Playing copied dvd files on my Imac G5 after updating with Leopard

Hope someone can help not really computer buff. I recently updated my mac to leopard 10.5 I was running 10.3. I tried to copy a dvd to my desktop with backupdvd, it work as usual but when I tried to play the video_ts file it asked me that I needed to choose an application to open so I did and I opened it with the dvd app. All I hear is sound from the file but no picture, It tells me that the dvd app cannot open media. I realized that when I updated to Leopard the dvd app also upgraded. what can I do I use to copy the dvd to my desktoop then burn it on a dvd. Please Help. Thanks

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My iMac keeps crashing when a launch some specific demanding programs.
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Hello sean:
I am not an expert in iPhoto, but people who post here are:
http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=143
To try to address the browser problem, reset Safari and see if that helps. Also, try an alternate browser (I use Firefox that way) to see if the problem is system-wide. Also, there is a Safari forum here:
http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=169
Barry

Is There a way to play Windows Media files on the IMac?

Windows Media Player 9 does not work for intel model, neither do the Quicktime components. Any other alternatives?

I have had good luck converting the WMA files to mp3s, which my iTunes see and play with no problem.
Here is how.
1. Open WMP9 and select copy from CD
2. from the TOOLS menu at the top select OPTIONS
3. From OPTIONS select the COPY MUSIC tab.
4. In the COPY MUSIC page half way down under "copy settings" you will
see a radio window with a drop down menu. The window is labeled
FORMAT.
5. Change the window (typically it is in "Windows Media Audio" to
"MPEG Layer-3." There is a good instructional tip link right next to
the drop-down window labeled "Learn more about MP3 formats."
6. Remember to hit APPLY on the tab at the bottom of the page,
then close out.
Now when you copy music into your PC it will be in a medium that both the mac and the PC can use.
Some notes: If you plan to copy music from your computer to use in your car stereo do so on a CD-R, otherwise there is a good chance the car stereo wont see it.
You can copy all of your iTunes on a DVD+R, but only your Mac will be able to play them. It is a good way to archive them, but nothing else will play them. WMP9 won't even see them.
If you don't have the original CDs and are trying to transfer music that is in WMA format you will have to copy it to a CD first, typically a CD that is a Playlist. Then reinstall it as an MP3. When you pull up your menu in WMP9 you will then see the same song repeated twice, but one will have a much smaller file space (the MP3). and will be labled as an MP3. I would suggest keeping both versions if you have the hard drive space, since many ultraportable devices anymore require on or the other.
As for the WMP9 not working on the iMac, are you sure you activated it? Mine works fine now that I have 2 gigs of RAM. My iMac came with 512, and would routinely freeze up and crash on just about anything. Once I put 2 gigs in it, it became a whole new machine. It works about as well as any PC I have ever seen, and even better than some.
I would strongly suggest that if the WMP on your iMac is not accepting WMA files from your PC that you call their tech help. Those folks are great!
Hope this helps,
Doug

Playing .iso "DVD" files - what software to use?

I've got quite a few DVDs ripped as .iso files. I made these files (from DVDs that I own) on an XP PC. They were done using this format because that's what my Pixel Magic media player uses.
Is there any OS X software that'll play these files?

If you have just the .IFO and .VOB files, and not the rest of the files (like the .BUPs), you need to rip the MPEG streams out using something MPEGStreamClip, or whatever.
However, if you have all the files that make up a DVD, place them in folder named VIDEO_TS and make a folder named AUDIO_TS at the same level as VIDEO_TS. Once you do that, they can be played using the OS X DVD Player application.

Cannot play copied itunes files

I just got a new laptop (pc) and I copied my itunes library to a flash drive. I copied all the files into what I thought was the correct folder, however, everytime I go to play a song it says I have to locate the file - and then I have to select it. I don't have a huge library, but doing that with over 2000 songs is going to be a nightmare. After the fact, I made sure to check the "copy songs" in advanced preferences, but it won't apply to those I already copied. Can I delete them and start over? Or is there a fix now? Any info/tips would be appreciated! Thanks!

There are codecs in the Windows version of Windows Media Player which do not exist on a Mac, so perhaps that's the issue.
But you say you tried VLC Player and MPlayer, but not that you've tried the Mac version of WMP, so if you haven't, give that a try. If that doesn't work, one last thing to try would be WMV Player. It's not free, but they have a free trial so you could see if it worked for you.
If none of those solutions help, then I can only guess that the files are encoded in a codec for which no Mac version exists. When you get stuff from Acquisition or any other P2P network, there's no knowing what sort of hash you'll end up with.
Don't Steal Intellectual Property! Please make sure that all material (songs, movies, etc.) you obtain from P2P networks are legal, not pirated.

How do I copy a file from a PC to a MAC with Airport Express?

I read that it should be possible to share and copy files between computers connected via an Airport Express wireless network in the Airport Express Technical Specification.
I have my PC connected to the Airport via an adapter and it happily shares Internet connection and Printers with my MAC (G5) wirelessly. I have the PC connected via the 'Access Point' option in the Netgear Adapter (rather than Computer to Computer Ad hoc - which i tried but doesn't seem to work).
I found the excellent : http://www.efelix.co.uk/tech/3001.html which details how to set up sharing and I have followed this successfully to the point where I get to the point where I should connect to the PC (from the MAC " Finder | Go | Connect to Server...") specifying its TCP address (in my case 'smb:10.0.0.3') but it times out with an error message stating that 'Finder could not find the specified resource" or something similar.
My question is - is this possible using Airport Express, and what steps are needed to set this up? Is Access point the issue perhaps?

Both the PC and the Mac are wireless clients of the
Airport Express (AX)?
Yes, both Mac and PC are wirless Clients of AX
Can you provide more information on your network
topology. Is the AX connected to the internet?
Yes, AX is connected to the internet (a wireless ISP called unwired.com.au)
Is the Airport Express using 10.0.0.x addressing
rather than the default of 10.0.1.x
Sorry, you are correct: AX is using 10.0.1.x and is itself 10.0.1.1, PC is 10.0.1.3
Note it should be smb://10.0.0.3 and not
smb:10.0.0.3
I suspect it should be smb://10.0.1.3
You are correct - thanks~!!! It works fine now - I am really impressed with
a) the fact this works
b) your spot-on advise iFelix! THanks!
I am curious to know though, given the Mac and PC are clients of the AX, is there anything I need to do explictly to ensure the Firewall of the AX is turned on now that I am sharing and exposing files and directories on these machines and have to have client firewalls turned off? I was using Sygate on the PC as my software firewall but found no matter what Adapter related software i 'allowed' in the firewall, it would no longer access the internet.

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