Nightmare Scenario!!!!

Ok - here we go......
I'm half way through a 50 min doc edit and one of my Lacie Big Disks (500gb) got too full and is dropping frames all over the shop. The project is DV Pal with about 50 hours of material spread over three drives. We can't copy files from the Lacie at finder level - it just hangs and while some file play in the timeline, some don't. I understand there's no solution to this as Lacie drives are a load of Pants and about 30% fail!
We decided the best solution was to recapture the files (often whole tapes) onto a new drive but have hit another problem. The runner who digitised the project (bless) hit "capture now" right at the start of the tape and the player can't roll back to redigitise as theres not enough preroll (No lectures about bars on the start of tapes or digitising shorter clips please!!!!)
if we redigitise as new clips will FCP use the timecode on the new clip to relink or will I have to replace all 500 edits by hand?
Yours hopefully
Sean

you can relink them but because they were (capture now) files, the computer is going to tell you that the in and out points differ. That shouldn't be a problem. But after you relink just check them.
so are you then going to <capture<make clip offline<go to original clip<relink<to new capture?
I believe if the ins and outs of the timecode are the same, the clip you dropped into the timeline will be the same.

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Quote from: Svet on 25-May-09, 02:21:06
Have you tried with just memory stick in 1st DIMM near to CPU socket and mainboard out of PC case?
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4. Boom.
Can you release a hotfix for Belle Refresh, changing the user agent of Nokia Browser to something that can trigger the mobile version of web pages? In that scenario, QtWebKit will eat much less memory and everyone will be happy. And please, can you do this for everyone using Belle Refresh?

I can confirm serious browser issues with the Belle refresh on a C6-01 device. The crash is so severe that only taking out the battery helps. It typically occurs when scrolling larger, feature-rich (and image-rich) webpages, so far I've seen this only on mobile connections (Edge, Umts), but that may be due to lack of testing with WLAN. (Where I've got WLAN I've usually a more powerful device as well..

RoboHelp 9 HTML crashing

This may get a bit lengthy but I want to lay it all on the table in the hope of getting to the root thus helping to arrive at an answer.
For the past several months I've been developing a help system for a food processing plant. This is a brand new plant with state of the art technology. They wanted a system that would house all the SOPs for the facility and also all the manuals for all the equipment. I arrived on the scene late in the game so things were a bit disorganized to say the least. The SOP documents are all Word docs - some 2010 and some 2007 or earlier. Some are in an old style format and some developed in a new template that I created to try and standardized things. The manuals are all PDF documents.
I've worked with RoboHelp before but not on a project like this. My previous project was built from the ground up with style sheets, fixed layouts etc. This project is not like that. Because of the wide diversity of the Word docs I pretty much abandoned trying to standardize the style sheets and simply let each imported document create it's own style sheet. It's not that hard to manage and up to now seems to work OK. Most of the imported Word documents are built in some kind of table format.
Then there's the PDF manuals. Some are small and some are HUGE. I've broken them up when I could. The best solution I could figure out was to import the PDF documents as a baggage file and then create a topic with a hyperlink to the PDF. From a file managment standpoint it seems to work OK. I've been concerned from the onset about the amount of space these baggage files will use.
The help system is still in it's infancy. There are currently nearly 300 topics. The project size is currently just over 2GB in the working files on my hard drive (PDF files included) and the published version used on the network is just over 1GB. The published version seems to run fine on any machine that accesses it, but lately when I compile I get the "RoboHelp has stopped working..." crash. Sometimes it will finish compiling and the crash occurs when I click Publish and other times it crashes during the compilation.
I'm using WebHelp HTML to generate the help system. There are some weeks when this project is updated every day and other times I can go a week with no updates. As I said I am still building this project so it will just keep getting bigger. Usually if I generate two or three times it will eventually run without errors or crashing and allow me to publish it. The crashes are becoming the norm rather than the exception. I'm fearful that it's a size issue and I'm considering trying to rebuild and this time loading the PDF files directly on the server and linking to them rather than loading them as baggage files. I know it will reduce the database size to make that change.
There are some who feel that maybe RH is not the right program for this venture. There are others who think the result is wonderful.
I'm using a computer with Windows 7 64bit, Intel i7 processor and 8GB RAM with a 465GB hard drive that is 3/4 empty. I don't think my computer power is the problem.
Sorry for the long oration. There are many things about this project that defy the "norm" so I wanted to get it all on the table. I appreciate any feedback and/or suggestions.

A number of things to address here.
Working with Word documents that have evolved through various versions of Word in the hands of people who do not use it properly is always a nightmare scenario. On my site there are instructions on importing using various versions of Rh but probably that is too late now, unless you feel it might be easier to start again. The instructions cover how to get the import working with all the topics linked to the same CSS. Your current system of having each import linked to a different CSS will become a problem over time. Having just written that, it occurred to me that one solution might be to use file comparison tool to compare each CSS and get it down to one that covers all. Not a five minute job but one that will pay over time.
It's important to bear in mind that the import process has improved over the last few versions and you are still on a version that is way out of date. It will do most of what you want but the problem is going to be browser compatibility. The issue that keep arising as each browser makes changes are fixed in later versions but not Rh9. See the forum Announcements for more information on that.
No reason not to link to the PDFs in the way you are but you can import PDFs as well. It is many years since I tried that and the results were not too good but maybe that has improved as well.
Of course the big thing with importing is that it is one off whereas linking allows the source to be updated. I wonder if you have considered that option.
Now let's turn to the crashing. I doubt that is anything to do with size. I'm thinking it is more likely to do with some content and my first target for investigation would be the PDFs. There's an old method for proving / disproving that. It seems to be time for the old divide and conquer approach.
Zip up the project so you have a copy that cannot accidentally be opened and worked on. That gives you a copy that you can safely revert to later if needed. Save the zip file somewhere safe.
Then create another copy of the project so that you have two copies that can be worked on.
Open Copy 1 and delete half the topics. Ignore any broken links reported. Generate the help from that copy.
Open Copy 2 and delete the other half of the topics. Generate the help from that copy.
It should be the case that one copy is now OK and one still has the problem.
Trash the good copy and then create a second copy of the copy with the problem.
Repeat the process until you have located the topic that is causing the problem.
The process takes less time than you might think.
Sorry it's a long reply but you started it!
Come back when you have digested it all.
See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips
@petergrainge

Are there any amazing features for people with disabilities not available in Windows?

I do volunteer work at a group in Tokyo which provides English conversation and light computer lessons for people with various kinds of disabilities on Sundays at a community center.
They want me to come in on Sundays for a few months and teach people - such as their other teachers - how to use Apple computers. And they bought all the teachers, including me, new MacBook Airs or MacBook Pros.
The thing is, these people are basically all Windows users, and they seem, somehow, to use their Windows machines just fine with varying disabilities. In particular, some portion of the group are blind. There is a Mac enthusiast who has gotten it into his mind that he wants more of his fellow members using Macs, rather than Windows, so he is behind this new project.
I know there are "accessibility features" for the Mac, though I've not really made use of them myself except for some light testing so far to see that they work.
My question is "why Mac?" I am a Mac user myself, and I enjoy using a Mac. But I think it is probably a matter of what you are used to. If these people are happy using their Windows machines I don't know of anything I can say to make them want to switch. So I'm not sure how practical or productive the entire plan is, though I'm happy to try to help out, and I enjoy working with the group.
I can certainly teach these people, who are not familiar with Macs, how to use them. I've been using Macs for years and years.
But is there anything I can say about why Mac features for people with disabilities are better than Windows features? Any examples anybody can point me to?
Like I said, I'm happy to go over there on Sundays and help out and bring my new MacBook Pro over and hook it up to the projector and point out interesting things you can do on the Mac and answer questions.
But the big question that I can't answer is, "Are there benefits to using a Mac over Windows for people with disabilities?" If anybody knows of any, please let me know! I don't want the person promoting this project to feel it was a waste at all. I think basically he feels left out being basically the only Mac user there and wants to generate more of a circle of supportive people around him who are Mac users since he himself is losing his sight. So if there are factual, practical reasons for "Why Mac for people with disabilities" I would like to explain them.
Thanks,
Doug

Hi Doug
It sounds like you are doing a good job with your technology students. I've been an Apple Mac user for well over 30 years and occasionally had to use Windows when using MS Access. To my mind, the Mac is much easier to use from the "Starting Grid" than Windows. And having worked in a University with both platforms, the cult is fairly evenly balanced. However, the current generations of Apple Tablets are infinately easier to understand than OSX or Win7/8. I think there is an old saying here which has many merits "If it ain't broke" don't try and fix it". If your students are learning to understand Windows and are coping with it, the confusion of teaching them Mac, might actually give yourself a potential nightmare scenario. Certainly Microsoft with Windows 8, is trying to bring the latest operating system into the 21st Century, and whilst it wouldn't suit me, why create a dilemma for yourself when they seem to be happy with what they've got.
In terms of your final paragraph, and reaching for the proverbial glass ball, I can see a future of tablets gaining even more popularity, and with the likes of Siri, which is in part available now on the iPhone. Surely this is the path of the future where one can talk to the device and gain an immediate response. Even Steve Wozniak hinted at this in a television interview on BBC's Click television programme. I'm sorry there's no definitive answer to your question, but hats off to Gene Roddenberry whose imagination has given inspiration to the makers of our devices that has created a communications world and is infinately getting closer to the audience you are trying to reach out to.

I want to make iTunes my default music player + P.S.

RE: music &/or video playing on my iMac
What is the path that I must take to find out where to set iTunes as the default music/video player? I believe that I have QuickTime at this point, but have learned that for the music player, iTunes is the preferred application. One can import, organize, browse, plan, and burn all in the same application. So.... I am going to change over but need to know where it is. I know it is in System Preferences but can anyone steer me in the right direction? Thank you.
P.S.: I now have music automatically starting and looping on a page in my website. I am going to add more music to my pages, too.
Lorna in Southern California

Hi Lorna...
Still up, huh? Me too.
.......... Lorna says ................................................
I was up late last night, though not as late as the time I went to bed at 6 AM. And then woke up at 9 AM.
I don't think you need to do anything really to have
iTunes handle your audio files. Keep in mind that in
general, iTunes=audio, and QuickTime player=video.
I believe that OS X is already set up along these
lines and the appropriate application will open up
according to file types and file extensions....
.......... Lorna says ................................................
But James every now and again I deal with some sort of programlet or another, and it asks me whether or not I want to have THAT program as my default handler of (whatever). In the past (but probably prior to Tiger) I have accepted the idea because it seemed sane and probably appropriate. I know that in the past, it was a matter of choice between iTunes and QuickTime.
This
is not to say, though, that the occasional podcast
or ITMS video file can't be played in iTunes and
that QuickTime player can't also open up audio
files.
.......... Lorna says ................................................
Aha. My podcasts come in thru iTunes. That is how I accidentally discovered (the other night) that I had probably clicked onto someone's podcast icon. It had lovely music on it.
Ultimately, everything is part of the same
thing. That's what is so easy about using
Macs...things just work.
So no worries, Lorna.... I have added some audio to
my website, too....dedicated to you, Lorna... It's
just baby sounds, but hey...it's SOUND!
.......... Lorna says ................................................
Those sounds are very sweet. Baby squeals are always heart tuggers. Innocent, vulnerable creatures always have a straight path to the heart, and thus so do the little creature sounds that they make.
I am soon going to work on my second song for another page. As you know, I began it last night.
(The only semi-nightmare scenario I see is me not being too acquainted with the html page, and maybe sneezing and my mouse erases data on the page and everything on that page gets wiped out. I am a little bit (a lot) afraid of messing up changing the html on the new page. 8-( 8-( 8-( And Apnewbie is somewhere in the mountains with his son. HahahahahahaHAHAHA!
OK. Back to serious controlled business here.
Lorna in Southern California

New computer.. can't get photoshop back

About 2 weeks ago my computer burned up... ended up getting an new one.
Most important, just about a year and a half ago I paid bank for CS6 ...got the new computer running. I got onto my adobe account, downloaded CS6 == however my serial number won't work.
I do notice that my serial number is telling me my product is from 2008, and yet I bought in towards the end of 2013...
Can't get a phone number, can't get access to email support... this is all I have left.
How the heck do I get my software back.

Thanks. I don't have access to the chat, the phone number, or even an email. It's all grayed out because I am past the 90 days.
As a customer I have zero recourse here.
This was my great fear and trepidation in buying on all digital product... you know, in the past it was always boxes and discs, if the world goes to hell -- you get your new computer and reinstall it. You put the disc in the drive, read off the serial number, and you are good to go. All those years of buying photoshop I had the discs, and if ever something went wrong, I had... the discs.
This was the first time I bought a digital product. Paying that five hundred bucks or so, and downloading this online was terrifying to me... and the nightmare scenario I envisioned -- all the "what ifs" have completely come true.
Man, with no product in your hand, you really do have nothing.

Defeating browser jar cacheing

I have a client whose customers use a couple of applets I wrote for the client and I need to make some improvements (new features) to said applets.
Before I go any further I should say that the user base in this case is best described as "dumb as mud". So this has to be idiot proof.
One of the changes means that data which is now fed in as parameters will instead be loaded dynamically by the applet. So some of the parameter tags will change and of course if the applet is cached then I have problems.
I know that a simple browser restart would fix it but again my experience with this user base suggests that many will leave the browsers open forever it seems and they don't seem to read instructions like if you have problems restart your browser. Instead they complain to the client who will in turn give me grief.
So if I wanted to make sure that I am getting a new jar there without restarting a browser I can think of two possible solutions or variants of.
1) Change the name of the JAR.
2) Change the package names.
I know that it (the browser) doesn't look at the date of the jar but I guess it would be fooled by a name change. I am hoping so. Changing the package names would do it for sure but that seems like such a piece of hackery.
And to answer the two most common questions I would ask if I saw this post...
I can't really do it myself because I really want to make sure that it works across platforms and browsers. I mean I can test a few things but my nightmare scenario is that I do and it works for me and then when I deploy users with system X have problems.
Google searching only seemed to point me at using my own ClassLoader which seems like an unpleasant work around.
So... do I need to change the names of the packages? Does anyone know any tips, tricks or quirks for doing this? Any insight would be most helpful.

Take a look at the Java Plugin Developers Guide.
You don't say what Java version, but Java 5 has an
Applet Caching topic that should be able to do what
you want - though it may be too much to iimplement it
this is a one-time thingy.Oh sorry it's 1.3 and up. Some users have 1.4 but when the initial set up for some of the users was done (on site) it was 1.3.
I will take a look at that anyway because it may well be helpful in getting some ideas.

Is there any merit to the many complaints I've found in user reviews of the T61?

I fell in love with the T61 by spec. I'm also am very fond of the idea of having a solid black laptop. I started laptop life with an old toshiba that was solid colored and had a trackpoint cursor. Two things that have deeply disappointed me over the years are the disappearance of that cursor and the introduction of cheesy chrome and silver painted panels. Within a month of use they show scratches and wear and look like hell. What's the point of that?
So I went searching for the best budget laptop (1200USD range) for use primarily with cad software. I soon found myself at the Lenovo direct site where the T61 with downgrade to winxp, nvidia quadro graphics, and a faster 7200 hard drive still came in under 1100USD. Wow!
Then I did the usual for me. I researched it to death.. literally. I discovered a really withering load of complaint about this laptop in a number of review sites. "Off center" screen was a common complaint. Constant system crashes. Hardware incompatibilities with Vista. Nightmare scenarios with customer support (this is typical of any computer product, but the level of vitriol and the specificity was pretty scary). Many comments from longtime IBM lovers seemed to suggest that Lenovo has not lived up to the marque.
I'd really love to be well disabused of these perceptions. The T61 on sale right now at Lenovo direct seems to be a really unbeatable value. Please help me with considered responses and not defensiveness. I'm completely open minded at this point. Where are all of the negative reviews coming from?
Message Edited by bjamesw on 10-11-2008 04:47 PM

Prior to ordering my T61, I read all the same scary reviews. I loved the T61's specs and everything about it on paper, but was truly apprehensive because of these reports. Despite my fears, I ordered and held my breath. To ease the nerves, I bought an extended 3 year warranty from Square Trade.
Well, I've had my T61 since April, 2008. It is a solid, dependable, predictable, well made, beautiful piece of equipment. I have not had one single, physical problem with this computer - and not one single blue screen of death. I use this computer for many hours every day. And I'm not afraid to install many different apps on it.
I’ve never had to call or email Lenovo to report a problem. I’ve really had nothing to complain about.
Think about this: Most of these negative reviews are written by idiots who don't know what they are doing or talking about, and who shouldn't be allowed to touch a computer. Typically, these naysayers are impatient, do rash things, install software incorrectly, don't treat equipment with proper care, and/or have unrealistic expectations. As an IT professional, I’m well acquainted with the things that “just happen” in the user community.
Read the critiques published by professional reviewers – and there are many. Big difference, because these reviewers know what they are doing. Sure, there are some things they don’t like, but you read none of the ghoulish horror stories about crashing, won't boot, and blue screens of death that the idiots publish. It’s so unfair when these nincompoops make negative comments about equipment or software, dragging names thru the mud, when they themselves are the source of their own grief. So when reading reviews, consider the source.
I ordered Windows Vista Business, and I like it a lot. No major problems, no complaints. I can't understand all the negative press. Again, consider the source when reading the unfavorable reviews. Some people are compelled to be snobs.
The offset screen: I wondered about it too because of the reviews, but it is truly a non-issue. Your eyes focus on the screen, not the bezel. The (slightly) unequal bezel doesn't even catch your eye, or register with your brain. Forget about it.
I bought a loaded T61 from Lenovo direct: T8300 (2.4GHz) with the 14.1WXGA +TFT, 7200 RPM 160GB drive, 2GB RAM, Turbo Memory, Bluetooth, Fingerprint reader, larger battery, etc. The price was $989, plus I got another $40 off from FatWallet.com. Go online, check for discount coupons everywhere before you order.
Is everything perfect? No, Lenovo is pretty good with maintaining its system software, but there’s a little room for improvement.
Overall, I have no regrets owning my Lenovo T61. I continually compare it to other laptops. I love it. The only thing I regret purchasing is the extended warranty. I don't think I'll need it.
Message Edited by BudLP on 10-13-2008 10:38 PM

Does the JDBC driver need to changin when moving Oracle 9i to Oracle 11g??

Hi All,
I have two cases
Case 1:
Application is deployed on WebLogic 10 (JDK 5) and connects to Oracle 9i database using the thin driver. Now the database is now moving from ORacle 9i to Oracle 11g. I have the following question:
1. Does the driver jar file and/or driver class need to be changed on the connection pool front?
2. If yes then, do we need to change any of the jdbc coding to ensure compatibility?
Case 2:
Application is deployed on WebLogic 8.1 (JDK 1.4) and connects to Oracle 10g database using the thin driver. Now the database is now moving from ORacle 10g to Oracle 11g and application is moving to WebLogic 10. I have the following question:
1. Does the driver jar file and/or driver class need to be changed on the connection pool front?
2. If yes then, do we need to change any of the jdbc coding to ensure compatibility?
Additioanlly, are there any other factors that I need to consider when upgrading these applications. Does any one have checklists?
Any help will be really helpful.
Thank you
Nikhil

nikhil.gonsalves wrote:
Case 1:
Application is deployed on WebLogic 10 (JDK 5) and connects to Oracle 9i database using the thin driver. Now the database is now moving from ORacle 9i to Oracle 11g. I have the following question:
1. Does the driver jar file and/or driver class need to be changed on the connection pool front?Advised to do so (bugfixes, possible performance optimisations), not required unless you want to use functionality the 9i driver doesn't support.
2. If yes then, do we need to change any of the jdbc coding to ensure compatibility?
Not unless you want to use things not supported by the old driver.
It is however a very good idea to at least update the name of the driver class, as the name used for the 9i driver has been deprecated (it's still allowed, but now leads to another method call which is a waste of CPU time).
Case 2:
Application is deployed on WebLogic 8.1 (JDK 1.4) and connects to Oracle 10g database using the thin driver. Now the database is now moving from ORacle 10g to Oracle 11g and application is moving to WebLogic 10. I have the following question:
1. Does the driver jar file and/or driver class need to be changed on the connection pool front?See above.
2. If yes then, do we need to change any of the jdbc coding to ensure compatibility?
See above (except for the driver class name which you should have used the new name already had the application been written to make use of the new name which was introduced in 10g).
Additioanlly, are there any other factors that I need to consider when upgrading these applications. Does any one have checklists?
You should always do a full regression test of your entire platform when attempting a migration like this.
Worst example of what can go wrong I ever encountered was an application where an upgrade of the database server it ran on led to a bugged batch job that for 5 years had (unnoticed to anyone) never completed because it always entered a timeout causing a rollback now suddenly no longer timing out and inserting 10k records of corrupt data every time it was run (where what it should insert were maybe a few dozen records of actual data at most).
The database engine upgrade had not been announced to the dev team, the team responsible for it didn't do regression tests (as application testing is the responsibility of the dev team), the sys admins who should make full backups at upgrade moments (so we could roll back to the previous release if something went wrong) made no backup because it was no application upgrade, and now one of the core applications for several dozen offices was fundamentally broken.
Technical lead for the application was literally on the other side of the world on a vacation, functional lead had left the company, the entire dev team consisted of me as a contractor brought in just 2 weeks prior and a new functional lead who'd arrived at about the same time, we were both still trying to get to know the system.
Potential financial loss: millions a week if it wasn't fixed quick.
That's the nightmare scenario from hell of course, where everything that could go wrong did go wrong all at the same time.

Folder Corruption - Data loss - Unaccessible data

Does someone comprehend and know how to recover the Music folder of iTune ?
My Music folder = 195Gb of Music
(Radio/Promo-Dj etc... valuable stuff rare and own prod)
I consolidated my library last night and when I woke up this morning (lovely morning) - The music folder was only showing a few Folders (inside iTune Music folder) starting with A ! the rest of A.b.c.d to Z is now gone (visually) - however the data is still here (my hdd size has not changed at all)
However the music folder is now corrupted (thanks iTune9) - I cannot open it properly/not at all - noir execute a check disk to repair it - even on another machine the folder is partially accessible !
All other folders are fine and I have no problem
Every single time I try to get into the Music folder - it doesn't go anywhere.
I beleive iTune corrupted the folder in trying to consolidate my library -
1- How do I fix this ?
2- Have I lost 15 years of data collection (legally!!! - which **** me off even more !)
3- How to recover all the data on my folder
I think I will start to badly advertise iTune - it it the worst nightmare scenario ! Thanks apple to help me on this -
It seems that my HDD has been damaged by the process !
Any guidances ?
Please spare me stupid comments or dumarse answers - I always been very carefull and never said yes to a format or replace my empty ipod library with my original library while asking to consolidate - I'm talking corruption here !
I take this very seriously and never had a problem until then !

I am afraid it is not possible to get anywhere if you do not want to answer questions, so bear with me.
The first question do you have a backup - recovery from backup is the simple solution. But I guess you wouldn't be asking if you had.
It is not completely clear what you mean by a corrupt music folder.
Can you open the music folder in Windows explorer, but most of your folders and files are missing or something else?
When you say you can't run a disk check, what exactly do you mean do you mean that it will not run or that it doesn't find errors when you run it?
If you don't have a backup, it sounds as though your only option is to attempt data recovery, I am afraid I don't have any specific recommendations, but googling data recovery or undelete should find stuff. Or if you music is really valuable to you, it could be done professionally.
If you are thinking of data recovery, you should use you computer as little as possible or preferably not at all to avoid overwriting lost data.

Nightmare Scenario!!!!

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