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Luke-the-magic-man
Joined: May 31, 2005
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it depends what format they are in, but I use i squint for my ipod and it should work on the p990i
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aqualung
Joined: Dec 02, 2005
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Thanks - I have looked at isquint - am currently trying handbrake out - so far it has worked very well on the 2 short clips I tried - will try a full length DVD today |
Jools
Joined: May 21, 2003
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VisualHub, iSquints big brother is excellent, although not free ($23). I use it for pretty much all my video encoding, no matter what format. |
below24
Joined: Jul 16, 2004
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I currently use FFMPEG as it does alot, iv e wanted to see what visualhub though but just not got around to it yet..
What ive found is that with parallels encoding is soo much faster like to encode a film Using nero recode takes 20 mins...
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below24
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This may be a silly question but does anyone know how i can have mutiple windows open in vlc, like i could in windows.
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Superluminova
Joined: Feb 24, 2002
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Ok guys I've have some spare cash and I wanna finally join all this mac fun .
But I've just bought a 40" Bravia and I would really like to use that as the screen. So that gives me two options. Mac Mini or AppleTV
What I want to know in short is the AppleTV worth the £200 or is it just really a gimick?
The Mini is £200 is it worth the extra?
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Jools
Joined: May 21, 2003
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Well, first of all the AppleTV isn't a Mac...you can't run Mac apps on it or Mac OS X. It's a media 'hub' for playing audio & video streamed from iTunes on other Macs/PCs.
So, if you want some Mac fun the Mac mini is your best bet, plus you can plug that into your TV and navigate your media with Front Row or a third-party app, and the supplied remote control.
The Mac mini was last updated on September 06, 2006 - so, based on the frequency of previous updates, it's due for a revamp fairly soon. I'd suggest holding off until the next update.
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fatreg
Joined: Jul 26, 2003
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Jools,
you got any idea about my safari problem?
no amtter what im doing, safari will just freeze every now and then and its most annoying to say the least.
the only way to unfreeze it to iopen activity monitor and quit, i was told to run disc utils on my HDD.. so did that i try and verify my hdd and it says:
Volume Header needs minor repair
The volume Mac OSX needs to be repaired.
Error: The underlying task reported failure on exit
any ideas??
cheers
fatreg
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fatreg
Joined: Jul 26, 2003
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hello again,
if i get another mac is it possible to network the 2 up?
ie with a simple cat 5 cable?
can i just like plug it in and go?
or is this not as simple as anything else on mac?
i ask as i want to get a MBP but dont want to have to burn loads and loads of DVDs to port stuff over.
cheers
fatreg
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Jools
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To connect 2 Macs together you just run an Ethernet cable between the two, directly or via a Router. Or you can even use a Firewire cable and have ethernet over firewire.
Safari crashes can be caused by old or incompatible plugins. Check for SIMBL plugins in your Application Support folder or the Library/Safari folder (both the main on and your users one). AcidSearch for instance, may have got corrupted.
Or it could be another plugin which are stored in Library/Internet Plug-Ins |
fatreg
Joined: Jul 26, 2003
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wooooohoooooo
if its that easy looks like ill be getting a MBP! 
ive reinstalled acidsearch, so ill see if that helps me!
cheers
fatreg
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DickySnapples
Joined: Dec 05, 2003
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whats the best/ easiest way to rip dvds to mp4 for use on the ipod/psp.
i used to use dvd to psp on windoze which worked really well.
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below24
Joined: Jul 16, 2004
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@dicky, have you used, FFMPEG? ive used that to rip dvd's to ipod and psp formats, its pretty quick and you have quite alot of control on the final file.
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Jools
Joined: May 21, 2003
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Instant Handbrake will do what you want.
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WelshTom
Joined: May 20, 2004
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From: Costa del Cardiff Phone: K610i
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hello all,
I have just recently got a new mac and while having one of my first plays with it i accidentaly draged the big @ icon (see pic below) off my dock and deleted it. Now i can't pretend i even know what this icon does or if i need it but how do i get it back?
Cheers!
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