Need help with edit problem

while making an edit on a photo, I did something wrong. Now the system seems to be frozen. In organizer it just won't respond, then I get a box saying elements isn't respnonding. I can open up editor and get to the picture I was working on, but in the layers box where the photo is also displayed there is a little lock next to it. Can anybody please tell me how to fix this problem?

Hi,
If there is only one layer and its been named as background, then double click on it and you will see a pop up to rename it, or keep it as Layer 0.
If the layer is already renamed to layer 0 and still its locked then click on the lock icon in the bottom of the layer pane. to unlock the layer.
Thanks and regards
Harshit yadav

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Hi,
I need to generate a clock with a period of 20 micro seconds, duty cycle of
approx 20% and a data line as well as an address line all linked to the clock
pulse.
I have tried many different solutions, all using the Daq PCI-1200 but nothing
seems to work correctly. Usually the system bombs and I have to do a manual
reset to over come the problem.
Any suggestions?
Ken

Hallo, Ken,
Du meintest am 20.02.00 zum Thema Need help with daq problem:
> I need to generate a clock with a period of 20 micro seconds, duty
> cycle of approx 20% and a data line as well as an address line all
> linked to the clock pulse.
You'll need an external clock, expecially under Windows.
Windows ticks with appr. 18 Hz, and the CPU tick isn't always available
when Windows tasks multi.
Viele Gruesse!
Helmut

Need help with getResource() problem under weblogic 6.1

Hey all,
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          java.lang.NullPointerException
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          at java.net.URLConnection.getContentHandler(URLConnection.java:979)
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          -john
          John Hilgedick
          WisdomTools, Inc.
          [email protected]


Wenjin,
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          ----- Original Message -----
          From: "Wenjin Zhang" <[email protected]>
          Newsgroups: weblogic.developer.interest.servlet
          Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 5:03 PM
          Subject: Re: Need help with getResource() problem under weblogic 6.1
          >
          > The "/" in getServletContext().getResource("/content/structure/a.txt")
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          >
          >
          > "John Hilgedick" <[email protected]> wrote:
          > >Hey all,
          > >
          > >I've got a serious problem that I can't figure out. This should be
          really
          > >simple - but it's alluding me. I have an ear file with a number of
          servlets
          > >inside it. This ear file also contains a resource that my servlets want
          > >to
          > >read from. This resource is located (within the ear file) at:
          > >"/content/structure/a.txt". The file contains raw ascii.
          > >
          > >To have my serlvet read from this file, I thought it would be as simple
          > >as:
          > >
          > >URL content =
          > >servlet.getServletContext().getResource("/content/structure/a.txt");
          > >// pw is an instance of PrintWriter
          > >pw.print(content.getContent());
          > >
          > >However, when I execute the above I get the following exception:
          > >
          > >java.lang.NullPointerException
          > > at
          > >java.net.URLConnection.stripOffParameters(URLConnection.java:1011)
          > > at
          java.net.URLConnection.getContentHandler(URLConnection.java:979)
          > > at java.net.URLConnection.getContent(URLConnection.java:581)
          > >
          > >OK, so fine - I figure that I'm new to this. The documentation for the
          > >URL
          > >class tells me there is another way around this. It says that rather
          > >then
          > >calling getContent() directly, I can open a stream on the URL and read
          > >from
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          > >URL content =
          >
          >servlet.getServletContext().getResource("/content/structure/scenario2resour
          c
          > >es.txt");
          > >FileInputStream fis = content.openStream();
          > >
          > >but when I do this I get the following different exception:
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          > >java.lang.ClassCastException: weblogic.utils.zip.SafeZipFileInputStream^M
          > > at Utility.writeFileToOutput(Utility.java:134)^M
          > >
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          > >
          > >-john
          > >
          > >
          > >--
          > >John Hilgedick
          > >WisdomTools, Inc.
          > >[email protected]
          > >
          > >
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I have a JTree displayed in scrollpane. Based on search criterial I select the nodes where the search criteria is found. If the match is located off the screen further down into the tree, the node is highlighted but the scrollpane doesn't automatically scroll down to show it. Any help with this problem is appreciated.

Wow.. Thanks. I thought I would need some fancy code to handle this problem. scrollPathToVisible did it for me. Thanks.

Need help with editing flash

Hello everyone, I'm really new to flash and I have some problems with editing my flash file. Currently, I have a small flash application in a folder, containing various kinds of files such as AS, SWF, FLA, HTML. What I want to do is to change the text inside one of the buttons in the application. After doing some reasearching, I realized that I should probably make some changes to the FLA file(Quiz.fla for example) since Quiz.fla is the only FLA file in the folder. Therefore, I opened it using Adobe Flash CS5.5, what what I found out is that the Quiz.fla file is really different from other FLA files. It only shows a plain background when I open it, without showing the actual interface of the flash application. It does contain all the buttons and contants under the Library section on the right side of Adobe Flash . When I try to change the text inside the button then save-publish, the newly published SWF file would just be a static picture of the button I've changed and everything else is gone. Any help is greatly appreciated!

ya, that's why I'm confused. I've actually tried editing some sample flash FLA files and all I need to do is to edit them in the Library and it would work out. But this one seems to have some weird problems. I could actually send the application folder to you if you have some time to take a look at it. Thank you very much again for the help!

Need help with a problem after cloning my HD....

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Let me get this straight. You did
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2: You erased your original boot drive - ok no problem.
3: You then installed Tiger on your original boot drive - ok no problem there
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Cloning copies the whole drive, all the little hidden stuff, copy protection etc.
That's why it's called a clone.
Did you mean to say you copied certain folders/files from the clone onto the new Tiger install on your original boot drive?
What folders/files was these?
You need to copy the contents of certain folders inside your User folder, not the folders themselves.
What software did you use to clone with?
Read my detailed instructions here
http://homepage.mac.com/hogfish/Personal6.html
http://homepage.mac.com/hogfish/Personal10.html

I need help with simple problems. im a student.

i'd like to be advanced with my studies so i will post questions.. i need help on how to answer. thank you.
1. create a java program that will evaluate if the value entered is a positive, negative, vowel, consonant and special characters.
im actually done with the positive and negative using if else statements.. i used an integer data type. now my question is how do conjoin the characters when i need to evaluate a vowel and a consonant. i cant use char either. please help. i dont know what to do yet.
2. create java program that will translate the input from numbers to words. e.g. input:123 output: one hundred twenty-three.
i have an idea to use a switch case statement. but i have no idea on how will i be able to do it. so if you guys can help me.. well then thankies..

Welcome to the Sun forums. First, please note that you have posted in the wrong forum. This forum is for topics related to Sun's JavaHelp product. You should post your questions in the New to Java forum.
As part of your learning, you will have to develop the ability to select an approach to a problem, create a design that reflects that approach, and then implement the design with code that you create.
So, it's inappropriate for us to take the problem statement that you have been given and short-circuit your learning process by giving you the implemented problem solution. We can comment on the individual questions that you may have, and point out problems and errors that we see in the code that you develop.
As a hint, when you are stuck, forget about Java and programming. Just start with a sheet of paper and a pencil, and figure out how to layout the task on paper. The consider how to translate that to programming.
If you have problems, post short example code that shows the problem, and explain your question clearly. We can't read minds.
Make sure you post code correctly so that it's not mangled by the forum software, and so that formatting is maintained. Select your typed or pasted code block and press the CODE button above the typing area.

Need Help With Iteration Problem

So I recently decided I would try and make a program to help me edit my mp3 ID3 tags. I'm relatively new to Java but can usualy figure things out on my own. My code is rarely efficient but it gets the job done. So here's the deal. I got this package from ID3.org and started messing around with it. I can get it to edit the tags but not with an iteration. Here's my code:
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It works just fine. Any suggestions on what I'm doing wrong?

If I don't iterate it then it will work. If I omit
the 'for' loop and change the code to this:
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I like many need help with a problem of burning cds

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Windows, Media Center PC

Place the PSU in and connect the 20 pins connector and the 4 pins connector will do.
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Hey guys i really need help with this problem...

Hey guys how is everyone? I have a Soundblaster X-Fi XtremeMusic. and i am having a real annoying problem, here is how it all started. I took the time and dusted out my computer by using a can of air duster, and i think a little got on there and it turned into frost. Weird thing is it happened before and i never had this problem. I turn my computer on and crank the volume up i receive no sound what so ever. I know it has to work because i have a pair of DJ headset hooked into the jack, and i heard a little pop sound. And no audio, every last port on the card i cannot get no sound out of it except one of them, it's really annoying i hate this doing this and i have to hook my 5.1 using one jack just to get sound. And it doesnt sound good i have some really powerful 1,000 watt speakers with 2 amps. I know this is yet due to the fact i only have the lime jack in This is the only way it'll work. And i have a THX cable and it works sometime. I hope my soundcard isnt messed up. I really hope you guys can help me with this issue. I cannot contact creative cust service via email because i dont have my box no more, and my serial number is faded on the card (i think that was the serial)
I try to explain the best way i can describe it. Below is my System Specs.
<pre>Processor: AMD Athlon X3 425 @ 2.7GHz
Video Card: ATI HD 5770 1GB
Hard Drive:1TB Western Digital, 500GB Western Digital, 300GB Seagate (all SATA connections)
Heatsink: Zalman CNPS7000C-Cu
Power Supply: Antec 550 Watts True Power II
Sound Card: Creative Soundblaster XI-FI Xtreme Music
Motherboard: ASUS M4A79XTD EVO
DVD Drives x2. Plextor DVD-RW/DL/ Sony DVD-ROM Drive via PATA connections</pre> Thanks in advance hope you all have a splended weekend.

Hello
Thank you for your help but unfortunately still have troubles with the soundcard.
I upgraded my system to
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB DDR3
Processor: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Processor, Black Edition 3.3GHz
Video Card: Sapphire 100314-3L Radeon HD 6870 1GB
Hard Drive: 1TB Western Digital, 500GB Western Digital, 300GB Seagate (all SATA connections)
Heatsink: Zalman CNPS7000C-Cu
Power Supply: Corsair TX850W 850 Watt SLI/Crossfire Certified
Sound Card: Creative Labs Soundblaster X-FI Titanium Fatal1ty Professional (getting this soon)
Motherboard: ASUS M4A79XTD EVO (BIOS: 2102)
DVD Drive(s): Plextor DVD-RW/DL/ Sony DVD-ROM Drive via PATA connections
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only one does (where lime goes in) And the bass has toned down as well... Isn't as powerful
as it used to be, so my best be is to upgrade to Creative Labs Soundblaster X-FI Titanium Fatal1ty Professional
Thats my only hope...
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Need help with video problems

Hi!
Back in May I was having problems with video on my Mac. I was helped by this site and am hoping for more help. I downloaded the realaudio, but was still having problems. I assumed because I was on dial up. It was so slow. It would take forever to load and then play for a few minutes then need to load some more. I now have DSL and was looking forward to kissing the video problems good-bye! My new problem is that when I try to watch or listen to anything like innertube it "stutters." Is there something else I should be doing? How can I fix this problem?

With those specs you should be absolutely fine. I would suggest that you update to 10.4.10 at least (download the full Combo updater). Once you are on that:
These are the downloads and the settings you need in order to view/hear pretty much everything that the net can throw at you: The setup described below has proved repeatedly successful on both PPC and Intel macs, but nothing in life carries a guarantee!
It is known to work in the great majority of cases with Safari 3.0.4, QT 7.3 and OS 10.4.11. (If you are running Leopard, ensure that all plug-ins have been updated for OS 10.5)
Assuming you already run Tiger versions OS 10.4.9 or above (this has not yet been verified with Leopard) and have Quicktime 7.2 or above, and are using Safari 2 or 3, download and install (or re-install even if you already had them) the latest versions, suitable for your flavor of Mac, of:
RealPlayer 10 for Mac from http://forms.real.com/real/player/blackjack.html?platform2=Mac%20OS%20X&product= RealPlayer%2010&proc=g3&lang=&show_list=0&src=macjack
Flip4Mac WMV Player from http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx (Windows Media Player for the Mac is no longer supported, even by Microsoft)
Perian from http://perian.org/
Adobe FlashPlayer from http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1ProdVersion=ShockwaveFlash
(You can check here: http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/about/ to see which version you should install for your Mac and OS. This: http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?email&NewsID=19845 may also interest you.)
In Quicktime Preferences, under advanced, UNcheck Enable Flash, and under Mime settings/Miscellananeous only check Quicktime HTML (QHTM).
See also the very informative post from QuickTimeKirk dated Dec 3, 2007 in this thread: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1268489&tstart=0
In Macintosh HD/Library/Quicktime/ delete any files relating to DivX (Perian already has them).
Now go to Safari Preferences/Security, and tick the boxes under Web Content (all 4 of them).
Lastly open Audio Midi Setup (which you will find in the Utilities Folder of your Applications Folder) and click on Audio Devices. Make sure that both Audio Input and Audio Output, under Format, are set to 44100 Hz.
Important: Now repair permissions and restart.
The world should now be your oyster!
You should also consider having the free VLC Player from http://www.videolan.org/ in your armory, as this plays almost anything that DVD Player might not.

Need help with serious problem

Hi.
I thought this was a simple problem, but it turned out to be more complicated than I thought.
I have been experimenting with JFrames and found a problem when trying to disable the maximise button of a JFrame.
The program starts up maximising the JFrame with the line of code below:
setExtendedState(this.getExtendedState()|JFrame.MAXIMIZED_BOTH);
This seems to be working fine, because it allow the application to start up full screen.
The next line of code disables the resize button on the JFrame's TitleBar:
setResizable(false);
The problem is that when you dubble-click on the Titlebar of the application it responds when it is not suppose to do so.
The program resizes everything to a minimum. Dubble-clicking on the TitleBar again, it won't allow a resize. It looks as if the program ignores the fact that the JFrame has been sized to full-screen, allowing the user to dubble-click on the application's TitleBar once. After that it is ignored completely.
Have anyone experienced this before? Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you.

HugoBr wrote:
Hi Keith,
Thank you very much for such a quick reply....That's not an SSCCE, See below for an SSCCE... except it doesn't reproduce the problem (for me).
Observered behaviour on Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000] running java version "1.6.0_12" as Administrator is:
1. The form opens in "normal" window state (NOT maximized or minimized).
2. Clicking on the maximize button has no effect.
3. Double clicking on the title-bar has no effect.
So... I presume we're talking apples and oranges (or windows, as the case may be).
Which O/S are you on, what version (distro & release) and what version of the JRE/JDK are you using (java -version, and javac -version respectively).
Does the code I posted reproduce the issue on your machine?
package forums;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import java.awt.Toolkit;
public class NonResizableMaximisedJFrame
public static void main(String args[]) {
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    frame.setSize( 300, 200 );
    frame.setResizable(false);
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    frame.setVisible(true);
}... Also please note: Post code between a pair of tags, to retain formatting (as above)... See also: the CODE button above the forum edit-box... along with some other handy shortcuts... Noobs usually prefer the "rich text" editor... and the old sea dogs hate it. Go figure.
Cheers. Keith.
Edited by: corlettk on 21/03/2009 17:57 ~~ Ooops!

Need help with m2ts problem in PE 7

Why can't I import m2ts formats in PE7 as I can import mpg formats?

Ed C Jake wrote:
The video comes from a Sony CyberShot DSC HX30V. The photos and video clips were imported using Sony's program:   PlayMemories Home       which is apparently required to export video from the camera.
I then copied the photos and videos into an appropriate folder on my external HD.
The next step was to import the photos and videos into PE7. No problem with the photos BUT PE7 did not recognize the m2ts files.
I have almost the same camera. Mine is the predecessor to the HX20/30V. For those that don't know the camera, it is a moderately price pocket "point and shoot" that Sony decided should shoot stunning, stabilized HD video. If you want a pocket sized video camera, this should be the first one you look at.
I also bought a big brother, the RX100. I shoot in the highest quality 1080p60 AVCHD. You can dumb these cameras down to an older format, like MP4. But, if you want them to perform at their best settings, you need new software. I started with PrE9, then 10. The worked with the lower quality settings of AVCHD 1.0 and could be made to work with 1080p that was included in AVCHD 2.0. I was not until the current 11 that AVCHD 2.00 was fully supported. "Fully Supported" means that 1080p60 was included. You bought a 1080p60 camera so you need the software to match. Buy PrE 11!
My "workflow" is the same as yours. I use PlayMemories to move the video to my computer. It does a few things well. It organizes the files for me and, most important, allows 100% lossless editing. It can trim, split and join parts of original footage to make new files with no transcoding or rendering. It is fast, even on older weaker computers. So, just for the opportunity of occasional lossless editing, I keep that in my habit pattern.
I hate to correct Steve, but the files made by the camera don't need "capturing". (I don't know what capturing is. I think it may have to do with cameras that used firewires.) AVCHD files only need to be copied. The files are born as editable video. The files that end in .m2ts that are made by the camera are all that are needed and can be used by most current editing software except PlayMemories. PlayMemories uses the other minor files for it's special Sony magic. If you don't want any of PlayMemories features you can get rid of the .modd and .moff files.
You can use PlayMemories, Windows Explorer, Lightroom, Elements Organizer or whatever to move the files from either the camera plugged into USB, a card reader plugged into USB or putting the card in the computer directly. It does not matter how you get them there. You do need to drill down a little to find the files if you use the simpler methods because AVCHD's relationship to Blu-Ray formats put them in a layered folder structure on the SD card.
Once the .m2ts files are on the computer you can put them into Premier Elements by doing a Get or Add Media from files or folders.   Again, you need version 11 for it to work.
One last comment. HD files like 1080p are large with lots of digital information. If your computer is as old as PrE7 is, you need a new computer for to handle them.
Bill
PS: Steve, I signed up for a month of lynda. I'm working on Lightroom and PSE. I'll be watching yours too!

Need help with editing drum sound

Hi, I'm trying to edit drum sound(got it from Standard Kit) that I input with my MIDI but I have no idea how to make the drum sound higher.( Is it possible anyway? Please help!
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Need help with G4 problem

Months ago I have a problem on my G4 MDD which intermittently shuts down after putting it to sleep. Now some new problems are coming out. First one I noticed is that sometimes even the power switch light would turn off even though the computer is still on. I can still use the internet and such but noticed that when I need to digitized video footage using FCE there would be some noise on the video which leads me to conclude that the power is unstable. Am I correct in this? 2nd problem is sometimes it will not even power up unless I either pull the plug and plug it in again or open the side of the computer. Now regarding opening the side of the computer, I noticed that if I powered it up with the side door opened and try to close it the computer will shut down. Sometimes I managed to close the door and it will stay on with out a problem. Right now I just leave the side door open and so far power seems to be ok for 72 hours. So is this a logic board problem or a connection problem between the psu and the logic board?

I'm leaning towards Tom's opinion of heat, too. Modern Macs have thermal sensors that shut down the computer if key temps rise too high. Dual processor MDDs run especially hot, as do MDDs with both slots in the front drive bay occupied.
The two cheap things to do first are a) give the inside a cleaning, focusing on the main fan and its housing, and b) check your workspace to ensure that there is room around the computer for intake and exhaust air.
The primary air intake is not the four molded "ducts" on the front but rather the area at the bottom of the front panel below them. Keep that area clear--it's best not to put "bottom breather" computers like the MDD on the floor where that can pull in even more dirt. Crowding the exhaust in the back can run up temps, too. Try to position the tower so nothing is within 8 inches of the back,

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