New user, question about encoding...probably been covered a few times

I am new to MAC's and video. Let me get this straight and make sure I am doing this right. I made a 1hr 18 minutes video in IMOVIES. I exported it (Share Movies - Medium Size for DVD viewing). It takes like 2 1/2 hours to encode. Is this right? Then, I opened up Magic DVD in IDVD and pulled the Video that I made on IMOVIES and added one of their snazzy intros. From this point, I am a little confused. Do i go to Project - project info - and change to high quality? or keep at Best Performance? Even though my video is 79 min (4.36 GB) it says I have reached my maximum amount and need to change encoding or something to burn? where do I go for that?
Lastly, right now I am on project info, set to best performance and it is encoding. How long does a 79 min video take to encode? Is it going to let me burn it after it finishes? Sorry new here but a quick learner.

I am not sure with imovie since I use only Final Cut Pro. iDVD setting will let you expand the file for length. Naturaly the best quality pr performance will take less time of a file. In the case with iDVD 4 the best quality will only take 60 minutes of video already compressed. Best performance will take up to about 1 hour nd 49 minutes. You have to leave enough room for the menu to take up some space on the disc as well. In FCP we have to export as a quicktime file where with a 1 hour 30 min video can take about 20 minutes to export. the burning and compression time depends on the system you have. G5 faster, G4 like mine takes longer. on that same video idvd 4 will take about 3 hours to convert and burn the disc. When I use DVD Pro Studio that is way different and take a lot longer. I have had a typical 2 hour video take up to 14 hours to convert/export to a MPEG 2 format or DVD format. But the burning process take about an hour. It all depends on your equipment.
Hope that helps.

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I'm a not-particularly-techno-savvy new owner of a BlackBerry Curve 8900. My questions are:
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2 I've installed the BlackBerry Desktop Manager but when I try to synchronize data from my device - organiser stuff and contacts - I get a message saying there are no applications configured, with subsequent instructions as to how to do this but I then have to choose from a huge list of folders and other stuff and have no idea what to do!
I'm really hoping someone will be kind enough to try and help as I'm floundering dreadfully.
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Jan,
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However, to pick the applications to sync, assuming you have Desktop Manager 4.7,
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Click on Synchronize on the left side of the screen
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On the next screen to open choose Synchronization on the "right" side
In a couple of seconds another screen will open up where you can choose what applications to sync (calendar in Outlook, tasks in Outlook, Contacts in Outlook etc) just choose each program you need to sync and choose the program on your PC to use such as Outlook.
I also have the 8900 and it syncs with my Outlook 2003 for contacts, calendar, memo and tasks.
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New User - Question About Memory?

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The 12" PowerBook supports up to 1.25GB (1,280MB) of memory. You can replace the one 256MB module to add a 512MB module (for 768MB total) or a 1GB module for the 1.25GB total.
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Hi Everyone Im New, Got Question About Upgrading MSI GT60 0ND With SSD

Hi Everyone I'm New, Got Question About Upgrading MSI GT60 0ND With SSD.
:welcome:So As I've stated I'm new here, or at least got a new MSI notebook.
Ive got the new MSI gt60 0ND with 750GB HD and 675 Ge-Force GTX , anyways to the bottom line.
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2. lets say in some magical way I could get the serial number out, can I use it to reinstall ? because Ive heard that you cannot use this CD key anyways unless you got a special win8 installation CD key from MSI because its MSI branded windows 8.
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Quote from: dudiz10 on 10-January-13, 19:20:54
Hi Everyone I'm New, Got Question About Upgrading MSI GT60 0ND With SSD.
:welcome:So As I've stated I'm new here, or at least got a new MSI notebook.
Ive got the new MSI gt60 0ND with 750GB HD and 675 Ge-Force GTX , anyways to the bottom line.
I would like to Upgrade my computer with SSD that I bought and install the win8 on it, in order to speed things up, but I have encountered a few problems..
1. there is no sticker on the back of the computer that gives information about the serial number of my windows 8...
2. lets say in some magical way I could get the serial number out, can I use it to reinstall ? because Ive heard that you cannot use this CD key anyways unless you got a special win8 installation CD key from MSI because its MSI branded windows 8.
am I screwed ? ?? ? I thought it is possible to upgrade with SSD but it seems like MSI made it very hard, I do not understand why they even putted the warranty void sticker on the expansion bay's .... WEIRD..
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David
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ITunes new user question

im planning to buy an iPod Touch in the coming days and this will be the first time ill be using the iTunes. (ive been using Sonicstage for my Sony mp3 walkman eversince). if i say i have an mp3 file downloaded from a site other than iTunes store would iTunes automatically "recognise" the song? how do i search for the song/album cover/picture so it would appear on my iPod Touch? and can it also recognise "any" downloaded MP4 video?

You shouldn't have any problems - itunes will play mp3 files fine and it's pretty easy to add all your files in.
Before you buy your new ipod, I would advise you to go ahead and download itunes now and start using it. Also you should be aware that quite a few windows users are having problems with accessing the store or are having other installation problems (check the forums for examples). You have to use itunes 7.4 with the new ipods, and a lot of people have gotten the new ipod, updated itunes and then not been able to download new music or videos from the store! But you don't have to buy music through the store if you don't want to.
When you do download itunes, I think the very first time it will ask you if you want it to search your computer for music files. If not, you can manually add folders of music to itunes - for example, if all your music is in your 'my music' folder in itunes go to File>Add folder to library, highlight 'my music' and it will automatically add all your music in. When you download other mp3 files you can use File>add file to add individual songs, or just open them with itunes and it will add them to your library.
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Another thing to be aware of is that music bought from the itunes store is usually in protected aac format, and I don't think you can play that on your sony. Also, when you install itunes it automatically makes itself the default audio and video player unless you uncheck the box during installation - so keep that in mind.
After you get itunes up you can 'sync' all your music onto your ipod; if you have more music than will fit on the ipod you can create playlists and sync all or some playlists on your ipod, so it's up to you what you want to put on it.
also - I think apple's online pages aren't that great for info, but the itunes help is a little better.
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Technical question about encoding: Experimentation may be needed, but..

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Can we use FCP/COmpressor to actually put out a higher quality video if it's a file to play on a Mac?
yes
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thumbnails, multiple
> page
> cross links..etc.
>
> My only question is I'm trying to make an application
page - basically a
> link
> from the home page that says APPLICATION.
> I am familiar with adding text boxes for FIRST NAME/LAST
NAME/NUMBER/BEST
> TIME
> TO CALL...etc.
>
> The only problem is I dont know what to do with that.
>
> I don't think it can automatically send an email without
smtp info in the
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or something on
> the
> server so I can view it.
>
> Or maybe it can send me an email, who knows.
>
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teh send button
> somehow
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information...etc?
>
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