IDVD is so slow, i want to smash my mac!!!!

This is just insane; last night I started encoding a very small (18 minute) and very average quality (728x478 or thereabouts) and 22 hours later, i have one hour remaining!!!! Now i have over 100 gigs free space on my system drive, and two other sata drives with way more than that. I have a dual 2GHz G5 with 5 GB ram, this should be PLENTY to encode a dvd. No other apps or cron scripts were being run at the time. I'm really hoping i'm missing something basic, otherwise i'll start to think about downgrading to ilfe 06 again as i was able to make full length dvds in only 2-3 hours!!! Anyone else experiencing super slow times? Come on apple...it's not even 2008 yet. Spend a bit more time with your products before release and save your loyal customers (i've been a mac owner since 1988). Again, if i'm missing something, please educate me; i've been doing audio and dvd authoring for quite some time now and NEVER seen this lack of performance in an apple. PLEASE HELP ME, KIRK.

Have you made all the available upgrades to iLife '08 applications and Quicktime?
There have been slow encoding problems with iTunes audio - especially with G5s - in the past, but I thought the problems had been corrected.

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IDVD is super slow

So, I have a video file that is 1.5 GB and is about 106 minutes long. I imported it into iDVD first and i change the project settings to best quality. I then add a menu and I want to save it as a disk image first. I do that and I wait. I started it @ 9:00pm last night, and woke up this morning to find it barely half-way done processing. Why in the world is this taking so long?

Yes, sometimes Activity Monitor (maybe applies also to "top -u") may be misleading. But in this case I also got other evidence:
For the terminally interested, here are the tests I did while wondering why iDVD was so very slow in Leopard with my PB:
1-minute simple iMovie project encoded with iDVD 6.0.4 takes:
21 minutes 30 seconds -- Mac OS X 10.3.9 updated to 10.5 with Spotlight indexing still active, iDVD in the foreground; THAT'S what I call super slow!
12 minutes 5 seconds -- Mac OS X 10.3.9 updated to 10.5 with Spotlight indexing idle, iDVD in the foreground.
5 minutes 55 seconds -- Mac OS X 10.5.2 (fresh install), iDVD (and it progress bar) in the foreground.
3 minutes 45 seconds -- Mac OS X 10.3.9, iDVD in the foreground. This was the speed I was used to!
3 minutes 38 seconds -- Mac OS X 10.5.2, iDVD in the background (covered with TextEdit). My current workflow.

Im not satasfied with 6.0 i miss youtube and some apps are slower, facebook wants premission to access my contacts, and how do i use apple tv feature with out mirroring?

Im not satasfied with 6.0, i miss youtube, some apps are slower, facebook wants premission to access my contacts, and how do i use apple tv feature with out mirroring?

That is awesome, works perfectly.
I'll get it worked into my main script. Is this Action Manager code, and not just regular Javascript from the Scripting Dictionary? I can't tell the difference. I'll see whether or not it's actually faster than Applescript.
Thanks. I know Scripting Listener records a bunch of stuff, but it's pretty amazing to me that playing back this line does the same thing that playing back the 1,011 lines Scripting Listener puts out.
Thanks.

I have been trying to install Itunes for 3 days to my computer. MY eyes burn and I want to smash this computer at this point!!!! HELP ME!!! I receive this message when I run the diagnostic on my iphone Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Edition (Build 6000

I have been trying to install Itunes for 3 days to my computer. MY eyes burn and I want to smash this computer at this point!!!! HELP ME!!! I receive this message when I run the diagnostic on my iphone
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Edition (Build 6000)
Dell Inc. Studio 1535
iTunes 10.6.1.7
QuickTime not available
FairPlay 1.14.37
Apple Application Support 2.1.7
iPod Updater Library 10.0d2
CD Driver 2.2.0.1
CD Driver DLL 2.1.1.1
Apple Mobile Device Driver 1.57.0.0
Bonjour 3.0.0.10 (333.10)
Gracenote SDK 1.9.5.502
Gracenote MusicID 1.9.5.115
Gracenote Submit 1.9.5.143
Gracenote DSP 1.9.5.45
iTunes Serial Number 0020AEDC02A7C4B8
Current user is an administrator.
The current local date and time is 2012-04-17 17:05:40.
iTunes is not running in safe mode.
WebKit accelerated compositing is enabled.
HDCP is supported.
Core Media is supported.
Video Display Information
Intel Corporation, Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family
Intel Corporation, Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family
**** External Plug-ins Information ****
No external plug-ins installed.
**** Network Connectivity Tests ****
Network Adapter Information
Adapter Name:          {92497F93-8A79-419C-AA27-50CD2F263F77}
Description:          Microsoft Virtual WiFi Miniport Adapter
IP Address:          0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask:          0.0.0.0
Default Gateway:          0.0.0.0
DHCP Enabled:          Yes
DHCP Server:
Lease Obtained:          Wed Dec 31 19:00:00 1969
Lease Expires:          Wed Dec 31 19:00:00 1969
DNS Servers:
Adapter Name:          {6FECCC1D-04CF-4A3F-92B6-DC6E68D12BE5}
Description:          Dell Wireless 1397 WLAN Mini-Card
IP Address:          192.168.0.118
Subnet Mask:          255.255.255.0
Default Gateway:          192.168.0.1
DHCP Enabled:          Yes
DHCP Server:          192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained:          Tue Apr 17 16:59:28 2012
Lease Expires:          Wed Apr 18 16:59:28 2012
DNS Servers:          192.168.20.254
                    192.168.30.217
Adapter Name:          {3323A300-E864-46C3-A6B6-F0B90AFF4AFE}
Description:          Broadcom NetLink (TM) Gigabit Ethernet
IP Address:          0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask:          0.0.0.0
Default Gateway:          0.0.0.0
DHCP Enabled:          Yes
DHCP Server:
Lease Obtained:          Wed Dec 31 19:00:00 1969
Lease Expires:          Wed Dec 31 19:00:00 1969
DNS Servers:
Active Connection:          LAN Connection
Connected:          Yes
Online:                    Yes
Using Modem:          No
Using LAN:          Yes
Using Proxy:          No
Firewall Information
Windows Firewall is on.
iTunes is NOT enabled in Windows Firewall.
Connection attempt to Apple web site was unsuccessful.
The network connection timed out.
Connection attempt to browsing iTunes Store was successful.
Connection attempt to purchasing from iTunes Store was successful.
Connection attempt to iPhone activation server was successful.
Connection attempt to firmware update server was unsuccessful.
The network connection timed out.
Connection attempt to Gracenote server was successful.
Last successful iTunes Store access was 2012-04-17 17:04:26.
**** CD/DVD Drive Tests ****
No drivers in LowerFilters.
UpperFilters: GEARAspiWDM (2.2.0.1),
E: Optiarc DVD+-RW AD-7640S, Rev HD14
Drive is empty.
**** Device Connectivity Tests ****
iPodService 10.6.1.7 is currently running.
iTunesHelper 10.6.1.7 is currently running.
Apple Mobile Device Service not found.
Universal Serial Bus Controllers:
Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2830. Device is working properly.
Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2831. Device is working properly.
Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2832. Device is working properly.
Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2834. Device is working properly.
Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2835. Device is working properly.
Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 2836. Device is working properly.
Intel(R) ICH8 Family USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 283A. Device is working properly.
FireWire (IEEE 1394) Host Controllers:
Ricoh 1394 OHCI Compliant Host Controller. Device is working properly.
**** Device Sync Tests ****
No iPod, iPhone, or iPad found.

This should get your itunes store connection working.
Close your iTunes,
Go to command Prompt -
(Win 7/Vista) - START/ALL PROGRAMS/ACCESSORIES, right mouse click "Command Prompt", choose "Run as Administrator".
(Win XP SP2 & above) - START/ALL PROGRAMS/ACCESSORIES/Command Prompt
In the "Command Prompt" screen, type in
netsh winsock reset
Hit "ENTER" key
Restart your computer.
If you do get a prompt after restart windows to remap LSP, just click NO.
Now launch your iTunes and see if it is working now.
If you are still having these type of problems after trying the winsock reset, refer to this article to identify which software in your system is inserting LSP:
iTunes 10.5 for Windows: May see performance issues and blank iTunes Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4123?viewlocale=en_US

Brand new macbook pro 2.3 2x2gb/320 is way slower than my old pc when on the web?why? I want to love this mac but am think of returning it please help. Is my ram maxed it appears i have 4gb?

I just bought this macbook pro, if im watching a sport event and doing something else on the net it is so slow moving back and forth between sites with constant freezes and shutdowns. my old sony viao was much much faster.
It appears I have 4 gb of ram my receipt says 2 x 2gb. and when I check using the apple icon in upper left corner it says 4 gb. is this my max? is there anyway to speed this up? I will buy more memory if needed, if not Im returning this comp as Im very unhappy with it.
ps. Im ****** that my pc is better, i so want to be a mac.
please advise

It's possible the DNS setting your ISP is using are interfering. Although your PC works OK Macs can be sensitive to DNS settings. Here is a MacWorld DNS Troubleshooting article that explains the issue and below is how to fix it.
1. System preferences
2. Network
3. Click Advanced
4. Click DNS tab
5. Click + sign
6. Add 208.67.222.222
7. Click + sign
8. Add 208.67.220.220
9. Click OK.
10. Exit System Preferences
11. Try out your MBP and report what happened.
Roger

My macbook starting very slow i want to factory reset

my macbook starting very slow i want to factory reset

Hello sallay Amir,
Thanks for participating in the Apple Support Communities.
It sounds like you would like to erase your MacBook Pro and install a new copy of OS X, but the Mac does not boot to OS X Recovery when you hold the Command + R keys during startup.
If your Mac came with OS X Snow Leopard (10.6) or earlier, I recommend referring to the steps in this article:
Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard: How to Erase and Install - Apple Support
For a newer Mac (OS X Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks or Yosemite), try reinstalling OS X by using Internet Recovery, as described in the "OS X Internet Recovery" section on this page:
OS X: About OS X Recovery - Apple Support
All the best,
Jeremy

My iphone 4 is acting like crap right i can't even restore it everytime i try to reboot it my iphone freezes at the apple logo it is ******* to the point where i just want to smash it how do i solve this problem please help?

my iphone 4 is acting like crap right i can't even restore it everytime i try to reboot it my iphone freezes at the apple logo it is ******* me off to the point where i just want to smash it how do i solve this problem please help?

Don't worry, just follow these steps to fix iPhone stuck on Apple logo
=> First of all Start your Computer and then connect with Internet connection, now Download the latest version of the iTunes application
=> Now install the iTunes application in your System and connect your Device with computer via Data cable
=> Now connect your Device with iTunes application and then Tab on summary option, see in the left side bar of iTunes
=> Now Select restore option from iTunes and then confirm the Restore Message for better results. After this unplug your Device and Restart it
I hope that will surely
Thank you...

I have updated to Photoshop CC (2014), and uninstalled CC version, but 2014 is working slow, so want to go back to earlier version. How to do that?

I have updated to Photoshop CC (2014), and uninstalled CC version, but 2014 is working slow, so want to go back to earlier version. How to do that? I am not able to find CC in creative cloud manager and when I am trying to download via web, it's downloading the 2014 version.

Elina08 hi,
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https://creative.adobe.com/link/c4a343ec-935e-43ff-aa1c-a3e3d0caadbb

Most of the crap ios 7 very slow I want to go back to ios 6.

Most of the crap ios 7 very slow I want to go back to ios 6.

Something may have gone amiss in the upgrade to iOS 7 on your iPhone.
To correct this follow these steps:
1. Backup your iPhone using iTunes or iCloud.
2. Use iTunes to completely restore your iPhone as new.
3. Monitor performance to see if it is normal. If not, you may have a hardware problem - if so, contact Apple support.
4. Restore your iPhone from your backup above.
5. Check performance to confirm that it remains normal.

IDVD is incredibly slow when burning to DVD

Hi,
I have just recently upgraded to iLife 06...why is iDVD so incredibly slow. It took nearly 3 hours to burn a 43 minute DVD....I don't understand.
My computer is iMac G5 1.8GHZ PowerPC
Memory is 1.25 GB
It is so frustrating. Is anyone else having this problem?

I was surprised how long my MacBook has been taking to burn DVDs. It took about 4 hours to burn 2 episodes of Lost with "better quality" — couldn't use "better performance" because it can't even fit 84 minutes of video on a DVD — and I noticed that iDVD came nowhere near using all of my processing power. I've got 2 gigs of ram and a 2 GHz processor, so I would like it if iDVD actually used all of it, when I'm not doing anything else. I saw about 130% CPU usage max (out of 200%). Anyone know how to bump up iDVD's process priority or something to make it use all of the power it can?
Edit: I forgot to mention that the episodes were divx or xvid files to start with, so I'm not sure if that slows it down a lot, since it has to transcode.

HT201210 i use iphone4 and update ios7 is very slow ,i want use ios6 please open restore ios 6

i use iphone4 8gb is very slow , i want to ios 6.1.3

Basic troubleshooting from the User's Guide is reset, restart, restore (first from backup then as new). Has any of this been tried?

I want to clean my mac. what is best mac keeper or mac booster or is there any recommended by Apple?

I want to clean my mac. what is best mac keeper or mac booster or is there any recommended by Apple?

Neither. I would stay away from any such software. Apple does not make recommendations for any software except their own.
Kappy's Personal Suggestions About Mac Maintenance
For disk repairs use Disk Utility. For situations DU cannot handle the best third-party utility is: Disk Warrior; DW only fixes problems with the disk directory, but most disk problems are caused by directory corruption. Drive Genius provides additional tools not found in Disk Warrior for defragmentation of older drives, disk repair, disk scans, formatting, partitioning, disk copy, and benchmarking.
Four outstanding sources of information on Mac maintenance are:
1. OS X Maintenance - MacAttorney.
2. Mac maintenance Quick Assist
3. Maintaining Mac OS X
4. Mac Maintenance Guide
Periodic Maintenance
OS X performs certain maintenance functions that are scheduled to occur on a daily, weekly, or monthly period. The maintenance scripts run in the early AM only if the computer is turned on 24/7 (no sleep.) See Mac OS X- About background maintenance tasks. If you are running Leopard or later these tasks are run automatically, so there is no need to use any third-party software to force running these tasks.
If you are using a pre-Leopard version of OS X, then an excellent solution is to download and install a shareware utility such as Macaroni, JAW PseudoAnacron, or Anacron that will automate the maintenance activity regardless of whether the computer is turned off or asleep. Dependence upon third-party utilities to run the periodic maintenance scripts was significantly reduced after Tiger. (These utilities have limited or no functionality with Snow Leopard, Lion, or Mountain Lion and should not be installed.)
Defragmentation
OS X automatically defragments files less than 20 MBs in size, so unless you have a disk full of very large files there's little need for defragmenting the hard drive except when trying to install Boot Camp on a fragmented drive. Malware Protection
As for malware protection there are few if any such animals affecting OS X. Starting with Lion, Apple has included built-in malware protection that is automatically updated as necessary. To assure proper protection, update your system software when Apple releases new OS X updates for your computer.
Helpful Links Regarding Malware Protection:
1. Mac Malware Guide.
2. Detecting and avoiding malware and spyware
3. Macintosh Virus Guide
For general anti-virus protection I recommend only using ClamXav, but it is not necessary if you are keeping your computer's operating system software up to date. You should avoid any other third-party software advertised as providing anti-malware/virus protection. They are not required and could cause the performance of your computer to drop.
Cache Clearing
I recommend downloading a utility such as TinkerTool System, OnyX 2.4.3, Mountain Lion Cache Cleaner 7.0.9, Maintenance 1.6.8, or Cocktail 5.1.1 that you can use for periodic maintenance such as removing old log files and archives, clearing caches, etc. Corrupted cache files can cause slowness, kernel panics, and other issues. Although this is not a frequent nor a recurring problem, when it does happen there are tools such as those above to fix the problem.
If you are using Snow Leopard or earlier, then for emergency cleaning install the freeware utility Applejack. If you cannot start up in OS X, you may be able to start in single-user mode from which you can run Applejack to do a whole set of repair and maintenance routines from the command line. Note that AppleJack 1.5 is required for Leopard. AppleJack 1.6 is compatible with Snow Leopard. (AppleJack works with Snow Leopard or earlier.)
Installing System Updates or Upgrades
Repair the hard drive and permissions beforehand.
Update your backups in case an update goes bad.
Backup and Restore
Having a backup and restore strategy is one of the most important things you can do to maintain your computer. Get an external Firewire drive at least equal in size to the internal hard drive and make (and maintain) a bootable clone/backup. You can make a bootable clone using the Restore option of Disk Utility. You can also make and maintain clones with good backup software. You can never have too many backups. Don't rely on just one. Make several using different backup utilities. My personal recommendations are (order is not significant):
     1. Carbon Copy Cloner
     2. Get Backup
     3. Deja Vu
     4. SuperDuper!
     5. Synk Pro
     6. Tri-Backup
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQs on maintenance and backup and restore.
Always have a current backup before performing any system updates or upgrades.
Final Suggestions
Be sure you have an adequate amount of RAM installed for the number of applications you run concurrently. Be sure you leave a minimum of 10% of the hard drive's capacity or 20 GBs, whichever is greater, as free space. Avoid installing utilities that rely on Haxies, SIMBL, or that alter the OS appearance, add features you will rarely if ever need, etc. The more extras you install the greater the probability of having problems. If you install software be sure you know how to uninstall it. Avoid installing multiple new software at the same time. Install one at a time and use it for a while to be sure it's compatible.
Additional reading may be found in:
1. Mac OS X speed FAQ
2. Speeding up Macs
3. Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
4. Essential Mac Maintenance: Get set up
5. Essential Mac Maintenance: Rev up your routines
6. Five Mac maintenance myths
7. How to Speed up Macs
8. Myths of required versus not required maintenance for Mac OS X
Referenced software can be found at CNet Downloads or MacUpdate.
Most if not all maintenance is for troubleshooting problems. If your computer is running OK, then there isn't really a thing you need to do except repair the hard drive and permissions before installing any new system updates.

Windows User wants to Switch to Mac

I've had it with Windows! I want to buy a Mac system for the first time. I want to use the system to publish a newsletter and create a web site. Is the G5 the way to go? Can somebody recommend a nice Mac system for this? What software should I use from which a local print shop can generate the hard copies?

Well I'd suggest looking at the Power Mac G5 Dual 2.3 GHz, or the Quad 2.5 Ghz models. My reason for suggesting these two is that both models come with a good quality video card with 256 MBs of RAM. Since you will be working with graphics, its a good idea to have a decent video card, and the base card in these models is adequate for your tasks, though of course you could always change the video card to a different model to gain a bit more graphics performance if needed (you can configure the g5 at the Apple store).
Other reasons for the recommendation is the larger hard drive that comes stock in these models. As for processor performance, the Dual 2.3 is pretty good, and should be adequate for your needs. The Quad 2.5 is, well, just a beast. It has been benchmarked in graphic performance with applications of the type you would be using as the fastest desktop computer available in either the Windows or Mac world. Of course benchmarks have to be taken with a grain of salt, they are easily manipulated, and of course if you wait a week a different benchmark will come to a different conclusion.
If you already have a monitor, you should be able to use it with your new Mac. However, if you need a monitor as well, be sure and look at third party monitors, as well as the Apple monitors.
Corel released Corel Draw graphic suite 11 for OS X some time ago, so if you want to stay with Corel you can, though I do not believe they intend to do any updates to the product.
InDesign is a good choice, as is Adobes Creative Suite. The Creative Suite is available in various configurations, including one that has InDesign, GoLive (web design) as well as their graphic manipulation apps, Photoshop, Illustrator and more.
InDesign, after a slight slow start is accepted at just about all graphic design and printing serves, should you need those type of services.
In January, Apple will be holding their annual Mac World in San Francisco. It's usually a good time to look for "specials deals" from the various software and hardware companies that make Mac products. It's also a time when Apple announces new products, so you may want to keep an eye out for any announcements that may interest you.
Tom N.

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I want to Connect my Mac Mini as a Slave to a Mac pro Server while at the same time using the Mac mini's thunderbolt ports peripherals ( ie monitor, Sound Card, Hard drives) Creating a poor man's new mac Pro. Can this be Done?

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Well, I really would love the new unreleased mac pro however , I'm not sure of the expected cost , Everyone speculates from $3,000 to $8,000, in which I may have to wait a while to purchase.
To the point .... I want fully functional thunderbolt ports to be on the current mac pro's .... wonder if anyone had workarounds yet?... or could I chain the the current mac pro to a mac mini to make that happen?

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