Bartman's Blob

For those interested in backing up your VCDs into xivd or something similar but keeps getting a out of sync audio track video file, you have come to the right place. After numerous trying and testing, i finally found the root cause of the problem. The issue arises when a DAT file copied directly from the VCDs are used directly for conversion. The end result is a out of sync output file. Whatever video container(example: mkv, xvid etc) that you choose to convert to will not resolve the out of sync output file. But if the DAT file is stripped of its “VCD” component, you will be able to get the correct mpeg-1(VCD) file that will convert correctly. Here’s how you can do it.   Download VCDGear from here or here (download password is : bartman88.blogspot.com).   Next, unzip the zip file into a folder of your choice and start “vcdgear.exe”. Btw, installation is not required for VCDGear. You can use it without installation. Click on “Load” to load the file that you want to “st

Marina Bay Sands put up a Lights and Water show and i managed to catch one of the shows. Luckily the weather was okay and show was great. Its a little like the show at Sentosa using lights and water. Here’s a few shots a managed to capture. Check it out.     01 – The whirl pool at the Event Plaza. 02 – Event Plaza deck. 03 – Some smartphone time while waiting for the show. 04 – The eager crowds waiting for the show. 05 – It’s show time. 06 – Rainbow at night? 07 – Water projector.     For those into photography : All shots was taken with a Canon 40D with 17-85mm Lens, AV mode, RAW. Slight exposure adjustment was done to all the shots during post processing using Canon Digital Professional Software. No cropping done. Please do not leech any of the shots. Contact me if you are interested to use them. Thanks.

Finally went down to and got my very own 50mm f1.8mm lens. The shallow depth of field is fantastic when wide opened. But i realized sometimes it might be too shallow for certain type of shots. Anyway, check out some of the test shots below.   01 – Check out the shallow-ness of f1.8. 02 – That’s the lens… and the shop keeper’s hand. 03 – Another test shot at f1.8. 04 – Another f1.8 shot.     For those into photography : All shots was taken with a Canon 40D with 17-85mm Lens, AV mode, RAW. Slight exposure adjustment was done to all the shots during post processing using Canon Digital Professional Software. No cropping done. Please do not leech any of the shots. Contact me if you are interested to use them. Thanks.

Went down to check out the newly opened Sentosa Broadwalk and also to bring out my 70-300mm Tele for a little shooting exercise. Unfortunately, the weather that day was not very cooperative. Anyway, here’s what i got. Check it out.   01 – Making sure you won’t fall over. 02 – Nice happy flower. 03 – Agent Shades. 04 – Crane’s off day. 05 – I think it’s a coconut tree…what do you think? 06 – Sentosa Broadwalk for those who does not want to walk. 07 – Nice bright flowers. 08 – It’s still Chinese New Year. 09 – A happy snapper been snapped by another snapper. 10 – Giant Wire Man.     For those into photography : All shots was taken with a Canon 40D with 17-85mm Lens, AV mode, RAW. Slight exposure adjustment was done to all the shots during post processing using Canon Digital Professional Software. No cropping done. Please do not leech any of the shots. Contact me if you are interested to use them. Thanks.

Its really crowded even on the second day of the parade. But luckily, i could still managed to get decent shots.   01 – A road full of green dresses. 02 – I like her hat…. 03 – Another happy performer. 04 – A happy unicyclist. 05 – Wheelly Hats. 06 – Fireworks time. 07 – Nice shades. 08 – Dragon time.     For those into photography : All shots was taken with a Canon 40D with 17-85mm Lens, AV mode, RAW. Slight exposure adjustment was done to all the shots during post processing using Canon Digital Professional Software. No cropping done. Please do not leech any of the shots. Contact me if you are interested to use them. Thanks.