have dubbed themselves the "TweakUI" for Windows Vista, and one of the newest contestants for the title is the Ultimate Windows Tweaker. The app is free, supports both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows Vista, and only offers the relevant tweaks for your version of Vista and installed applications. Ultimate Windows Tweaker features over 130 tweaks and customizations designed to give you a bit more control over your Vista installation.

The Ultimate Windows Tweaker is a portable app and requires no installation. You can drop the executable on a thumb drive or a network share and use it to configure as many Vista systems as you choose. Best of all, it’s tiny, and weighs in at under 1MB.

Once you run the app, you can choose from seven areas to customize, including User Accounts and UAC, Security, System and Performance, Network Optimization, and more. The personalization tweaks are largely UI options that allow you to make Vista look and behave the way you want. The System and Performance options are some of the most useful, and allow you to tweak Vista to shut down faster and tell Vista to automatically end unresponsive programs.

The Ultimate Windows Tweaker also allows you to customize Internet Explorer for performance, and will automatically detect whether you’re running IE7 or an IE8 Beta. Once the app knows what version of IE you’re running, it will only present you with the options available for that version. You can also make changes to the way Vista handles networking, bandwidth, and shared files and folders. (full Story)

Take the following steps to get the unlockable character skins in the new Prince of Persia on Xbox 360, PS3 & PC.

Effect on the game (followed by…) — The code or action needed to unlock it.

* The Prince of Persia Skin and Farrah Skin for Elika, both from The Sands of Time — Unlocked by entering the code “525858542? in “Skins Manager” under “Extras”.

* Jade’s Skin from Beyond Good And Evil — Unlocked by finishing the game once. Then activate it in “Skins Manager” under “Extras”.

* Altair’s Costume from Assassin’s Creed — Unlocked by syncing your Ubisoft.com account (link goes to signup page) to your PlayStation Network or Xbox Live account. Then activate it in “Skins Manager” under “Extras”.

* Classic Prince of Persia Skin — Received when pre-ordering the game from GameStop.

* Prototype Prince and Elika Skins — Unlocked by collecting all 1,001 Light Seeds (the last one is in the Temple’s tree at the end of the game). Then activating them in “Skins Manager” under “Extras”. Note: Shadowmask mentions this is only unlockable in the PC version.

Error code 80048820 is a common one with MSN Messenger 7.5 and Windows Live Messenger.
When you start MSN Messenger, you are unable to sign in.
“Sorry, we were unable to sign you in to the MSN Messenger at this time. Please try again later.”
Fix 80048820 MSN (Windows Live Messenger) Error.
-The system clock may be set incorrectly.
-The Dynamic Link Library (DLL) softpub.dll may not be registered on the system. -Internet Explorer may be using an invalid proxy server.
-Double click on the clock in the taskbar and make sure the system clock is set correctly.
-Register softpub.dll using the regsvr32.exe tool. Click Start, and then click Run

In the Open box, type regsvr32 softpub.dll and then click OK.

# Restart MSN Messenger (WLM).
Remove any Internet Explorer proxy server settings.
1. In Internet Explorer, click Tools and then click Internet Options.
2. In the Internet Options dialog box, go to the Connections tab.
3. Click LAN Settings.
4. Untick the Use a proxy server for your LAN (These settings will not apply to dial-up or VPN connections) checkbox.
5. Click OK and OK again Internet Options.