歪林網誌

2009年4月14日星期二

修好了「歪林輸入法不能對 MSN 9.0 輸出中文字」的 Bug

自從 MSN 9.0 出來後，很多人都發現「歪林輸入法」不能對它輸出中文！

在 Windows XP，在 MSN 9.0 以外的其他程式，當用戶按下鍵盤鍵時，ylam TSF 會收到兩個 event: OnTestKeyDown() 和 OnKeyDown()；但在 MSN 9.0 裡面，我只收到 OnKeyDown() Event。

在 Windows Vista 裡面更怪，MSN 9.0 在啟動時，用戶按鍵 ylam TSF 是會收到 OnTestKeyDown() 和 OnKeyDown() event；當 MSN 9.0 一旦失去 Keyboard Focus 後，重新拿回 focus後，用戶按鍵 ylam TSF 只收到 OnKeyDown() 。

由於以前分析用戶按鍵的源碼部分放在 OnTestKeyDown() 和另外一部分則放在 OnKeyDown()，以致歪林輸入法不能對 MSN 9.0 正常輸出中文。這些問題都修正了。

天啊！為甚麼是這樣的呢? 微軟故意搞出來的嗎? 是否想殺死其他輸入法，不讓他們存在呢?

請大家來這裡更新吧！

2009年3月16日星期一

微軟近來推出 MSN 9.0 (Windows Live Messenger 2009) 之後，不少網友都陸續安裝了，這又是我頭痕的時候！我近来収到 4 個投訴，說我的輸入法不能在 MSN 9.0 運作。這幾天，我安装了 MSN 9.0 試試，結果如下：

1) 在 Windows XP，歪林輸入法完全不能對 MSN 9.0 運作！
2) 在 Windows Vista，歪林輸入法有時對 MSN 運作，當用 mouse 切換其他程式工作，然後返回 MSN ， MSN 只能打英文了。要按鈕輸入法 Windows 的「x」鍵，然後再按 Shift Space，那麼輸入法又能輸入中文了。

這是為什麼呢? 網上有人說，連微軟自己的拼音輸入法，都對 MSN 9.0 不能正常運作！這是什麼道理?

2009年3月13日星期五

一百万零一夜 Slumdog Millionaire

近來看了一百萬零一夜，我不覺得很好看，但卻令我非常懷念香港的百萬富翁。

電影中主持叫電腦鎖定答案時，經常說 Computer-ji lock kiya jaye：

我完全聽不明白這句話的意思。今天終於明白了。

日本人，尊称某男士時，通常会加「生」字尾。例如某人叫 Michael,日本人尊稱他為 Michael-san.

在印度，尊稱年長的人，也喜歡加 ji 字尾，例如某年長的人叫 Michael, 會尊稱他做 Michael-ji. 所以 computer-ji 其實即尊稱「電腦」的意思。

"Lock kiya-jaye" 其實是印度版的百萬富翁，主持Amitabh Bachchan 經常說的一句，意思和陳啟泰經常說的「最後答案」一樣。

這句話困擾我很久了，現在終於明白意思，很開心。

2009年2月6日星期五

Howto convert TV recorded program (trp format) with subtitle to mkv format?

Install the following free software
- K-lite codec pack,
- Virtual Dub
- VobSub
- Project-X
- TSRemux
- mkvtoolnix
- AviSynth
- ffmpeg (WinFF)
- Son2VSub
  　
Assume the video files are recorded and are in
- D:\temp\~DATA\DATA00.trp
- D:\temp\~DATA\DATA01.trp
- D:\temp\~DATA\DATA02.trp

Join the 3 trp files into one.

In START menu, Run, type cmd.

Type the following:

d:
cd d:\temp\~DATA

type DATA00.trp DATA01.trp DATA02.trp > final.trp

Microsoft Windows [? 6.0.6001]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\ylam>d:

D:\>d:

D:\>cd d:\temp

d:\temp>cd ~DATA

d:\temp\~DATA>type DATA00.trp DATA01.trp DATA02.trp > final.trp

DATA00.trp

DATA01.trp

DATA02.trp

d:\temp\~DATA>

Extract subtitle information:
- Open Project-X http://sourceforge.net/projects/project-x
- In menu Presettings -> subtitle tab:
  - Simulate DVB subpictures IRD color model, choose NRX
  - tick "additional export as VobSub (idx+sub)
    
    　
  - Choose to export only subtitle
    
    　
  - Add final.trp, choose Quick start
    
    　
  - You should be able to see many files generated.
    Keep only final.sup.sub, final.sub.idx and remove other files generated
    　
Use TSRemux to convert the final.trp to final.ts.
Choose only 1 video and 1 audio stream.
Note: for audio stream, the one with smaller number is the original language.

Adjust the subtitle color:

Open the program SubResync in VobSub.
Drag final.sup.idx into SubResync.

Quickly browse the subtitle, you will find some of them are not very clear:

To fix this problem:

Save the subtitle in DVDMaestro format in a separate directory, say "son".

In son\final.sup.son, modify it from:

Directory .
Subtitle final.sup
Display_Area (0 2 719 575)
Contrast (15 15 15 0)

SP_NUMBER START END FILE_NAME
Color (1 14 0 15)
Contrast (15 15 0 15)
0001 00:01:00:20 00:01:02:13 final.sup_0001.bmp
Color (1 2 0 8)
Contrast (11 15 0 15)
0002 00:01:09:11 00:01:13:23 final.sup_0002.bmp
Color (15 2 0 13)
Contrast (8 15 0 15)
0003 00:01:14:01 00:01:17:11 final.sup_0003.bmp

Subtitle    final.sup
Display_Area (0 2 719 575)
Contrast   (15 15 0 15)
Color       (1 2 0 3)

SP_NUMBER START    END        FILE_NAME
0001  00:02:44:13  00:02:46:06   final.sup_0001.bmp
0002  00:02:46:10  00:02:49:03   final.sup_0002.bmp
0003  00:02:59:21  00:03:01:05   final.sup_0003.bmp

Note that color with index 0 is a transparent color.
　

Start the Son2VSub program.
Open the son\final.sup.son directory.
Change the output from 720x480 to 720x576

　
In the output file son\final.idx file, change from

# The original palette of the DVD in PGC#1
palette: 000060, 2b2b2b, 2c2c2c, 353535, 535353, 414141, 626262, 7c7c7c, a9a9a9, c8c8c8, 8f8f8f, ebebeb, b8b8b8, dbdbdb, 9c9c9c, 2b2b2b

to

# The original palette of the DVD in PGC#1
palette: 000000, 000000, 000000, ffffff, 535353, 414141, 626262, 7c7c7c, a9a9a9, c8c8c8, 8f8f8f, ebebeb, b8b8b8, dbdbdb, 9c9c9c, 2b2b2b
　
The subtitle now looks better:

Adjust the subtitle time:
- Find the first subtitle in final.sup.idx
- Play D:\temp\~DATA\final.ts in Media Player Classic (in K-lite Codec pack).
  Play until the first subtitle is heard. Write down the time of the first subtitle.
- In SubResync, right click the subtitle chosen 2 times, until seeing the red triangle
- Enter the correct time of the subtitle chosen. Save as final.idx
- Reopen final.ts in Media Player Classic. The subtitle time should be correct now.
  　
Find the cropping details for movie, in Virtual Dub.
- In D:\temp\~DATA\, create a file called final.avs (using notepad) with the following content:
  
  DirectShowSource("final.ts")
  LoadPlugin("c:\Program Files\K-Lite Codec Pack\Filters\vsfilter.dll")
  VobSub("final.idx")
  　
- Drag "final.avs" into Virtual Dub.
- In Virtual Dub, "Video" Menu, choose "Filter".
- Add "Null Transformation"
- Choose "Cropping...".
- Determine the cropping details (i.e. Write down X1, X2, Y1, Y2. Note they must be even number):
  
  　
Using ffmpeg to convert final.ts to XVID encoded (MPEG4) AVI file final.avi:
- Start a command prompt.
- type the following:
  - d:
  - cd d:\temp\~DATA
  - "C:\Program Files\WinFF\ffmpeg.exe" -i final.ts -vcodec xvid -vtag XVID -deinterlace -croptop 76 -cropbottom 76 -cropleft 4 -cropright 4 -s 640x360 -qmin 4 -qmax 4 -bufsize 4096 -mbd 2 -bf 2 -flags +4mv+trell -aic 2 -cmp 2 -subcmp 2 -g 300 -acodec mp3 -ar 44100 -ab 128k -ac 2 final.avi
- Note:
  - replace the value for croptop, cropbottom, cropleft, cropright with the values found in Y1, Y2, X1 and X2 found in Step (8).
  - for the best quality video, set qmin, qmax to 1. (the smaller value the better video quality)
  - -g 300 means for every 300 fames (12seconds), there is a I frame. Set to a smaller value if you need to editing.
  - the above example uses 44100kbps, 128kpbs 2-channels mp3 audio. you can modify as your wish
    　
Merge final.avi, final.idx into final.mkv
- Start mkvtoolnix\mmg.exe, add final.avi, final.idx. Press "Start muxing".