I need help with Toast Titanium please!
Hey everyone,
I didnt know where to post this so I figured here is good since you're all handy with video apps. I just got my unibody MBP and for some reason, whenever I try to burn something in Toast Titanium or Popcorn, it it stuck in the "Preparing" mode. iDVD has been burning fine, but the others applications are not. Can anyone figure this out?
Thanks!
Which versions of those apps are you using and are they compatible with your computer's Intel processor?
You need at least Toast 7.1 or Popcorn 2.0 to run properly. Even then they might not be compatible with Mac OS X 10.5
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See if they telecine'd it in anyway. If it was 24, it could be that the DVD is 24fps and not 30. Might want to try and get mpegstreamclip to rip it at 23.98.
Anyway - not the best of situations. I had my mom get all of her 8mm converted straight to tape so I would have better quality options when putting them to DVD for the family. Cost quite a bit more... but was something I wanted done.
For most people... putting old super8 on DVD is magic enough (plus cheesy music). But you're finding you want to edit and make better, yes?? You'll have to pay.
Good luck,
CaptM -
JUST BOUGHT WRT54G LINKSYS ROUTER, NEED HELP WITH SET UP PLEASE!
I've tried everything to get my WRT54G to work but no matter what I do I can't get past step ten on the CD. It asks for my password and when i type and confirm type it then press next it comes up with, Router Configuration Error. Would you like to try again?
I've been stuck at this for over two hours now, please help me
Madi-LiuI had the same problem this past weekend. The CD is the problem. It is much easier to go to www.linksys.com/connect and first update the firmware (if applicable), and then use the EasyLink Connect tool. I works very well.
Good luck,
Mike
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