Play our Videos on TV with a DivX Certified CD, DVD or Blu-Ray Player

Dear Devotees, Nityananda!! Gauranga!! Hare Krishna!! Jaya Shri Guru Parampara! We have been trying for a long time to find a common standard which will play our same original quality video file both on the internet as well as on TV without any conversion after you download it and burn it on a DVD. It seems Divx is the answer since many DVD players are DivX certified or support Divx playback from a DVD. And now with the DivX Web Player, those same files can be viewed on the internet also. It saves us the trouble of producing separating DVDs for TV viewership.

Thus, if you plan to download our future videos, burn them on a DVD (without conversion) and watch them on a TV, we would request you to buy a DVD or Blu-Ray Player which is Divx Certified or DivX Certified for Divx Ultra or Divx Certified for 720p or 1080p or Divx Certified for Divx Plus, if you are planning to buy it. Many if not most of the DVD Players are at least Divx Certified nowadays. You can find the list of some of them .com/en/partner/certified/ic">here and .com/en/partner/certified/oemodm">here.

We have tested our first Divx video on a Divx Certified DVD Player and it played well on a TV though we will need to increase the quality more for more sharpness on big screen HDTVs. One big advantage is the 6 channel sound in the original AVCHD video is preserved in the compressed Divx file. This gives a high quality surround audio while recording kirtana with chrous with mridanga and karatalas. Also this 6 channel audio in the video is not possible presently in any of the other compressed formats like MP4 or WMV without much effort if at all. Also, we can encode the original AVCHD videos directly to Divx, so it saves us a few steps in conversion which we have to pass for encoding it to MP4 or WMV.

H.264 (MP4) and WMV-VC1 video is supported in Blu-Ray DVD Players but the audio has to be in AC-3 format and the video has to be in the .ts or .m2ts container for the videos to play correctly from a Blu-Ray TV Player. So our present web MP4s and WMVs may not play on a Blu-Ray TV Player whereas the web Divx files will play if the DVD TV Player is Divx Certified. Another benefit is Blip.tv converts the Divx nicely to Flv. Another one is the nice feature of the DivX Web Player by which you can eject the video window outside the web page and keep on watching the video even while working in other programs other than your browser.

There are some disadvantages also. Divx video quality is not as good as x264 MP4 video so we will need to produce little bigger video files to try to reach the x264 MP4 quality. But a thing to be considered is that x264 MP4 video files are never going to be support by DVD Players for playback on TV. Another problem is that some of the devotees have reported problems with the Divx Web Player. For some, the audio of the video is not working and for others the video is not loading after the repeated installation of the DivX Web Player. Another disadvantage is that if we preserve the 6 channel sound, the Divx s files are not playing in the Divx Mobile Player on Windows Mobile and Symbian mobile phones. Another disadvantage is that the DivX Web Player is not yet available for Linux, iPhone and for the Google Chrome browser on PC and that Divx is not there on as many computers as the Adobe Flash Player. Another one is that Divx is not open source, so the company may go through changes at any time.

So it would be nice if some devotees want to share their thoughts on this matter regarding the above pros and cons of Divx video. I guess things will become more clearer in the next few days about our choice of formats but our NITAAI Yoga Web Player supports the playing of all types of videos now. The list of the different kinds of Divx Certification for DVD Players is given below to help you to choose your next DVD TV Player. I also wanted to write down these points so that it can help other devotees who are producing videos for the service of the Lord.

Daaso'smi, BR Sadhu Swami Gaurangapada.

Divx Certification Details

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DivX Certified

The DivX Certified® Program ensures support for DivX® video creation and/or playback. Devices such as DVD players, portable media players and digital televisions may be DivX Certified. DivX Certified also supports a DivX Mobile profile created specifically and optimized for mobile devices. Digital cameras, DVD recorders and software programs that create DivX video may also be DivX Certified.

 

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DivX Certified for DivX Ultra

The DivX Certified® Program for DivX Ultra ensures support for the creation and/or playback of enhanced DivX video, which includes video menus, chapter points, slideshows and other media features. Devices such as DVD players, and software programs that create enhanced DivX video may also be DivX Certified for DivX Ultra.

 

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DivX Certified for HD 720p and 1080p

The DivX Certified® Program for HD ensures support for creation and playback of DivX video up to HD 720p and HD 1080p. Devices such as Blu-ray disc players, gaming consoles, set-top boxes and digital televisions; and recording devices and software programs that create DivX video up to HD 720p and HD 1080p may be DivX Certified for HD.

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DivX Certified for DivX Plus HD

The DivX Certified Program® for DivX Plus™ HD provides the most comprehensive level of certification that includes support for DivX® and DivX Plus video up to HD 1080p. High definition devices such as Blu-ray disc players, gaming consoles, digital televisions and set-top boxes may be DivX Certified for DivX Plus HD.

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DivX Connected

The DivX Connected™ Program ensures support for DivX video playback on a networked device. Devices such as digital media adaptors, DVD players and digital televisions may be DivX Connected. Based on an open platform, DivX Connected devices offer consumers the best, most comprehensive DivX media experience with the ability to bring a variety of digital video formats, as well as music, photos and Internet services directly to their televisions.

 

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Re: First Divx Video Feedback Required

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna!

i find the video quality also very good, the audio however is being disturbed by something... Do You also experience the same thing at Your end?

Your servant,
Matus

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2. Die höchste Herrlichkeit der Namen Nityananda und Gauranga(20.2)

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada: �Das philosophische Prinzip hinter diesen �usserungen ist folgendes: Der spirituelle Anw�rter, welcher Krischna abgeneigt ist, n�hert sich Nityananda und Gauranga, um von Krischna angezogen zu werden. Das Hare Krischna Mahamantra kann nur von einem spirituellen Praktizierenden (Sadhaka), welcher sich auf der vollkommenen Stufe (Sadhana-siddha) befindet, und frei ist von allen unerw�nschten Eigenschaften (Anarthas), richtig ausgesprochen werden. Wenn Sadhakas, die voller Vergehen sind, nur das Mahamantra chanten, wird das Mahamantra ihnen nie Liebe zu Krischna geben.

�Deshalb sind Nityananda und Gauranga und Ihre heiligen Namen die verehrungsw�rdigsten Herrschaften f�r diejenigen Seelen, welche voller Vergehen sind. Darum ist auch der Dienst gegen�ber Ihren Namen, heiligen Orten und Spielen sogar passender und segensreicher f�r diese ungl�cklichen Seelen als der Dienst zu Krischna. Wenn der Sadhaka ohne ausreichende Anweisungen, stolz von sich selbst denkt, er sei auf der vollkommenen Stufe und versucht dem Hare Krischna Mahamantra unmittelbaren Dienst zu erweisen, indem er es chantet, ohne regelm�ssig die heiligen Namen von Nityananda und Gauranga zu chanten, werden die zehn Vergehen sicher auftreten und seinen Fortschrott zunichte machen. Andererseits, wenn der vergehensvolle Sadhaka seinen Stolz aufgibt und aufh�rt zu denken, er sei auf der vollkommenen Stufe, und auf diese Weise sich den Jagadgurus Nityananda und Gauranga ann�hert, Sie verehrt und Ihre Anweisungen befolgt, Ihre Spiele und Gottgeweihten annimmt, werden Sie ihn rasch von seinen Vergehen befreien und mit der Verwirklichung Ihrer eigenen Formen (Svarupas) von Svayam-Rupa (Gauranga) und Svayam-Prakasa (Nityananda) belohnen. Dann wird die Seele ihre eigene, naturgegebene Lage in der Beziehung zu Nityananda und Gauranga verstehen und so die h�chste Vollkommenheit erlangen.�

Bengali: krsna-nama o gaura-nama,-ubhayei namira sahita abhinna. krsnke gaura apeksa laghu va sankirna baliya janile, uhake avidyara karya baliya janite haibe. prakrtapakse jivera prayojana-vicare sri gaura-nityanandera naam grahanera upayogita adhiktara. sri gaura-nityananda udara evam audaryera abhyantare madhura. krsnera udarta-kevala mukta, siddha asritajana ganera upara; gaura-nityanandera audarya-srote anarthayukta aparadhi jiva bhogamaya aparadhera haste haite mukta haiya gaura-krsnera pada-padma labha karena.

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada: �Die Namen von Krischna und Gauranga sind beide nicht verschieden von Gott. Diejenigen, welche denken, Krischna sei auf irgend eine Art niedriger oder begrenzter als Gauranga, befinden sich in v�lliger Unwissenheit.�

PRAYOJANA-VICARE- N�TZLICHER

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada: �Aber aus praktischen (prayojana) �berlegungen in Anbetracht des zu erwartenden Segens f�r die gefallenen Seelen, ist das Chanten der Namen von Nityananda und Gauranga f�r alle Lebewesen n�tzlicher und hilfreicher. Die Gnade von Krischnas Name ist haupts�chlich nur f�r die befreiten und vollkommenen Seelen, die Ihm v�llig hingegeben sind. Aber die Grossherzigkeit und Gnade von Nityanandas und Gaurangas Namen ist speziell f�r die Seelen, welche voller Vergehen, unerw�nschter Eigenschaften (Anarthas) und W�nschen nach materieller Sinnesbefriedigung sind.�

�Das Chanten der Namen von Nityananda und Gauranga und Ihre Verehrung befreit die Seele sehr rasch von allen Vergehen, und so kann diese Seele bei den Lotusf�ssen von Gauranga-Krischna Zuflucht nehmen.�

Im  Amrita Pravaha Bhashya zur Einleitung vom Caitanya-Caritamrita (CC) Adi-Lila Kap. 8, schreibt Srila Bhaktivinoda:

ihate bujhite haibe ye, naamparadhira sattvika vikaradi kevala chalamatra
yini akapate Chaitanya-nityaanandera naam laiya ananda prakaza karena,
prabhudvaya taghara hrdayake saksat niraparadha karena

�Wir sollten sachlich verstehen, dass die ekstatischen Symptome, welche von einem vergehensvollen Chanter des Hare Krischna Mahamantras offenbart werden, nur eine Zurschaustellung oder ein Betrug sind. Die beiden Herrschaften Nityananda und Gauranga reinigen nur das Herz einer Person, welche Nityananda und Gauranga chantet und machen es vergehensfrei, und Sie tun dies voller Freude.�

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Re: Atheists are most unfortunate

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna!
Dandavats and obeissances.

Thank you Srinath prabhu for the advice. As aspiring Vaisnavas we should show mercy to all living entities. We do know that mercy given to one living entity is going to be different from mercy given to another. Here is something Bhaktisiddanta Maharaja composed from Upakhyane Upadesa:

The Right Whip for the Right Dog

Samba, the son of Sri Krsna, was born with his wife Jambavathi. Once Samba abducted Laksmana, the daughter of Duryodhana, from the assembly of her probable suitors (svayamvara-sabha). Then four of the Kaurava heroes captured Samba, chained him up and took him along with Laksmana to Hastinapura.
In retaliation, the Yadavas prepared themselves for a battle against the Kaurava. In order to pacify both parties, Baladeva went to Hastinapura along with a team of brahmanas and elderly persons, after pacifying the Yadavas. Baladeva conveyed the order of King Ugrasena to the Kauravas by saying that the Kauravas being fortified with a large number of soldiers had overpowered and thus captured Samba and that he should forthwith be handed over to Baladeva.
Upon hearing this order, the Kauravas became greatly agitated and started arrogantly making insinuations against the Yadavas; and they even indulged in hurling many rude comments against Sri Krsna and Baladeva as well. As a result Baladeva decided to submerge the entire city of Hastinapura into the Ganges by using His powerful plough, and the Kauravas then became so afraid that they took shelter of Lord Baladeva, after bringing Samba and Laksmana in front of Him.

PURPORT

In this respect Sri Sukadeva Goswami said,
nunam nana-mdonnaddhah
santim necchanti asadhavah /
tesam hi prasamo dandah
pasunam lagudo yatha //

Clearly as many as passions of these scoundrels have made them so proud that they do not want peace. Then let them be pacified by physical punishment, as animals are with a stick.
(Srimad Bhagavatam 10.68.31)
Evil-minded persons who are mad with wealth, followers and the like, obviously are unwilling to make peace. As brute animals are subdued only with the use of the right whip or stick, so these animal-like beings deserve no other treatment than beating with a club. Such rogues are not qualified to pay any heed to good advice whatsoever. So beating with a whip is the only true lesson for them.

NOTE :
Quite often Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Goswami Prabhupada used to quote the above-noted verse, strongly advocating appropriate punishment instead of good advice to such critics of Lord Sri Hari, the spiritual masters, and the Vaisnavas, as those people are deemed to be demoniac atheists only.
People who have no respect for any good advice in this world, usually turn a deaf ear to any preaching. It is also offensive to offer such good advice and preaching to them. They should simply be treated on the principle of the right whip for the right dog.
A Vaisnavas tolerate alot of vindication on his person and also overcomes hundreds of insinuations as such. But he is unable to stand any criticism against his spiritual master and the Vaisnava community. It is considered to be a true Vaisnava attitude that one becomes agitated at any criticism hurled against the spiritual master and the Vaisnava community in general.
The impersonalists consider the spiritual masters and the Vaisnavas on the same level as common people only, and as such, they advise one to be falsely tolerant and as submissive as grass whenever confronted with a critical estimate of the spiritual master and the Vaisnavas.
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We can show mercy to the offensive by uttering the holy names of Nityananda and Gauranga if we have to talk to them, but we also must be very strong and intolerant of anything offensive and thoroughly defeat them, otherwise we must leave immediately or we will be implicated in their offenses.
One shouldn't be so open that one allows viewpoints opposed to pure bhakti to be heard or felt in our presence. It is our duty to fight down this garbage...Our duty to the Lord and the Vaisnavas and ourselves.

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna!
Jagannatha Gauranga dasa

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Re: Atheists are most unfortunate

Dear Jagannatha Gauranga das prabhu,

     Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! My humble pranams!

     I don't think atheists will remain eternally unfortunate if devotees like yourself show them some mercy. ;)

Daasos'mi,
Srinath

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Re: Question about tulasi beads and Vaisnava pictures.

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krsna!

Haribol JagGaura Prabhu! I do not know a definite answer for you question, but here is some thoughts that come to heart.

Share with these people what Tulsi Maharani means to you, from your heart. Then they may sense the sacredness of what they are wearing. Tulsi's glories have no limit...

I remember years ago now, the first time stepping foot into a Hare Krsna temple. The devotees served me a plate of prasadam with one Tulsi leaf in it. I asked, 'what is that leaf?' The devotee answered with love, 'This is Tulsi devi, she is very special and will bless your life.' Nice devotee

Blessings and love to you,

Nava.

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One who never stops seeking for the Lord is a winner in the battle of life.

Atheists are most unfortunate

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna!
Dandavats and obeissances.

I accidentally put my previous post in this impersonalism section by mistake.

Here is something I composed about atheists:
To understand and feel that one is a spiritual being and has an eternal relationship with God is the most liberating, blissful, anxiety relieving feeling. But these atheistic fools are so
hateful of their own very selves that they deny themselves their natural spiritual propensities. They think that there is nothing beyond matter and when they puke forth their "rational  and logical" viewpoints these fools somehow think themselves victorious, but they don't understand that it is their own selves that they are defeating by denying spirit because they ARE spirit. They are always burning with anxiety and desperately seek liberation but they cannot figure out that they cannot be liberated through any sort of ascending process, just as a donkey cannot figure out that he can't reach the carrot dangling in front of him by walking forward. As we can see atheists are eternally unfortunate and are an object of pity.

Jagannatha Gauranga dasa

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Question about tulasi beads and Vaisnava pictures.

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna!
Dandavats and obeissances.

I have a couple questions for anyone who can answer: I have read that if one wears tulasi beads before they have been offered to the Lord that the person who wears them goes to hell. Before I read this I gave a couple friends tulasi beads without offering them and I was wondering what I should do, do I really have to get them back and dispose of them?
Also many of us have devotional pictures of the Lord and Vaisnavas; what happens if a picture of a Vaisnava or the Lord gets torn accidentally, what is to be done in this case?

Sincerely
Jagannatha Gauranga dasa

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Re: First Divx Video Feeback Required

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krsna!

Dear Swami Gaurangapada, please accept my humble obiesances.

This video quality and the player is very nice. I have been using divx for some time now and am very happy with it. As you know once the divx codecs are installed divx automatically plays in windows media player also.

Divx seems to be very soft on the eyes and nice viewing, as is this video you have made.

y.s. Nava.

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