Dec 02

Downloading Subtitles Using MPC (Media Player Classic)

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MPC means Media Player Classic (download), it is a little old - latest release is dated to 2006-03-20, but that means nothing. It is still one of the best software players floating around. I will show you in this guide how to download perfectly matched subtitles without opening any website using OpenSubtitles.org ISDb protocol.

At the start of deciding which hash should be used for matching subtitles with movies, I checked, if there is no hash algo for this. I found in MPC, it supports downloading subtitles from website, so I contacted Gabest - coder of MPC. We changed some mails, he gave me access to download database, and I came to conclusion - OS should use this special hash - not the best one - but there were already some thousands of hashes submitted. Currently opensubtitles.org have more than 94.000 hashes.

Problem with MPC is, no subtitle database currently exists, so no one can use its unique features. I grabbed some MPC source codes, and programmed ISDb support. Let’s see how it works, it is really simple, and if you will setup MPC, you will (almost) never use “normal” searching anymore.

Step 1: Open MPC, press “O” - you will get options window

Step 2: Find Playback -> Output, change settings to VMR9 (renderless) or VMR7 (renderless) - if you will not change this, Download will be disabled!

Step 3: In options window set in Subtitles -> Database: “www.opensubtitles.org/isdb”, you can test it if you want

Step 4: Open some movie (drag and drop, CTRL+O), and click File-> Subtitle Database -> Download

Step 5: Select some subtitle in your language, click to Download & Open

Congratulations - you are watching movie with subtitles!

If no subtitles are available - don’t panic, go to File -> Subtitle Database -> Search - browser will open and maybe it finds something :) If this step fails too, you have to search those subtitles manually - if they exists on website it means they are not connected with your movie, so it should be nice, if you upload them again.

Maybe you ask how this works - basically it is simple - every movie is connected to subtitle using special hashes (not filenames!). You can help other people, if you will upload subtitles with movie hashes, so other will be able to download them “in fast way”. For the moment it is not possible (and maybe I will never allow this, because I’m afraid there will be many mistakes in uploads) upload subtitles using MPC. For uploading - and for other cool things - you have to use OSCAR or SubDownloader.

Source: http://blog.opensubtitles.org/opensubtitlesorg/downloading-subtitles-using-mpc

Nov 24

Official Resignation Letter

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November 22, 2008

Dear Ani-Ma Kyoukai,
We are not the enemy. We are just the ones you forgot to say sorry to. The ones who took care of you and you forgot to take care of in return. We are the ones who sacrificed their souls for your reputation. We are the ones who asked you to be better than you are now. We were the ones who protected you.

What a huge mistake it was for us to give our hearts to you. What nerve you have to take our right, thinking that you knew better than us. What decorum you display to show to the world that you are a role model. What a beautiful liar you are.

We are the ones who looked out for everyone else. We wanted a better order. And what was there to fix? YOU! To quote a comic character “With great power comes great responsibility,” And not everyone may see it, almost everyone may not believe it, and a number may have purposely blinded themselves about it, but your great power was just for you all along. You remain responsible for our fall and the many others still. Congratulations for managing in getting rid of us and labeling US as the “delinquents”. However were we one?

You manipulate people’s words and sometimes make up your own - creative!

You say what you’re doing is for the good, but what is the return? - to be used, abused and refused the right to be mended.

You say you save people but you’ve sunk us deep into the depths of our wounds that you, yourself have inflicted.

We are not the enemy. You have just managed to make us look the part. That in this story you are the hero and we are the villains. We congratulate you for your ability to rise still without worries and conscience. To remain noble in your own skin and emit the right fragrance to lure the ones who have come to look up to you and admire your greatness.

We have plans of destroying you inside and out . And we could, but it’s a good thing we know better.

Karma hits hard or rather actions will have its reputations and will bring back its deserved rewards.

How could we say such things? Simple— you’ve implied it over the past 2 years. You forgot how to be humanly right.

How awful we are, right? Cruel and self-centered and inconsiderate with what matters most. But you see, YOU lost us because you had the nerve to wound us with your own greed. You valued your selfishness more than you valued our friendship.

We hope that this letter will force you to see how we see you, when you brought us down and ruined us. If you are indeed blind, or blinded by shallow purposes, or are just full of pride and scared for your reputation to admit to the public of your faults, then we stop here and leave you to life’s consequences.

Dear enemy, we love you to death but we’d rather be living for our sakes than enslave ourselves for your glory. We are not Ani-Ma Kyoukai members anymore. For what it’s worth, we thank you for being there for us once upon a time.
The Undersigned:

  • Annaline Ong - Moy-Moy
  • Josh Sanz - Josh
  • Kate Anjuli Nombrado - Kate
  • Stephen Acosta, Jr. - Stephen
  • Dinah Hong - Dinah
  • Lester Moore Koting - Lester
  • Reida Jade Renovilla - Reida
  • Maria Luz Lu - Dichi
  • Ma. Glaiza Lu - Mei-Mei
  • Janina Mae Gantuangco - Nina
  • Justin Jason Soriano - JJ
  • Ellen Grace Morre - Momo
  • Jennifer Jendall Ong - Ping-ping
  • JP Paredes - JP
  • Mark Sanchez - Mark
  • Carla Jane Chua - Carla
  • Duane Bacon - Duane
  • Alain Pedronio - Alain
  • Samantha Lao - Sammie
  • Chris Kimberly Anito - Anito
  • Robellito Diuyan, III - Rob
  • Adrian Ablazo - Ogs’ Peace

You can view the official site here — http://goodbyeamk.atpointblank.net/
You can view comments here — http://goodbyeamk.atpointblank.net/comments.php

Nov 03

Colorful Life

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Happiness is still a mystery to me. Questions mingle with emotions. There are times when mind speaks over heart and so is there a time when the latter speaks over the former. You could question me all you want. Continue reading »

Nov 01

No Goodbyes

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I don’t know how I manage to write something like this but I did write this. It might be because I’m a little confused and I don’t know what I am feeling right now.

I don’t have any title for this as of the moment. I just wrote this out of the blue. (you call it impromptu!)

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Oct 21

Cosplay Criticism/Critique

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“Not every critic is a genius, but every genius is born a critic…”

~ Lessing ~

Cosplay has been a major trend nowadays. When we hear about “Anime”, we relate it to cosplay or cosplaying. But what is Cosplaying?

Cosplaying or Cosplay is a Japanese term for cosplaying. It is equivalent to the the western term ‘Masquerade’. It is basically a time for fans to dress up in their favorite costume or as their favorite character. There is this condition that comes with it. You will not only play the character in dress but also the character’s nature. By means, you will have to act as if you are the character itself. Continue reading »

Oct 17

MCS Update.

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MCS now allows cosplay crossovers.

Photo Reference Submission removed in MCS Rules and Regulations.

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Oct 12

SM Davao’s Halloween Event

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There will be a costume convention on October 30, 2008 (Thursday) at the Event Center of SM City Davao. Interested participants of the cosplay competition and digi-art contest should read the following rules for your information: (for more information, visit AMK Official Website here
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Oct 12

Philhosting Back Online

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10/07/2008: WINDOWS HOSTING UPDATE: We have done restoring clients files, we are now in the process of restoring clients database. For windows clients, please send your database name, database user and password, and database type (MSSQL/MySQL) to support@philhosting.net together with your account domain so we can restore the database.
- From Philhosting -

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Jan 16

Palpakerz

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‘ Friends Forever ‘

Palpakerz! This brings back memories of my college days. Never thought my buddies will ever bring this one up. This gives us both fun and reminisce those memories. xD Continue reading »

Dec 20

Jairo Goes to Isla Reta

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Several days have gone by yet the smell of ‘Isla Reta Xmas Party’ is still in the air. The feeling was nostalgic for me since Isla Reta was and will always be the venue of the beloved IT4. Here are some pictures. Continue reading »

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