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J. M.:

--- Quote from: djboshh on March 17, 2012, 12:14:45 AM ---- There’s a spelling mistake in the basic terms section: "automagically"
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Actually, that's not a mistake. :)

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/automagical

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=automagically


--- Quote ---Perhaps you could also mention that when saving your file you have to manually add the file extension yourself?
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OK, added. (Still, I think it would be better if users would not have to add these extensions manually. This has been the most requested feature for Avidemux in the last couple of years.)


--- Quote ---An interface image would be a touch too, perhaps with red numbers on it that people can reference too from your text?
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Maybe, but we already have the User interface/Main window article, and it may not be the best idea to duplicate too many things...


--- Quote ---Would the basic terms be better at the beginning?
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Perhaps. I was thinking about it, too, and I agree it should be the first thing the users should learn before using Avidemux. On the other hand, I'm afraid of losing the readers' interest when the Quickstart guide for Avidemux begins with some boring general terminology instead of saying something about Avidemux...


--- Quote ---Should the “container format” be the 1st term explained before the rest?
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OK, done.


--- Quote ---- Finally, maybe a chart showing which container formats can hold which video & audio types (and ones they can’t), & maybe ones typically found too. Also, which container formats can be readily swapped with another/others?
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The section links to the Output formats article with its table of supported audio/video formats in different containers. Again, I don't think it would be a good idea to duplicate this in the Quickstart introduction, which should be really short and simple, otherwise nobody would bother reading it. :) in fact, I'm afraid it's already too long... In my opinion, if anything in this Quickstart introduction needs a more detailed explanation, it should just link to a separate article, and if the separate article is currently not good enough (like, not understandable to normal people), that separate article should be improved instead.

Thanks for the input.

djboshh:
Well done & thanks again  :)

Jan Gruuthuse:

--- Quote from: J. M. on March 17, 2012, 01:40:49 AM ---
--- Quote from: djboshh on March 17, 2012, 12:14:45 AM ---
--- Quote ---Perhaps you could also mention that when saving your file you have to manually add the file extension yourself?
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OK, added. (Still, I think it would be better if users would not have to add these extensions manually. This has been the most requested feature for Avidemux in the last couple of years.)
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This is weird, or is this just a 2.6 feature? In linux (ubuntu 11.10 64-bit) when saving and no extension is provided, the end result is a filename with its correct format container extension: .avi, .mkv, .ts, .mp4. Only problem when you provide a more complicated name like
--- Quote ---Chura Liya - Bally Sagoo Ft. Debashish Das.mp3
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The software thinks the provided extension is . Debashish Das.
Now that I start thinking about this: did start noticing this when using Audacity and using multiple exporting of audio files? Could it be that this is an OS driven feature? When you leave the extension away the OS (linux/unix) still knows what flavor the file is.

J. M.:

--- Quote from: Jan Gruuthuse on March 17, 2012, 06:03:34 AM ---This is weird, or is this just a 2.6 feature? In linux (ubuntu 11.10 64-bit) when saving and no extension is provided, the end result is a filename with its correct format container extension: .avi, .mkv, .ts, .mp4.
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Ehh... I completely missed that. :D

Revision 7717: [muxer] Add a default extension, automatically appended if no . is found. Else that troubles windows user

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