Another DVD question, but a little different

Is there anyway to get just a certain chapter of a DVD onto an iPod?

I use Handbrake (not available for Windows yet) or alternatively you could use quicktime pro
800 MHz PowerPC G4 Mac OS X (10.4.4) NEC DVD_RW ND-4550A - 30gb Ipod Video

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I see that there are many, many questions about how to manage multiple computers and iPhones. To be honest, the answers leave me a little confused, as I have tried a couple of the suggestions and nothing has helped my specific situation. So I apologize if I'm being repetitive but please bear with me.
Until recently we had one desktop with one version of iTunes that had everyone's songs on it (we're a family of 4). In the last few months everyone has gotten iPhones, and my daughter just got a laptop, and this is where the confusion begins. Everyone used the main iTunes account to sync up with their devices, then we started creating new accounts and nobody can get what they need anymore.
It looks like currently all music and apps are on my wife's iTunes account. The rest of us have some smaller subsets based on what we were authorized to load back onto iTunes (desktop) after loading stuff from my wife's iTunes account. I think ideally what I would like to be able to do is have four separate iTunes accounts - each accessible from our individual desktop accounts (and my daughter's also from her laptop). I'd like to be able to take all the songs and apps from the main account & dole them out to who they belong to, then have each of our devices linked to our own iTunes account. So everything separate, BUT then I'd like to have the ability to share songs or apps between our accounts through directories when we want to.
Does any of this make sense? I don't know if our needs are realistic in general, if I need to back everything up and start from scratch, or how I do any of this. I feel kind of dense that I can't figure this out. Any help that can be offered would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!

I use Handbrake (not available for Windows yet) or alternatively you could use quicktime pro
800 MHz PowerPC G4 Mac OS X (10.4.4) NEC DVD_RW ND-4550A - 30gb Ipod Video

Powerbook TV question as well but a little different!?!?!

does anyone know how to record from TV to powerbook.
like say i wanted to record my halo games.
i know how to use my TV as another display but i mean its not like i cant display my XBOX and my powerbook at the same time. so i guess i need some sort of input to my PB but yeah any suggestions are welcome??!?!

You might be able to use the new Elgato eyeTV Hybrid to do this via a composite/S-Video connection as it supports game consoles.
15" 1.25GHz/12" 1GHz PBs, 2xPPC Mac minis, 12" iBook G4, Mac OS X (10.4.6) Cube, 2xTAMs, iPods 2G/4G, iPs, AEBS, AX

Oh no not another display question but here we go

I bought the new mb and did not really notice the display to be horrible mine I am satisfied with, but yes there is a but. A friend of mine wanted to switch to mac after all kinds of issues with windows another story any way he looked at my display and said this is horrible I asked what is wrong he pointed out that all of the capitol letters are fuzzy at the top and he is correct if you open word or excel or even on web pages they are fuzzy has anyone else noticed this? We went to the apple store to get his new machine the mbp 15" and he looked at them and noticed the very same thing on all of the machines in the store iMacs, mba but not the 17"mbp he looked at my 17" mbp 2.33 and did not see this but it is a matte screen. Does anyone have any idea why it would be on these new screens is it just a glossy screen issue?

I am not sure what you are experiencing, but I believe the pixel pitch on the 17" are lower, therefore resulting in a more smooth display. The pixel pitch, however, is still very low on the 13" compared to other displays, so you would have to sit really close to the screen in order to see each pixel.
Are you new to Mac? If so, it may be the different kind of font smoothing that is in the Mac OS X. They higher correct smoothness instead of readability. I do also prefer the Windows Clear Type font smoothing - at least for smaller fonts. While larger fonts seem to appear nicer in Mac OS X. Also (non-true type) fonts are better smoothed out in Mac OS X.
If you are looking at small font, the font smoothing might be turned off. In order to (almost) deal with the problem, you could lower the font smoothing size in System Preferences under Appearance.

Similar Wi Fi woes but a little different.

I don't have a physical router (I'm using the built in Airport on my iMac) but can't connect to anything over my iPhone G3's (or my first gen iPhone) Wi Fi. I have Airport turned on on my iMac and it says it's connected to Apple Network ##### and has the IP of 10.0.1.2.
My iPhone(s) join the network no problems and have similar IP's (different by 1 number). I've tried reseting the Network settings, renewing DHCP leases, typing new IP addresses etc. just about everything I can find on this discussion board (BTW, where did the search function go?) but nothing works. It seems like a lot of folks are having difficulty connecting via Wi Fi and maybe this is an Apple problem?
When I reset the network settings or "forget this network" the IP number changes to one that starts with a 169.XXX number but within a few minutes will change to the 10.0.1.X number.
Anyway, I thought I'd post here because it seems like most people experiencing Wi Fi issues are connecting through a router. No me, just my iMac. Anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks,
Joe

More info in the vain hope that someone can help. I bought and installed FileMagnet (an app that allows you to put and store files of different types on your iPhone) and it uses Wi Fi to transfer files. I turned Wi Fi back on and FileMagnet worked flawlessly. I then tried to access the iTunes store but I get the same message as before. I also installed Apple's Remote and that won't work either. When I try it says Connecting to Library but then states that it Could Not Find Library.

Same but a little different problem with iPod

I installed my iPod shuffle and everything worked great. Then I tried to recharge it and now I have the same blinking light problem that everyone else has described. My difference is that my iPod is recognized in iTunes, but not recognized by Windows. My computer only shows it as a mass storage devise. When I try to restore the iPod, I get a "Firmware update failure. Disk write error" notice.
Can someone please give me some direction??
Thanks.
Dell laptop Windows XP

Don't be concerned that Windows doesn't recognize your Shuffle. I support two Shuffles with my computer, and when they're plugged-in (one at a time) they only show up under Control Panel/System/Device Manager/Disk Storage/Apple iPod USB Device -- they're not assigned a drive letter. Now, are you trying to charge your Shuffle with iTunes open? If so, try charging with iTunes closed, and the Shuffle turned OFF. The Status light may flash for 30 seconds or so but then it should go steady.
Roger

I have forgotten my security questions but the email to reset them is no longer active how do i change it to send it to a different email?

I have forgotten my security questions but the email to reset them is no longer active how do i change it to send it to a different email?

You won't be able to change your rescue email address until you can answer your questions, you will need to contact iTunes Support / Apple in your country to get the questions reset.
Contacting Apple about account security : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5699
When they've been reset you can then use the steps half-way down this page to update your rescue email address for potential future use : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5312

Hello.. I try to make copy an audio track(AIFF-C audio) on another dvd but I can't. I was try to made an ''burn folder'' with the audio track but did burn it. Please could someone help me?

Hello.. I try to make copy an audio track(AIFF-C audio) on another dvd but I can't. I was try to made an ''burn folder'' with the audio track but did burn it. Please could someone help me?

You appear to be having a hardware problem. Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of your nearest Apple Store to get a diagnosis.

Stupid Question, but.......

I run TM on three Macs (two iMacs and a MacBook Pro). I really do not know much about TM other than once set-up it runs pretty much on its own backing up the computers. Does it back everything up including iTunes? I know that this is probably a stupid question but if it does back up iTunes, is there a need to separately back up iTunes to DVDs/CDs or another external drive?
Thanks!

thebark4 wrote:
I know that this is probably a stupid question but if it does back up iTunes, is there a need to separately back up iTunes to DVDs/CDs or another external drive?
Definitely NOT a stupid question. And the answer is . . . it depends on how much risk you want to take. As great as locally-attached external drives and Time Capsules are, they may not protect you from fire, flood, theft, or direct lightning strike on your power lines. So if your music (or other data) is really important to you, and difficult, expensive, or impossible to replace, then yes, you need an off-site backup in addition to TM.
There are many ways to do this. Some folks alternate between a pair of portable externals with Time Machine, keeping one attached for a week or so, then swapping with the other in their safe deposit box, workplace, relative's house, etc. (You do have to tell TM when you do this, and shouldn't go much longer than 7 days between swaps.)
Others copy their data to DVD/RW(s) periodically, and take them off-site.
Still others use a different app, like CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper, to copy just their iTunes folder, and/or iMovie folder, etc., to a smaller portable external and take that off-site.
Still others, if their data isn't too large, store a copy online, either via a MobileMe subscription on their iDisk, or with a 3rd-party service like Mozy.
And there is an option within iTunes to do incremental backups to CDs/DVDs. I haven't used it, but it's been recommended here.
This may seem a bit like wearing a belt plus suspenders, but backups are one area where many of us have learned, often the hard way, that +Paranoia is Prudent!+

I just upgraded my iPad from 4.3.3 to the newest - I think 6.1.3. I cannot find my photos and videos. I tried a restore, but after 3 hours, it's timing out. Pardon my ignorance on asking this question; but is there a way to find my photos?

I just upgraded my iPad from 4.3.3 to the newest - I think 6.1.3. I cannot find my photos and videos. I tried a restore, but after 3 hours, it's timing out. Pardon my ignorance on asking this question; but is there a way to find my photos? I do nto care about anythign else.
Here are the steps I though I took this morning:
Backup iPad
Connect to iTunes and downlaod newest version of iTunes and then newest iOS
restart Vista Laptop
upgrade to newest iOS
I knew somethign was wrong when it took about 6 hours to upgrade the iPad
at the end it errored with this message error (-50), but the upgrade worked
I was expecting to see all my photos but didn't see them
I have tried a restore to a back up 2 times. The first time took 3 hours and just sort of timed out - it kept saying that there was an hour to go
I tried it again 2 hours ago and same message.
They are very valuable to me and so now I am panicking
Your help is much appreciated

Hi Eric Ferguson,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
For troubleshooting on this, take a look at this article:
iTunes: Specific update-and-restore error messages and advanced troubleshooting
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3694
Error 13, 14, 35 and 50 (or -50)
These errors are typically resolved by performing one or more of the steps listed below:
Perform USB isolation troubleshooting, including trying a different USB port directly on the computer. See the advanced steps below for USB troubleshooting.
Put a USB 2.0 hub between the device and the computer.
Try a different USB 30-pin dock-connector cable.
Eliminate third-party security software conflicts.
There may be third-party software installed that modifies your default packet size in Windows by inserting one or more TcpWindowSize entries into your registry. Your default packet size being set incorrectly can cause this error. Contact the manufacturer of the software that installed the packet-size modification for assistance. Or, follow this article by Microsoft: How to reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) to reset the packet size back to the default for Windows.
Connect your computer directly to your Internet source, bypassing any routers, hubs, or switches. You may need to restart your computer and modem to get online.
Try to restore from another known-good computer and network.
Best of luck,
Mario

DVD sound but no video

A135 S4666
Vista Basic
When I try to watch a DVD Movie all I get is sound no picture. I can read/write CD's. I have tried several movies I know work on DVD player but will not now work on my laptop. I use Win Media Player to view movies and it was working just fine last weekend when I watched several movies.
I did some tweakes and am wondering if they messed up my video. I am enclosing the article that I used to tweak my computer.
"Windows Vista Tweaks
“Techniques for improving the Vista experience.”
by Michael J. Ross
Microsoft has had a fairly difficult time getting Windows XP users to spend the time and money upgrading to Windows Vista, and there are many reasons for this: First, Windows XP had proven itself to be the best version of Windows, upon its introduction, especially in terms of stability and device-driver inclusion. Happy XP users were quite right in asking, "Why change?" Second, upgrading to Vista requires time, which is always in short supply for busy people. Third, there is the risk of rendering unusable any number of applications and hardware devices that are working fine. Fourth, switching to Vista involves not only the expense of purchasing a new Windows license, but the cost of upgrading your PC to match the significant increase in system memory and other components, as required by Vista.
Also, Windows Vista is quite similar to XP in some areas, and largely unchanged in others. Admittedly, User Access Control is a very noticeable difference, but in a negative sense, because it repeatedly asks for confirmation of common tasks—all of which becomes rather annoying (we will discuss a fix for that in a moment). Windows Vista has a new search field in the Start menu, but most people do not use it or even know that it is there. In Vista's Control Panel, the number of items has more than doubled, and they are now organized into 10 categories. But many people—especially power users who have learned to perform administrative tasks as quickly as possible—much prefer the Classic interface with all cascading menus enabled, and thus will never see those categories. Most of the menu bars were removed, which is maddening for all users who came to rely upon menus for performing tasks.
Finally, even though the very latest version of Vista and its service packs are causing fewer headaches than the initial version, there are still endless complaints about Vista updates causing PCs to freeze up, device-driver incompatibility, memory overload while copying files, Web access problems, applications being impossible to uninstall, unpatched but known bugs, and programs running much slower. The firestorm of criticism was so intense that consumer advocacy groups in several countries strongly recommended that people not purchase Windows Vista. Consequently, so many organizations and individual computer users have opted to stick with Windows XP (or even Windows 2000!) and eschew Windows Vista entirely, that Microsoft has been under constant pressure to extend the availability of XP until the release of Windows 7.
Given all of the user interface and performance problems seen with Windows Vista, you would think that Microsoft would have tweaked it as much as possible before releasing it to the public. But such was not the case. Fortunately, there are many known techniques for improving the Vista experience, and we will examine some of the better-regarded ones.
Services and Disservices
Windows Vista's User Access Control (UAC) is an ill-conceived attempt to reduce the chances of malware infection by popping up one dialog box after another, asking you to confirm a range of everyday operations that used to be performed automatically in Windows XP. While increased system security is always a laudable goal, this was clearly not the way to achieve it. It did not take long for this new "feature" to become the most common sore spot for Vista users. Fortunately, the UAC nag can be silenced with little difficulty: Click the Start button, choose Control Panel, and then choose User Accounts (or User Accounts and Family Safety, if you are not connected to a network domain). Select "Turn User Account Control on or off." If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, provide it. Uncheck Use User Account Control (UAC), and then click OK.
There are other Windows Vista features, aside from UAC, that will largely do nothing more than slow down both you and your PC. They can be safely turned off manually. But you would have to do this every time you boot up your PC, because they start automatically when Windows Vista does. So it is best to completely disable them: Return to the Control Panel, choose Administrative Tools, then choose System Configuration, and then click the Services tab. Deselect the following services: Fax (unless you own and plan on using a fax modem), Offline Files (unless you plan on using Offline File Sync, which few people do), Tablet PC Input Service (unless you have a tablet PC), Terminal Services and Windows Search.
Vista also has some unneeded features that are not listed as part of the automatic startup services. To turn them off, go to the Control Panel, select Program Features, and in the panel on the left choose "Turn Windows Features on or off." You can then disable the following items: Indexing Service, Remote Differential Compression, Tablet PC Optional Components, Windows DFS Replication Service, Windows Fax & Scan (unless you plan on using a modem for sending and receiving faxes, which few people still do), and Windows Meeting Space (unless you plan on using the Live Meeting Service). For those last two entries, if you are not sure at this time as to whether or not you intend to try them, it is best to disable them for now, because you can always reenable them later if needed, and you may forget to return to this part of the Control Panel to disable them.
Resource Hogs
As new and modified files are written to a hard drive, they may be broken up into pieces, with each piece located in a separate area on the hard drive. This fragmentation increases the amount of time it takes to read each file's contents, because the drive's head has to move a lot more to read those separate pieces. Defragmentation is the process of bringing all of those separated pieces together, and thus improves file-access speeds. Regardless of what operating system you are running, you should periodically defragment the hard drive. Do this anytime you are not using the computer, since it can be time-consuming. Unfortunately, Windows Vista does this continually, thus forcing you to endure the delays piecemeal. Click the Start button, and choose Computer. Right-click the C Drive, and choose Properties. Select the Tools Tab, then choose Defragment Now and uncheck Run on a Schedule. You should do this for all of your drives, if you have any other than the C drive.
Do you frequently need to close your laptop temporarily, such as when using it when traveling? If so, then the hibernate feature of your operating system (Windows or any other) is a welcome method for avoiding the inconvenience and risk of shutting down all of your applications and then the operating system itself, only to have to reverse the whole process just to get back to where you were in your workflow. However, most people do not have a need for hibernation (at least for their computers; putting oneself into hibernation for a couple of years through the current economic crisis may be a tempting thought!). Windows Vista has its hibernation capabilities enabled by default, and they do consume a nontrivial amount of system resources. To turn them off, go to the Control Panel, choose Power Options, click Change Plan Settings, and then click Change Advanced Power Settings. In the Sleep section, go into the Hibernate After section, move the selector down to zero, and click the Apply button.
There are many more ways to fine-tune your installation of Windows Vista, and they can be found by searching on the Web. No matter what changes you choose to make, be sure to first do a full backup of all of your important data (something you should be doing frequently anyway). If you are familiar with how to export a copy of the Windows Registry, do that as well.
With these system tweaks and any others, you can improve Windows Vista to the point where it is quite usable—almost as good as XP!"
Would any of these cause my video to stop working? If not what can I do to resolve this problem.
I read all the articles in here and found 1 similar to mine and noticed you suggested deleting upper/lower filters in regedit. Do I need to do this?
thanks for any help you can give me. I won't be able to read/answer until next weekend.
Glenda
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Defender wrote:
A review of your spec sheet indicates Vista Basic, which is a light coverall over XP., so those tweaks are nice but could be harmful. When you place the DVD in did you select Media Player each time? Was there any other selection you could have made? Feasible you reset the default to run under some other program. Delete those tweaks and see if it clears the problem.
Thank you defender, I will fix all tweaks I made and see what happens.
thanksl..........glenda

I'm not sure if I am writing this in the correct area (this is my second attempt at posting a question), but I have a comment about a recent store experience in Sandusky, OH. I am not a current Verizon customer, but I was visiting friends and we had to g

I'm not sure if I am writing this in the correct area (this is my second attempt at posting a question), but I have a comment about a recent store experience in Sandusky, OH. I am not a current Verizon customer, but I was visiting friends and we had to go to the store to get something taken care of. First off, allow me to compliment the nice, new store. Boy, its changed over the past few years ago when I was in last. My comment is mostly directed to one specific employee. When we entered the store, we were "welcomed" by a sloppy dressed gentlemen (his clothes were probably two sizes two small), which really struck me as unusual because every other employee in the store was dressed really "casual" with nice sporty clothing and red shoes. Either way, after being entered into the computer, the gentlemen told me to wander around or have a seat in the back and someone would be with us soon. As soon as we walked away from the door, the gentlemen handed his "duty" off to another employee who took over welcoming people coming in. For whatever reason, I felt glued to him as he stood out to me. After leaving the door, he immediately went to the back of the room, hunched over a cabinet, where he stood for the next 30+ minutes playing on his phone, frowning and not speaking to anyone around him. Again, I found this unusual because everyone else was overly friendly and smiling. I finally decided to walk by and see what he was doing. It appeared that he was texting someone. He paid no attention to me whatsoever as I walked by, just continued to frown and text on his phone. I did take not of his name tag for future reference. His name was Justin. I am assuming he's the manager of the location as he was just standing around while everyone else worked. I do understand that managers aren't necessarily doing the "dirty work" of the employees, but he could have at least found some better fitting clothing (I find it hard to believe Verizon doesn't supply it), been a little friendly, pretended to be busy, and not been texting the entire time we were there. Again, the store was great, the other employees were very helpful, but the manager seemed to be doing is own little thing and it didn't put off a good image for the rest of the store. Just wanted to share my comments.

lisab101,
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DVD Question...please help

This may be a really silly question but... how can I play a regular DVD in quicktime. I downloaded the player in hopes I could watch my DVD's on it but now when I load a DVD nothing happens. Any ideas?
Thanx

I'd suggest just using the DVD Player.app or VideoLan.app for DVDs.
QT Player can open the VOBs in the DVD if the MPEG2 PB component is installed. But the QT Player can open just separate VOBs, it can't play PCM or AC3 audio and it distorts and displays interlacing in PAL so it isn't very good.
Another alternative is to view the DVD via MPEG Streamclip. It can open the related VOBs all at once and it can play PCM and AC3 audio. It has very handy navigation options via the keyboard or via the GUI. It doesn't currently have an option for deinterlaced playback.

DVD question for 1.25 Ghz 15" AL

Hello,
Just a quick one - do I need to buy a specific kind of DVD for my PB 1.25 w/ superdive? I see DVD + and DVD - on the DVD blanks, but no mention on the PB.
Thanks!

Hi J --
When I go to System Profiler > Hardware > Disc Burning on my PowerBook (albeit a different version than yours, but we're both running Tiger), I see information about the specific media my SuperDrive will run as well as it's make and model number:
MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-835E:
Firmware Revision: GAN7
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipped/Supported)
Cache: 2048 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -RW, +R, +RW
Burn Underrun Protection CD: Yes
Burn Underrun Protection DVD: Yes
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, DVD-DAO
Media: No
Everything's there, I think, except the speed. And that you can get, along with any other specs you need, just by Googling the make and model number and finding the manufacturers listing (or some other reputable site listing).
If you need more info, post back. It's very possible that someone on here having a PB with the same exact specs. as yours (superdrive and all) will be able to more specifically answer your questions.
-- JDee

Are there any good DVD authoring programs for Mac now that Apple has discontinued DVD Studio and iDVD? I need to make DVDs that have interactive menus and such (Final Cut X and Compressor 4's DVD option is a little cheap). Any ideas?

Are there any good DVD authoring programs for Mac now that Apple has discontinued DVD Studio and iDVD? I need to make DVDs that have interactive menus and such (Final Cut X and Compressor 4's DVD option is a little cheap and doesn't provide any kind of professional DVD authoring). Any ideas?

This comes up a lot these days.
Practically speaking, there are really four options for the Mac platform: Toast (<$100), Adobe Premier Productiom ($1,600 to buy or $50/month to rent), find a copy of Final Cut Studio from 3rd party (+/- $1,000 new) or a boxed edition of iLife to get iDVD ($50 - $90 on Amazon new).
The other question everyone has is how many OS versions before iDVD or FCS breaks? No one knows, but Apple has said they're no longer supporting these legacy apps. Of course, no one is mandated to upgrade to a new OS unless they buy a new computer. So if it works on a system, stay with it as long as it makes sense.
Good luck.
Russ

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