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fitting a new hard drive into my G4 iMac.. 1,440 Views / 0 Replies  
hey guys.

i'm planning on fitting a new 320GB hard drive in my 17" 1ghz G4 iMac.

my plan is to fit the new drive first in my firewire drive case, and use superduper...
Posted by Mark E, on Aug 17, 2005 at 07:05 AM, in Hardware Hacking
perhaps if all the people who were unhappy with... 690 Views / 8 Replies  
perhaps if all the people who were unhappy with the service cancelled their subscriptions, apple would take notice.

you can get much much better hosting packages for the same price as .mac...
Posted by Mark E, on Jun 20, 2004 at 12:27 PM, in MacNN Lounge
component video cables are just standard RCA... 886 Views / 11 Replies  
component video cables are just standard RCA cables. so you could buy two of those from somewhere, and just not use one of the four connectors.
Posted by Mark E, on Jun 19, 2004 at 06:54 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Re: Re: Re: VHS to DVD Questions 932 Views / 5 Replies  
there's a simple hack that will prevent the canopus from capturing the macrovision signal from the tapes.

yes, you could do it with a DV camcorder, but you will also need to get hold of a device...
Posted by Mark E, on Jun 19, 2004 at 08:01 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
i'm pretty sure that it's safe and legal to do... 932 Views / 5 Replies  
i'm pretty sure that it's safe and legal to do this, as it's for your own use and you already own the original media. you're not likely to get the FBI breaking your door down if you do this....
Posted by Mark E, on Jun 18, 2004 at 06:18 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
the album has been floating around bit torrent... 1,362 Views / 21 Replies  
the album has been floating around bit torrent for weeks.. it would be easier just to download it. because you have the original CD, anyway, right? then you can use the mp3s instead of trying to rip...
Posted by Mark E, on Jun 18, 2004 at 05:34 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
are ebay actually integrating half.com into ebay... 893 Views / 6 Replies  
are ebay actually integrating half.com into ebay itself, or doing away with it totally? anybody got a link? i would look on the ebay site but it'd probably take about 6 years, that site has so much...
Posted by Mark E, on Jun 18, 2004 at 07:30 AM, in MacNN Lounge
600KB? you onto some new high quality compression... 800 Views / 7 Replies  
600KB? you onto some new high quality compression scheme? ;)
Posted by Mark E, on Jun 10, 2004 at 08:21 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
i'm pretty sure that audio hijack will record to... 800 Views / 7 Replies  
i'm pretty sure that audio hijack will record to mp3 directly.

but i wouldn't do that myself, AIFF all the way for me. edit out the crap afterwards, then encode to mp3 or aac. and, as funkboy...
Posted by Mark E, on Jun 8, 2004 at 06:20 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
once you've done your editing with imovie, click... 1,165 Views / 11 Replies  
once you've done your editing with imovie, click the 'iDVD' button on the right hand side of the window. there you can add chapter markers if you want to - i normally try to add them every 5 minutes...
Posted by Mark E, on Jun 4, 2004 at 07:24 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
techtv broadcast from san francisco, but g4 have... 1,305 Views / 21 Replies  
techtv broadcast from san francisco, but g4 have moved everything down to LA. all the studio folks are probably out of a job now, as they weren't needed in LA.. which sucks the root.

i was lucky...
Posted by Mark E, on Jun 2, 2004 at 06:52 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Re: Re: Compressing Video 1,225 Views / 19 Replies  
talk2angus, do you ever actually post a relevant, helpful reply to any topic, or do you just copy and paste exactly what other people have written before you?
Posted by Mark E, on Jun 1, 2004 at 07:45 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
anybody else use SlashDock... 913 Views / 10 Replies  
anybody else use SlashDock (http://homepage.mac.com/stas/slashdock.html)? that's what i've been using..
Posted by Mark E, on May 30, 2004 at 04:44 PM, in MacNN Lounge
sure thing. ... 913 Views / 10 Replies  
sure thing.

http://www.macosxhints.com/backend/geeklog.rdf
Posted by Mark E, on May 29, 2004 at 02:16 PM, in MacNN Lounge
what RSS feeds do you subscribe to? 913 Views / 10 Replies  
here is my list. just curious to see what other people check daily..anybody got any cool RSS feeds?

apple.slashdot
slashdot.org
macslash.org
macrumors.com
macobserver.com
macnn
mac os x...
Posted by Mark E, on May 29, 2004 at 02:01 PM, in MacNN Lounge
have you read the manual? i'm sure that would... 895 Views / 7 Replies  
have you read the manual? i'm sure that would explain it.

plus, it won't be importing as a quicktime movie, as such. you'll be importing into imovie, final cut, etc.

-Mark
Posted by Mark E, on May 29, 2004 at 11:57 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
i had a similar experience with getting my imac... 1,349 Views / 43 Replies  
i had a similar experience with getting my imac dvd burner repaired. what should have been a 7-day operation turned into a 6-week farce. it took several phone calls to apple and to the service centre...
Posted by Mark E, on May 28, 2004 at 11:08 PM, in MacNN Lounge
if you have the original AIFF files still, you'll... 814 Views / 5 Replies  
if you have the original AIFF files still, you'll be able to encode them again in itunes. go to itunes > preferences > importing.

itunes has 3 default preferences for mp3 encoding, 128, 160, and...
Posted by Mark E, on May 19, 2004 at 06:04 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
yeah, re-encode your original aiff's to a lower... 814 Views / 5 Replies  
yeah, re-encode your original aiff's to a lower bitrate mp3 ;)

usually the most acceptable rate for music is, at the very very least, 96 kbps. 128 is next, but still not near-cd quality.

what...
Posted by Mark E, on May 18, 2004 at 07:46 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
i didn't know dvd region changes had any bearing... 741 Views / 6 Replies  
i didn't know dvd region changes had any bearing whatsoever on reading CD's.

strange..
Posted by Mark E, on May 15, 2004 at 06:34 AM, in macOS
can you not just use the "build disc" option?... 623 Views / 2 Replies  
can you not just use the "build disc" option? that should create a video_ts folder with the right vob etc files in it. then just use toast, drag the video_ts file into a new DVD window and burn..
Posted by Mark E, on May 15, 2004 at 06:32 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
i dont know if you'd have any sort of sampling... 584 Views / 3 Replies  
i dont know if you'd have any sort of sampling problems making it mono.

here's what i'd do..

1. save/extract your existing audio to a seperate AIFF file.

2. open up the AIFF in an audio...
Posted by Mark E, on Apr 19, 2004 at 08:17 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
now i feel stupid. i had it unchecked... so i... 805 Views / 12 Replies  
now i feel stupid. i had it unchecked... so i check it, and now flash works perfectly. :brick:
Posted by Mark E, on Mar 30, 2004 at 08:17 PM, in Applications
neither, as far as i'm aware. i dont even know... 805 Views / 12 Replies  
neither, as far as i'm aware. i dont even know what pithelmet is, and i've not used any custon style sheets.
Posted by Mark E, on Mar 30, 2004 at 07:59 PM, in Applications
flash not working at all in safari.. 805 Views / 12 Replies  
apologies if this has been covered before, a forum search didn't find anybody in the same situation as me.

the thing is.. i can't get ANYTHING that uses flash to display in safari, at all.
...
Posted by Mark E, on Mar 30, 2004 at 07:38 PM, in Applications
http://freespace.virgin.net/geek.rock/weezerdvd.jp... 868 Views / 13 Replies  
http://freespace.virgin.net/geek.rock/weezerdvd.jpg

arrived this morning.

it's brilliant. :D
Posted by Mark E, on Mar 27, 2004 at 06:34 AM, in MacNN Lounge
i'm on an imac 1ghz 17". just checked system... 591 Views / 2 Replies  
i'm on an imac 1ghz 17". just checked system profiler and my boot rom version is 4.58f1.
Posted by Mark E, on Feb 13, 2004 at 08:17 AM, in macOS
installing panther onto firewire hard drive 591 Views / 2 Replies  
i recently got a firewire drive case, plus a 200 GB hard drive to put in it.

my plan was to boot from the panther CD, run disk utility, format the FW drive, and then install panther onto the FW...
Posted by Mark E, on Feb 12, 2004 at 12:08 AM, in macOS
thanks for your help, but i got it sorted out. ... 733 Views / 5 Replies  
thanks for your help, but i got it sorted out.

i went through the single-user command line (hold down option-s at startup), and deleted the files that the keyboard layout program had made. then,...
Posted by Mark E, on Feb 3, 2004 at 07:41 PM, in macOS
hello. i am the 'friend'... (thanks for... 733 Views / 5 Replies  
hello.

i am the 'friend'... (thanks for posting this, cheryl).

and, let me tell you, my imac is ****ED.

firstly, i tried the fsck thing mentioned below. no joy.

i rang apple techsupport...
Posted by Mark E, on Feb 3, 2004 at 08:33 AM, in macOS
there is a program that's kind of a step up from... 767 Views / 2 Replies  
there is a program that's kind of a step up from iDVD but not as advanced as DVDSP.

it's called "sizzle". the program is free. it's a little flakey (and requires your files to be encoded before...
Posted by Mark E, on Jan 30, 2004 at 08:28 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
it's not, and it probably won't ever be, because... 1,053 Views / 27 Replies  
it's not, and it probably won't ever be, because kubrick filmed it in fullscreen.
Posted by Mark E, on Jan 20, 2004 at 08:24 AM, in MacNN Lounge
bulky? not really. the unit itself is just... 881 Views / 5 Replies  
bulky? not really. the unit itself is just slightly bigger than 2 CD cases stacked together.

its RRP is $300, but you can pick one up for $230-40 or so. check ebay.

USB for any sort of video...
Posted by Mark E, on Jan 19, 2004 at 09:34 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
this is what you need.... 881 Views / 5 Replies  
this is what you need. (http://www.canopus.com/US/products/advc-100/pm_advc-100.asp)

it's constantly rated as the top A/D converter on the market.

all you do is connect it up with firewire and...
Posted by Mark E, on Jan 19, 2004 at 10:45 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
if you're working solely with audio, you'll have... 708 Views / 3 Replies  
if you're working solely with audio, you'll have no need for final cut.

it is possible to edit with quicktime, but it's rather finicky.

you need a dedicated audio editor. there are tons around...
Posted by Mark E, on Jan 15, 2004 at 11:02 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
if you're just doing voice reading (no music),... 708 Views / 3 Replies  
if you're just doing voice reading (no music), then you should be able to stream a low-bitrate MP3 stream without much noticable quality loss.

it really depends on how low you feel is acceptable....
Posted by Mark E, on Jan 15, 2004 at 07:17 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
yup, that's me :) 850 Views / 5 Replies  
yup, that's me :)
Posted by Mark E, on Jan 15, 2004 at 06:43 PM, in MacNN Lounge
i wish i was still over in the USA so i could... 850 Views / 5 Replies  
i wish i was still over in the USA so i could watch the screen savers.

speaking of which... my girlfriend and I were actually at a taping of it last week when i was over there. it was the second...
Posted by Mark E, on Jan 15, 2004 at 07:58 AM, in MacNN Lounge
so why not post the original question that... 846 Views / 18 Replies  
so why not post the original question that started this topic in the digital audio and video forum? :brick:
Posted by Mark E, on Jan 14, 2004 at 09:44 PM, in MacNN Lounge
are you actually going to be doing any editing to... 725 Views / 4 Replies  
are you actually going to be doing any editing to the video? (ie, actually using any of the features of imovie)

if you aren't.. then going through imovie is a pointless step, because it will...
Posted by Mark E, on Jan 14, 2004 at 07:52 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
my theory is, they have the URL for the lounge... 846 Views / 18 Replies  
my theory is, they have the URL for the lounge bookmarked and visit no other part of the forums.

why, though? :/
Posted by Mark E, on Jan 14, 2004 at 08:18 AM, in MacNN Lounge
http://forums.macnn.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumi... 846 Views / 18 Replies  
http://forums.macnn.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=62
Posted by Mark E, on Jan 13, 2004 at 07:51 AM, in MacNN Lounge
if it's to watch an NTSC disc on a PAL player,... 609 Views / 2 Replies  
if it's to watch an NTSC disc on a PAL player, don't bother. 99% of PAL players can play and convert NTSC video to PAL, on the fly.
Posted by Mark E, on Dec 25, 2003 at 05:17 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
why are there so many replies saying that... 1,147 Views / 12 Replies  
why are there so many replies saying that analogue-to-DV converters are a waste of time?

all you do is connect the video and audio output cables of your camera to the inputs on the converter,...
Posted by Mark E, on Dec 21, 2003 at 09:13 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
if your camera is up to 2 or 3 years old it may... 1,147 Views / 12 Replies  
if your camera is up to 2 or 3 years old it may be miniDV. look for some writing on the casing somewhere saying "miniDV".. if you can see that somewhere, you're in luck. all you need to do is record...
Posted by Mark E, on Dec 16, 2003 at 07:57 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
yeah, i got the computer at the end of february... 613 Views / 3 Replies  
yeah, i got the computer at the end of february this year so i should still have applecare. i'll give them a call..
Posted by Mark E, on Dec 10, 2003 at 06:55 PM, in Mac Desktops
bump 613 Views / 3 Replies  
bump
Posted by Mark E, on Dec 9, 2003 at 09:42 PM, in Mac Desktops
the apple pro speakers have a special 2.5mm jack... 770 Views / 2 Replies  
the apple pro speakers have a special 2.5mm jack on them. i don't know what connectors are on the back of the isub.. if that isn't listed among them, though, the answer is no.
Posted by Mark E, on Dec 7, 2003 at 08:44 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
sony superdrive - F**KED in 17" 1ghz iMac 613 Views / 3 Replies  
i posted this three days ago:



now i tried to burn a CDR today (tried itunes and toast) and i wasted about 5 CDRs. within a few seconds of starting each burn i got a error message.

has...
Posted by Mark E, on Dec 7, 2003 at 04:11 PM, in Mac Desktops
www.cddimensions.com seems like a good place. ... 787 Views / 3 Replies  
www.cddimensions.com seems like a good place.

for above-average quality you're probably looking at spending around $1.50 per disc.

i normally use www.blankdiscshop.co.uk as i'm UK-based.
Posted by Mark E, on Nov 25, 2003 at 08:14 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
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