OK: simple question about video out

My new mac mini should arrive today. I'm taking it one step at a time but planning down the road as I hope to hook it to my TV for Netflix streaming, Hulu, etc. I've ordered the S-Video adapter so I'll be good there.
My question: I know that to drive a second monitor (not mirrored) that a third party, usually USB solution is needed. But what if I just want to mirror out to my TV what is shown on the monitor? Will a DVI splitter do the job?

A splitter will generally not work - or at least that well - because it means the mini will receive two separate signals from the displays indicating conflicting possible settings. It would only then work at resolutions which are common to both displays - typically 640x480 and 800x600.
What complicates it more in your case is that since you want to drive the TV with the DVI-to-S-Video adapter, if you were to add a splitter before that cable, it would eradicate the S-video component since that is catered for by the adapter alone. And clearly you can't add a splitter after the adapter.
There is no real, easy way to add dual display use to a mini, but the recently released USB adapter and the Matrox dual-head-to-go are probably the most viable. Even then, in as far as the former, the USB display will be relatively slow, and in the latter, you will be limited to what amounts to two 1024x768 screens - in effect, your TV and a 15" LCD. It is also not clear whether the Matrox unit passes the S-video component of the mini's output, meaning that if it does not, it can also not be used if a TV is being connected by composite or S-video.

Similar Messages

  • Question about video out on my iPad2.

    I purchased a Skiva Medioflow composit Video / AV cable in hopes of being able to stream apps like ESPN Watch and Big 10 to TVs with only RCA inputs.  What I get is audio and no video.  It appears from what I read, only a few apps, such as itunes and netflix allow for video out.  I've read that it is up to the app maker to allow video out.   I know at least that itunes works with the cable.  Is there any way to make this happen?  I do not want to jailbreak my ipad or anything like that.  If there is a way, I would appreciate your input.

    Thanks, I was afraid of that.  The more reading I did, the more I came to this conclusion.    I left a request with the Big 10 that I would like the ability to do video out.

  • A simple question about c:out and the ADF bindings

    I have a small problem which I can't figure out :-(
    The solution is probably dead easy, but I don't see it ..
    The problem is :
    I have a jsp-file which have the following tags :
    <c:out value="${bindings.EstimatedInterest}" />
    <c:out value="${bindings.RemainingAmount}" />
    And I want to have one more field which just adds these two together.
    But I get this error :
    Attempt to coerce a value of type "oracle.jbo.uicli.binding.JUCtrlAttrsBinding" to type "java.lang.Long" (null)
    Can anyone pls point me in the right direction ?
    With regards, TA

    Hi Thor,
    try this,
    <c:set var="EstimatedInterest" value="${bindings.EstimatedInterest}"/>
    <c:set var="RemainingAmount" value="${bindings.RemainingAmount}"/>
    <c:out value="${EstimatedInterest+RemainingAmount}" />
    oscar

  • Super simple question about fading out

    how do i fade out with a midi track...I want to fade out the last note of a song.

    Look up Automation in the Manual.

  • A simple question about combo box

    Dear All,
    Just got a simple question about combo box: I have one of these selectors with labels based on filtered rows from a table.
    Is it possible to have one more label that would select all options?
    Like:
    Product A
    Product B
    Product C
    All Product
    Many thanks for your help!
    Gilles

    Hi Gilles,
    The purpose of ComboBox itself to select single option out of many.
    For your purpose, you may have to use "List Builder" which can accomodate 1 or more  to select.
    Please revert for more clarification if you need.
    With best wishes
    BaaRaa.

  • Simple question about mount and delay script

    Hello, I have a simple question about mounting volumes on start up.
    My computer wakes up auto - and then auto there are serveral applescript tasks (mount and start up programs)
    I use this script (daily) for serveral connections with external volumes I always need the connect to. ( In the script I use this code 3 times for other locations) I do this on start up.
    set Uname to "XXX"
    set Pword to "XXX"
    set someVolume to "afp://XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX/XXX/XXX
    mount volume someVolume as user name Uname with password Pword
    (same code for 2 other locations)
    When i do this on start up sometimes the script says there is no connection possible. I guess it's because on start up the connection isn't there. And 1 minute later when computer is total ready the connection is ok. When I run the script then It works. Just sometimes ( In the morning) 'It' want to connect but the script stops. When i do it manually(I run the script again) it works just fine.
    Is it possible that I need a delay? Can someone explain this?
    How would I make a delay handler for this script? Is that the best solution?
    Thanks in advance. This is something small i'm wondering about.
    Colin

    BTW, If you saved the script as an application +(and not as an application bundle)+ you could drop the script on to *Drop Script Backgrounder* (freeware).
    Then the script would run in the background, so, you wouldn't see it running in the Finder.
    <http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/7922/drop-script-backgrounder-x>
    Tom

  • A simple question about performance!

    Hi! I have a simple question about performance. Suppouse that you have a servlet or a class with DB access, and you need to use a value several times in that page. What is best, to assign the value from say, a resultset or a request.getParameter() to a variable or to call the resultset or the request every time you need to retrieve that value? Which option uses less memory, which is faster, etc.?
    Hoping the best fou u
    Raul

    If you need more values from a db, the best is to open some connections (connection pool) and use the for accessing the db.
    To get the data only once, open the connection, get the data, store the data whereever you want: variable (class), hidden control (if you want to send from one page to another by request) and close the connection as quicky as possible.
    The advantage of the first method is that the most time consuming activity (connections opening) is done only once.

  • Simple question about JAVA path

    Hi. I have a simple question , but I spent several hours trying to find an answer.
    How do I know the location of the java executable which is used by Concurrent Manager.
    I already know that running which java under application user will not give me the correct answer

    Maybe you can try like this:
         public String getPath(){
              Class cls=getClass();
              String className=cls.getName();
              String packageName=cls.getPackage().getName();
              System.out.println(className);
              System.out.println(packageName);
              String newClassName=className.replaceAll("\\.", "/");
              String resouceName=newClassName+".class";
              System.out.println(resouceName);
              URL url;
              url=cls.getClassLoader().getResource(resouceName);
              String path="";
              path=url.getFile();
              return path;
         }

  • Question about Video Cards on Laptops

     Hi everyone, and sorry if I post this in the wrong area. I own a few computers, some are consider ancient and others are somewhat old but can run Windows XP just fine. I have a question about the computers in the stores today.
    I am looking to invest in a new laptop, possibly a desktop in the near future depending on my budget. The question I have about video cards today is that, I enjoy a good MMO game now and then, I don't expect to play heavy intensive games, just maybe some more advance games. I notice that for one game that I want to play, it requires a video card to have (Shadow Rendering, Vertex and Pixle Shaders). Do the computers today have those as standard for thier video card? Or do I have to invest in a little bit more expensive laptop/desktop. I am willing to invest money for some more RAM, if I need to improve its preformance. The reason I ask is because I have a 4 year old Laptop with a broken keyboard, and I was thinking about just replacing the laptop with a newer one. it has some pretty good specs and runs everything fine, but it can not play certain games because of those missing video requirements. (Current laptop incase someone is curious: 1.5Ghz Celeron M, 1GB memory 64MB video (Shared) ) Thanks to anyone who has the answer to this question. (P.S sorry if everything is scrunched together. for some reason the formatting is wierd on Opera web browser

    Graphics cards have all those standard today... or at least they should unless you get a really cheap Graphics card. The kind of graphics card and processor and other specs of the computer you want to get should depend on what you want to do with it. It also depends on the kind of games you want to play. If you're playing FPS [first person shooter] then you need a really good graphics card and processor. If you're playing something like Diablo 2 or something that's on the lower end of graphics then you just need decent specs. Graphics cards, I suggest something with aGeForce Nividia card... as of today, they are in the 9 series for high-end cards I believe. For processors... get something like Intel Core 2 Duo T9500 or T9600 or the Core 2 Quatros or Extremes. Extremes are intended for hardcore gaming and would be more expensive. For RAM you should have at least 2GB... you can always upgrade that later.
    For laptops my suggestions are:
    $3k+ get a customized alienware
    $2-3 get a customized dell xps, or macbook pro [although if you're gaming i would suggest you dual boot with windows xp or vista]
    $1-2k get a cheaper customized dell, or sony vaio
    under $1k... well I don't know what to say... you can't really get a nice gaming computer for under that price.
    I personally DO NOT like HP computers at all because they are so quirky and have so many problems and break down easily.

  • Simple question about telnet and characters

    Hi all,
    We've installed for the first time a SUN machine. So i think it's for a SUN expert a very simple question.
    Normally when i type a special character it will be dispayed like " � " [alt+132]
    But when i use a telnet session and i type "alt+132" i get a "d" and not "�".
    Does someone know where i must start to find out how this works ?
    Thanks you very much.
    ESP

    This is probably related to the locale your server is in. I don't remember the default locale a box is installed in if you don't specify. I think its "C". I use the UTF-8 or en_US.ISO8859-1 locales at home. At work, usually C but sometimes applications may require UTF-8. BEA Weblogic required this for a project a while back. This is defined in /etc/init/tz.

  • Simple question about flex and AS 3.0

    Hi, this might sound like a simple question so I apologize...
    I have both a copy of flex 2 and 3, and i want to simply code in AS
    3.0 not mxml. I referred to the help of both flex 2 and 3, and all
    i could come up with is "you can add dynamic behavior to your
    documents using actionscript", which means to me, you only write
    your functions in AS and create instances with mxml (...ugh).
    personally, i find mxml to be ugly (mainly because it looks like
    html to me), and i'd rather not use it. coming from programming in
    an IDE in Java, it seems like it would be nicer to have something
    similar, all the while having the power and cool features of flash.
    I'm not fully educated in this matter so i understand that i could
    be totally wrong.
    i mean, if i have to code in mxml, i will. i'm a web
    programmer for a living, and if a more experience programmer said
    something like "if you don't code mxml in flex, you'll never get a
    job coding in flex", i would trust the advice, and learn the ugly
    code. :)
    yes, i do have Flash cs3, it's great but it seems like a pain
    to me the way you organize classes.... i've only seen a few
    tutorials, ones that explain how you cannot simply import a custom
    class, you have tell your movie to link to it, put it in the same
    directory, or manually name the package, it's sort of confusing.
    my main point here is that i'm very eager to start building
    apps in straight AS 3.0 instead of using flash cs3 (for some
    projects), and it would be cool to get some help or be pointed in
    the right direction.
    to simplify:
    can i write AS 3.0 and only as 3.0 in flex 2 or 3? how? can
    you link me to a tutorial? any advise?
    thanks!

    Hey William, thanks for the post. It's a great coincidence
    because I'm reading that book as well. I'm about half way through
    it, and I love it. I installed mxmlc on my linux box and am writing
    pure AS 3 apps. I think that's the way to go, though I know it's
    not for everybody.
    My problem with mxml is that it has a weird syntax for
    function calls, and it's not as 'intuitive' for a person like me,
    who came from C++ and Java programming in the past. I like writing
    programs in the C++ and Java style syntax, and since so many other
    languages use a similar syntax, I don't see any reason to learn the
    nuances of mxml, unless I was getting paid to do it. As far as I
    can tell there is no benefit.
    I hate using Flash to write flash apps as well, I feel like
    they become messy and confusing, especially when trying to write an
    OOP application. I only use it if I want to move an object in a
    very specific way and can't do it with the Tween methods.

  • Newbie question about video quality in CS3

    I'm new to Premiere CS3. I've been using iMovie but wanted to move up to an app with more features and finer grained tuning. However, I'm having trouble getting my imported clips to maintain their quality. Don't know if I've got PrCS3 set up incorrectly or if I don't know enough about video formats.
    I'm running Premiere v3.2.0 (374) on a MacBook Pro, 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 3GB memory, OSX 10.6.6
    Here's my scenario:
    I have a video clip with the following specs: .mov, 720 x 480, H.264, 30fps, bitrate 244 (see screen shot below). It was captured from my computer using Snapz Pro X.
    I imported the clip into PrCS3 and was surprised the clip preview and composite preview were displayed at less quality than the original (even made sure the quality mode was set to "highest"). The video clip was squeezed a bit and the clean edges of my vector art were jagged. The entire thing seemed out of focus.
    I thought the exported video might be better quality. I exported the sequence using the following settings:
    But the results were no better (I've actually gotten better results using iMovie HD). Below is the final exported movie.
    Any help from the PrCS3 community would be greatly appreciated.
    Thanks,
    Justin
    Providence, RI

    Hi,
    capturing from your computer would give you square pixel aspect ratio....and you're using an aspect ratio for SD TV ( ntsc ), so it is stretching ....no longer a perfect "circle" in the paw print...
    Your project setting should be made in custom / desktop ( dont use a preset )...and set it for 720x480 square pixels progressive ( no interleaving ), 29.97 fps...  the codec choice for rendering when you set up the project could be dealt with later on if this solves your basic problem..
    your export would then be the same as your project setting....720x480, progressive, square pixels, 29.97 or 30 fps ...should be good.
    one note: h264 is already "compressed" quite a bit....its a "delivery" format...for viewing ...not really meant to be edited...know what I mean ?  So you will lose some quality due to that stuff already being compressed...
    but your pixel aspect ratio being "fixed" with the above should improve what you see quite a bit.
    good luck

  • Maybe a simple question about M2T ?

    Hi
    I record in HDV on the JVC GY 101.
    I store on the Focus Enhancements DR HD100 Hard disk recorder.
    The footage I have is in HDV 25frames Progressive.
    The hard disk stores as m2t file and I seem to need to use Mpeg streamclip to convert for Final Cut Pro HD.
    I have a few questions about this.
    1) What should i convert to with mpeg streamclip ? mov, dv m2v etc etc
    2) What setting should I have on FCP with regards to screen size ? The converted clips are 1280x720. When I choose this setting on the sequence, I end up with small black bars left and right of the video on the canvas ???
    3) I will also later have to add some digi beta footage which will be PAL, 720x576 Anamorphic.
    4) What is the best resolution for me here ?
    5) And will the quality of the original m2t file be downgraded by the mpeg streamclip ?
    Thanks so much for your help
    All the best
    Simon

    HDV isn't an "edit-friendly" format, meaning: HDV uses inter-frame compression, combined with a long group-of-pictures (GOP) of 15 frames (12 frames in PAL-equivalent). In intra-frame compression (as in DV, DVCPRO HD, etc.), each video frame is a complete image that stands alone. Inter-frame compression (which is also used in DVDs) uses only a limited number of complete image frames, the GOP determines that number. So, in HDV for example, with a GOP of 15 frames, 1 second of 30fps video contains only 2 complete frames, while the other 28 frames are determined by calculations used in conjunction with the Bi-directional ('B') and Predicted ('P') frames, which contain partial information on the changes in the video in between the 'I' frames which contain whole images. This process, of course, requires much more computer processing power than when editing DV, DVCPRO HD, Uncompressed, etc.
    Editing video streams such as HDV (and XDCAM HD) is made difficult by the reduced number of I-frames. For example, if you make a cut in between the I-frames in the video clip, the computer has to then recalculate new I-frames that are placed at both sides of the cut. Converting on capture/after import to an intra-frame codec like DVCPRO HD, ProRes 422, or Uncompressed will reduce processing power and increase real-time performance, as well as give better performance when adding effects and performing compositing like chroma-keying.
    A common rule of thumb in professional applications is to acquire in HDV, XDCAM HD, etc., but capture and edit in DVCPRO HD, ProRes 422, or even Uncompressed. Native HDV editing is not taboo by any means; it's just not as easy or robust -- especially with the LONG render times. Depending on what kind of work you do (and of course personal preference), you may not see much benefit by transcoding to another format.
    Are you suggesting i have to convert each clip after capture?
    Unless you have an HDV deck with HD-SDI and a capture card, you would have to convert each clip. Batch-conversion would be very useful for that.
    Hope that helps.
    tim

  • Questions about video studio

    Hi.  Not an Abobe question per se, but I'm going to be setting up a video studio / green screen room  and thought some Abode users might be able to point me to an appropriate place to ask some questions about how this should be built.  (Planning a 16' x 16', room, but could be up to 16' x 20' if necessary, standard 8' ceilings (no way around that).
    Would like to film a weekly show in the studio with anywhere from 1-3 people sitting at a greenscreen desk; would also use the room to record singing and piano.
    Will be processing with Adobe master Suite CS6 (and Sonar X2 for music in conjunction with Audition).
    I've done some greenscreen work with a consumer grade digital camcorder and hardboard painted green, Keying with After Effects and using Premiere as nonlinear editor.  But I'd like to set up something more professional now, while trying to keep the budget under control.  Perfectly fine with DIY softboxes and screens as long as they work well.
    Have questions about lighting, cameras, preferred room dimensions, and any othter factors I should consider when having this built (and needs to accomodate the recording of piano and vocals as well).
    Thanks for any suggestions.

    Thanks Steven.
    I've been worried about the 16' being a little too tight - so will go with the 20' (even bigger might be better, but that's the most I can really do).
    A few other questions:
    1) I thought I was going to be limited to 8' ceilings, but depending how things lay, it might not be a big deal to put in 9' ceilings.  Would that help significantly with the lighting or is it not a big deal.
    2) Should I have electrician install lighting on the ceiling to illuminate the greenscreen (back wall) from above or to shine down on the talent from above and behind for backlighting - or should I just do all the lighting with standing softbox lamps?
    3) I've read that sound in a rectangular studio can be a big problem.  One recommendation was to hang black curtains on tracks that could cover all areas not in the shot - this would reduce bouncing of light and spill over from greenscreen, while also minimizing standing waves / echo.  Any advice on this or other economical things to consider as room is being built? 
    4) I have a HV20 Canon consumer grade HDV camcorder - it has an HDMI port.  Anyone have experience with Blackmagic Intensity Pro - which should let you capture uncompressed raw video from the camera?
    5) Any one have advice on the Sony HVR-V1U MiniDV Camcorder  - can get used for under $1000 - would this be a giant step up and make green screening / keying much easier (using Adobe Premiere and After Effects CS6) - or not worth the money?
    6) Any advice on what to do for microphpones during a show where 2-3 people are seated at a rectangular table facing one camera and talking?  Will also record some electric piano and vocals.
    Thanks for any suggestions (including advice about any other forums where I should post my questions)

  • A simple Question about % in CR Chart!

    Hi, I have another simple question.
    When i use SQL to storage data and wanna Crystal Report to display the data in chart using %
    which data type should i use?
    float or string?
    and I found when i use 0.12 as 12% in database , It could not display in Crystal Report line chart normally.
    What should I do??
    Please Help!!!
    Thank you VERY MUCH!!!

    If you have the datatype as string from your database then try adding the string field as a summary field in chart and select maximum instead of count and if you have them in number format then you can directly select the percentage in chart.
    Regards,
    Raghavendra

Maybe you are looking for