Minang is 'Minangkabau', a clan in Sumatra. The clan has a symbiotic relationship with the buffalo, or 'kerbau' in Malay or 'korobau' or 'kobau' in the Minang dialect. 'Minangkabau' is derived from 'menang kerbau' -- win buffalo. The Sumatran clans pitch their buffalos against each other, and the Minangs have the reputation of having the fastest buffalos in Sumatra. This blog isn't much use to anyone else though. There are no revelations and no discussions -- just a Minang's folly.
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Friday, June 22, 2007
Raziq's birthday
I've been struggling with converting the clips from the TX-1 to .avi and may have found the solution with U-lead DVD creator.
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Singapore Expo -- what was inside
I've been encoding using Quicktime -- mpeg4 to .avi and it looks OK though the process is slow -- one at a time. So found a yahoogroup on the Xacti and they've a few links for encoders which I'll try out later ...
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
In Singapore for Broadcast Asia
Just couldn't resist it...had to buy the Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG65. The price in Singapore was so good. Just launched this year to replace the CG6 so not yet in Malaysia even. The CG6 is selling at RM1,888.00 and the CG65, is S$495 + 5% GST. So about RM1,200. Such a huge price difference.
Quite a good camera. Mpeg4, so a simple conversion on the PC for premier, and no conversion if on the Mac.
Whereas the Canon TX-1 is still giving me headaches when it comes to conversion and then importing into Premier, the Sanyo is a cinch!
Quite a good camera. Mpeg4, so a simple conversion on the PC for premier, and no conversion if on the Mac.
Whereas the Canon TX-1 is still giving me headaches when it comes to conversion and then importing into Premier, the Sanyo is a cinch!