August 19th, 2004, 04:36 PM | #1171 | |
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Apple battery recall
I just got an e-mail from Apple indicating a recall on some of their newer batteries. The model number matches the battery on my PowerBook, although my serial number indicates that mine should be OK.
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August 19th, 2004, 05:03 PM | #1172 |
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My heart sank this morning as I read this announcement. I had a brand new 17" Powerbook arriving today and I had visions of battery hell in my mind briefly until I realized that my new unit was not affected.
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August 19th, 2004, 08:02 PM | #1173 |
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Yeah, thats the way around it, but it would be nice to have a working program that frees up my FPC.
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August 21st, 2004, 12:18 AM | #1174 |
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How to create chapters on a DVD with Final Cut Pro 4.5 and DVD Studio Pro 1.5?
The title says it all. I'm stumped and any explanation would be greatly appreciated.
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August 21st, 2004, 12:39 PM | #1175 |
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I assume you put chapter makers in your FCP project and chose to include those markers when you exported the movie from FCP (the lower popup in the Export dialog). There's nothing more you can do, so if that's not enough then you will have to create the chapters within DVD SP.
I never used DVD SP 1.5 since I didn't get into it DVD production until version 2 came out. You should really upgrade to SP 3 if you can afford it.
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August 21st, 2004, 01:39 PM | #1176 |
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Search the archives or post your question on the Apple DVDSP forums. If I remember correctly there was a round about way to get chapters to work in 1.5
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August 22nd, 2004, 07:08 AM | #1177 |
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ATI Radeon 9800 Pro Mac
On a G5 dual 2 are there any positive or negative issues using the ATI Radeon 9800 Pro Mac Special Edition 256MB Video Card? Heat issues?
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August 22nd, 2004, 01:37 PM | #1178 |
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I haven't heard of any complaints or problems with it. It's one of the top graphics cards for a Mac right now and should be a top performer. It is also fast enough to run Apple's latest software addition, Motion.
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August 23rd, 2004, 02:43 PM | #1179 |
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Note that both the ATI Radeon 9800 Pro Mac Special Edition 256MB video card as well as the newly announced NVIDIA GeForce FX 6800 Ultra DDL actually block one of the PCI slots on the G5 (neither card is compatible with any model of G4). It is the size of the cooling system on the card that causes the blockage. So anyone considering either of these cards should make sure they can afford to lose one PCI card slot.
The NVIDIA GeForce FX 6800 Ultra DDL is required for Apple's new 30" Cinema HD Displays.
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August 23rd, 2004, 03:56 PM | #1180 |
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Peak 4.x can do it. Kinda pricey, however. I'm sure there are others. I had to do this 2 years ago and I used a piece of freeware, whose name I now can not remember. Check download.com.
What about Soundtrack? I haven't tried it, or even looked (It's on a different Mac at the moment) but there's good stuff in there... Michael
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August 23rd, 2004, 04:55 PM | #1181 |
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This was just recently discussed: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=29742
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August 23rd, 2004, 08:18 PM | #1182 |
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A MUCH better source for Mac programs then download.com is Versiontracker:
www.versiontracker.com OH, and thanks for the tip about Peak, like so many others I never installed it even though I got it free with buying FCP. (( Boyd: do you ever get to the Philly FCPUG meetings? You can email me a response if you want )) |
August 23rd, 2004, 08:30 PM | #1183 |
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Sorry, I never even knew there was an FCP group in Philadelphia! But since I'm hopelessly behind the times and still using FCP 3 I'm not sure how much I could contribute to the party...
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August 24th, 2004, 05:05 PM | #1184 |
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Audio Sync/ Ext HD?
I've run into a problem of audio out of sync, and it's an issue that I've been struggling with for the past month and half. I've put my project on hold and am possibly thinking about ending it. I'm not sure where to turn, so hopefully someone can help. I'll tell you about the issue and the steps I've done to correct it, unsuccessfully.
Using FCP HD on a dual 1.25 G4 w/ 1.5 gig RAM, I captured my footage on an external firewire 800 drive. The project worked fine for a week or so (back in July) and then the audio seemed to go out of sync in the entire project. Since that point I have been on the phone numerous times w/ applecare and provideo. I read the FCP support info on apple.com relating to dropped frames and audio sync (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58640). When I couldn't remedy the problem I took it into the Apple Store last week. After a complete diagnosis it was deemed fine - there's nothing wrong w/ the G4. So I'm beginning to think the issue is with the external HD, even though it exceeds Apple's recommendations for an appropriate HD. I plugged the external HD into a 17" G4 powerbook w/ 1 gig RAM today (an attempt to avoid the G4). I opened the project from the external HD, made my clips offline and then recaptured all of the clips using a batch capture. The audio still was out of sync, this time more exaggerated than before. What should my next step be? I'm using a Canon ZR70 to capture. I plugged it into the regular Firewire port on the powerbook, and the external is plugged into the firewire 800. I've read that this can be an issue with more than one firewire device plugged into the computer. If so, how am I supposed to capture my footage? Should it be plugged into the external HD? This is the ext drive I'm using http://www.wiebetech.com/products/Baydock800.php |
August 24th, 2004, 05:48 PM | #1185 |
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I just recaptured the footage directly to the powerbook, and the audio is equally out of sync. While it was capturing I watched the footage on the cam's LCD and it is perfectly in sync. Could this be as simple as the firewire cable I'm using to import? Or my student version of FCP HD?
Should I scratch my project that's 50% done and start all over? |
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