Definately Gonna Need Some Advanced Help Here...

Hey guys, I've had an iPod video for about a year now with minimal problems, but all of a sudden it messed up. The screen just shows random lines and different shapes in different colors, but when I move the click wheel, I can still here that clicking sound thingy that it makes. I've already tried resetting and restoring my iPod and neither has worked. Please someone help me. I NEED MY MUSIC!!!

They will repair the iPod if there does not appear to be accidental damage. If the iPod itself does not have a crack on the LCD screen on the front, perhaps it was the inner screen. (If that makes any sense.) Sometimes, if the inner screen breaks you will see shapes with colors and such as you mentioned.
Are you within the 1st year of owning the iPod? If you are, I'd recommend setting up for a repair (as long as it wasn't caused by accidental damage (as mentioned by Johnathan Burger).
http://depot.info.apple.com/iPod

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I need some advanced help regarding AE and PPRO workflow

Hi all.
I have a problem and require a solution. I am creating a video that has cellphone/IM chat graphics, animated in After Effects. The problem is the layering.
In PPRO, the layers are as follows on the timeline.
Top layer: Chat Graphics
Middle Layer: Adjustment layer with colour grade effects
Bottom Layer: Footage
Now the issue I am having is that I need the chat graphics to cast a Gaussian Blur underneath them (the graphics are at 80% opacity) - and I have successfully done this using the AE Adjustment Layer switch, however since the graphics are in AE, and the footage is in Premiere, they blur does not appear. In other words, the graphics in AE are set to blur the layer below itself IN AE, but the footage layer below is IN PPRO.
So... one might think that the obvious solution is to layer it all in AE, using the Replace with AE Composition option in PPRO. However, this means that the adjustment layer for the grade will affect the chat graphics which need to be consistent.
Help...

Just to report back - The Track Matte Key effect worked like a charm.
Just had to create two extra layers in PPro.
One duplicate layer of blurred footage. One duplicate layer of graphics to become the matte, on top of the footage layer.
The effect of Gaussian Blur and Track Matte Key was applied on the footage layer.
Thanks again Richard

Ajax experts need some urgent help here....

Hello eveyone,
I am new to Ajax and have been fiddling with it for the last couple of days. I am trying to get a dropdown filter to work. I have managed to sort out the filter for the frist dropdown using a Ajax script but cannot get the second drop down to work. I am not too sure to write the correct Ajax syntax. My question is on the second dropdown, how can I pass the id for the first onChange event and the second onChange event...
Here is my explanation on what I am trying to achieve,
When a user selects Student Name from the frist dropDown, then the onchange event runs the Ajax script
and filters the second Dropdown and displays all the exams details by the student name selected above. The code works fine uptill this point.
Now, when I select the second dropdown, I want it to take the value of the frist dropdown and the second dropdown and
then filter the third dropdown. I do not know the correct syntax in Ajax on how to pass the onChange event on the frist two dropdowns.
Here is my html dropdown code:
<tr><td>
//This is the first DropDown
     <select name="studentID" id="studentID" onChange="ajaxStudentID(this)">
        <option value="0" selected>Select...</option>
        <%=student.getList(stuForm.getStudentID())%>
        </select>
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
//This is my Second DropDown
//This basically filters the list and gives a dropdownlist of Exams taken by the value returned
//from the method stuForm.getStudentID()
<div id="examDropDownList">
     <select name="examID" id="examID" onChange="ajaxExamID(this)>
*//My question is on this change even, how do I write the ajax function to get this ID and the previous onChange ID*
*//which is "ajaxStudentID(this) in the frist dropdown*
        <option value="0" selected>Select...</option>
        <%=exam.createList(stuForm.getStudentID(), stuForm.getExamID())%>
        </select>
</div>
</tr></td>
//This is my Last DropDown
//This basically filters the list and gives a dropdownlist of Exams Passed taken by the values returned
//from the method stuForm.getStudentID() and method stuForm.getExamID()
     <select name="passID" id="passID">
        <option value="0" selected>Select...</option>
        <%=pass.createList(stuForm.getStudentID(), stuForm.getExamID(), stuForm.getPassID())%>
        </select>
</tr></td>Here is the Ajax script I am using:
<script>
     function registerAjaxStuff() {
          ajaxEngine.registerRequest( 'ajaxStudentID', 'dropdownlist.jsp' );
          ajaxEngine.registerAjaxElement( 'examDropDownList' ); //This is the div, I want to run
     function ajaxStudentID(selectBox) {
          //var id = selectBox.options[selectBox.selectedIndex].value;
          var id = selectBox.value;
          //alert("groupid = " + id);
          ajaxEngine.sendRequest( 'ajaxStudentID', "id=" + id);
          registerAjaxStuff();
</script>Here is the dropdownlist.jsp page that runs the Ajax and gets the values for the second dropdown..
<%response.setContentType("text/xml");%>
<%@ include file="header.jsp" %>
<jsp:useBean id="examList" class="student.DropDown"/>
<%
examList.useDb(db);
int id = utils.servletUtils.isNumber(request.getParameter("id"),0);
%>
<ajax-response>
   <response type="element" id="examDropDownList">
     <select name="examList" id="examList" onchange="ajaxStudentID(this)">
     <option value="0">Select</option>
     <%=examList.createList(id,0)%>
     </select>
   </response>
</ajax-response>My Question is I want to write a function that passes two parameters, the onchange event of the second dropdown which I know how to do it but I also want to pass the selected value of the frist dropdown which I do not know how to do?

In your javascript, get the <select> element by id (document.getElementById('studentID'), and call 'selectedIndex' for the value that is selected in the dropdown:
var studentIdValue = document.getElementById("studentID').selectedIndex;
{code}

I need some simple help here, worth $1 duke buck

please tell me what I am missing here. Thanks.
//Team Patrick, Stephen, Rich
//Week 3 team assignment due 10/9/03
//Joanne Kuzman instructor
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class Cater
     public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception
          double feeCorporate = 500.00;
          double feePrivate = 300.00;
          double feeNonprofit = 150.00;
          double feeSpecial = 200.00;
          double taxRateC = 1.0775;
          double taxRateP = 1.85;
          char response;
          System.out.println("Welcome to Local Caterer's Company Scheduling");
          System.out.println("Please choose the type of event.");
          System.out.println
          ("Your Choices are C for corporate events,P for private events, N for nonprofit and S for Special events");
          response = (char)System.in.read();
          System.in.read(); System.in.read(); System.in.read(); System.in.read();
          while (response != "C" && != "P" && != "N" && != "S")
               System.in.read(); System.in.read();
               System.out.println("Your entry can only be C, P, N, or S");
               response = (char)System.in.read();
          if(response = "C")
               System.out.println("This Corporate event will cost " + feeCorporate " and Pop will manage this event");
               System.out.println("The total with tax will be " + feeCorporate * taxRateC);
          else if(response = "P")
               System.out.println("This Private event will cost " + feePrivate " and Pop will manage this event");
               System.out.println("The total with tax will be " + feePrivate * taxRateP);
          else if(response = "N")
               System.out.println
               ("This Nonprofit event will cost " + feeNonprofit " and Mom will manage this event");
               System.out.println
               ("Nonprofit events are not taxed. Please be certain to obtan a tax exempt card from the organization and keep it on file");
          else if(response = "S")
               System.out.println
               ("This Nonprofit event will cost " + feeSpecial " and Mom will manage this event");
               System.out.println("Please see Mom for tax rate on these events");
          else
               System.out.println("Invalid Entry");
               System.exit(0);

I am not sure which programming lang u used to program with but in java things r a bit diffrent. you had a lot of small mistakes. anyway your code should look like this (copy paste it and don't worry)
public class Cater
     public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception
          double feeCorporate = 500.00;
          double feePrivate = 300.00;
          double feeNonprofit = 150.00;
          double feeSpecial = 200.00;
          double taxRateC = 1.0775;
          double taxRateP = 1.85;
          char response;
          System.out.println("Welcome to Local Caterer's Company Scheduling");
          System.out.println("Please choose the type of event.");
          System.out.println
          ("Your Choices are C for corporate events,P for private events, N for nonprofit and S for Special events");
          response = (char)System.in.read();
          System.in.read(); System.in.read(); System.in.read(); System.in.read();
          while ((response != 'C') && (response!= 'P') && (response!= 'N') && (response!= 'S'))
               System.in.read(); System.in.read();
               System.out.println("Your entry can only be C, P, N, or S");
               response = (char)System.in.read();
          if(response == 'C')
               System.out.println("This Corporate event will cost " + feeCorporate+ " and Pop will manage this event");
               System.out.println("The total with tax will be " + feeCorporate * taxRateC);
          else if(response == 'P')
               System.out.println("This Private event will cost " + feePrivate+ " and Pop will manage this event");
               System.out.println("The total with tax will be " + feePrivate * taxRateP);
          else if(response == 'N')
               System.out.println("This Nonprofit event will cost " + feeNonprofit+ " and Mom will manage this event");
               System.out.println("Nonprofit events are not taxed. Please be certain to obtan a tax exempt card from the organization and keep it on file");
          else if(response == 'S')
               System.out.println("This Nonprofit event will cost " + feeSpecial +" and Mom will manage this event");
               System.out.println("Please see Mom for tax rate on these events");
          else
               System.out.println("Invalid Entry");
               System.exit(0);

Need some quick help - fairly urgent!

I've just taken over a new job and have been the task of finishing the new brochure for Christmas, there's not a lot to do but a lot of the measurements need changing
This is the layout I'm dealing with..
All the boxes have been made in Illustrator
The text has been done in In'Design and it seems every piece of text is it's own box if that makes sense
My question is, if I select the whole specification box - copy, paste it into Adobe Illustrator and change the text there, then paste the edited box back into In-Design, will I lose quality when it gets printed?
I'm worried if I do it this way it may come out blurred? Or am I just worrying about nothing?

I couldn't find an Illy file in the end and have ended up creating tables in ID to replicate what was already there!
Didn't take very long and I guess if I didn't do it now, I'd come across the same situation next time!
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:48:07 -0700
From: [email protected]
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Subject: Need some quick help - fairly urgent!
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    created by Peter Spier in InDesign - View the full discussion
There certainly are viable "quick fix" solutions proposed here, and if the dealine is looming and this file never needs to be touched again I might be tempted, but they are only postponing the pain for a file that needs periodic updates, and I wouldn't waste effort on them, myself, when that time can be put toward a proper rebuild now if that's the ultimate goal.
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I need some help adding music to my slideshow in iPhoto. When I open iTunes as the source, it says it needs to be open to populate, which it is. I have no knowledge of computers...like, at all....so I need some (simple) help? If possible? Thanks.

When I open iTunes as the source, it says it needs to be open to populate, which it is. I have no knowledge of computers...like, at all....so I need some (simple) help? If possible? Thanks.

When I open iTunes as the source, it says it needs to be open to populate, which it is. I have no knowledge of computers...like, at all....so I need some (simple) help? If possible? Thanks.

Ok i need lots of help here... i have a WRT54G router and...

ok i need lots of help here... i have a WRT54G router and trying to hard wire a computer to it and wirelessly connect to a laptop... i have dsl internet connection... the power light is blinking constintly and when i try to setup the router the default password doesnt work already tried to reset the router and that didnt help... any thoughts> thanks

the power led blinking all the time can be caused by a corrupt firmware, or a defective power adapter, try doing a hard reset, you may need to do it a couple of times, and then power down both the modem and router.
after a couple minutes, power up the modem, wait for the link led lights up, then power up the router and look for it to link up with the modem, at this time the power led on the router should be on solid if all is ok.
if it still don't light solid, you may need to do a firmware update, or the router is defective.

A little help writing an SQL please? May need some advanced functionality..

Hi All
I have arequirement to write an SQL that, given a total, and some rows from a table, can return the rows where one of the columns adds up to the total
These are transactions, so I'll boil it down to:
TranID, TranAmount
1, 100
2, 200
3, 250
4, 50
Suppose I will know that I need to seek 2 transactions totalling 300.
Possible combinations are ID 1+2, or 3+4. In this case, it is an error that I cannot find a single set of transactions that satisfies the number-of and the sum-of requirements
Suppose I will know that I need to seek 3 transactions totalling 550.
Only combination is ID 1+2+3
The difficulty for me here comes in that the number of transactions hunted will change, possibly without limits but as there will be a factorial element in terms of number of combinations, imposing an upper limit would be sensible.
I considered one solution within my understanding of SQL, that I can take my rows, and (supposing I enforce a limit of 3.. i.e. I cannot look for any more than a combination of 3 transactions) cross join them to themselves on condition that no tran ID is equal to any other tran ID, I will then get a huge block of cartesian joined transactions. I can then use a where clause to pick out row combinations having the correct sum. If I can use some kind of ID > otherID in my join, then I can make the cartesian a triangle shape which hopefully would prevent essentially duplicated rows of 1,2,3 and 1,3,2 and 3,2,1 and 3,1,2 etc
If I was only looking for 2 or 1 possible combinations, I would replace the tran amounts with 0 using a case when (because the number of times I'll cross join is fixed; I dont want to get into executing a dynamic sql)
Lastly I should point out that I'm doing this in PL/SQL or possibly Java so I have the ability to introduce custom logic if needs be
I would love to hear any other input from the wise and wizened members here as to how they might approach this problem.. Maybe oracle has some cool analytical functionality that I do not know of that will help here?
Thanks in advance guys n girls!

>
Now, as I'll be looking to update another columns on these transactions so that it can be picked up by an external process, can I modify this query so that it produces a list of TranIDs so I can say:
UPDATE tran SET falg='Y' WHERE tranID IN (<the query>)
>
Well if there's a workaround for the NOCYCLE, then the following will give all the transactions as rows for a particular total...
SQL> ed
Wrote file afiedt.buf
1 with t as (select 1 as TranID, 100 as TranAmount from dual union all
2             select 2, 200 from dual union all
3             select 3, 250 from dual union all
4             select 4, 50 from dual)
5 -- end of test data
6 select distinct substr( trans
7                , decode( level, 1, 1, instr(trans,'+',1,level-1)+1)
8                , decode( instr(trans,'+',1,level), 0, length(trans), instr(trans,'+',1,level) - decode( level, 1, 0, instr(trans,'+',1,level-1))-1)
9                ) the_value
10                from (select trans
11                      from (
12                            select ltrim(rtrim(comb.trans,'+'),'+') as trans, sum(case when instr(comb.trans,'+'||t.tranid||'+')>0 then tranamount else null end) as sum_tran
13                            from (select sys_connect_by_path(tranid, '+')||'+' as trans
14                                  from t
15                                  connect by nocycle tranid > prior tranid) comb
16                                 ,t
17                            group by comb.trans
18                           )
19                      where sum_tran = 550)
20 connect by level < length(replace(translate(trans,'01234567890','00000000000'),'0')) + 2
21* order by 1
SQL> /
THE_VALUE
1
2
3
SQL> ed
Wrote file afiedt.buf
1 with t as (select 1 as TranID, 100 as TranAmount from dual union all
2             select 2, 200 from dual union all
3             select 3, 250 from dual union all
4             select 4, 50 from dual)
5 -- end of test data
6 select distinct substr( trans
7                , decode( level, 1, 1, instr(trans,'+',1,level-1)+1)
8                , decode( instr(trans,'+',1,level), 0, length(trans), instr(trans,'+',1,level) - decode( level, 1, 0, instr(trans,'+',1,level-1))-1)
9                ) the_value
10                from (select trans
11                      from (
12                            select ltrim(rtrim(comb.trans,'+'),'+') as trans, sum(case when instr(comb.trans,'+'||t.tranid||'+')>0 then tranamount else null end) as sum_tran
13                            from (select sys_connect_by_path(tranid, '+')||'+' as trans
14                                  from t
15                                  connect by nocycle tranid > prior tranid) comb
16                                 ,t
17                            group by comb.trans
18                           )
19                      where sum_tran = 300)
20 connect by level < length(replace(translate(trans,'01234567890','00000000000'),'0')) + 2
21* order by 1
SQL> /
THE_VALUE
1
2
3
4
SQL>

Remember me.....well i need some real help now....:)

Hello guys,i hope that u remember me...if not i hope that u ll help me anyway....
well,i had an assignment for my university...i posted it and u told to start reading several books and try to write some code....
i came up with the following code:
import java.util.Random;
import java.util.*;
import java.text.DateFormat;
class Account {
     double initbal;
     double deposit;
     double withdraw;
//Account constructor
Account() {
     initbal=0;
     deposit=0;
     withdraw=0;
//method for calculating the balance
double balance() {
     return (initbal+deposit)-withdraw;
class BankAccount {
     double initbal;
     private double deposit;
     private double withdraw;
     public static void main(String args[]) {
     Account Dimitris=new Account();               //call the constructor
     CurrentAccount Over=new CurrentAccount();
try {     //exception added for fault parameters
     Dimitris.initbal=Double.parseDouble(args[0]);     //string parsing into a double
     Dimitris.deposit=Double.parseDouble(args[1]);     //string parsing into a double
     Dimitris.withdraw=Double.parseDouble(args[2]);     //string parsing into a double
     } catch (ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
          System.out.println("You must enter three values!!");
     } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
          System.out.println("Only numbers are allowed!!");
     double AvlOvr;
     double bal;
     bal=Dimitris.balance();          //method called
     System.out.println("Initial balance is: "+Dimitris.initbal);
     System.out.println("Deposit Amount is: "+Dimitris.deposit);
     System.out.println("Withdraw amount is: "+Dimitris.withdraw);
     System.out.println("Overdraft limit is: "+Over.AvlOvr);
if (withdraw>(initbal+deposit)) {
     System.out.println("Insufficient Funds");
else
     System.out.println("Balance is: "+bal);
     System.out.println("Available Funds is: "+(bal+Over.AvlOvr));
     //display the date and time for the current locale
     Date date=new Date();
     DateFormat dateFormatter=DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(DateFormat.SHORT,DateFormat.SHORT);
     System.out.println(dateFormatter.format(date));
class CurrentAccount extends BankAccount {
private float accId;
double AvlOvr;
CurrentAccount() {
double ovdr;
ovdr=100;
AvlOvr=ovdr;
interface Personal {
void Deposit ();
void Withdraw ();
the thing is that i need some help cause i cant find some sollutions....
i d like to give to the user a random id....
then at the CurrentAccount subclass i d like to add a Username to the user.Then Level 2 worries me as well.....I ll post u my assignment so u can have a look....If u could help me with Level 2 sollution and the thing that i told u before i d be grateful.......
by the way..i hope that u all guys have nice holidays!!!
Here is the assignment:
JAVA LAB ASSIGNMENT � B241
Bank Account
Level 1
Create a bank account that reads in the following information about a single customer
account:
Initial balance
Deposit amount
Withdraw amount
Current Date
Give the account holder a random account id number.
Display error messages if the number of parameters is incorrect or negative parameters are
entered.
Verify that the amount being withdrawn is available (i.e. make sure that the initial balance +
deposit amount is greater than or equal to the amount being withdrawn).
Calculate the balance amount in the account after the transaction has been completed.
Tasks:
- Create a BankAccount class, which defines a bank account
- Use command line arguments to read in the account information
- The customer account values are private and accessible only through the
BankAccount class
- Use the file, InsufficientFundsException.java given to you (Location:
/global_ro/rekha/B241/assignment) to create an Exception class called
InsufficientFundsException.class that throws an exception if an
InsufficientFundsException occurs in your BankAccount class. Make the necessary
changes to the file if you feel the need to do so.
- Print out the following information:
2
account holder�s id
balance amount
amount being withdrawn
the current date and time
(Hint: this will occur when the amount withdrawn is more than the total amount in the
account. Your withdraw method throws the InsufficientFundsException exception which
should be caught in your main program from where you are calling the withdraw method).
Subclass the BankAccount class for the specifics of a CurrentAccount class that adds an
additional field to the already existing information:
User name
The account balance and account id values should still be private and now accessible only
through the CurrentAccount subclass.
Allow the CurrentAccount class to provide overdraft protection of up to �100.
Task:
- Incorporate the additional functionalities into your initial program and print out the
values as before.
********************************END OF LEVEL 1 **************************
Level 2
Add the following functionalities to your Level 1 program.
Define an interface named Personal, consisting of two methods:
Deposit
Withdraw
Read in the account information specified in Level 1 for more than one user through the
command line parameters and display appropriate error messages as before.
Calculate the balance amount in each account after the transaction has been completed.
Tasks:
- Increment the account id each time a customer is added (For instance, if the first
customer id is 100, the next id should be 101 and so on).
- Implement the Personal interface in the BankAccount class.
- Print out the customer information for all customers as you did in Level 1.
*****************************END OF LEVEL 2*****************************
Level 3
Extend the above features to add some more personal information about the customer such
as:
a. Name: surname first name
b. Date of birth: day/month/year
c. Address: street
Town
Postcode
d. Phone: home number work number
e. E-mail: e-mail address
Customer�s data is stored in a file. It is retrieved from the file when the bank is opened and
stored in a memory buffer. The memory buffer is updated after every transaction. The
contents of the memory buffer are written into the file when the bank is closed.
Design a data management structure of the bank with several customers. The bank performs
�deposit� and �withdraw� transactions by using Java I/O streams.
Use the SimpleClient.java and SimpleServer.java files (Location:
/global_ro/rekha/B241/assignment) as a base for creating your own Client and Server
windows. Make the necessary changes to the files for them to work within your programs.
Tasks:
- Create a non-graphical user interface to be able to
o enter customer�s data
o display customer�s personal and account data after every transaction
- Write a JAVA program to read and write customers data from/to a file.
- Create a client � server networking environment using Java�s networking capabilities
such that data is entered through the server window and displayed by the client in the
client window.

Ela re si k eimaste k sinonomatoi...anyway...could you pleaze help me with my assignment...my other problem is that i've writen some more code for the 3rd part where it says add some more fields for the customers.I save them in a file and i restore them but i dont know how can i call them when the bank is opened....here's the rest of the code....
import java.io.*;
public class UserInfo {
public static void main(String[] args)
throws IOException {
     String k,l,m,n,o,p,q,r;
BufferedReader stdin = new BufferedReader(
new InputStreamReader(System.in));
System.out.print("First name:");
     k=stdin.readLine();
     System.out.print("Last name:");
     l=stdin.readLine();
     System.out.print("D.O.B:");
     m=stdin.readLine();
     System.out.print("Address:");
     n=stdin.readLine();
     System.out.print("Town:");
     o=stdin.readLine();
     System.out.print("Postcode:");
     p=stdin.readLine();
     System.out.print("Phone:");
     q=stdin.readLine();
     System.out.print("E-Mail:");
     r=stdin.readLine();
     try {
DataOutputStream out = new DataOutputStream(
new BufferedOutputStream(
new FileOutputStream("Data.txt")));
     out.writeUTF(k);
     out.writeUTF(l);
     out.writeUTF(m);
     out.writeUTF(n);
     out.writeUTF(o);
     out.writeUTF(p);
     out.writeUTF(q);
     out.writeUTF(r);
     out.close();
     DataInputStream in = new DataInputStream(
new BufferedInputStream(
new FileInputStream("Data.txt")));
     System.out.println(in.readUTF());
System.out.println(in.readUTF());
     System.out.println(in.readUTF());
     System.out.println(in.readUTF());
     System.out.println(in.readUTF());
     System.out.println(in.readUTF());
     System.out.println(in.readUTF());
     System.out.println(in.readUTF());
     } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
     System.out.println(e);
}

I need some serious help with MPEG Streamclip and iMovie 11

Hello, everyone!
I hope that some kind soul here is able to help me. My sister-in-law asked me if I could help her re-edit a video that they made of a conference she gave because she didn't like the way some parts were edited. I oh-so-kindly (and perhaps stupidly) offered to help her out!
A little background: even though I studied audiovisual communications in college, I leaned (a LOT) towards the audio production part of it and, lately, photography, too. That means that I'm not very good at the whole creating-a-movie-in-iMovie thing, even though I know it's supposed to be easy.
So, here goes: I have a DVD from her which has the typical TS files for audio and video. I downloaded a program called MPEG Streamclip and then it said I needed to buy the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component so that I could rip the DVD my sister-in-law gave me. I bought the component.
I've converted, done small, 1-minute tests, of the DVD with MPEG Streamclip to DV and also to MP4 (just in case). I do it, then import them to iMovie 11. I don't edit anything at all, just a test to see how it looks, so I immediately send the project to iDVD to see how it looks. It DOES NOT look good.
Compared to the DVD she gave me, which looks all smooth (picture-wise), mine has a certain amount (NOT HUGE) of pixelation. I can tell especially because there are some slides that were added to her project, so I can see the pixelated parts around the edges of the letters.
The DVD she gave me does NOT look HD. In fact, it looks SD (4:3), so I don't believe it's that.
If anybody here knows about this, what am I doing wrong? Am I not ripping it correctly using MPEG Streamclip? Am I not making the iMovie 11 project right? Am I burning in the "wrong way"?
If it's the MPEG Streamclip ripping that I'm doing wrong, what are the settings I should be using? What format should I be using so that it is VERY iMovie-friendly?
I want the final video that I would edit to look exactly as the one she gave me. That IS possible, right?
For extra information, if needed, I am running a MacBook Pro, 13", i7 with 4 GB of RAM and am running OS 10.6.6. I've been a Mac user since the OS 9 days.
Thanks in advance for anyone who helps me out.
Serge

Ok. Got it!!!
Z, thanks a lot!! Now things don't look pixelated and my test burn looks exactly like the dvd my sister-in-law gave me... except for ONE THING:
There are these graphics done in I-don't-know-what program with a cube transition. They look like when you do 3D cube transitions in virtual desktop, you know?
Anyway, HER dvd looks completely smooth when you see these transitions but MY dvd looks... well, not right. It looks a bit like the screen or the letters "tremble" or shake a bit. I hope you can understand what I'm saying.
I followed your advice to the letter and everything is perfect with the exception of those transitions (because after the transition passes and you see the slide with the writing, it looks completely smooth).
Do you know of something that I can do to help with this problem?
Thanks again!
Serge

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BCA

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Hi,
I want to suggest you that
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2.if you already having JDK on your machine check for the compatibility of that jdk version with the required NetBeans IDE version.
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I just replaced the motherboard on our HP zd8000 (pentium 4, 3.0ghz, 2gb ram, Win XP) with a used but tested good MB and need some help with the following.
1) I now cannot play DVD movies as the error no "dvd decoder" present which was not an issue before? Where can I go to get a free decoder that will work, as Windows only shows paid versions? We have the dvd burner/reader with lightscribe. SOLVED! CNET HAD DECODER.
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This question was solved.
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Some of the wires had pushed out of the harness that connected the other two fans. I double checked and re-attached those so now the laptop is running quite a bit cooler.
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Listener is UP
Agent Connection to Instance is DOWN, and I cannot get this running!
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# Generated by Oracle configuration tools.
SID_LIST_LISTENER =
(SID_LIST =
(SID_DESC =
(SID_NAME = PLSExtProc)
(ORACLE_HOME = C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\db_1)
(PROGRAM = extproc)
LISTENER =
(DESCRIPTION_LIST =
(DESCRIPTION =
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(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 192.168.1.109)(PORT = 1521))
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# tnsnames.ora Network Configuration File: C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\db_1\network\admin\tnsnames.ora
# Generated by Oracle configuration tools.
ORCL =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 192.168.1.109)(PORT = 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
(SERVICE_NAME = orcl)
EXTPROC_CONNECTION_DATA =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC1))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SID = PLSExtProc)
(PRESENTATION = RO)
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LSNRCTL for 32-bit Windows: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on 25-NOV-2009 21:38
:06
Copyright (c) 1991, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=EXTPROC1)))
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Service "PLSExtProc" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "PLSExtProc", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
"DEDICATED" established:0 refused:0
LOCAL SERVER
Service "orcl" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "orcl", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
"DEDICATED" established:144 refused:0 state:ready
LOCAL SERVER
Service "orclXDB" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "orcl", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
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DISPATCHER <machine: PAOLOSCAMARDELL, pid: 2576>
(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=paoloscamardell)(PORT=2307))
Service "orcl_XPT" has 1 instance(s).
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Handler(s):
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LOCAL SERVER
The command completed successfully
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LSNRCTL for 32-bit Windows: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on 25-NOV-2009 21:52
:03
Copyright (c) 1991, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=EXTPROC1)))
STATUS of the LISTENER
Alias LISTENER
Version TNSLSNR for 32-bit Windows: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Produ
ction
Start Date 25-NOV-2009 11:50:27
Uptime 0 days 10 hr. 1 min. 39 sec
Trace Level off
Security ON: Local OS Authentication
SNMP OFF
Listener Parameter File C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\db_1\network\admin\listener.o
ra
Listener Log File C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\db_1\network\log\listener.log
Listening Endpoints Summary...
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(PIPENAME=\\.\pipe\EXTPROC1ipc)))
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=192.168.1.109)(PORT=1521)))
Services Summary...
Service "PLSExtProc" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "PLSExtProc", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Service "orcl" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "orcl", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Service "orclXDB" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "orcl", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Service "orcl_XPT" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "orcl", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
The command completed successfully
C:\Documents and Settings\Paolo\Desktop\courselabs\labs>

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I am a newbee in j2me and need a starter help.
My aim is work on mobile applications/services and for that what stuff I need. I have already downloaded wireless kit. Does I require some additions softwares and what?
Can I find tutorials and starter help and from where?
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