Quicktime 7 streaming playback speed problems.

Hello,
I am currently using QT 7.6.6 to stream asx/asf video files. As these files are lectures, I like to watch them between 1.5X and 2X. When I adjust the playback speed, the load speed stays the same. As a result, after less than a minute my playback stutters. Is there a way to have the stream load faster, so that I won't have to wait 20 minutes for enough of the file to load before I start my faster playback?
Thanks for all the help.

Having just updated my G4 with the new QuickTime 7.5.5, I can say that this fixed the problem I have been having- hoorah!
I appreciate the response from Sig, although I still can't seem to find the QT discussions page from the discussions home page on the Apple site, which is why I posted the problem on the Tiger page.

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Aggressively increase a QuickTime movie's playback speed

Greetings,
I know it is possible to increase the speed of a QuickTime movie to 3x its original recorded speed using QuickTime Pro's AV control from the menu bar.
I was wondering if there is a way to increase the speed in a much more aggressive manner. For example, capturing a flower opening or a sunrise. That is, an hour of video compressed into a minute or less.
Experimenting with AppleScript's "Set Rate" command yields uneven playback beyond 3x.
I didn't expect to find the capability native in QuickTime but I was wondering if there is software available for QuickTime to accomplish this?
All feedback welcome,
Andrew Ontko

It is available in QuickTime Pro. You need only think outside the box.
QuickTime Pro allows to "Add Scaled". This means that the source of your paste will match the "timeline" of the "other file".
So. You want an hour of video to play in one minute. That would become an extremely high frame rate that many computers couldn't keep up with. But QuickTime Player is designed to "drop" frames so your file (when viewed) may appear just as you wish.
You could also use the "Image Sequence" feature of QuickTime Pro to create your file. This new file would not have the excessive frame rate.
To use the "Add Scaled" feature simply extract your video track (not needed if their is no audio) and save as (new file).
Let's assume your video is 60 minutes in duration at 30 frames per second. That's a lot of frames (108,00 to be exact).
Human eyeballs and brains don't do well with more than 60 fps.
Try this:
Open a one minute audio file with QuickTime Pro. Also open your one hour video in a new Player window.
From the "video" movie and select all (Command-A) and copy (Command-C).
Switch to the audio movie, select all and choose "Add to Selection & Scale".
Open the Movie Properties window of this new (not saved yet) file and "Delete" the audio track. Save As, name and try this new file.
A "better" approach would be to export from your one hour video at a lower frame rate as "Image Sequence". Set the export frame rate to only send one new image file for each minute of file time (total of 1,800 "frames").
Be sure to export to a new folder or you'll have images all over your Desktop.
From QT Pro choose "Open Image Sequence", highlight the first file name in new folder of images, set the frame rate (you wanted 30 fps) and QuickTime Pro will make a new file.
I use Add and Scale to create various effects (video and audio). Your audio can sound like James Earl Jones to the Chipmunks and your video can play as fast, or slow as you like.

QuickTime Player has encountered a problem and needs to close. [error]

*Error message:*
QuickTime Player has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
*Error signature:*
EventType : BEX P1 : QuickTimePlayer.exe P2 : 7.60.92.0
P3 : 496279cc P4 : QuickTimePlayer.exe P5 : 7.60.92.0 P6 : 496279cc
P7 : 0000130d P8 : c0000409 P9 : 00000000
*Error report content:*
C:\DOCUME~1\MyUserID\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER1cc6.dir00\QuickTimePlayer.exe.mdmp
C:\DOCUME~1\MyUserID\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER1cc6.dir00\appcompat.txt
This problem is same as reported here and hasn't been solved:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1370493&tstart=1397
I have seen this problem appearing on Windows 2000, XP SP2 and XP SP3 with all QuickTime 7 versions (can't tell about iTunes since I don't use it), it didn't bother me because I have no use for QT/MOV myself.
but.
I have just installed your latest QT Player 7.60.92 and it craps out with the same error whenever I want to open .mov files.
And I have downloaded few trailers ranging from small resolution up to highest "HD" resolution from your own Apple website to make sure it is not some encoding compatibility issue.
I know it is a bug in QT Player itself, so don't tell me please that "my QT got fragmented" or such BS (like the replies suggested in the other thread) or ask about any QT alternative corrupting "official" QT Player since I have no such thing. I am trying to make it work on my mother's computer with freshly installed WinXP (prior updated up to latest patches), machine has standard 32bit intel single core CPU (2.8GHz, 2GB of RDRAM).
I am really sorry I bought her camera that take those stupid .mov QT videos.
Apple folks, what's the catch?
With every crash it creates in user temp directory files like:
QuickTimePlayer (2009-03-15 16.06.49).dmp
+ folder like WERf743.dir00 with files inside:
appcompat.txt
manifest.txt
QuickTimePlayer.exe.hdmp
QuickTimePlayer.exe.mdmp
appcompat:
Well, too big to post here (~190kB of text) and anyways it just lists files/versions from what I've seen, so its probably irrevelant
manifest:
Server=watson.microsoft.com
UI LCID=1033
Flags=1674066
Brand=WINDOWS
TitleName=QuickTime Player
DigPidRegPath=HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\DigitalProductId
ErrorText=If you were in the middle of something, the information you were working on might be lost.
Stage1URL=
Stage1URL=/StageOne/Generic/BEX/QuickTimePlayerexe/7_60_92_0/496279cc/QuickTimePlayer_exe/7_60_920/496279cc/0000130d/c0000409/00000000.htm
Stage2URL=
Stage2URL=/dw/GenericTwo.ASP?EventType=BEX&P1=QuickTimePlayer.exe&P2=7.60.92.0&P 3=496279cc&P4=QuickTimePlayer.exe&P5=7.60.92.0&P6=496279cc&P7=0000130d&P8=c00004 09&P9=00000000
DataFiles=C:\DOCUME~1\My-User-ID-here\LOCALS~1\Temp\WERf743.dir00\QuickTimePlaye r.exe.mdmp|C:\DOCUME~1\My-User-ID-here\LOCALS~1\Temp\WERf743.dir00\appcompat.txt
Heap=C:\DOCUME~1\My-User-ID-here\LOCALS~1\Temp\WERf743.dir00\QuickTimePlayer.exe .hdmp
ErrorSubPath=Generic\BEX\QuickTimePlayer.exe\7.60.92.0\496279cc\QuickTimePlayer. exe\7.60.92.0\496279cc\0000130d\c0000409\00000000
DirectoryDelete=C:\DOCUME~1\My-User-ID-here\LOCALS~1\Temp\WERf743.dir00
/edit
Yes, same as in the other thread from year ago, the QT/.mov files play fine in the browsers (I have just check on IE7, Firefox, K-Meleon).
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Look, I had it running _few times_ too until it crapped out and gives the error since (on my own other computers - which I don't care since I have no use for any QT/.mov myself, but I repeat from post 1: I need it working on my Mother's comp).
And talking about 'bad drivers' - yes, I know that the drivers are sometimes at fault and bad drivers can make entire windoze pc unstable or crash; but how can you suggest this as a cause in this case when I'm telling you that the same error appears on completely different machines? And wouldn't this error appear from begining, from very first use of QT Player if it were bad drivers? Sure it would if it was faulty driver, but since it didn't that's not the case obviously.
Another pointer that it is NOT drivers related problem is that all other audio-video programs work fine, without errors and problem-free on the same machines, including playback of some of the .mov files with Media Player Classic or VLC - while they crap out with QT Player. If it was any of the drivers for audio or video, directx acceleration, etc - the faulty driver(s) should and would affect other programs as well. Yet all of them work fine and as I said - some even play QT files too (the ones capable of).
/edit:
Just to test it I "caved in" and I have installed entire iTunes 8.0 garbage (as suggested by foobula earlier) since I couldn't get just QTPlayer part of it to install separately, and what do you know:
LO & BEHOLD! same .mov files play fine with QT7, no errors, no problem! (I have opened/closed same .mov files many times).
Then I uninstalled iTunes and all of its junk,
removed any traces of it (because it left out - in a Microsft style - plenty of garbage in registry, user appdata folder etc),
rebooted,
installed the "standalone" QT Player 7.60
and hello Apple my darling! - same error is back after just 2 playbacks of very same .mov files!
(I used Apple's own .mov trailers for testing just to make sure I have "right" quicktime files:
http://movies.apple.com/movies/weinstein/inglouriousbasterds/inglouriousbasterds -tlr2_1080p.mov
and
http://movies.apple.com/movies/weinstein/inglouriousbasterds/inglouriousbasterds -tlr2_480p.mov
- and I repeat: both played once each fine (haven't play till the end though, but I'm sure that doesn't matter since the problem appears from the start)
What better proof you need that the problem is only with QT Player in a "standalone edition" (or whatever Apple calls it) and not with any drivers etc?
As previously, both play fine when links opened in a browsers (so the QuickTime whatever-components responsible for audio and video rendering WORK FINE and its not any "bad drivers" problems, it is just QT Player application's problem)
Again: (I hate to repeat myself)
*I don't want any itunes or other junk,*
*I just want .mov files to open with quicktime player - no more or less.*
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Any Help For Yet Another HDCP For Playback/Netflix Problem?

I have a very complex set-up and had no problem streaming until the other night and I have tried every single solution I can find online under the sun so that is why I am posting here.
I have a Pioneer Receiver that I used a Terk Smart HDMI 3 x 1 Selector with and was able to stream Netflix with no problem.
This is how everything used to be set up:
Pioneer Receiver
Blu-ray IN
HDMI OUT Terk
DVD IN
Panasonic DVD Recorder OUT
OUT
Panasonic LCD TV HDMI 1
Terk HDMI 3 x 1 Selector
OUT
Pioneer Receiver Bluray IN
Panasonic Bluray Player
Input 1
AppleTV (3rd Gen.)
Input 2
Mac Mini (2010)
Input 3
Now here's the rub: I also have a PS3. I used to unplug either the ATV or Mini whenever I wanted to use it and I got tired of switching out so I bought a Monoprice 8 x 1 HDMI Selector. The logic here being that I would have more than enough HDMI inputs to plug in everything.
When I first hooked up the Monoprice, I hooked the OUT from it into the Bluray IN on the Pioneer and then hooked all of the HDMI cables from all of the various electronics into the INputs on it. Tested all of them to see that it autoselected whatever I had chosen and even was able to stream on NF.
This is how I have everything hooked up now:
Monoprice 8 x 1
OUT
Pioneer Receiver Bluray IN
ATV
Input 1
Panasonic Bluray Player
Input 2
PS3
Input 3
Mac Mini
Input 4
Panasonic DVD Recorder*
Input 5
*Bluray IN and OUT are the only HDMI slots in use on the Pioneer Receiver using this hookup.
Now all of a sudden yesterday I went to stream NF via the ATV and I got that "This content requires HDCP for playback" error.
I did everything I could think of and also tried all of the suggestions I could find on the web. I had already switched out the HDMI cables as I had bought new ones when I got the Monoprice. So I hooked the Terk back up thinking it would "fix" things. No dice. I put the old HDMI cables back on. No dice. I have it hooked up now with the old HDMI cables and still no dice. I unplugged everything and let it sit thinking I could force a new HDMI handshake. NF started streaming for 5 seconds and froze -- and then the error message.
I also have a Scientific Atlanta DVR that the ATV is plugged into that the HDMI 2 of the Panasonic TV is connected via HDMI. The Panasonic TV isn't "old" as I think I got it in late 2009 or late 2010, as it has more than enough HDMI inputs, component, and also a PC connection -- in case someone wanted to suggest the TV wasn't capable of handling the hookups. The ATV is running the latest version of the software.
This is really frustrating since it worked with no problem from the day I got the ATV and now after upgrading the switcher to get more HDMI inputs, everything went kaput.
And I just don't know what to do.
I'm not sure if having everything being dependent upon the Panasonic TV being powered on is affecting things, but it never affected things when I was using the 3 x 1 HDMI switch. When I wanted to use the ATV, I'd press the Bluray input on the Pioneer receiver, hit the ATV remote and it would come on. Click into NF and voila: streaming with no problems.
Currently, I still do the same thing -- and I can listen to the radio, stream in iTunes Match on the ATV. It's just the NF issue that's really beyond me. The only thing I can think of to try is to maybe put the DVR in the surge protector slot so that it has to be powered on so that everything else will power up instead of the TV?
I'm hoping someone has a suggestion that involves something other than restarting/restoring the ATV, or unplugging things for 30 seconds because I have tried everything I've come across. I just don't know what to do but I really would like to be able to use NF on the ATV because I like the fact that it plays in Dolby, and I really don't want to have to go back to the PS3 to utilize that feature.
In the meantime, I guess I will switch the DVR on the surge protector with the TV and see what happens if I change the way things power up in the chain.

I am at a loss. I thought I had a micro USB cord but since I didn't, I wasn't able to downgrade the software.
I did a complete restore for kicks.
This is the current setup
ATV HDMI
Panasonic TV HMDI 2
ATV optical output
Pioneer Receiver
Again, all of the other devices run through the 8 x 1 switch box which is NOT powered on to use the ATV.
I get the HDCP error whenever I try to access the following:
Netflix
Trailers
Vimeo
WSJ Live
HHL and the other sports channels
These work fine:
Radio
iTunes Match
Podcasts
Flickr
TV Shows and Movies because I tested both watching previews and they streamed perfectly
I've changed the settings on the ATV until I'm blue in the face and this is what they are currently:
Dolby - Auto
Audio Output - Auto
HDMI Output - Auto
TV Resolution - 1080p HD - 60Hz -- and yes I've had it set on both "Auto" and 720p HD - 60Hz and neither stopped the error once it started happening
All of the equipment is HDCP compliant as I checked
The cable between the TV and ATV
The 8 x 1 switch box
Panasonic TV specs -- it is HDCP compliant as I said in my 3rd post (according to the manual)
The Pioneer Receiver (for good measure)
I have no idea of what to do other than to hope that Apple does something with the next update to restore everything, as this HDCP issue is really beyond annoying and it's clear 5.2 broke something. In the meantime, I really am open to suggestions to try something else other than smashing the ATV with a hammer

Playback speeds up intermittently on first scene when played after build

Hi
I have a problem with playback on apple dvd player after completing the build? When I play the authored project on apple dvd player after the build, after clicking on the play button in the main menu, the first scene (about 1 min. long) playback speeds up intermittently-normal speed then fast for a second then normal then fast-jumpy I guess might describe it. This only happens on the first scene with all the other scenes after this point in the timeline playing fine. I placed 2 new clips (different assets-scenes) to replace the first scene & the same issue happens with different asset clips being used in the same position (first) in the track timeline.
The scenes I used are pans of a running deer, which play fine anywhere else in the track timeline except the first position. When I play the project it's fine in simulator mode & in the project itself...this only happens after the build when playing on apple dvd player from VIDEO_TS folder. This is a test project for some footage so it's only 10 minutes long with bit rates at 5-6 ave. & 6-7.4 max.
-2 pass VBR-best motion.
Any ideas on what is going on?
I'm using DVDSP 2 with Jaguar 10.2.8.
Thanks for any help.
Della

Della:
Not a clue about the problem, sorry, but can "imagine" a workaround just to fool the problem.
You must have a PLAY button that connect to that first scene (first chapter in the track, I guess). If you connect that button to the second chapter (just to try) that plays fine or again behaves as it was first?
If that way plays fine, you can add a "false" first scene (i.e. one second of black exported from FCP) and connect the PLAY button to the real first (now second in the track) chapter.
I told you, it's just a workaround to have in hand in case your dead line gets close!!

Changing Audio Book Playback Speed?

I wasn't able to find where you can change the playback speed of Audio Books in iTunes. Can someone point me to where this setting is?
It's pretty easy on iPhone/iPod/etc... it's just a little button under the scrubber that allows for 1/2x, 1x, or 2x. But I can't see the option in iTunes. I'd assume iTunes on a Mac is capable of as much or more than the functions on an iPod/iPhone, but... I can't find the button.

In any case, if my Mac had problems, I'd send it in for service....!!!
About your problem, I don't think that it depends on hardware.
I'd check Live configuration and the SR of the audio files: you know, Live has so many features to modify speed and a lot of other parameters that bacomes easy to forget something.
Try recording something with Garage Band so you will be sure if there is a real problem.
cheers
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Flash 11.3 - Data Stream Playback Skipping

Hi.
I have a tool which is designed to playback interactive audio/text sessions. For example, I record a data stream, sending events which contain the text that was typed into a chat window, so the messages can be replayed exactly how they originally occured.
I have problems with the playback when deploying the swf to a browser, vs running locally from my Flash Pro CS 5.5 software. I'm just trying to play the flv, waiting for the text events so I can display the recorded chat text.
A simple example of a "skipping" problem in the data stream:
1) A 30 second recording is made of text sent into a chat window.
2) Lets say 5 events are sent to the recorded stream, at time values of 6 seconds, 10 seconds, 12, 14, and 22. I.e. those are the time values of the stream when the text messages were sent.
3) Playback with Flash Pro is exactly what I would expect. After calling "Play()", I recieve the messages at the correct times. For example, the first text message event is recieved from the stream 6 seconds after playing it.
The Problem: When deployed to the broweser, the stream playback seems to automatically "skip" to the first event. I.e., there is no 6 second delay between the time the stream is started to the time the first event is recieved. After that, there is the correct time between events (i.e. 4 seconds later the "10 second" event occurs, then 2 seconds later the "12 second" event occurs, on and on...).
The data must be synched up with an audio stream in some cases. This becomes a problem in certain cases, as the "dead space" at the beginning and end of the data stream is seemingly ignored. The data stream is completely separate from audio (not mixed), and it passes the flvCheck (i.e. no errors about timestamps).
This is all done from Action Script 2. I use a timer to monitor the timestamp on the stream. It becomes clear that the swf, when deployed in a browser, simply jum[s to the the timestamp of the first event. When deployed locally, it is clear the steam properly plays the deadspace at the beginning, before sending the recorded event 6 seconds in.
I can workaround the problem by creating a timer on the client side and always send an "init" event one second after I want to start recording. I could get my recordings to work using this dummy event, but it causes addition problems/confusion and I wonder what the problem really is here.

I do not know what is causing Flash Player not to work for non-admin users, but I have seen it getting to work in the past by using the following procedures
do a clean uninstall of Flash Player, as described in http://forums.adobe.com/thread/928315 - do not reinstall yet
resolve any permission problems using this procedure http://forums.adobe.com/thread/987370
download and run the offline installers from http://helpx.adobe.com/content/help/en/flash-player/kb/installation-problems-flash-player- windows.html#main-pars_header
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Another 3G Data speed problem on 4.1

Hi All,
Background info first:
Using Win 7 Ultimate, iPhone 3gs 16gb, iTunes 10.0.0.68
Located in Milton, Ontario, Canada (near Toronto), Rogers Cell network
While my iPhone was on os 4.0, everything worked perfectly, I was getting 5 bars of service almost anywhere I was, and the 3g data was almost always fast (about 99% of the time it worked without an issue). On rare occasions my signal strength would dip to 4 bars, but that was the worst of it.
I then upgraded to ios 4.0.2, and things have been downhill from there. My 3g speeds are generally terrible now, I usually get 1 or 2 bars, occasionally I will get 3 bars, and only once have I seen 4 bars. Needless to say, I can't really get online with much reliability anymore.
I then noticed an update and upgraded to 4.1, things are even worse now. My geocaching app refuses to connect to the gps, it just hangs, and I am frequently missing phone calls (phone doesn't even ring, I just get a text telling me I missed a call). Battery life is all over the map now as well, some nights I will go to bed with battery at 100%, and when I get up it is at 88%, other times it has completely drained.
I contacted Apple, they told me about the problem where the signal strength wasn't being reported properly, and now I am just seeing what my true signal strength is. I don't buy that at all, because if that is the case, then if my phone was showing 5 bars, and I was actually only getting 2 bars, I was still able to get really fast speeds, now that it is "correctly" showing 2 bars, I am getting terrible reception. Apple support suggested I contact an apple store and book an appointment.
Went to apple store, met with the genius bar guy, he was really helpful, he thought it might be my sim card, so he gave me a new sim card, and then he decided he might as well give me a new phone in case it was the device, new phone came with os 4.0.2, so the only thing that really fixed was the geocaching app, but to get all of my contacts back, I had to restore from a backup, and I am back at 4.1, and no data speed.
I contacted my cell carrier, and they can't figure it out either (one of the reps even told me to jailbreak my phone so I could downgrade to an earlier os).
My mother in law has an ipad, on the same carrier, and she lives way out in the middle of the countryside. She gets 5 bars at her house, I get no service.
Just wondering what people think is the issue, is it phone + os, or is it network?
My thought is that it is the new os, my wife has the same phone with os 4.0, but on a different carrier, and she always gets 5 bars of strength.
Thanks
Mike

Hi mlethbridge
to clarify, I am not interested in jailbreaking the phone at all, I was just shocked that a customer service rep actually suggested I do that.
Yes you have to wonder sometimes
When I first contacted apple customer support, they told me to try restoring from a backup, did that but no change, then I restored to a new state, but I was still getting the 3g speed problems.
When I received the new phone from apple, I did check the data speed, and it was still slow.
So was it just slow or so slow that it was timing out before it would load anything?
The geocaching app problem has been solved, I don't know why, but when I checked in Location Services, geocaching was turned off, that was a real simple fix (boy I feel like an idiot on that one), but that obviously didn't help the 3g speed.
Yes, I wish sometimes all things were that easy to fix.
As for the contacts, I always just kept them on my phone, count that as a lesson learned, they have all been synced over to my computer now.
Good to hear, I would hate to see a post saying 'all contacts lost how do I get them back?'
I personally treat my phone a portable storage device and never have anything on it that I cannot afford to loose.
The point I was making with the iPad comparison is that my mother in law and I should be getting almost identical speeds (I am aware that the antenna might be a bit different in the iPad, but it shouldn't make that much of a difference), so I am not sure if it is just the way my cell network interacts with the new firmware, or if it is just the new firmware itself (if that makes sense?)
I know what you mean, I'm not sure of the specs of the ipad v 3GS, but yes I would expect them to be reasonably similar.
I did a bit more testing today, and went for quite a drive out to my brothers, the closest cell tower to him is about 5kms away (from my house it is about 1 km), and I was actually getting 4 and 5 bars out there, and the data speed was pretty good (not as good as I was used to, but it was a speed I could live with), but back at my house, I am getting only 1 bar again.
On the surface of things, it sounds like its working as it should, all be it a bit slow maybe.
I am really waffling as to which is at fault, is it the firmware or my cell network.
I was recently discussing a roughly similar issue with another user where his connection on 3G was timing out Unfortunately we could not determine if it was firmware or carrier in the end, his problem just evaporated and his data just suddenly came good, which was great for him, but a bit frustrating for everyone as the cause was never found.
In that case everything was attempted. You can read about here http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2570292 if you are interested.
Try a few things;
Make sure that you have the latest carrier setting file. It is possible that with the new 4.1 firmware, this file also requires updating. I know my carrier updated their's (Telstra Australia) after the upgrade.
This should be an automatic thing, but it doesn't hurt to check. Connect your phone to iTunes and check for updates. If there is a carrier update available you will prompted to download it. Alternately, in the iphone go to Settings > General > About and if there is an update available, you will be prompted to downloading.
I think that you want to determine is just what speed are you getting.
My first step would to download a speed checker app, I use Speedtest.net app, but any free tester will do and use it to test your download and upload speeds. Compare this with different locations within your house and also where you are showing a much stronger signal. You will probably find that it varies a bit depending on your location.
See if you can compare it with another iphone on the same firmware, same network, same location, or compare it with the ipad, but I think it would be better with another iphone.
What happens if you turn off 3G and access only by Edge, speeds will drop because Edge is slower, but by how much? And WIFI, what is data like on it?
What happens if you restore to 'new' and just sync the speed tester app. Does that resolve anything? This will determine if something else in the background is causing the issue.
On that though, what other apps do you have running at the same time that could cause a slowdown? Mail? Facebook? Streaming Music? If multiple apps are running that require internet connection and then you open Safari to browse all the apps share the connection speed between them, so it could appear that the internet connection is slow.
Hope this helps a little

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speed. I did some research on flash.media package but couldn't find
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I know the law, but thanks for the legal advice. Wouldn't it be curious to ask this question if I already possessed software that allowed keyboard commands for transcription purposes?
Right now, I'm using MPlayer X. ( A lousy, often unstable program). What appears to be keyboard command functionality -- under AVS at the top of the screen -- does not function that way and, even if it did function, is not fully what I need. I'll look further into VLC, but a preliminary look into it shows me a program more adapted for video applications. My experience has been that such software is not designed to meet my particular needs. The Adobe program is to EDIT audio. It is not designed to have the keyboard functionality one uses for transcription. This is exactly the problem I keep running up against with several programs. I can do sophisticated sound editing, but I cannot do simple transcription functions -- keyboard commands to speed up, slow down, move back, move forward. It is an incorrect assumption that an audio editing program would have those controls, in my experience.

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Hi, I bought the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component a couple years ago for video editing on my Macbook. I just bought a new Macbook Pro to replace the old one. Can I transfer the license from the old machine to the new one, or do I need to buy the prrogram again?
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If by "transfer the license from the old machine to the new one" you mean you are going to remove the component from the old computer and put it on the new one, then there isn't a problem. Your software agreement only restricts installation/use to one computer system per perchase/download. If you plan to use the component on both machines simultaneously, then buy a new component for use on the new computer.

Pal DVD's playback speed... changeable?

My DVD drive is now permanently set to region 2. I have some Pal DVD's and am planning to buy a lot more. I know of the whole 24 fps vs 25 fps thing and I know of the problems with NTSC to Pal conversion. I also know it is possible to tinker with certain drives' playback speed, to slow/speed up a DVD that was supposed to play 1 frame faster/slower.
So... how to do it?
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Quicktime not streaming movies properly

I watch streaming media a lot, and I was really surprised when the first problem I had was a quicktime streaming problem. The audio is coming through crystal clear, but I see no video at all.
Any ideas?

I'm facing different issues with Quicktime not streaming....I'm trying to access shared files over a LAN and sooner or later it's like QT loses the signal, can't buffer, and gives me rainbow wheel.
Do you see a blank white screen?
What you are quite possibly experience is a missing codec, the XVID codec.
Download it by opening Quicktime under System Preferences, going to "update" tab and clicking "install". You'll be taken to a list; select Xvid; then "Xvid component for QuickTime"; "XviD Component Binary" and then follow the instructions included.
Downloading "Perian" might be an easier solution than this--i believe it contains xvid as well.
Is anyone else having problems streaming/reading shared video since the 10.5.2 update and/or 7.4.1??? Any kind souls have suggestions? I've tried thousands of approaches and nothing works.

EXPORT QUICKTIME FOR STREAMING

Hi,
I have a 3'30" music video that I want to export as a Quicktime for streaming.
It can't be more than 40 MB and preferably it should be lower, but with as good as poss screen quality.
I also need to change the frame size, cos project is 16:9 anamorphic.
Could somebody talk me through it..?
Many thanks,
Mark

Scheduling is not a problem as it can be done easily with iCal. Where you may run into trouble is having hinted and non-hinted files in the same folder as that will make it hard to select. A better idea would be to capture to a non-hinted folder, then run the Automator workflow to get those files, hint them, copy to a new hinted folder, and then delete the originals if necessary.
A pretty easy workflow to accomplish this would be
Get Specified Finder Items (on the non-hinted folder)
Get Folder Contents
Hint Movie
Copy Finder Items (to hinted folder)
Get Specified Finder Items (on the non-hinted folder)<select the Ignore Previous Results under Files/Folders on this action>
Get Folder Contents
Move to Trash
You should definitely test it before adding the Move to Trash part to make sure it works well.
To schedule, save as Plugin for iCal Alarm and make a repeating event.

HT3176 How can the slow motion playback speed be adjusted on Apple TV (pause and clicking right/left)?

I am looking to adjust the paused slow motion playback speed of Apple TV. On one of my Apple Tv's when paused I can click right or left to view tv in frame advance (or one second advance) on a different Apple TV there does not appear to be any advance even after multiple clicks. But, it will jump 10 seconds when paused and left or right is held down as it should.
Third gen. (A1427) Apple TV Software version on both 7.0.3

Unfortunately with that speed you are not going to have a good experience with HD streaming. I would make sure everything is set to stream SD. Go into the settings - iTunes Store and you can switch there for any purchases/rentals made through them.
If you use Netflix (or other streaming sites) go into your account(s) and see if you can switch to a lower quality stream. I know Netflix has that in place.

Controlling Playback Speed on iPod Mini

I am using iPod to listen to some language lessons (these are not audiobooks, but merely a copy from a language CD uploaded to iTunes+iPod). Unfortunately, the lessons feature dialogs that are way too fast and I would like to slow them down. Is there a way to slow down the playback speed of a song on iPod?

Do the songs play OK in iTunes on the computer?
If so
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Unsync all music and resync
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup. See:
iOS: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.
If still problem, make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store since it appears you have a hardware problem.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

Quicktime 7 streaming playback speed problems.

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