Artifacts in QuickTime 6 (cross post from OS9)

I often play (and encode) videos in QuickTime in OS9, and they have artifacts on playback, i.e. little colored squares that appear randomly and fade away after a few seconds. It appears to be a playback problem only, i.e. the artifacts are not actually encoded in the video--if you replay the same clip, you get different artifacts! For a long time, i assumed it was my video memory going or something, but i just installed OS9 on another Mac (G4/AGP) and... same thing!
Is this a known problem with QT? Or is it an OS9 problem?
The artifacts appear on video encoded using the Apple MPEG4 codec, the DivX5 codec, or the 3ivx codec. However, they DO NOT appear when the video was encoded using the Sorenson MPEG-4 codec for OS9. Someone else (everyone else?) must have experienced this.....

Are you saying that even if the video was encoded properly, QT can generate artifacts on playback if the processor isn't quite fast enough? Shouldn't it drop frames (i.e. stutter) instead..?
Yes, to an extent. This normally only happens in the case where the data rate is unreasonably higher that necessary and that can be handled by the platform involved (i.e., not simply slightly higher) which I don't really consider a case of being "encoded properly" as you put it. In this case, what you normally see is a series of frame freezes being displayed which may or may not contain block pixelations due to incomplete decoding of sub-matrix blocks (i.e., frame decoding is exited/halted before the frame being processed could be completely decoded. In this case entire segments of the movie containing dozens to hundreds of frames are being dropped/skipped between the display "freezes." This is an extreme case which is very much less common than excessively low data rates and/or using excessive keyframe intervals which produce pixelation artifacts that either fade when the next keyframe is generated or fades as the predictor-corrector algorithm oscillates back above the critical minimum data rate allocation. As to the specific differences between Sorenson and QT encoding implementations, I have always asumed the former was targeted more for low data rate use while the latter was targeted more for quality consistency over a wider scalability range. However, I may be wrong here and since you have provided no specific information as to what settings were used, how you define a "proper encode" and have not provided specific example clips for analysis, about all we can really do at this point is guess at the cause of your issue.
I'll try it on my somewhat faster 1GHz G4 and see if that plays okay, but i still can't believe a 500 MHz G4 (the one generating the artifacts) could be too slow to play a 320x240 MPEG-4 video properly.
I might agree with you if I knew more about how you encoded the content and the settings used. Most of the problems I am discussing are more common with MPEG-4 Part 10 encodes which is 2 to 2.5 times as efficient as MPEG-4 Part 2 but more CPU intensive. Basically this means the QT version of MPEG-4 Part 2 requires 2 to 2.5 times the data rate of a QT MPEG-4 Part 10 file to achieve the same level of quality but can process the content with the same or less effort. Have you tried comparing the same content encoded differently in a frame by frame comparison using the same player app?

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Book printing - Unique Workflows? - Cross-Posted from Aperture forum

(Cross-posted. I think this post might be of interest to iPhoto users as well)
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It is important to realize there are two aspects to an index.
1) Topics
2) Page References
Topics have no relation to the text of the actual document. Topics can
be imported from one InDesign document to another. Also, creating topics
from a list of text is trivial. Just type all the words (or place them
from a text document or Word doc) and then press Ctrl+A to select all of
them and press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+[, then delete the text.
Page references, however are not as simple. These have to be created at
each place in the text where you want the page to be referenced it the
index. This *can* in fact be done Word if you are using the text from
the Word document.
What you really have to watch out for is that when you want to create a
page reference you have the "Reference" radio button selected in the
index panel. Otherwise you will just be creating a topic. It is best to
work with hidden characters turned on so you can see and make sure
InDesign created an index marker in the text after you created your page
reference.

Cross posted from Bios - MSI 7800GTX SLI BIOS REVISIONS

> I've pasted my post from bios to here, as no one took any interest.
Howdie peoples, after checking out the bios revisions on my SLI cards I have found they have different bios revisions. Would this play any part in bad performance?.
Card one :
05/18/05
05.70.02.11.10
(Purchased this one Sept 05)
Card two:
05/12/05
05.70.02.11.01
(This was purchased Jan 06! and later bought from eBay).
Any input would be great. biggthumbsup
Thanks
ps Anyone know where I can get the MSI 7800GTX 512 rear venting fan/heatsink assemblies? (they take up two card slots)

I thought the part number is already on the sticker of the GPU. Gd luck.

SQL firewall rule to restrict traffic from only one Azure PaaS website (cross-post from websites)

(This has also been posted on the websites forum)
Hi,
I have been asked to configure the firewall on the SQL PaaS instance to only allow traffic from a specified PaaS website that is within the same subscription. I can't see any way to set a static internal IP for the website, is there a way to identify it
for the purpose of the SQL Database firewall rule?
Thanks,
Karina

You're right, KG! Sorry.
This article mentions a reserved-IP:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/dn690120.aspx
It specifically mentions your scenario:
You want to ensure that outbound traffic from Azure uses a predictable IP address. You may have your firewall configured to allow only traffic from specific IP addresses. By reserving a VIP, you will know the source IP address and won’t
have to update your firewall rules due to a VIP change. This is especially helpful if you want to configure your firewall before you create your cloud service.
The only thing I'm not confident on would be if it works with Azure Websites - it does mention cloud services, though. If you have further questions, I can give a shot myself and see if I can get a working example.

Cross post from IT Jobs and Careers forum - IT Infrastructure Engineer

http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/1053062-it-infrastructure-engineer-bracknell-united-kingdom
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What mean 3' long for someone how nows only metric? 3 foot (bigfoots?) 3inch ??
VFDs come in two tastes, some with some without output filter.... Have you tried another one, maybe the filter doesn't work ?
My guess about the grounding cable was just because people are laisy. If you put in and out the VFD, why not only change the cabling for the three phases and keep the ground where it was ?!.. I'm pretty shure that there is a big nice grounding screw right beside the VFD output, and it makes sense to use it
How is the reading if you (can) place (hold) the sensor near the VFD driven motor without contact to the rigg?
According the sensor: 90-95% grounding problems ... BUT just an idea: If the sensor acts with metal objects, then by a change in the electric or magnetic field (field weakening by eddy currents...) the sensor produce. What if the one of the switching frequences of this VFD correlates with the frequence of the sensor? Just like some TVs goes mad if your new poversaving electronic lamp hits the IR main frequence
Greetings from Germany
Henrik
LV since v3.1
“ground” is a convenient fantasy
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Computer on the fritz - cross posted from Finder category

I don't even know if this is the right category for this topic, but I guess it's close enough.
Here's the problem. At seemingly random times of the day, for unknown reasons, my computer stop communicating properly with my keyboard. Or maybe the other way around, or possibly something else all together. What I first notice is that in Firefox (because I'm one of those people who's online all day), when I go to open a new tab, I can't type in the URL bar. It's highlighted, I've got the typing cursor and everything, but when I try to type in the URL bar, I get that "doop" noise the computer makes when you're trying to do something you can't do.
The first time, I tried quitting out of Firefox and starting it again, but that didn't work. For one, Firefox went into safe mode without warning. The computer wouldn't let me hide the program with command+H, I had to use the mouse and right click. Then I noticed it did this with other programs too. So I decided to restart my computer.
Upon restart everything seemed normal. Then, just ten minutes ago, it happened again. Except this time, when I clicked on the program icons in the dock, a Finder window of my Applications folder popped up showing that program highlighted. When I went into iTunes to search for a song, pressing just H hid the program and then opened a picture that was sitting on my desktop as I typed the rest of the search word. So I restarted again and we seem to be back to normal.
Dear Apple community, what in the world is wrong with my computer?!

Except this time, when I clicked on the program icons in the dock, a Finder window of my Applications folder popped up showing that program highlighted.
This can be done with a control click on a Dock Icon, and then select Show in Finder (try it to see).
If this is happening on its own, then maybe the keyboard is defective, an in a 'loose' control key.
If you had another keyboard handy it would be great to substitute it in order to see if the original one is flaky. Though I don't expect you to have a spare KB but if you could borrow one, would be nice.

No BEEP sound :( Cross-posted from Package Configuration...

Hello all,
After I have made an update with -Suy, I do not have BEEP sound which I need for notifications by variuos programs.
I have my permissions fixed as in the wiki sound howto.
After I also installed a arch package beep...tgz - it does not work too
also I did assign 4755 value to /usr/bin/beep by chmod.
Can anybody help?
Thank you for your time.

check the volume of the "pc-speaker" in the alsamixer or another mixer ... it is maybe simply muted

Need to know how to remove ALL previous Outlook settings in Registry and file locations (cross posted)

Problem: I cannot get a newly installed Outlook 2013 to connect to the [online Office 365] server with old [non-domain] logon profile. That is my issue, and what I'd like to fix. (There's some services and settings on the old profile
that cannot be easily duplicated. Also, I'm just enough annoyed by this to ask for suggestions.)
Background: I upgraded an existing Office 2007 install of several years back to Office 2013 on an continuously used [non-domain] user profile (I needed connections to several Exchange accounts at various domains I remotely admin
and was tired of logging on through OWA, so it was time to upgrade). Up to Sunday last, I have never had issues with Outlook and Office 365 connections to that account; upgrading Office 2013 "killed" my outlook.office365.com connection to emails.
Testing: I created a new [non-domain] logon profile, and Outlook 2013 connects to my outlook.office365.com account just fine with the new logon profile. To repeat:
there were NO connectivity issues in connecting to my Office 365 account in the
new [test] logon profile with Outlook 2013, and using Outlook 2013 on the new [non-domain] profile.
The problem is profile specific, to an older existing profile (I'd like to use).
Just FYI: my [vanity] domain tests just fine with the Exchange 365 online tools. Office 365 works. OWA works. Outlook 2013 works (in the new logon profile). Mobile devices work.
There are no major problems with the domain name in MXToolbox, or Microsoft Remote Connectivity Tester. Both Windows and Office are fully patched on my workstation. There's no malware.
The problem is something in my older logon profile. Something somewhere locally to that logon and/or Outlook-specific profile is keeping it from logging into the [Office 365] mail server. I just get the typical "cannot connect to
the server" error.
What's Needed: So what I need is a link to a webpage (or pages) that details ALL [existing] Outlook/Exchange settings that are profile specific ...so I can
manually remove them from the Registry, from the drive, etc.
...something on the order of "...remove all profiles under
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem" and "...delete all files in
C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook" (neither of which fixed the issue, whatever the real issue may be ...but that's all I found so far that seemed pertinent). Anyways, "stuff"
like that.
Alternatively, if someone knows what Registry keys, other settings, etc., I can export/import from the test logon profile to my "real" logon profile(s), that would be worth a shot, and greatly appreciated.
Or maybe just some google search suggestions that might find the above links (listing error message contents hasn't been useful: too many hits).
Me: I'm a sys admin with over 30 years experience. I'm not looking for suggestions on how to set up an Exchange account, or an Office 365 account, or to setup a new mail profile or logon profile (or to remove either of those), or to add
a new email account (manually or with auto-discover), or to remove an old account. None of that applies and/or has worked in this case.
Thanks in advance for your interest. I really need a knowledgeable wizard, since I'm looking for a solution to a complex issue. My own googling and troubleshooting has just turned up the usual noob' stuff. At this point, I'm at a loss. The well is dry.
Update:
This question is cross-posted from the general "answers" forum (at the suggestion of a moderator).
Update: I also came across
this page of "advanced" Outlook settings (and it hasn't helped so far, either).

I too, for over 30 days have been trying to find an answer as my situation is as similar as it gets. I too have tried all and everything as you have.
How I wish there would have been an answer to your question. It would have answered mine as well.
Seems typical to microsoft "help" unless it is the usual noob response and/or "more clarification" (I with no tech degree understood exactly what you refer to) the only response is well, just no response......

[LAVA Cross Post] CTRL+SHIFT+ Shortcuts sometimes not working in LabVIEW

Cross-post from LAVA: http://lavag.org/topic/15619-ctrlshift-shortcuts-sometimes-not-working-in-labview/
See the above post for more information - here's a synopsis:
CTRL+SHIFT modifiers are not working while running LabVIEW in a Parallels 7 virtual machine. This problem affects both LV2011 and LV2012. I'm not certain that this is a LabVIEW bug - could be an issue with my virtual machine environment or it's configuration - except that CTRL+SHIFT modifiers work in other applications on the affected VMs. It's just LabVIEW that appears to ignore shortcuts with the CTRL+SHIFT modifiers.
Any ideas?
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X. wrote:
Still well and alive in Parallels 9 and LabVIEW 2013 SP1. Of course I could upgrade to the latest versions to check whether things have gotten any better.
Any news on that?
@mellroth figured out the solution :-)
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[LAVA Cross Post] CTRL+SHIFT+Alpha Shortcuts don't work in LabVIEW

Cross-post from LAVA: http://lavag.org/topic/15619-ctrlshift-shortcuts-sometimes-not-working-in-labview/
Bug Synopsis: CTRL+SHIFT+Alpha shortcuts do not work in LabVIEW. Most notably, CTRL+SHIFT+Z, CTRL+SHIFT+E, and CTRL+SHIFT+S
Test setup: LV2012 32bit with f1 patch running in Win7 64bit inside a Parallels 8 VM in OS X 10.8.1
To summarize the testing I have tried:
Many different LabVIEW, Guest OS, and Host OS combinations all fail, including:
LV2012f1 32 and 64 bit, and LV2009 32 bit
Win7 32 and 64bit, and also WinXP x64
Parallels 7 and Parallels 8
OS X 10.7 and 10.8
Capturing the keyboard by the VM
Twiddling every keyboard setting possible on Parallels, Guest, and Host
Reinstalling keyboard drivers
Plugging in a known-good keyboard that works on a native Windows machine
Deleting LabVIEW.ini and letting it regenerate
Remapping the shortcuts from, e.g., CTRL+SHIFT+E to CTRL+E - in this case, "Show in Project" works, so this might indicate it's a problem registering the shortcut press, not invoking the action itself.
Sending the keystrokes via on-screen keyboards from both Guest and Host
Sending the keystrokes via SendInput from user32.dll WinAPI
Testing every imaginable combo of FN, CONTROL, ALT/OPTION, COMMAND/CMD, SHIFT
Reinstalling VMs from scratch and reinstalling LV
Here's a kicker: CTRL+SHIFT+Alpha shortcuts work fine on other Windows programs (I've tried 4 different programs, including Chrome, Notepad++, Paint.NET), yet it does NOT work for VIPM with CTRL+SHIFT+C. This means that the only two programs where the CTRL+SHIFT+Alpha bugs exist are both LabVIEW-related.
Here's another kicker: It's only CTRL+SHIFT+Alpha shortcuts with the prob - CTRL+SHIFT+3 properly toggles grid alignment, and the "Tools >> Options >> Menu shortcuts" will register any CTRL+SHIFT+Non-alpha shortcut; it just does not respond to the CTRL+SHIFT+Alpha shortcuts.
Any new troubleshooting ideas are highly appreciated; please feel free to jump in here or on LAVA.
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Solved!
Go to Solution.

X. wrote:
Still well and alive in Parallels 9 and LabVIEW 2013 SP1. Of course I could upgrade to the latest versions to check whether things have gotten any better.
Any news on that?
@mellroth figured out the solution :-)
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Cross-post: strange file in trash

In my trash I have found a file associated with iTunes/iPod: iPod2,12.2.1_5H11aRestore.ipsw
I didn't put it there, and don't know why it should be there - the trash was empty not long before, and I haven't restored my iPod for years.
My questions: is it safe to trash it? If not, where does it properly belong?
Thanks in advance for any help. This is a cross-post from the iPod Classic forum

Yes, you can delete it. It's a discarded backup that was produced when you last synched your iPod.

Cross posting: Screen Flicker/Throbbing at low brightness

I'm cross-posting from "The MacBook Pro Display" forum topic:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=376277&tstart=0
I got my MBP today and soon noticed that at low levels of brightness (levels one to three), the brightness of the screen flickers/throbs. To be clear: there is no interruption to the actual screen image, only the overall brightness of the screen.
It also happens when the screen dims after inactivity. It seems like the backlight is flickering sporadically about 2 to 5 times per second. Its especially noticable in my peripheral vision when I'm looking at my external LCD display alongside it. It is beyond a nuisance - if I stare at it for too long, I begin to feel physically uncomfortable!
I've found that it doesn't happen straight away, it takes a few minutes from having booted up for the effect to begin. Has anybody else noticed this problem?
MBP 2.16Ghz

I, too, was having flicker issues on my MacBook Pro. I'm pretty sensitive to flicker -- annoyingly so -- and was noticing it at full brightness as well, especially if the background was bright. Having not seen the posts here, it took awhile to track down, but turning off the aforementioned "automatically adjust screen brightness" nailed it. The ambient light was constant but I think my hands were partially shadowing the sensor. Problem solved and I no longer feel sick using the machine (generally considered a good thing).
Craig

Cross-post: Using the "as" operator vs casting

I'm cross posting this because it is technically an
Actionscript question, but it has real Flex consequences.
I've recently been reading the docs regarding data types in
AS3 and am still not clear on a few things. If anyone has blogged
on this, please point me there.
One problem is that "casting" syntax is the same as top-level
function syntax. Compare String(objString) to XML(event.result).
The latter is a top-level function, but the former is a "cast". Or
is it?
An option to the String cast is objString.toString(). What is
the difference? I am not so much interested in the underlying
details of the language, as in understanding when to use which.
The same question exists for the top-level function
XML(event.result), which can be done with the "as" operator:
event.result as XML. When to use which? Are there performance
issues? The "as operator" documentation is unsatisfying.
Any discussion of this will be appreciated.
Tracy

Maltus now I'm totally confused.
The Flex manual in the TOP LEVEL section (Guess TOP LEVEL
means that they don't belong to any package) clearly states this
functions:
Function Description
Array Creates a new array.
Boolean Converts the expression parameter to a Boolean value
and returns the value.
decodeURI Decodes an encoded URI into a string.
decodeURIComponent Decodes an encoded URI component into a
string.
encodeURI Encodes a string into a valid URI (Uniform
Resource Identifier).
encodeURIComponent Encodes a string into a valid URI
component.
escape Converts the parameter to a string and encodes it in
a URL-encoded format, where most nonalphanumeric characters are
replaced with % hexadecimal sequences.
int Converts a given numeric value to an integer value.
isFinite Returns true if the value is a finite number, or
false if the value is Infinity or -Infinity.
isNaN Returns true if the value is NaN(not a number).
isXMLName Determines whether the specified string is a valid
name for an XML element or attribute.
Number Converts a given value to a Number value.
Object Every value in ActionScript 3.0 is an object, which
means that calling Object() on a value returns that value.
parseFloat Converts a string to a floating-point number.
parseInt Converts a string to an integer.
String Returns a string representation of the specified
parameter.
trace Displays expressions, or writes to log files, while
debugging.
uint Converts a given numeric value to an unsigned integer
value.
unescape Evaluates the parameter str as a string, decodes
the string from URL-encoded format (converting all hexadecimal
sequences to ASCII characters), and returns the string.
XML Converts an object to an XML object.
XMLList Converts an object to an XMLList object.
So how do I do a XML type casting without using the XML
function for example? or is it the same?

Cross-post: Multiple feature requests

Thanks to Jeff Schewe for pointing out the error of my ways in posting in the wrong thread. :)
Sorry for the cross-post, but didn't want these suggestions to be missed.
Hi everyone,
Well, I've been using LR 1.1 for a couple of weeks now, and overall, I love it.
Having said that, I think LR has room for improvement, especially when compared to something like Lightcraft's LightZone.
# In particular: 'Default' settings for Identity Plates - At the moment, I have to re-edit the IP every time I create a new catalog
- In fact, why can't I create Catalog 'templates'? This would be nice for collections, defaults, etc depending on the job I'm doing
# 'Localized' edits - Lightzone has a cool 'Regions' feature that allows me to selectively apply adjustments to a given region (in fact, so does Capture NX)
- These regions are specific to the tool (i.e. layer), but I think there is probably a more elegant solution to this
- In particular, LZ is S-L-O-W compared to LR ... this is probably because they wrote it in Java. On my 2Gb 1.7Ghz, it runs like a DOG, but LR zips along very nicely
- In particular, a variation on Nikon's uPoint technology (since they patented it and all, I don't imagine Adobe will 'pony up' for a license) - very nice
# Command-line support / scripting - Why can't I start LR from a script or set defaults, etc using LUA?
# Edit a LAYERED photoshop document - Why doesn't LR let me edit in photoshop with the original image underneath the LR adjusted one?
- This makes it impossible to use the LR black & white tools (say) and 'hand colour' the image without significant workflow interruption
# File / directory naming - Why can't I use replacement tags to name my directories?
- Why can't I create an individual SESSION-BASED Import number (i.e. to record each card for a given job)?
- This needs to be much more flexible than it is already
That's about it, I think (at this stage, I guess - give me a few more weeks with it). All of these things would really help to make the workflow much more seamless and efficient, IMMHO.
With all that said, the speed and efficiency of editing with LR is lovely. I'm very happy with the breadth and depth of the tool, I just hope that 2.0 takes into account all of the above.
Oh, one more thing:
# Why do the stacking options not work in collections?! - It took me AGES to figure this out, and it's so non-intuitive
K, so ONE more thing ...
Wouldn't it be nice if we could select multiple images in a stack and export them to a LAYERED PSD as individual layers?
Imagine the possibilities of blending various develop presets selectively with masks ...
Right now, there's no easy way to do this. :(
Cheers,
Matthew

Localised or targeted editing along with some kind of 3rd party plug-in structure is pretty much the holy-grail next step for Lr in my eyes.
If it can be successfully implemented then I'd waste less time nipping back and forth between Lr and other apps. And I REALLY would like Lr to become my one-stop photography work-flow solution.
I'd also be very keen to see some commercially developed pre-sets for the web and slide modules. I'm hopeless at that sort of development, but would happily pay for some high quality solutions.
Lastly - in the print module I'd find it very helpful if I could drag and drop photos to any grid cells I have set up. once there, dragging them around to rearrange them would also be a very nice addition.
I'll add my voice to the praise - V1.1 is a very elegant way of working for me and I really enjoy the interface. Lastly, Lr hasn't crashed on me since the 1.1 upgrade.
Nice.
Anndra.

I cannot get the Quicktime plugin to update from v7.7.3 to the CURRENT 7.6.6 . My plugins view tells me I'm at risk and need to update but try as I might, it won't take. I consider myself and above average Mac User. Please advise. Thank you

for some inexplicable reason, I cannot get the Quicktime plugin to update from v7.7.3 to the CURRENT 7.6.6 . My plugins view tells me I'm at risk and need to update but try as I might, through all the known update avenues, it won't take. I consider myself and above average Mac User. Please advise. Thank you

Someone recently noted a problem staying logged on the Huffington Post since it became connected with AOL. The workaround for that is to change your connection setting here:
orange Firefox button (or Tools menu) > Options > Advanced > Network
Click the "Settings" button and choose either "No Proxy" or "Use System Settings" option, and OK the change.
Not sure whether Washington Post could be affected by that same setting.
In reviewing your extensions, I'm puzzled that you have both DoNotTrackMe and SavvyConnect. The first one seems to aggressively block certain communications with websites (potentially affecting functionality) while the second one seems to report on your browsing habits (they better pay well is all I can say). Have you tried disabling both of those to see whether that has any effect?
orange Firefox button (or Tools menu) > Add-ons > Extensions category

Artifacts in QuickTime 6 (cross post from OS9)

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