Sorry - another masking question o_O

So -- I have a keyframed animation and I want to apply a mask to it, but I want the mask to be stationary (for maintaining a clean horizon line in this case -- pixelated mountains rising and lowering off in the distance). I tried both the Image Mask and the mask tool in the toolbar, but can't seem to get the mask to sit still.
I tried looking through the backlog but couldn't figure it out.
Thanks very much for any help.
Evan

Hrm -- tried that (both using image mask and the mask tool) but no luck. Am I perhaps using the wrong settings on the mask?
I've linked to a screen, which hopefully clarifies things a bit: http://giantmecha.com/uploaded_images/mountains1.png
Thanks,
Evan

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Another masking question

Hey Everyone,
Trying to soften the bg on some interview footage here and want to throw a mask around the subject and put a soft focus filter on everything outside of the mask. So I drew a B-spline mask around my subject - looks fine. I try applying filters to the mask, then to the inverse and all that, I mess around with the blend modes under the mask tab, but all results seem to lead to either the subject or it's inverse being totally blacked out. There's gotta be a way to draw a mask and then shield that masked portion from a filter being applied to the rest of the image, right? Anybody know what I'm overlooking?
Thanks,
Jagr

Duplicate your video. Apply the mask to the top copy. Blur the lower copy.

Sorry another upgrade question Emagic Logic 6 Platinum to Logic 8

My question here is about upgrading. I have searched the forum and Apples site but have not been enlightened.
A few years ago I briefly used Logic as the front end on a PTs HD system I owned which I still have the dongle for. This was back in 2003. Im pretty sure it was then called Logic 6 platinum and it was before Apple bought Emagic
I no longer have those original disks but I have a hunch they wouldnt be compatible with the newest OS Is that correct?
So, if I go ahead and buy the upgrade how will the software know I'm upgrading if I cant load the old version...which I would rather not do anyway. If I have to produce a serial code that was held on a sticky bit of paper, I dont have that now, and the store I originally bought Logic from has since gone under.
IF I can upgrade, would I get the DVD's with the samples + Manual, or do they send only a disk with the programme.

Correct, you don't need the disks, and you don't need to install old software versions.
When you run the installer, it will ask for your new LP8 serial number, and will then ask you to insert your XSkey so it can check you have a Logic authorisation valid for the upgrade - then it will install LP8, and you will no longer need the key plugged it when running Logic.

Sorry, another /t Question!

When i run my code and have finished incorporating \t the correct way, thanks to cotton, captain morgan and the other fellow ^^; Everything looks fine except one part where \t does not align with the others.
Heres the code and if you scroll down to
Prev Balance: $
Addition Charges: $
What i have to do is line them up with \t, but Intrest for sone reason is off mark, Any other ideas?
import java.util.*;
public class Account
          public static void main(String[]args)
               double prevBalance, extraCharges, newBalance, minPymt;//minPymt= minimum payment
               double interest=.02;//interest is 2 percent.
               Scanner scan =new Scanner(System.in);
               System.out.println("Enter your previous balance:");
               prevBalance=scan.nextDouble();
               System.out.println("Enter additional charges");
               extraCharges=scan.nextDouble();
               interest=interest*prevBalance;
               newBalance=0;
               minPymt=0;
               if(prevBalance>0)
                         prevBalance=prevBalance;
                         newBalance=interest+prevBalance+extraCharges;
               if(newBalance<50)
                         newBalance=newBalance;
                         minPymt=0;
               else if(newBalance>50 && newBalance<300)
                         minPymt=50;
               else if(newBalance>300)
                         minPymt=(.20*newBalance);
               System.out.println("Previous Balance:\t$"+prevBalance);
               System.out.println("Additional Charges:\t$"+extraCharges);
               System.out.println("Interest:\t$"+interest);
               System.out.println("New Balance:\t$"+newBalance);
               System.out.println("Minimum Payment:\t$"+minPymt);
}Thanks again!

\t will generally mean "advance to the next column
that's a multiple of 8."
So if you have
12345\tZ
123456789\tZThe first Z will be in column 8 and the second in
column 16.
I haven't looked at your code to see if that's what's
going on, but that's my guess.
If you want stuff to line up in columns, use
String.format. (Or System.out.printf, if it exists).
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/util/Form
atter.html#syntaxGreat Man Thanks this is why i love this forum everyone is willing to help even if it is simple questions!

Over heating?sorry another fan question

are these temperatures too hot? they are like this most of the time
http://damon.clickgarden.net/fan.png

First I agree your temps are normal and at the same time look fairly good to me. Second you do not have a problem unless your machine is crashing or shutting down. There are many factors that affect your temperature not just Application/CPU usage. One thing that I look at when judging how normal your temperatures are is the Ambient temp which indicates the air temperature inside of your iMac. In general if your iMac is in a hot environment your Ambient temperature will be much higher. Yours being 27 is quite average for a mid to upper 70's room temperature. You didn't say which iMac you have?
George

Sorry another silly question regarding the VCAP 5.5 related to the vMA

If I remember correctly the vMA got dropped from the VCAP 5.5 exam however it is still in the actual exam lab available to use (feel free to correct me if I am wrong, my brain is pretty nuked at the moment from study).
My understanding is that if I invest some time in using the vMA it may be beneficial can I confirm the vMA is ready joined to a any domain and available to use in the actual exam/lab environment? If so I will try to master it and do everything via it during the next few days

You will most likely be using the vMA appliance during the exam.

Sorry, another dumb question.

When I first got my iphone 4s I was able to download a bible. That was great. Now I forget what I did to do that.
I tried to get into the app store and could not connect to the app store. Do I have to sign into Apple before I can access the app store? I just cannot understand why sometimes something works for me and other times it doesn't.
I got help here before and I tried to do it on my own, but I couldn't. Thanks

No you do not have to be signed into Apple to use the App Store.
You must have an Apple ID account and sign in to that on your iPad. See Settings > iTunes & App Store, and login there with yor Apple ID.
However, it sounds like you are have an internet communication problem in that you cannot reach the Apple web site or App Store.
Can you reach other internet sites like http://www.cnn.com/ ?

Sorry - Another Memory question

Hi everyone,
Reading around here about upgrading memory - especially the "you can install more than the stated 1Gb" - I would like to take the plunge and get 1GB memory for my iMac (user-slot). I've been on the Crucial site and have seen this RAM module: - http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=B20F277EA5CA7304 - for what seems a reasonable £65. Would this RAM be OK in my iMac? - You see I also have an iBook (1ghz G4, 12 inch screen) - So if it doesn't work in the iMac I could use it in the iBook instead - Or if the 1Gb works fine in the iMac I would like to put my existing iMac's user-slot memory (512mb) into my iBook's free slot... If this plan makes sense to anyone??? - I would love to know from any of the experts out there if this plan is viable. Thanks.
iMac 1.25Ghz G4 - 17"LCD Mac OS X (10.3.9) 768Mb / 80Gb HD / SuperDrive

Sounds like an excellent plan. I have 1.5Gb of Crucial RAM in my iMac G4 1.25GHz. (1Gb "Factory" and 512Mb in the "User" slot). I see no reason whatsoever why this shouldn't work. Crucial won't guarantee it to work in there though but they will for the iBook G4.
Here are the fitting instructions:
iMac G4.
iBook G4.
kind regards
mrtotes

Another newb question: multiple virtual servers

Hi, I have yet another ignorant question. I have several unrelated web projects that I am working on, and I would like to be able to set up a virtual server for each one for testing purposes, such as: http://project1, http://project2, http://project3. Can someone tell me if this is doable, and if there are any tutorials/resources on this for someone who has 0 experience running a web serer? Sorry for being so ignorant!

Yes, it is doable.
You can setup virtual server either by IP or by name.
If you have one IP, and want to set them up by name (ex. http://project1, http://project2, http://project3) you can do so easily with this type of configuration:
<virtual-server>
    <name>mydomain</name>
    <http-listener-name>http-listener-1</http-listener-name>
    <host>*.mydomain.com</host>
    <document-root>/www/domain</document-root>
</virtual-server>
<virtual-server>
    <name>myotherdomain</name>
    <http-listener-name>http-listener-1</http-listener-name>
    <host>*.myotherdomain.com</host>
    <document-root>/www/myotherdomain</document-root>
</virtual-server>
....The important part here is that
a) all virtual servers share the same HTTP listener
b) which virtual server serves the request depends on the $HOST request header send by the client. Sun Web Server does the matching for you. It will match $HOST vs. the virtual server's host attribute. Depending on which site you connect to the right virtual server will be used.
c) if the $HOST request header does not match any of the virtual servers, then the default virtual server defined in the HTTP listener will be used.
To create a virtual server, use the Admin GUI, access the configuration, and then add new virtual server. Or use the following CLI command.
wadm> create-virtual-server --config=myconfig --http-listener-name=http-listener-1 --document-root=/www/docs/myserver.com --host-pattern=myserver.com --log-file=../logs/myserver.com-error_logs myserverHost pattern will be used for matching. Some of this elements might be optional.
Hope that helps. And keep the questions coming :D
Edit: Also check the documentation
Using Virtual Servers in SJS Web Server 7.0

I am English but live in Spain, When I got my new Macbook Pro I set the language to English, so far so good. Then I stupidly set the keyboard to British when it is obviously a Spanish keyboard. How can I reset it to Spanish. Sorry cant find question mark

I am English but live in Spain, When I got my new Macbook Pro I set the language to English, so far so good. Then I stupidly set the keyboard to British when it is obviously a Spanish keyboard. How can I reset it to Spanish. Sorry cant find question mark

LizMaddock,
you can reset the input source to Spanish by selecting the Keyboard pane of System Preferences, selecting the Input Sources tab, and pressing the “+” button in the lower-left corner to select one of the Spanish input sources. The “Spanish – ISO” input source is most similar to the physical Spanish keyboard layout.

Sorry for stupid question. I have just got a download of a piano accompaniment (not from itunes). I have ?downloaded it - where did it go?! I cannot find it anywhere. Thank you so much.

Sorry for stupid question. I have just got a download of a piano accompaniment (not from Itunes). I have played it and think downoaded it but where did it go?! I cannot find it anywhere! Thank you!

Generally it is not possible to download anything from a web site when using an iPhone, so if you were just using Safari, you probably didn't actually download the track but just played it from the web site. If you used some other app, tell us what app and someone may be able to provide further assistance.
Regards.

Another simple questions

Hello friends:
Another simple question: I need to learn things about Oracle on my desktop.
My machine runs Windows 98. Oracle has some desktop product of its Database Line?
For example: Oracle Personal?
And Oracle Lite? What's the main difference between Oracle Personal and
Oracle Lite?
Thank You
Gracias
Ing. Pablo Romero
CORDOBA ARGENTINA

1. I didn't know the answer to your first question, but I googled it and it says the item is the in-call audio boost.
http://forums.crackberry.com/f71/flag-icon-47659/
2. isn't this setting determined by the carrier? So it's not a setting in the phone, but when you call in to your voicemail you can change your options?

Another resolution question.....sorry

Thanks to Zac and Bogie for helping me out with the whole resolution questions but I do have one more....sorry. Do I need to log and capture in FCP in order to import the file into compressor to change the codec or is there another way? Maybe direct from the camera so it doesn;t get any more compressed than it is?
Thanks again for putting up with me
Rick

If you shot on DV, for example, capturing it isn't compressing more. It is what it is. You shot it DV, it is DV. What's on the tape isn't "better" than what gets captured to your hard drive.
Anyway, yes, you have to capture or ingest the footage or have some sort of existing movie file to put it into Compressor. You can't take it from the camera directly.

Re: another build question! (sorry lol)

Hi all
right, after days and days of researching all the excellent articles on here ive had to write a post! So apologies for going over old ground
Im going to build a new CS5.5 rig (having had a guts full of Apple and their FCPX fiasco its back to pc!)
so although i appreciate the 990x o'c is prob best option, bang for buck is leading me down the sandybridge i7 2600k o'c option on p67 mobo with 16gb of ram (option to take to 32 down the line when the chips are out)
anyway, im sorted on chip mobo (msi big bang marshal p67), nivida 570 etc , its the drives im struggling on!! Im edit avchd video and some after effects, small amount of 3d, and in FCP i always transcoded everything to prores. Now on cs5.5 it looks like real time performance is possible with high end hardwear.
So mobo, ram, and chip aside, my HDD config im unsure on, ive not really got the cash to go crazy with raid controllors etc, but understand need for seperate drives, etc and tbh might even go downt he cineform route as a prores alternative (prob avoiding hassles of drive speed with avchd)
im thinking as the SSD's are now dropping in price and the ocz are producing these 500 mb r/w speed sata 6 120gb drives for a reasonable price, would 3 of these drives (one for os, one for media , one for scracth disk ) be a good set up or is it a waste of cash and should i raid 0 from bios/mobo?
I appreicate that 120 gb drives for media etc are small, but i would take project media from another much large backup drive and just use the 3x ssd set up as working disks for editing & os? once project over, clear out drives to larger back up and start new project!
Its either that or i go SSD as bootdrive, but some sort of cheap raid set up for my scratch disk, media drives? prob is if i do that, from what ive read (brain dead now) i would be best off with 2 x raid 0 as scratch disk and orginal media respectively when workign with avchd
HOWEVER, on my mobo there are only 4 sata 6 ports, so if i use one for ssd boot drive, and then im left with 3 x sata 6 ports and another 4 x sata 3 ports to raid on? how does this work? any point in getting the sata 6 drives as one would be stripped with a sata 6 drive plugged into a sata 3 port (this was my reasoning behind using 3 small sata 6 ssd's plugged to the sata 6 ports and rest of sata 3 ports as storage and backups!
confused lol!! I just want the overclocked sandybridge system with decent gpu card, as much ram as possible at present, but im thinking my bottleneck will be in the HDD config! any suggestions are much appreicated! im not that techy so whilst have read all the articles am more confused now (plus normally a mac user, so its out of the box configuration usually!) for what its worth looking to purchase something from scan uk in terms of parts! total build cost including a reasonable screen £2,000
many thanks

You have a limited budget, especially in the UK, but then don't we all?
Going for the 980X will triple the cost of the CPU, but even when editing AVCHD material the gains are not sizable enough IMO to justify that cost differential. Add to that you will need 24 GB instead of 16 GB and that carries an additional price tag. Both factors will easily move you out of budget range if you want to have a number of disks and possibly a raid controller.
Did you read my article To Raid or not to Raid, that is the question. It can be found under the Overview tab at the top of the page? (Currently responding from abroad on my notebook and not having the bookmarks available for easy linking). http://forums.adobe.com/thread/525263
With media and projects I would advise against a raid0, because of the lack of redundancy. For pagefile, media cache and previews (scratch disks) raid0 is quite OK. They will be recreated if needed. The performance gain from a raid0 for media and projects over a parity raid is easily offset by the time spent on making backups. For parity raids do not use WD Caviar Blacks, but look at the Hitachi 7K3000 line of disks.
The question of Sandy Bridge versus the old X58 platform is essentially one of 'which limitations are acceptable to me'.
The Sandy Bridge is a great processor and at least the equal to the old i7-9xx quad cores. However, the platform, the chipset, has its shortcomings in terms of PCIe lanes. Whether that is relevant to you, only you can decide. But hey, we would be in serious trouble if Intel did not manage some progress in two years time from the i7-920 to the i7-2600K. So of course the i7-2600K shows much more potential than the almost retired 920, it is the chipset for the Sandy Bridge that is 'flawed' in comparison to the X58, but that is no surprise, since the Sandy Bridge is a 'middle-of-the-road' platform and the X58 was a 'high performance' platform.
BFTB-wise I think that within your budget limits, you should look at the i7-2600K, but with the best disk setup you can afford.

Sorry but its another Raptor question..

Hi all.
Heres the deal. I currently have about 8GB of audio, about 5GB of pics and about 2GB of documents.
At the moment I use DVDs to back up the above documents, but since the amount I need to back up is growing so quickly, Its taking longer and longer to orgnise and back up. I usually take between 1 and 2GB of pics when I go on holiday and my MP3/AAC collection is growing quickly.
My question is this: Should I go for a Raptor 74GB hard disk and use that as my primary drive and the stock drive as a secondrey drive? or opt for an External hard drive like the Smartdisk crossfire?
If I choose the raptor, is it difficult to transfer everything from the stock disk to the raptor? Will I need any additional software?
Oh, and I should add. The disk on the IBook mentioned in my sig is full, so cant use that for back ups any more.
Thanks alot.
Powermac G5 2.3GHz, 1GB Ram, ATI Radeon 9650, Bluetooth KB and Mous Mac OS X (10.4.4) IBook 800MHz, 512MB ram, Mac OS X (10.3)

It seems from your writing that your needs is for storage space, not speed, so I don't think the Raptor offers you anything particularly useful in real use.
For less then the cost of a 74 GB Raptor (~$160 when not on sale), you can get a Maxtor MaxLine III 300 GB, with a 16 MB cache (~$130), that will provide over 4 times the amount of storage as the Raptor, and provide very close performance numbers to the Raptor.
If I were adding an internal I'd go with the MaxLine III for very good performance, and much higher storage capacity.
As for an external, those too are a good option for backup. I'm not familiar with the one you mentioned, so I'll leave it to others to provide suggestions about it.
Tom N.

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