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yeah i had set all that up properly. I solved my... 543 Views / 2 Replies  
yeah i had set all that up properly. I solved my own problem, but I'll post for the benefit of anyone who has similar troubles. Despite using 16:9 as all the settings both in iDVD and FCE, the video...
Posted by mayoke, on Mar 5, 2009 at 08:05 AM, in Applications
Exporting Final Cut videos onto a DVD using iDVD 543 Views / 2 Replies  
Hey I'm having some big problems and would really appreciate any insight.

I filmed a video using a Sony Handicam with a 16:9 aspect ratio setting - it is NOT an HD camera though.

I edited the...
Posted by mayoke, on Mar 4, 2009 at 12:09 AM, in Applications
I've made some animations in Keynote and exported... 1,528 Views / 2 Replies  
I've made some animations in Keynote and exported it as a movie, but there's a few nice transitions in Keynote that I'd like to use in FCE on my video. Anywhere you can get more (free)...
Posted by mayoke, on Feb 10, 2009 at 09:23 PM, in Applications
Final Cut Express transitions and Keynote 1,528 Views / 2 Replies  
I'm wondering if it's at all possible to use transitions that are present in Keynote on videos in Final Cut Express. Can I somehow import Keynote transitions/effects into FCE and use them on videos...
Posted by mayoke, on Feb 9, 2009 at 11:08 PM, in Applications
is the battery identical to the apple one, or is... 617 Views / 10 Replies  
is the battery identical to the apple one, or is it a higher capacity one? If higher capacity, any idea how much more battery life you'll get out of it compared to the factory battery?
Posted by mayoke, on Feb 8, 2009 at 04:30 PM, in Mac Notebooks
how much longer does the fastmac truepower... 617 Views / 10 Replies  
how much longer does the fastmac truepower battery last? does the mbp recognize it and tell you how long you've got etc...? And how does it manage to be $30 cheaper... is it actually better? I...
Posted by mayoke, on Feb 6, 2009 at 04:48 PM, in Mac Notebooks
battery gone wonky 617 Views / 10 Replies  
my battery just went from 87% health to 50% health and things are starting to act weird!

About a week ago, I turned on my macbook pro after it was outside in the cold for a bit (got quite cold!)....
Posted by mayoke, on Feb 5, 2009 at 11:29 PM, in Mac Notebooks
ok, so I checked my printer queue, and lo and... 3,507 Views / 10 Replies  
ok, so I checked my printer queue, and lo and behold, there IS a process still sitting there waiting, and it DOES belong to a Canon printer I have. (I've got a cannon printer that prints streaks with...
Posted by mayoke, on Nov 27, 2008 at 12:32 AM, in Mac Notebooks
don't know how to check my print queue, but the... 3,507 Views / 10 Replies  
don't know how to check my print queue, but the good news is that ever since i quit that process it hasn't come back. I guess that solves my problem! Thanks everyone.
Posted by mayoke, on Nov 26, 2008 at 04:10 PM, in Mac Notebooks
so i was looking at activity monitor, and under... 3,507 Views / 10 Replies  
so i was looking at activity monitor, and under preview there was something listed as print monitor or manager or something like that and it had 96 listed under CPU (with the only other thing with a...
Posted by mayoke, on Nov 25, 2008 at 09:09 PM, in Mac Notebooks
macbook pro fan constantly on!! 3,507 Views / 10 Replies  
so over the past few days, i've noticed that my mbp has been getting crazy hot and the fan is constantly on. And all I'm doing is reading pdf's in preview, and at most having a safari window open at...
Posted by mayoke, on Nov 24, 2008 at 11:10 PM, in Mac Notebooks
preview quirks, not sure if graphics chip related 312 Views / 1 Replies  
Hey everyone,

I decided to post this thread here under hardware instead of software just because I think it may be a hardware problem. I've got a 15" MBP from 2007 (the ones that have the...
Posted by mayoke, on Oct 30, 2008 at 09:17 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Desktop background changing 648 Views / 1 Replies  
So under desktop/screensaver preferences, you can have your background change randomly at some set interval. I have tried to set it up as "every day" but what actually happens is every time i sign in...
Posted by mayoke, on Aug 8, 2008 at 02:34 PM, in macOS
screen protection needed on mbps? 434 Views / 3 Replies  
ok so i've kept the cloth that came packed between the keyboard and the screen of my new mbp, and i can't help but feel a bit silly putting this thing in between my laptop every time i turn it off....
Posted by mayoke, on Feb 22, 2008 at 01:33 AM, in Mac Notebooks
i noticed my light sensor is super sensitive... 613 Views / 3 Replies  
i noticed my light sensor is super sensitive after the recent update... maybe i should swing by the apple store then? i just figured that the setting was off before and was turned on by the new update
Posted by mayoke, on Feb 22, 2008 at 01:19 AM, in Mac Notebooks
er... nevermind, i think the second update fixed... 12,722 Views / 178 Replies  
er... nevermind, i think the second update fixed that hahaha... still wonder why some people got a 300+ meg update, while others got a 180ish meg update... those who had the 300 meg update, did you...
Posted by mayoke, on Feb 11, 2008 at 11:05 PM, in macOS
anyone finding that their mbp is super sensitive... 12,722 Views / 178 Replies  
anyone finding that their mbp is super sensitive to ambient light after the update? (if i put my hand anywhere near either speaker, the screen dims significantly and noticeably...) It's a bit...
Posted by mayoke, on Feb 11, 2008 at 10:58 PM, in macOS
lol ok, thanks i guess that works... 836 Views / 4 Replies  
lol ok, thanks i guess that works...
Posted by mayoke, on Jan 7, 2008 at 11:55 PM, in Applications
is it possible to have video conversations with msn contacts? 836 Views / 4 Replies  
so the msn mac messenger doesn't support video chats, and ichat doesn't allow you to add msn buddies... is there any way to have cross-OS video conferences? (outside of bootcamping XP or vista?)
Posted by mayoke, on Jan 7, 2008 at 11:01 PM, in Applications
safari or firefox? 1,512 Views / 23 Replies  
which works better on a mac? i've heard that firefox is quite bad on a mac... any advice?
Posted by mayoke, on Jan 7, 2008 at 09:06 PM, in Applications
hotmail access issues - "this website isn't part of windows live ID" 572 Views / 3 Replies  
so i just got a new mac (MBP) and was able to access hotmail for the first few days... but now hotmail suddenly doesn't work... i can get to the login screen etc... but when i try to sign in, it...
Posted by mayoke, on Jan 2, 2008 at 11:24 AM, in Applications
yes, i was asking why i didn't get iLife 08....... 2,444 Views / 35 Replies  
yes, i was asking why i didn't get iLife 08.... but if iLife version 7 IS iLife 08... then i have nothing to complain about...

EDIT: ok, so it turns out iLife v.7 is actually iLife 08.... so i...
Posted by mayoke, on Dec 26, 2007 at 01:51 AM, in Mac Notebooks
i got it at an apple store... should i not be... 2,444 Views / 35 Replies  
i got it at an apple store... should i not be getting the most recent mbp and all the software that comes with it?
Posted by mayoke, on Dec 25, 2007 at 09:27 PM, in Mac Notebooks
ok, so i've found and installed iLife from the... 2,444 Views / 35 Replies  
ok, so i've found and installed iLife from the restore disks, but it seems as though i got iLife version 7... which i take isn't iLife 08... should I have gotten iLife 08 with my new mac?

thanks...
Posted by mayoke, on Dec 25, 2007 at 03:32 PM, in Mac Notebooks
thanks everyone!! it should be iLife 08 right? i... 2,444 Views / 35 Replies  
thanks everyone!! it should be iLife 08 right? i bought the computer yesterday or two days ago... in the US
Posted by mayoke, on Dec 25, 2007 at 03:02 PM, in Mac Notebooks
new macbook pro... issues 2,444 Views / 35 Replies  
so i was excited to open my brand new macbook pro... except upon turnng it on, i see that it's running TIGER! ok, so no big deal, it comes with an upgrade dvd, i do the clean install, but now I have...
Posted by mayoke, on Dec 25, 2007 at 01:42 PM, in Mac Notebooks
i'm more worried about it arriving with dead... 570 Views / 6 Replies  
i'm more worried about it arriving with dead pixels than them going dead after years of use (which is sort of acceptable i guess...) I've just had some bad luck before with buying lcd monitors etc......
Posted by mayoke, on Dec 21, 2007 at 08:30 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Build to order and dead pixels 570 Views / 6 Replies  
so i have read that apple's policy is that if you get a built to order mac you cannot return it for any reason other than if it just doesn't work when it arrives... what about dead pixels? what is...
Posted by mayoke, on Dec 21, 2007 at 02:07 AM, in Mac Notebooks
what i mean is that there is an ultraportable... 1,551 Views / 22 Replies  
what i mean is that there is an ultraportable being rumored to exist that looks different than the current mbp line with respect to the case etc... if this subnotebook is going to be a member of the...
Posted by mayoke, on Dec 13, 2007 at 12:14 AM, in Mac Notebooks
IF the anticipated sub notebook is brought in under the "pro" brand... 1,551 Views / 22 Replies  
Just speculating here, but IF the new subnotebook is introduced as the smallest of the MBP line, and considering it is rumored to look quite different from current mac books/mbps... is it likely...
Posted by mayoke, on Dec 12, 2007 at 09:35 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Thanks for the replies everyone... guess you'll... 2,381 Views / 6 Replies  
Thanks for the replies everyone... guess you'll have to welcome a new member to the mac family soon!
Posted by mayoke, on Nov 25, 2007 at 10:51 PM, in Mac Notebooks
likelihood of a macbook pro redesign (ie the actual look) 2,381 Views / 6 Replies  
So I was considering whether to get a macbook pro for christmas, and I know the guide to when to buy a mac says that mbp's are nearing the end of their product cycle so I should wait... but in all...
Posted by mayoke, on Nov 25, 2007 at 04:31 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Poll: but the hardware update was probably designed to... 10,976 Views / 31 Replies  
but the hardware update was probably designed to compliment leopard (which was planned to be released by may). And considering that leopard now will release only a few months after the probable...
Posted by mayoke, on Apr 27, 2007 at 10:00 AM, in Mac Notebooks
oh my bad... i didn't notice the subtle... 1,359 Views / 16 Replies  
oh my bad... i didn't notice the subtle difference in the core-duo vs. core 2 duo links... THANKS!
Posted by mayoke, on Apr 16, 2007 at 01:13 PM, in Mac Notebooks
so how hard is it to open up a mbp and put in the... 1,359 Views / 16 Replies  
so how hard is it to open up a mbp and put in the memory? i'm scared to screw something up!

never mind... i found a video on their website... it's painfully simple! just saved myself $400 THANKS!...
Posted by mayoke, on Apr 14, 2007 at 06:49 PM, in Mac Notebooks
thanks... i guess that website puts it in quite... 746 Views / 5 Replies  
thanks... i guess that website puts it in quite black/white terms: buy or don't buy... exactly what i was looking for. :D
Posted by mayoke, on Apr 13, 2007 at 11:29 PM, in Mac Notebooks
when was the last update to the macbook pros? 746 Views / 5 Replies  
when was the last update to the macbook pros?
Posted by mayoke, on Apr 13, 2007 at 09:12 PM, in Mac Notebooks
sorry if this is a dumb question, but what is the... 1,359 Views / 16 Replies  
sorry if this is a dumb question, but what is the dual channel capability and what does it help with? i was also considering the usefulness of getting a 2gig vs. 3gig macbook pro (15 inch one). I do...
Posted by mayoke, on Apr 13, 2007 at 08:56 PM, in Mac Notebooks
advice for new mac user 746 Views / 5 Replies  
alright, so i'm ready to make the switch to a mac... i can't believe what i've been missing! like many people i was waiting for leopard, but seeing as it's now not coming until october, i need some...
Posted by mayoke, on Apr 13, 2007 at 08:43 PM, in Mac Notebooks
 
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