I finally worked out what was causing the poor quality MP4 video output from PowerDirector 10 – even at very high bitrates. Turns out that the hardware video encoder in my ThinkPad T510 really doesn’t do MP4 very well. I did discover that for certain source video formats (especially the AVCHD videos from my Sony … [Read More »]
Archives for March 2012
Medicals cleared
As part of the process of getting a visa for our daughter to enter Australia, she needs to have medical checks for things such as TB or HIV. While we aren’t expecting there to be any problems – there is always a chance that something previously missed will turn up and she will be denied … [Read More »]
Brave Boy
Back to see the travel doctor again today. Andres is much better, so the doctor was happy to give him his immunisations. Although Andres has been a bit nervous since he understands what an immunisation involves, we’ve tried to minimise the fuss and fear by talking to him a lot about it. We also promised … [Read More »]
Emotional Baggage
We’ve been trying to decide which luggage we will take away with us. Last time, we ended up taking 4 bags between us, our two Samsonite bags, plus our two OnePlanet backpacks that we bought for our first trip to South America in 2008. The Samsonite bags are quite large (one is small enough to … [Read More »]
Tag-team Grandparents
My parents flew to Sydney (at short notice) back on the 13th of February, to help us get ready for our trip – mostly by looking after Andres and keeping him entertained while we are busy with paperwork and packing. My Dad needed to fly back home on the 22nd to start work – he’s … [Read More »]