create high quality video using ffmpeg

You can use the open source ffmpeg program to convert a media file from low quality to high quality format

[shellprompt]# /fullpath/to/ffmpeg/ffmpeg -i source.mp4 -c:v libx264 -crf 19 destinationfile.flv

OR

[shellprompt]# /fullpath/to/ffmpeg/ffmpeg -i source.mp4 -c:v libx264 -ar 22050 -crf 28 destinationfile.flv

Parameter explained
-crf XX is the quality of the video you are looking for. It’s between 0 and 51 (but between 17 and 23 it’s a reasonable range and the lowest the number is, the better quality the video is going to be).

For the -ar 22050 it’s for adjusting the audio sample range (audio quality). You can choose 11025, 22050 or 44100.

For many other example and details explanation refer Tutorial for FFMPEG

convert video from one format to another using ffmpeg

You can use the open source ffmpeg program to convert a media file from one format to another.

Below is an exmple:

[shellprompt]# /fullpath/to/ffmpeglibrary/ffmpeg -i InputFile.FLV OutputFile.mp3

There are various other options you can use to specify the attribute of the output file.

Here are few of the examples code http://linuxers.org/book/export/html/593

create video thumbnail using ffmpeg

You can use the open source ffmpeg program to extract a frame to use as a thumbnail for a video.

Below is an exmple:

[shellprompt]# /fullpath/to/ffmpeglibrary/ffmpeg -i InputFile.FLV -vframes 1 -an -s 400×222 -ss 30 OutputFile.jpg

-i = Inputfile name
-vframes 1 = Output one frame
-an = Disable audio
-s 400×222 = Output size
-ss 30 = Grab the frame from 30 seconds into the video

Set widget label from action file in symfony 1.4

In Action File

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$this->form = new youFormclassname();

To set individual Label

$this->form->getWidget(‘widgetname’)->setLabel(‘widget Custom label’);

To set multiple field label

$this->form->getWidgetSchema()->setLabels(array(
‘field_name_1’    => ‘Field 1 Custom Lable’,

‘field_name_2’    => ‘Field 2 Custom Lable’,

}

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In Template File

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<?php echo $form[‘field_name_1’]->renderLabel() ?>

Replace any text from html text by tag name with specific attribute in php

function replace_tag_with_specific_attr_type( $tagAttribute, $tagAttributeValue, $subjectStr, $tagName=null,$replaceStr ) {
if( is_null($tagName) )
$tagName = ‘\w+’;
else
$tagName = preg_quote($tagName);

$tagAttribute = preg_quote($tagAttribute);
$tagAttributeValue = preg_quote($tagAttributeValue);

$match_regex = “/<(“.$tagName.”)[^>]*$tagAttribute\s*=\s*”.
“([‘\”])$tagAttributeValue\\2[^>]*>(.*?)<\/\\1>/”;

preg_match_all($match_regex,
$subjectStr,
$matches,
PREG_PATTERN_ORDER);

$result = str_replace($matches[3],$replaceStr,$subjectStr);
return $result;
}

Usage :
Say for Example

$ActualStr : ‘<div class=’bannerpicsd’ ><span style=”margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; width: 540px;”>something</span><p style=”float: right; margin: -240px 0 0; width: 200px;”>This is the actual String</p></div>’;
$StrToReplaceWith = ‘This is the replaces str’;

Now you want to replace all the text inside the div tags with class name “bannerpicsd”  from $ActualStr with $StrToReplaceWith
Then you can do as below:

$replacedStr  = replace_tag_with_specific_attr_type(‘class’,’bannerpicsd’,$ActualStr,’div’,$StrToReplaceWith);
Result :
<div class=”bannerpicsd” >This is the replaces str</div>
Enjoy 🙂

Replace any text from html text by tag name in php

function replace_tag_text($tagName,$subjectStr,$replaceStr) {
$tagName = preg_quote($tagName);
preg_match_all(‘{<‘.$tagName.'[^>]*>(.*?)</’.$tagName.’>}’,$subjectStr,$matches,PREG_PATTERN_ORDER);
$result = str_replace($matches[1],$replaceStr,$subjectStr);
return $result;
}

Usage :
Say for Example

$ActualStr : ‘<div><span style=”margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; width: 540px;”>something</span><p style=”float: right; margin: -240px 0 0; width: 200px;”>This is the actual String</p></div>’;
$StrToReplaceWith = ‘This is the replaces str’;

Now you want to replace all the text inside the <div> tags from $ActualStr with $StrToReplaceWith
Then you can do as below:

$replacedStr  = replace_tag_text(‘div’,$ActualStr,$StrToReplaceWith);
Result : <div>This is the replaces str</div>

Enjoy 🙂

Create template specific to node in drupal 6

If you want to have custom templates for your node. You can create templates specific to node ID as follows.

Add the below function in your template.php if its not exists.

function yourcurrentthemename_preprocess_node(&$vars, $hook) {
$node = $vars[‘node’];
$vars[‘template_file’] = ‘node-‘. $node->nid;
}

If the function already exists then add the two lines at the beginning of the function.

Then clear the cache.

So if you want to have a custom template for node id 3 (say for example) then create a template with name node-3.tpl.php in your theme directory.

Now you can customise your template as you need.

Keep Rocking…..Enjoy 🙂

How to fix flash object z-index

If any of your html element is getting hide behind the flash object such as youtube video player, or any flash player/object

Then you should call this function on body load.

function fix_flash_z_index() {
// loop through every embed tag on the site
var embeds = document.getElementsByTagName(’embed’);
for (i = 0; i < embeds.length; i++) { embed = embeds[i]; var new_embed; // everything but Firefox & Konqueror if (embed.outerHTML) { var html = embed.outerHTML; // replace an existing wmode parameter if (html.match(/wmode\s*=\s*('|")[a-zA-Z]+('|")/i)) new_embed = html.replace(/wmode\s*=\s*('|")window('|")/i, "wmode='transparent'"); // add a new wmode parameter else new_embed = html.replace(//i))
new_object = html.replace(//i, ““);
// add a new wmode parameter
else
new_object = html.replace(/<\/object\>/i, “\n“);
// loop through each of the param tags
var children = object.childNodes;
for (j = 0; j < children.length; j++) { try { if (children[j] != null) { var theName = children[j].getAttribute('name'); if (theName != null && theName.match(/flashvars/i)) { new_object = new_object.replace(//i, ““);
}
}
}
catch (err) {
}
}
// replace the old embed object with the fixed versiony
object.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeBegin’, new_object);
object.parentNode.removeChild(object);
}
}
}

Example to call this function
$(document).ready(function () {
fix_flash_z_index();
});