Another SD DVD using HD source Q

We shoot in AVCHD, import into fcp as prores 422, edit there. As we monitor the vid in fcp on our hd tv monitor using black magic card through hdmi cable from our mac pro, it looks good. We then export the edit using QT movie. Then we use compressor 16:9 best for 90 min. Use dvd sp to make 16:9 sddvd. when we play the dvd on our hd tv's it is letter boxed and stretched. Any suggestions? Thanks

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We have SharePoint Production server 2013 where users are complaining that they are not able to copy or move files from one document library to another document library using “Open with Explorer” functionality.
We tried to activate publishing features on production server but it did not work. We users reported following errors:
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We're having a problem opening this location in file explorer. Add this website to your trusted and try again.
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library and tried to follow these steps:
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source document library.
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What we have to achieve is users should be able to copy files and folders using
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http://www.mcstech.net/blog/index.cfm/2012/1/4/SharePoint-2010-Moving-Documents-Between-Libraries https://andreakalli.wordpress.com/2014/01/28/moving-or-copying-files-and-folders-in-sharepoint/
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Regards,
Aroh
Aroh Shukla

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I read SAP standard help but I got confused because of its example. It is as below.
Source partner function
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Procedure
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Hi,
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Name:- User_Func
Group:- Training
Syntax:- User_Func($(SrcField))
Implementation Syntax:-
(CASE
WHEN $(SrcField) > 40000 THEN 'HIGH'
WHEN $(SrcField) BETWEEN 30000 AND 40000 THEN 'MEDIUM'
ELSE 'LOW'
Linked Technology:-Oracle
To map the GRADE column of my TARGET_EMPTABLE I write
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using Expression Editor.
I got the following error
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     at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CTTIoer.processError(T4CTTIoer.java:462)
     at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CTTIoer.processError(T4CTTIoer.java:405)
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     at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CTTIfun.doRPC(T4CTTIfun.java:205)
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     at oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleStatement.executeMaybeDescribe(OracleStatement.java:1283)
     at oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleStatement.doExecuteWithTimeout(OracleStatement.java:1441)
     at oracle.jdbc.driver.OraclePreparedStatement.executeInternal(OraclePreparedStatement.java:3769)
     at oracle.jdbc.driver.OraclePreparedStatement.executeQuery(OraclePreparedStatement.java:3823)
     at oracle.jdbc.driver.OraclePreparedStatementWrapper.executeQuery(OraclePreparedStatementWrapper.java:1671)
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     at oracle.odi.runtime.agent.execution.DataMovementTaskExecutionHandler.handleTask(DataMovementTaskExecutionHandler.java:70)
     at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSessTaskSql.processTask(SnpSessTaskSql.java:2913)
     at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSessTaskSql.treatTask(SnpSessTaskSql.java:2625)
     at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSessStep.treatAttachedTasks(SnpSessStep.java:558)
     at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSessStep.treatSessStep(SnpSessStep.java:464)
     at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSession.treatSession(SnpSession.java:2093)
     at oracle.odi.runtime.agent.processor.impl.StartSessRequestProcessor$2.doAction(StartSessRequestProcessor.java:366)
     at oracle.odi.core.persistence.dwgobject.DwgObjectTemplate.execute(DwgObjectTemplate.java:216)
     at oracle.odi.runtime.agent.processor.impl.StartSessRequestProcessor.doProcessStartSessTask(StartSessRequestProcessor.java:300)
     at oracle.odi.runtime.agent.processor.impl.StartSessRequestProcessor.access$0(StartSessRequestProcessor.java:292)
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     at oracle.odi.runtime.agent.processor.task.AgentTask.execute(AgentTask.java:126)
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select
     SRC_FUNC_TABLE.E_NUMBER     E_NUMBER,
     SRC_FUNC_TABLE.E_NAME     E_NAME,
     SRC_FUNC_TABLE.E_LOC     E_LOC,
     (CASE
WHEN SRC_FUNC_TABLE.E_SAL > 40000 THEN 'HIGH'
WHEN SRC_FUNC_TABLE.E_SAL BETWEEN 30000 AND 40000 THEN 'MEDIUM'
ELSE 'LOW'
)     E_GRADE
from     SOURCE_SCHEMA.SRC_FUNC_TABLE SRC_FUNC_TABLE
where     (1=1)
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Anindya Chatterjee wrote:
Hi,
I'm facing a problem while Exporting Data Of an RDBMS Table to another RDBMS Table using ODI User Functions.
Name:- User_Func
Group:- Training
Syntax:- User_Func($(SrcField))
Implementation Syntax:-
(CASE
WHEN $(SrcField) > 40000 THEN 'HIGH'
WHEN $(SrcField) BETWEEN 30000 AND 40000 THEN 'MEDIUM'
ELSE 'LOW'
)Your CASE statement syntax is not correct
It is missing an END key word
It should be
(CASE
WHEN $(SrcField) > 40000 THEN 'HIGH'
WHEN $(SrcField) BETWEEN 30000 AND 40000 THEN 'MEDIUM'
ELSE 'LOW'
END )
Linked Technology:-Oracle
To map the GRADE column of my TARGET_EMPTABLE I write
User_Func(SRC_TABLENAME.SALARY)
using Expression Editor.
I got the following error
ODI-1227: Task ODI_FUNC_INTERFACE (Export) fails on the source ORACLE connection Source_DataServer.
Caused By: java.sql.SQLSyntaxErrorException: ORA-00905: missing keyword
     at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CTTIoer.processError(T4CTTIoer.java:462)
     at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CTTIoer.processError(T4CTTIoer.java:405)
     at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4C8Oall.processError(T4C8Oall.java:931)
     at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CTTIfun.receive(T4CTTIfun.java:481)
     at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CTTIfun.doRPC(T4CTTIfun.java:205)
     at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4C8Oall.doOALL(T4C8Oall.java:548)
     at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CPreparedStatement.doOall8(T4CPreparedStatement.java:217)
     at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CPreparedStatement.executeForDescribe(T4CPreparedStatement.java:947)
     at oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleStatement.executeMaybeDescribe(OracleStatement.java:1283)
     at oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleStatement.doExecuteWithTimeout(OracleStatement.java:1441)
     at oracle.jdbc.driver.OraclePreparedStatement.executeInternal(OraclePreparedStatement.java:3769)
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     at oracle.odi.runtime.agent.execution.DataMovementTaskExecutionHandler.handleTask(DataMovementTaskExecutionHandler.java:70)
     at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSessTaskSql.processTask(SnpSessTaskSql.java:2913)
     at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSessTaskSql.treatTask(SnpSessTaskSql.java:2625)
     at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSessStep.treatAttachedTasks(SnpSessStep.java:558)
     at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSessStep.treatSessStep(SnpSessStep.java:464)
     at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSession.treatSession(SnpSession.java:2093)
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     at oracle.odi.core.persistence.dwgobject.DwgObjectTemplate.execute(DwgObjectTemplate.java:216)
     at oracle.odi.runtime.agent.processor.impl.StartSessRequestProcessor.doProcessStartSessTask(StartSessRequestProcessor.java:300)
     at oracle.odi.runtime.agent.processor.impl.StartSessRequestProcessor.access$0(StartSessRequestProcessor.java:292)
     at oracle.odi.runtime.agent.processor.impl.StartSessRequestProcessor$StartSessTask.doExecute(StartSessRequestProcessor.java:855)
     at oracle.odi.runtime.agent.processor.task.AgentTask.execute(AgentTask.java:126)
     at oracle.odi.runtime.agent.support.DefaultAgentTaskExecutor$2.run(DefaultAgentTaskExecutor.java:82)
     at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)
and in code tab it is:-
select
     SRC_FUNC_TABLE.E_NUMBER     E_NUMBER,
     SRC_FUNC_TABLE.E_NAME     E_NAME,
     SRC_FUNC_TABLE.E_LOC     E_LOC,
     (CASE
WHEN SRC_FUNC_TABLE.E_SAL > 40000 THEN 'HIGH'
WHEN SRC_FUNC_TABLE.E_SAL BETWEEN 30000 AND 40000 THEN 'MEDIUM'
ELSE 'LOW'
)     E_GRADE
from     SOURCE_SCHEMA.SRC_FUNC_TABLE SRC_FUNC_TABLE
where     (1=1)
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Hi,
I cannot copy files and folders from a CD or DVD to my home folder or any folder therein using Finder. I just get the "Not Permitted" symbol next to the mouse pointer when I try to drag a folder out of the CD (or DVD) to my home folder.
I have checked that I have sufficient permissions to perform this operation and when I copy files from the CD or DVD using the command line, it works without any hassles.
This is extremely strange and I cannot think of why it should happen.
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What is increasingly weird, is that I can easily copy two or more files using drag and drop! I also get a nice green + sometimes when trying to move the files, but there is just no response.
I have tried the following:
0) rebooted.
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2) done that in the finder using cmd-alt-esc to kill the finder.
3) removed cache files using Yasu from http://jimmitchelldesigns.com/yasu.html, including rebooting
4) Doublechecked permissions, including locked bits
5) run periodic everything from the Terminal
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7) checked the hard disk using disk utility
8) Logged in as another admin user to no avail.
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I burned an exercise DVD using disk utility and when I played it in my DVD player it was choppy and skipped. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

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<http://www.roxio.com/enu/products/toast/titanium/>
NTI DragonBurn
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Disco
<http://discoapp.com/>
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LiquidCD
<http://www.maconnect.ch/>
free; iffy support, but, again, simple, and runs well under SL.
Burn
<http://burn-osx.sourceforge.net/Pages/English/home.html>
open source; not clear how active development and support are, but runs well under SL.
Terminal Whiz Kid
mkisofs
<http://cdrecord.berlios.de/private/cdrecord.html>
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I have over 30 VHS tapes, eight Hi-8 tapes, and a player for both formats. Would like to make DVDs of these movies. There are a few USB adapters (Elgato Video Capture for $100, KWorld DVD Maker 2x for $28) and Roxio makes Easy VHS to DVD 3 Plus for $60. Have looked through AV forums on other websites and the directions are not concise, and are aimed at the PC platform. Prefer to use a Mac.
What is the fastest, easiest, and best way to save these VHS tapes to DVDs using a Mac ?

Frank Caggiano wrote:
Are you sure neither player has a digital output? FireWire would be the most likely connector on that type of equipment.
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Roxio's Easy VHS to DVD 3 product is for Windows -- there is no software compatible with OS X included. The Easy VHS to DVD for Mac product does include OS X compatible software but it gets poor reviews at Amazon, has apparently not been updated in some time, & the support page for the product has some "page not found" links suggesting Roxio isn't currently supporting the product very well.
The KWorld DVD Maker comes with a software driver for its A-D converter, which apparently uses a Empia 28xx family chipset. According to this that driver will not work with recent OS X versions, but for $30 one can purchase the VideoGlide driver to solve that problem. The KWorld product does not include OS X compatible editing software; for that you use iMovie (& presumably Toast or iDVD or something else) to burn the movies to DVDs. That makes the price about the same as the Roxio solution but complicates support because hardware & software are coming from different companies.
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IMovie '08 option to make the best quality video on a DVD using iDVD '08

Which iMovie '08 option will make the best quality video on a DVD using iDVD '08?
1. Share-Media Browser-Large-Publish
2. Share-Export Using Quicktime
3. Or can you use an unpublished iMove in iDVD?
(Of course I'll have to first get iDVD to open without crashing...)

Which iMovie '08 option will make the best quality video on a DVD using iDVD '08?
1. Share-Media Browser-Large-Publish
2. Share-Export Using Quicktime
3. Or can you use an unpublished iMove in iDVD?
As always, this depends on a number of factors which you failed to cover in your original question.
1) If you source files are SD, other than an increased loss of time in converting you gain nothing in scaling the files up in iMovie '08 only to scale them back down in iDVD. On the other hand, if your source files are HD, then you will likely see a marginal increase in quality which may or may not be worth the price of increased processing time. In this latter case, you are allowing the MPEG-2 compressor to get the most it can out of your file at the P- and B-frame level.
2) Export using QT allows you to customize your output with regard to both compression format and settings. For instance, you can use a codec with extremely high data rate (e.g., VGA dimensions with DV at 28.5-57.0 Mpbs, AIC at 18.0-22.0 Mbps, or even unlimited H.264/AAC at 16.0-20.0 Mbps). High video data rates generally translate to less lost quality during the re-compression process. Thus, if the intermediate file produced by iMovie '08 and passed on to iDVD retains more of its original quality, the MPEG-2 compressor can get more quality out of the final conversion as stated above.
3) Since no physical file actually exists until the project (simply a set of instructions detailing how the final file will be created) is published, there is nothing to be physically sent to iDVD. basically you must create a physical file from the project in order to do anything at all whether sending it to a gallery, iTunes, YouTube, iDVD, etc.

I have produced DVD using iMovie, now want to download this back to iMovie, will not read DVD, have been told a piece of software available - any chance anybody knows what?

have produced DVD using iMovie, now want to download this back to iMovie, will not read DVD, have been told a piece of software available - any chance anybody knows what?

Handbrake is not ideal for this.
You need to convert the VOB files in the TS-Folder of the DVD back to DV which iMovie is designed to handle. For that you need mpegStreamclip:
http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-mac.html
which is free, but you must also have the Apple mpeg2 plugin :
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mpeg2/
(unless you are running Lion in which case see below))
which is a mere $20.
Another possibility is to use DVDxDV:
http://www.dvdxdv.com/NewFolderLookSite/Products/DVDxDV.overview.htm
which costs $25.
For the benefit of others who may read this thread:
Obviously the foregoing only applies to DVDs you have made yourself, or other home-made DVDs that have been given to you. It will NOT work on copy-protected commercial DVDs, which in any case would be illegal.
If you are running Lion:
From the MPEG Streamclip homepage
The installer of the MPEG-2 Playback Component may refuse to install the component in Lion. Apple states the component is unnecessary in Lion, however MPEG Streamclip still needs it.
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The current versions of MPEG Streamclip cannot take advantage of the built-in MPEG-2 functionality of Lion. For MPEG-2 files you still need to install the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component, which is not preinstalled in Lion. You don't have to install QuickTime 7.

Ripping DVDs using Quicktime!

Ok, I have Quicktime Pro, and I understand that you can use it to rip DVDs for your Ipod. But...how do you do it? Help, please? Thanks!

No. Quicktime does not rip. You can rip the DVD using another program and convert it using Quicktime.
Do a search on these forums for "DVD" and you'll find threads teaching you how to do it.

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