Posts by Laura Chase5

The surgery was a success and the patient survived... It was a bit of a grind, but I pulled it off... thanks...

Can someone give me a hand here? I’ve got the software downloaded and I already loaded that .iso file into it... now what? What's the next move?

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Hey everyone... I've got this video sitting in an .iso format, and it’s clocking in at about 6 GB. My problem is, I’m trying to burn it onto a standard 4.7 GB DVD. Does anyone know how to pull this off? Is there a way to convert it using some software—maybe turn that .iso into a playable DVD structure? Or I don't know... I'm open to any advice you can throw my way. Thanks.

Thanks to everyone for the help and the answers... I think this thread might actually come in handy for someone else down the road. I managed to pull it off using VirtualDub... I stumbled upon a screenshot that laid everything out perfectly. Basically, I cut out about three minutes of footage (I don't have the exact timestamp right now, but let's say from 00:03:15 to 00:06:30), and when I saved it, the whole movie was stitched back together—it just skipped those three minutes. No extra editing required. I’ll post the image I used to figure this out; hopefully, it helps someone else out.

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The file was an MP4, but I ended up converting it to DivX because Adobe Premiere wouldn't load the original format for some reason. Now the DivX version plays perfectly fine. So, long story short, I'm sitting here with two files now: the MP4 and the DivX.

Hey there... I need to cut a chunk out of a movie. It's about 3 minutes long, and I want the rest of the film to stay perfectly intact once I'm done. I've been digging around online but haven't had much luck finding a direct answer. I found ways to trim a clip and save just that specific segment, but that’s not what I’m after here. I want to excise those 3 minutes entirely so I'm left with the original file minus that middle section. The part I want gone isn't at the beginning or the end—it's stuck right in the middle, like some annoying commercial was baked into the footage, and now I want it scrubbed. How do I do this? I have Adobe Premiere on my computer, so I assume it can handle the job, but I'm staring at the interface not knowing which buttons to actually press. Any help would be appreciated... or if you have a link to a different program that's better suited for this, please send it over along with a few pointers on how to pull it off.

Hey, I’ve got this .mkv movie file that’s packed with three different Russian audio tracks. I want to strip those out and just keep things clean. What kind of software should I use for this? It's pretty weird, though—whenever I use VLC to check the available audio streams, it lists all three Russian tracks but doesn't even show an English option. Yet, I’m hearing English perfectly fine every single time. It plays the English track first, then jumps straight into the Russian ones. It’s like one of those poorly dubbed documentaries you see on network TV. Here’s a screenshot from my media player so you can see what I mean.

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Thanks for the reply... surgery was a success... patient survived...

Hey there... just swapped out my graphics card... and now I need to get the drivers sorted. What’s the best way to wipe the old ones off the system?
The old card was an NVIDIA GTX 460... or something like that. This new one is a GTX 750. Is it actually necessary to uninstall the old drivers first?

Honestly, this movie was easily one of the best things I’ve watched in a long time. I was totally sucked in. I wouldn't go so far as to label it a straight-up comedy, but let's be real—it actually has more genuine laughs than most big-budget comedies out there these days. It’s just damn good.

Sorry for the late reply... I’m talking about a standard Blu-ray Player here... and there's another thing. If I have, say, a Blu-ray Player that handles DivX, and it's hooked up to an old-school analog TV—one of those vintage models—what’s the best way to convert files? I've noticed some DivX files from ETRG play perfectly fine, but others just won't budge. To be clear, those are two separate issues. That was my first question, and now this second bit regarding the older TV setup...

Hey everyone, I could really use some help here... So, I burned five movies onto a single 4.7 GB DVD. They're all in .avi format. Here's the catch: three of them play perfectly fine, but the other two just won't work. Look, I'm no tech expert, so I was hoping someone here could talk me through this. I know there are a million variables—codecs, resolution, whatever—but I've put together five screenshots to try and make sense of it. I just right-clicked each file, went to properties, and checked the details. Hopefully, that gives you enough to work with. First, here are the shots for the three films that actually play:

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And these are the two troublemakers that won't play:

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I'm not sure if these screenshots provide enough info, but it's what I've got. If it would be easier to figure out why these two are failing while the others work, let me know if I should download some specific tool to pull more detailed data on the files.
Any advice or suggestions at all would be appreciated. Thanks...

Alright... I'm stuck at the office right now. I won't be able to get to it until tomorrow.

Maybe it's this... an AMD E-350

Alright... so what’s my next move? How am I supposed to figure out which motherboard I'm actually working with?

Hey everyone... I'm looking for a driver for an Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU E3400 @ 2.60GHz. It's running on a relatively recent installation of Windows 7, and I can't get a wired connection to work. I honestly thought the system would just handle the installation automatically, but clearly, I was dreaming. I've tried hunting for them myself, but I'm hitting a wall. If anyone can help me out... I basically need a full set of drivers, or at least the LAN driver so I can actually get online.

I honestly have no clue what exactly he wiped or how he managed to scrub the game from the drive... but hey, it's done. I got a fresh install of Windows on Friday, so... we're back in business. Anyway, thanks to everyone for the help...

Give me a break... the game is definitely pirated. He tried reinstalling one of those titles that refuses to launch, and—surprise, surprise—it's still dead in the water. It won't budge. At this rate, it looks like he’s headed for a total C-drive wipe.

Hey everyone... I've got a buddy dealing with some PC issues and I'm stumped. I tried helping him out but couldn't make much headway. Basically, he had a bunch of games running perfectly fine until he decided to install Ryse: Son of Rome. The game was stuttering like crazy, so he nuked it immediately. But here's the kicker: now, every time he tries to launch *any* modern game, he hits this error message.View on imgur

He still has two older titles on there—Counter-Strike 1.6 and one other classic—and those run without a hitch. It's only the newer stuff that's bricked.

Anyone have a clue how to fix this mess?

Hey everyone... I've got some cartoons sitting in .m4v format and I need to convert them over to .avi. I did a little digging on Google and stumbled upon this one program, but after going through the whole installation process, it turns out it isn't actually free. It's just one of those "pay up or get nothing" traps.
Basically, I'm looking for a legit, free program to handle these conversions... thanks...