Strange but true - need help!
My project in iMovie is 19GB.(due to photos) Exported to Quicktime it is 2.5 GB but it you get movie info whilst open in Quicktime it is 4.97.
If I launch directly in iDVD it seems to be 0.4 (best quality). If I burn it, it quits about 90% of the way thro' and the DVD seems full.
I originally suspected a glich so I exported to QT then imported to iDVD (0.4 again). I am trying to loop it but either way it quits, the DVDs both play but finish at exactly to same frame (about 90%)
I preview it in iDVD it plays and loops. I have archived the project and it is 4.97GB. Yet the movie is only 12 minutes long.
Welcome any ideas or help. This is a Promotional School DVD that I am desperate to finish.
My project in iMovie is 19GB.(due to photos)
Exported to Quicktime it is 2.5 GB
What form of QuickTime file? What you want is
'full-quality', DV video.
A 12 minute QuickTime movie in DV form should be
about 2.6 GB in size. When put on a DVD is Best
Performance mode, it should take about 1 GB when the
theme content is taken into account.
Yes, it is infact 2.49 GB according to preview. I exported it using full-quality as you suggest. I have been burning DVDs since at least Spring '02, so to produce two coasters on the run is a bit of a surprise! As I have burnt 60 minute DVDs of about 4GB I would expect about 1-1.5 Gb at most. I have checked the DVD in preview it runs OK. I am beginning to think it has something to do with the photos, their original size and final size on rendering. 19GB for a movie project also seems excessive.
Still puzzled.
Thanks, Geraint
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Warning this is very long code but i need help to see if I am on right trac
I have done all the following code myself and it is the buisiness layer for my application. I have tried to follow recommendations on previous posts and I would like to be told where I can clean up my code and how? This is not complete and it looks very long to me but I need help in order to be better. There are 4 button vlivks and I have not completed them all. The criteria for application is that phonebook will accept new entries if they have names surnames and phone numbers that are not longer than 10 characters for display purposes but can change this. No duplicates are allowed. No editing of a existing entry must lead to a duplicate entry either. No new entry or edit may result in a new contact having no phone numbers.
Many thanks for your time in advance,.....
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
import java.util.ArrayList;
public class Contact
{// Start of the Contact class
ArrayList<ContactDetails> phoneList = new ArrayList<ContactDetails>(); // To hold all the contacts
ArrayList<ContactDetails> searchList = new ArrayList<ContactDetails>(); // To hold all contacts that return true on search
ArrayList<ContactDetails> list = new ArrayList<ContactDetails>();
String newName; // To hold the new name
String newSurname; // to hold the new surname
String newHome; // To hold the new home number if any
String newWork; // To hold the new work number
String newCell; // To hold the new cell number
final int MAX_LENGTH = 10;
public boolean addToPhoneList; // Sets to false if there is an invalid entry
public boolean addToSearchList; // Sets to false if there is an invlid search
public boolean modifyContact; // Sets to false if there is an invalid modification
// Method to create a new contact
public void createNew()
{// Start of create new()
addToPhoneList = true; // Set boolean to true each time the method is executed
getNewContactsName(); // Get new name
if(addToPhoneList == false)
createNew();
return;
getNewContactsSurname(); //Get new surname
if(addToPhoneList == false)
createNew();
return;
String checkName = newName; //Creates copies to be used in the checkIfDuplicate method
String checkSurname = newSurname;
addToPhoneList = checkIfDuplicate(checkName, checkSurname); //Check if the entries are duplicate
if(addToPhoneList == false)
createNew();
return;
getNewContactsHomeNum(); // Get new home number
if(addToPhoneList == false)
createNew();
return;
getNewContactsWorkNum(); // Get new work number
if(addToPhoneList == false)
createNew();
return;
getNewContactsCellNum(); // Get new cell number
if(addToPhoneList == false)
createNew();
return;
checkAtLeastOneNumEntered(); // Check that at least one phone number was entered
if(addToPhoneList == true)
updateListWithNew();
}// End of createNew()
// Method to search for an existing contact
public void searchExisting()
{// Start of searchExisting()
addToSearchList = true; // Set the boolean true
searchList.clear(); // Clear list from any previous searches
if(phoneList.size() > 0) // Check if any contacts are in the list
getExistingDetailsAndSearch(); // If there are entries then continue to search
else
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"There are no contacts to search for. Please use this option when you have added a contact to the list.","Error",JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
}// End of searchExisting()
// Method to modify an existing contact
public void modifyExisting()
{// Start of modifyExisting()
modifyContact = true; // Set the boolean to true
if(phoneList.size() <= 0) // Check if the phonelist is not empty
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"There are no contacts to modify. Please use this option when there have been contacts added to the list.","Error",JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
else
getExistingDetailsAndModify(); // If phonelist not emty continue to modify method
}// End of modifyExisting()
//Method to delete a contact from the list
public void deleteExisting()
//Method to get new contacts name
public void getNewContactsName()
newName = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Please enter the new contacts name or press cancel to exit without saving.");
if(newName == null)
finish();
if(newName.trim().length()<=0)
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"You have not entered a name. Please try again.","Error",JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
addToPhoneList = false;
return;
addToPhoneList = checkLengthValid(newName, "name");
//Method to get a new contacts surname
public void getNewContactsSurname()
newSurname = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Please enter the new contacts surnname or press cancel to exit without saving.");
if(newSurname == null)
finish();
addToPhoneList = checkLengthValid(newSurname, "surname");
//Method to get a new contacts home number
public void getNewContactsHomeNum()
newHome = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Please enter the new contacts home number or press cancel to exit without saving.");
if(newHome == null)
finish();
if(newHome.trim().length() > 0)
try
Long homeNum = Long.parseLong(newHome);
catch(Exception e)
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"You may only use numbers for a valid phone number. Please try again.","Error",JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
addToPhoneList = false;
return;
addToPhoneList = checkLengthValid(newHome, "home number");
//Method to get a new contacst work number
public void getNewContactsWorkNum()
newWork = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Please enter the new contacts work number or press cancel to exit without saving");
if(newWork == null)
finish();
if(newWork.trim().length()> 0)
try
Long workNum = Long.parseLong(newWork);
catch(Exception e)
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"You may only use numbers for a valid number. Please try again.","Error",JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
addToPhoneList = false;
return;
addToPhoneList = checkLengthValid(newWork, "work number");
//Method to get a new contacts cell number
public void getNewContactsCellNum()
newCell = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Please enter the new contacts cell number or press cancel to exit without saving");
if(newCell == null)
finish();
if(newCell.trim().length() > 0)
try
Long cellNum = Long.parseLong(newCell);
catch(Exception e)
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"You may only use numbers for a valid number. Please try again.","Error",JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
addToPhoneList = false;
return;
addToPhoneList = checkLengthValid(newCell, "cell number");
//Method to get the details for an existing contact
public void getExistingDetailsAndSearch()
String existingName = getExistingName("search for");
if(existingName == null)
addToSearchList = false;
return;
if(existingName.length()<=0)
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"You have not entered a name please try again","Error",JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
addToSearchList = false;
searchExisting();
String existingSurname = getExistingSurname();
if(existingSurname == null)
return;
if(addToSearchList == true)
searchAndAddIfFound(existingName, existingSurname);
//Method to get existing details and modify contact
public void getExistingDetailsAndModify()
String existingName = getExistingName("modify");
if(existingName == null)
modifyContact = false;
return;
if(existingName.length()<=0)
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"You have not entered a name please try again","Error",JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
modifyContact = false;
modifyExisting();
String existingSurname = getExistingSurname();
if(existingSurname == null)
return;
if(modifyContact == true)
getContactBySearch(existingName.trim().toUpperCase(), existingSurname.trim().toUpperCase());
//Method to get the contact from list and modify details
public void getContactBySearch(String currentName, String currentSurname)
int count = 0;
int numFound = 0;
for(ContactDetails cd: phoneList)
cd = phoneList.get(count);
if((cd.name.equals(currentName))&&(cd.surname.equals(currentSurname)))
numFound ++;
changeDetails(cd);
count ++;
if(numFound <= 0)
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"No contacts matching the name and surname you entered found. Press the modify button to try again.","Information",JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
//Method to get existing contacts name
public String getExistingName(String whatWasClicked)
String name = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Please enter the contacts name that you wish to "+whatWasClicked);
return name;
//Method to get an existing contacts surname
public String getExistingSurname()
String surname = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Please enter the contacts surname.");
return surname;
//Method to change the details of contact
public void changeDetails(ContactDetails conToChange)
String currentName = conToChange.name;
String currentSurname = conToChange.surname;
String currentHome = conToChange.home;
String currentWork = conToChange.work;
String currentCell = conToChange.cell;
String newNameForContact = getNewModName(currentName);
if(modifyContact == false)
modifyExisting();
return;
String newSurnameForContact = getNewModSurname(currentSurname);
if(modifyContact == false)
modifyExisting();
return;
String newHomeForContact = getNewModHome(currentHome);
if(modifyContact == false)
modifyExisting();
return;
String newWorkForContact = getNewModWork(currentWork);
if(modifyContact == false)
modifyExisting();
return;
String newCellForContact = getNewModCell(currentCell);
if(modifyContact == false)
modifyExisting();
return;
if(modifyContact == true)
conToChange.name = newNameForContact;
//Method to get the modified name
public String getNewModName(String currentName)
String newModifiedName = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Please enter the new name for contact or press cancel to keep it as is.");
if(newModifiedName == null)
return currentName;
if(newModifiedName.trim().length() <= 0)
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"You may not replace the existing name with a blank name. Please try again.","Error",JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
modifyContact = false;
return currentName;
modifyContact = checkLengthValid(newModifiedName, "modified name");
return newModifiedName;
//Method to get the modified surname
public String getNewModSurname(String currentSurname)
String newModifiedSurname = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Please enter the new surname for the contact or press cancel to keep it as is.");
if(newModifiedSurname == null)
return currentSurname;
modifyContact = checkLengthValid(newModifiedSurname, "modified surname");
if(modifyContact == false)
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"Surname not changed.","Information",JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
return currentSurname;
modifyContact = checkLengthValid(newModifiedSurname, "modified surname");
return newModifiedSurname;
//Method to search and update the list with a succesfull search
private void searchAndAddIfFound(String name, String surname)
int count = 0;
int numFound = 0;
for(ContactDetails cd: phoneList)
cd = phoneList.get(count);
if(cd.name.equals(name.trim().toUpperCase()))
numFound ++;
searchList.add(cd);
count ++;
if(numFound <= 0)
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"No contacts were found matching the dat you entered.","Information",JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
else
list.clear();
list.addAll(searchList);
//Method that check all entries are a valid logical length
//Method is based on assumption that a normal name, surname, and phone numbers are not longer than 10 characters long.
//IF This method is changed please change the layout in the GUI as this is also set to fit with the layout that gives a neat //apperance
private boolean checkLengthValid(String detailEntered, String whatWasEntered)
boolean validLength = true;
if(detailEntered.trim().length() >= MAX_LENGTH)
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"The " +whatWasEntered+" you entered is too long. Please try again and use a "+whatWasEntered+" that is less than "+MAX_LENGTH+" characters long.","Error",JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
validLength = false;
return validLength;
private void finish()
System.exit(0);
//Method to update the list with a new entry
private void updateListWithNew()
try
ContactDetails cd = new ContactDetails();
cd.name = newName.trim().toUpperCase();
cd.surname = newSurname.trim().toUpperCase();
cd.home = newHome.trim();
cd.work = newWork.trim();
cd.cell = newCell.trim();
phoneList.add(cd);
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"Contact succesfully entered. To save this change press exit to save or use the save option in the toolbar menu.","Information",JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
catch(Exception e)
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"Failed to add contact to list. If problem persists please contact the software developer.","Error",JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
list.clear();
list.addAll(phoneList);
//Method to check for duplicate
public boolean checkIfDuplicate(String nameToCheck, String surnameToCheck)
int count = 0;
boolean valid = true;
for(ContactDetails cd : phoneList)
cd = phoneList.get(count);
if(((nameToCheck.trim().toUpperCase()).equals(cd.name))&&((surnameToCheck.trim().toUpperCase()).equals(cd.surname)))
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"You may not enter a duplicate contact. Please try again and change the name and surname.","Error",JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
valid = false;
break;
count ++;
return valid;
//Method to check that at least one phone number exists for contact
public void checkAtLeastOneNumEntered()
if((newHome.trim().length()<=0)&&(newWork.trim().length()<=0)&&(newCell.trim().length()<=0))
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"You have not entered any phone number at all. You must enter at least one phone number for a new contact.","Error",JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
addToPhoneList = false;
//Method that returns the list to the GUI
public ArrayList<ContactDetails> getList()
return list;
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Filename: ContactsListInterface.java
Date: 16 March 2008
Programmer: Yucca Nel
Purpose: Provides a GUI for entering names and contact numbers into a telephone directory.
Also allows options for searching for a specific name and deleting of data from the record
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.text.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.text.*;
public class Phonebook1 extends JFrame implements ActionListener
{ //start of class
// construct fields, buttons, labels,text boxes, ArrayLists etc
JTextPane displayPane = new JTextPane();
JLabel listOfContacts = new JLabel("List Of Contacts"); // creates a label for the scrollpane
JButton createButton = new JButton("Create");
JButton searchButton = new JButton("Search");
JButton modifyButton = new JButton("Modify");
JButton deleteButton = new JButton("Delete");
Contact c = new Contact();
ArrayList<ContactDetails> contactList = c.getList();
// create an instance of the ContactsListInterface
public Phonebook1()
{ // start of cli()
super("Phonebook Interface");
} // end of cli()
public JMenuBar createMenuBar()
{ // start of the createMenuBar()
// construct and populate a menu bar
JMenuBar mnuBar = new JMenuBar(); // creates a menu bar
setJMenuBar(mnuBar);
JMenu mnuFile = new JMenu("File",true); // creates a file menu in the menu bar which is visible
mnuFile.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_F);
mnuFile.setDisplayedMnemonicIndex(0);
mnuFile.setToolTipText("File Options");
mnuBar.add(mnuFile);
JMenuItem mnuFileExit = new JMenuItem("Save And Exit"); // creates an exit option in the file menu
mnuFileExit.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_X);
mnuFileExit.setDisplayedMnemonicIndex(1);
mnuFileExit.setToolTipText("Close Application");
mnuFile.add(mnuFileExit);
mnuFileExit.setActionCommand("Exit");
mnuFileExit.addActionListener(this);
JMenu mnuEdit = new JMenu("Edit",true); // creates a menu for editing options
mnuEdit.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_E);
mnuEdit.setDisplayedMnemonicIndex(0);
mnuEdit.setToolTipText("Edit Options");
mnuBar.add(mnuEdit);
JMenu mnuEditSort = new JMenu("Sort",true); // creates an option for sorting entries
mnuEditSort.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_S);
mnuEditSort.setDisplayedMnemonicIndex(0);
mnuEdit.add(mnuEditSort);
JMenuItem mnuEditSortByName = new JMenuItem("Sort By Name"); // to sort entries by name
mnuEditSortByName.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_N);
mnuEditSortByName.setDisplayedMnemonicIndex(8);
mnuEditSortByName.setToolTipText("Sort entries by first name");
mnuEditSortByName.setActionCommand("Name");
mnuEditSortByName.addActionListener(this);
mnuEditSort.add(mnuEditSortByName);
JMenuItem mnuEditSortBySurname = new JMenuItem("Sort By Surname"); // to sort entries by surname
mnuEditSortBySurname.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_R);
mnuEditSortBySurname.setDisplayedMnemonicIndex(10);
mnuEditSortBySurname.setToolTipText("Sort entries by surname");
mnuEditSortBySurname.setActionCommand("Surname");
mnuEditSortBySurname.addActionListener(this);
mnuEditSort.add(mnuEditSortBySurname);
JMenu mnuHelp = new JMenu("Help",true); // creates a menu for help options
mnuHelp.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_H);
mnuHelp.setDisplayedMnemonicIndex(0);
mnuHelp.setToolTipText("Help options");
mnuBar.add(mnuHelp);
JMenuItem mnuHelpHelp = new JMenuItem("Help"); // creates a help option for help topic
mnuHelpHelp.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_P);
mnuHelpHelp.setDisplayedMnemonicIndex(3);
mnuHelpHelp.setToolTipText("Help Topic");
mnuHelpHelp.setActionCommand("Help");
mnuHelpHelp.addActionListener(this);
mnuHelp.add(mnuHelpHelp);
JMenuItem mnuHelpAbout = new JMenuItem("About"); // creates a about option for info about api
mnuHelpAbout.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_T);
mnuHelpAbout.setDisplayedMnemonicIndex(4);
mnuHelpAbout.setToolTipText("About this program");
mnuHelpAbout.setActionCommand("About");
mnuHelpAbout.addActionListener(this);
mnuHelp.add(mnuHelpAbout);
return mnuBar;
} // end of the createMenuBar()
// create the content pane
public Container createContentPane()
{ // start of createContentPane()
//construct and populate panels and content pane
JPanel labelPanel = new JPanel(); // panel is only used to put the label for the textpane in
labelPanel.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
labelPanel.add(listOfContacts);
JPanel displayPanel = new JPanel();// panel is used to display all the contacts and thier numbers
setTabsAndStyles(displayPane);
displayPane = addTextToTextPane();
displayPane.setEditable(false);
JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(displayPane);
scrollPane.setVerticalScrollBarPolicy(JScrollPane.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS); // pane is scrollable vertically
scrollPane.setWheelScrollingEnabled(true);// pane is scrollable by use of the mouse wheel
scrollPane.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(400,320));
displayPanel.add(scrollPane);
JPanel workPanel = new JPanel();// panel is used to enter, edit and delete data
workPanel.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
workPanel.add(createButton);
createButton.setToolTipText("Create a new entry");
createButton.addActionListener(this);
workPanel.add(searchButton);
searchButton.setToolTipText("Search for an entry by name number or surname");
searchButton.addActionListener(this);
workPanel.add(modifyButton);
modifyButton.setToolTipText("Modify an existing entry");
modifyButton.addActionListener(this);
workPanel.add(deleteButton);
deleteButton.setToolTipText("Delete an existing entry");
deleteButton.addActionListener(this);
labelPanel.setBackground(Color.red);
displayPanel.setBackground(Color.red);
workPanel.setBackground(Color.red);
// create container and set attributes
Container c = getContentPane();
c.setLayout(new BorderLayout(30,30));
c.add(labelPanel,BorderLayout.NORTH);
c.add(displayPanel,BorderLayout.CENTER);
c.add(workPanel,BorderLayout.SOUTH);
c.setBackground(Color.red);
// add a listener for the window closing and save
addWindowListener(
new WindowAdapter()
public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e)
int answer = JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(null,"Are you sure you would like to save all changes and exit?","File submission",JOptionPane.YES_NO_OPTION);
if(answer == JOptionPane.YES_OPTION)
System.exit(0);
return c;
} // end of createContentPane()
protected void setTabsAndStyles(JTextPane displayPane)
{ // Start of setTabsAndStyles()
// set Font style
Style fontStyle = StyleContext.getDefaultStyleContext().getStyle(StyleContext.DEFAULT_STYLE);
Style regular = displayPane.addStyle("regular", fontStyle);
StyleConstants.setFontFamily(fontStyle, "SansSerif");
Style s = displayPane.addStyle("bold", regular);
StyleConstants.setBold(s,true);
} // End of setTabsAndStyles()
public JTextPane addTextToTextPane()
{ // start of addTextToTextPane()
int numberOfEntries = contactList.size();
int count = 0;
Document doc = displayPane.getDocument();
try
{ // start of tryblock
// clear previous text
doc.remove(0,doc.getLength());
// insert titles of columns
doc.insertString(0,"NAME\tSURNAME\tHOME NO\tWORK NO\tCELL NO\n",displayPane.getStyle("bold"));
for(ContactDetails cd : contactList)
cd = contactList.get(count);
doc.insertString(doc.getLength(),cd.name+"\t"+cd.surname+"\t"+cd.home+"\t"+cd.work+"\t"+cd.cell+"\n",displayPane.getStyle("regular"));
count ++;
} // end of try block
catch(BadLocationException ble)
{ // start of ble exception handler
System.err.println("Could not insert text.");
} // end of ble exception handler
return displayPane;
} // end of addTextToTextPane()
// code to process user clicks
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
{ // start of actionPerformed()
String arg = e.getActionCommand();
// user clicks create button
if(arg.equals("Create"))
c.createNew(); // method to create a new Contact
addTextToTextPane();
if(arg.equals("Search"))
c.searchExisting(); // method to search for an existing entry
addTextToTextPane();
if(arg.equals("Modify"))
c.modifyExisting(); // method to modify contact
addTextToTextPane();
if(arg.equals("Delete"))
c.deleteExisting();
addTextToTextPane();
if(arg.equals("Exit"))
} // end of actionPerformed()
// method to create a new contact
public static void main(String[] args)
{ // start of main()
// Set look and feel of interface
try
{ // start of try block
UIManager.setLookAndFeel("com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows.WindowsLookAndFeel");
} // end of try block
catch(Exception e)
{ // start of catch block
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"There was an error in setting the look and feel of this application","Error",JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
} // end of catch block
Phonebook1 pb = new Phonebook1();
pb.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DO_NOTHING_ON_CLOSE);
pb.setJMenuBar(pb.createMenuBar());
pb.setContentPane(pb.createContentPane());
pb.setSize(520,500);
pb.setVisible(true);
pb.setResizable(false);
} // end of main()
} //end of class -
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2) I had to reformat my iMac so I have a residual elements from 10.9 and one issue that I had before was permissions. Every number of files either on other hard drives or sometimes in my same user folder was asking for permission and authentication to simply move a file.. A popular one you'll see at the bottom the person/whatever/ problem known as fetching. Could someone just give me the general reason of this fetching and permissions problem that I ran into? Better yet since I just want to avoid it altogether into the future tell me what's the best way to assure it disappears forever.
3) Another, which is kind of a big ticket item for me is the backup/restore/cover your (!!!) system. I was a good little iMac User and had Time Machine backed up for a period prior to the Mavericks install. I'm a little bit upset that TM isn't 100%....but what is...? I need another backup/restore system in place and that's what I am looking for recommendations on. An item that saved me a bit was that I had OS 10.8.3 on an external hard drive. The problem with that one was it was on a partition, on one of the drives requiring to be reformatted. It worked as a bridge consolidating files and all but was a big headache as a partition on the external. Recovery Disk did it's part but wasn't enough as well. Is there a simple/easy idea...clone, disk images, boot from an external drive… ?
4) iPhoto (9.4.3) currently will not open the libraries which iPhoto (9.5) converted. Is there way to go back? Seems the App Store and Software update don't like something. I'm getting into a loop with App Store, iPhoto and the OS. Either the software needs operating system ... then the App Store says it's incompatible or some other complaint. Right now I have 9.4.3 iPhoto installed for OSX 10.8.5 and was only able to create a new library and the converted ones currently do not open.
Thanks to your help10.8.5 is the lates ML edition. I use TM and also carbon copy cloner as my second backup. If I were you and you have a TM backup prior to Mavericks I would try another restore at bootup. You should erase your drive first in that process using disk utitlites and then use TM to put back you apps and files. The other choice is to do an internet recovery and then use TM to restore your apps and files. That should fix the permissions issue. I did the same thing and all was OK including getting my original iPhoto progam (9.4.3), iphoto11 and photos back.
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HT3743 Alright! But i need help to unjailbreak my iPod Touch now. I need assistance. Please help me!
I need help to unjailbreak my iPod Touch now. I need assistance. Please help me!
Jailbreaking voids the Apple warranty and also means that you will not get any support from Apple, including from this Apple forum. Jailbreaking can't be discussed in this Apple forum.
Unauthorized modification of iOS has been a major source of instability, disruption of services, and other issues
Go to where you found out how to jailbreak -
Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I need help
I would like to e-mail songs that I bought on my iTunes account from one computer to another. I am really computer challenged and I need help doing this. Can anyone give me basic instructions on how to e-mail songs? Thanks!!
Hi Gabee,
Welcome to Apple Discussions
You may want to look at Knowledge Base Document #93063 on How to copy music between authorized computers. You can only have 5 authorized computers.
Jon
Mac Mini 1.42Ghz, iPod (All), Airport (Graphite & Express), G4 1.33Ghz iBook, G4 iMac 1Ghz, G3 500Mhz, iBook iMac 233Mhz, eMate, Power Mac 5400 LC, PowerBook 540c, Macintosh 128K, Apple //e, Apple //, and some more... Mac OS X (10.4.5) Moto Razr, iLife '06, SmartDisk 160Gb, Apple BT Mouse, Sight.. -
I've searched and read 4gb vs 8gb discussions, but still need help.
Hi again,
I've done my due dilligance by searching and reading all discussions related to this matter- but I still have a question.
I've decided on the 13" Air, 15, 256gb. My last decision is the ever so debated 4gb vs 8gb.
From ALL of the discussions I've read (here and elsewhere online) 4gb seems to be enough for the average person, and some have even tested the capacity by opening 16 applications and programs. Most of the responders are also saying 4gb is enough "if you want to keep the computer 2-3 years". Well- what if I'd like mine to last 5-7 years? (I'm working on a 2006 dying MacBook Pro currently with 2gb memory and a 100gb harddrive).
This is a HUGE purchase for me, as I do not have money to spend often on replacing big ticket items. I'd like to NOT spend the extra $136 unless I need to, to make this machine last longer than 3 years.
Thank you! This community has been a great help to me todaySince cost seems to be an issue for you, between the 128 and the 256,....go with the 128 and the 8 GIG of memory,.....such as you have detailed, it would be a better choice given what you have well explained what you want out of you computer. Just pack around a super slim HD 500GB drive in the laptop bag with your air,..they’re only 7mm thick HD, much thinner than the AIR.
I have an 13” I5 128 gig, and have nearly ever APP imaginable installed, and still have 82 Gig of wiggle room for editing, and other space needed for work.
IF ASKED which is the better upgrade choice for the money,….256 upgrade, or the 8GIG of memory, most here will agree that it’s the 8gig of memory.
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Adventures in 24p, things we can all laugh about (but I need help!)
Hello everyone!
I'm walking into a disaster area, I have a friend who's shot over 100 hours of footage here for a documentary recently. She's handled all the production herself and it looks fantastic, she did a great job. The problems here is her current logger has absolutely no clue what he's doing.
The knowledge I have of the project here is limited but bear with me. First off, it looks like he's about 2/3 of the way done logging and he's been at this for nine months. Yes folks, nine months to log 66 hours of video. He's got NO bins ANYWHERE so basically there are a few thousand clips on the root of the browser window (yay!). That's not really the issue I'm coming to you guys with though. Reorganization will be a pain in the butt but I can manage if it becomes my responsibility.
My issue is that she has come to me to make a DVD for her trailer. Upon opening the project I notice that not a single deck in my post house is taking the firewire signal. Upon further inspection I noticed she captured and her timeline is in 3:2 pulldown. She said she did it on some Panasonic camera in order to be able to do 24p. Firewire output wasn't the biggest concern, I was just doing it to be thorough in monitoring, though I took note that it could mean issues later.
So my first question:
Coming from a SD DV NTSC source, shouldn't the capture preset and timeline option just be all glorious default 29.97 NTSC regardless of the shot framerate?
Final Cut seems to be playing it alright in it's viewer but... again no firewire output.
So! Trying to ignore the issues I saw coming up and moving along trying to get this trailer out for her (and upon fixing every title which was nowhere near even action safe, HELLO!), I exported the sequence as an mpeg in DSP3. As I had predicted there were massive framerate issues, stutter central.
There are many issues here which I'm trying to compel her to get a new guy for her post management and I may even have to step in myself to help besides this possible framerate issue. But, any issues on capture seem to be the biggest concern right now, especially if this all needs to be relogged.
And thus my second question:
Based on the limited information I've given you guys, does it sound like I'm going to have to re-log everything?
Believe it or not this is gonna be a big documentary picked up by a major cable television network so things need to be fixed and in a hurry so the actual editing process can begin. Any advice will be helpful! Thanks!
-JimYes. But. Was it shot 24P or 24PA (I hope 24P).
When you check the clips, what frame rate do they
have in their properties? When you say her sequence
has 3:2 pulldown, do you mean the sequence is 29.97?
The FW output is likely unrelated to any frame rate
issues. FCP will insert pulldown on the fly to
display a 24fps sequence (I believe). Can FCP see the
FW decks?
Well when this job completed production, our house dubbed a backup of every DV via firewire on our old DV decks running DV SP mode. As far as I know, those decks won't play back 24PA (speaking of the Sony DSR-30, DSR-11 and an old Panasonic DV2000). So I assume it's just plain 'ol 24P.
The sequence settings said the framerate was 24 and if I try and toss the clips in a 29.97 sequence it's looking to render out. Unfortunately I don't have access to the materials now for further investigation.
For the record this is FCP 4.5 I'm working on. As for why FCP isn't sending out the firewire properly, I assumed it was cause of the sequence settings, it works normally with no problems. FCP will toss out the first frame and will play the audio but no video.. looks exactly like the problem if your canvas viewer is set to high. -
Same problem with payment but still need help to s...
Hello,
Could one of the mods. please respond to this?
Still have a problem with paying bill/dd's. As my next bill is due by the end of the week (23/9/11) I will be billed for the whole amount. Due to current circumstances I need to be able to have a monthly budget. This is something I tried to do but without going over old ground this is currently not working. As setting up a DD requires payment of outstanding amounts I am looking for now is options which BT can offer to be able to pay my bill in regular monthly payments. I also have been charged for late payments which is not helping the issue. Could you please clarify what options are available for me to do this? I believe that I have shown 'goodwill' on my behalf to make payments but to stop this from remianing an ongoing problem I would like to resolve this ASAP. Thanks.
Gary PocklingtonHi oldgreygary
If you drop me in an email I'll have a look over your account and see what we can do for you.
You could also give the billing live chat a try as well, you can get a link for it at the top of this board.
If you would prefer, drop me in an email. Use the 'contact us' form in my forum profile under the 'about me' section. You can find it by clicking on my username.
Thx
Craig
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I've almost got a global drop down menu working but I need help!!
I've got a drop down menu working that is in my "Sites" folder in MobileMe and can be linked to individual pages on my site with an html widget. This way I only have to change one file when I need to edit my navigation menu. It works fine as a footer as you can see here: http://web.me.com/phelpssculpture/Site/home_2.html
The problem is I can't figure out how to use it as a header because the Widget box has to be big enough for the menus to drop in or they get cut off, but if it overlaps the page content as it does on the top of the page it blocks the content.
Is it possible to make this transparent so the content shows through?
Any help would be greatly appreciated, if we can figure this out it will be a breakthrough for having an effective navigation bar and a great timesaver for editing.
Sincerely, Davidwith an html widget.
you can not achieve the result with html snippet widget, because you have no control over it.
... if we can figure this out it will be a breakthrough for having an effective navigation bar and a great timesaver for editing.
it can be done and it's a known debate between me and other whose like to hide iweb navbar and build their own text based navbar, here was my argument: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8136472�
that said, it can be done when you have control over iweb, here are examples:
http://home.cyclosaurus.com/CyclosaurusBlog/Entries/2009/8/11Pieces_of3.html (note the drop down menu overlap other elements).
http://home.cyclosaurus.com/CyclosaurusBlog/Entries/2009/9/10iWeb_NavBarWidget.html
the examples were done with my widgets, so give apple feedback and ask for tools to build widgets and take controls: http://www.apple.com/feedback/iweb.html -
I'm ready to purchase my ibook, but I need help deciding....
I already know that i want the 12", but my ? is how much memory and how much hard drive space should i get? with my ibook i plan on surfing the net, checking e-mails, maybe playing some games and later on i think that i might get a ipod and do the itunes w/ it (i'm not sure if i'm going to do that though). help me please!!!! i was originally going to get 1gb of memory and 80 hard disk space, but i spent some of my money. i want my ibook now b/c i have been waiting long enough, but then again what's another 2 weeks???
Hey Ladonna,
I just want to just let you know that the 12" iBook comes with adiquit memory and hard drive. But if you think it is nessesary to get an upgrade I think that the hard drive might be more important. That is pretty expensive. I would wait on the memory till you think you need it. I would wait and see what exactly you think you might be doing. I mean for games you maybe you should but if your not going to do much that takes up space I would hate for you to spend so much money on something that you might not even need. Just to let you know, I know in some cases that you might not even notice a big difference. Just something you should think about. I hope that helps with your decision. Good Luck!
Jon
PS I am getting more memory because I use up a ton because I am an amature programmer, make movies, and photograph. Adobe Photo is killer on computers -
30G IPOD, really dumb question, but I need help.
I have a question, I need to put some files onto my IPOD, and with my old IPOD I just dragged the files onto the IPOD icon on the desktop, but now I don't that icon and not sure how to get files onto my IPOD. Help.
I told you guys this was a dumb issue.Thanks for the response, but I actually figured it out, pretty simple. The icon does appear on the desktop, just have to enable the disk preference.... I think thats what you meant.
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This may be a silly question, but I need help!
I have DSL internet at work, and much slower internet at home. I have been buying and download music from iTunes at home, but it takes so long to download. I'd like to do it at work if possible. If I do this, will I still be able to pull up the music at my home? Or, will I have two separate libraries?
Let me know what to do and if it's possible!
Thanks!Tracks purchased from the iTunes Music Store will only be downloadable to one computer, so you'll have to copy them from your work system and take them home and copy them onto your computer there. This should help:
iTunes 4: How to copy music between authorized computers
And if you happen to also own an iPod:
How to use your iPod to move your music to a new computer
Once you've copied the tracks to your home computer, you'll just need to authorize it (just play any of the tracks and it should ask for your iTMS account ID and password) and you should be in business. -
STRANGE but TRUE! This is really happening...
I can't figure this one out. I hope someone can help. My iMac suddenly hates the internet with a passion. It started happening after I downloaded iTunes 5.0 with the albumn "yello - the eye".
First off, I have had to hold down the power button to shut down my frozen iMac 4 times in the past 2 days. When I reboot, the boot music is gone, my volume display is gone, it locks up with Safari, Firefox, Mail, etc. and I can't seem to run any software having to do with the internet as well as any other software. I can only open and use about 2 programs at a time (if I'm lucky) that have nothing to do with the internet such as Word & photoshop, but when those hang, force-quit won't even open and I can't shut the system down except for the power button.
Now get this, as soon as I unplug my cat5 cable from the back of my iMac, everything suddenly works fine, my volume display returns, other programs open up just fine, I can now force-quit, and when I reboot, the mac music/sound plays.
What in the world is going on??? Please help. ThanksHello AgeMaker!
I don't know if anybody has asked you to do this, but try this. Go into your hard drive, click Applications, go to Utilities, and finally scroll down to Disk Utility. Open that and click on your hard drive under Disk Utility. At the bottom of the window, it will tell you if your hard drive is either "Verified" or "Failed". Verified is good and means that the problems you are experiening aren't with your hard drive, but if it is failed you hard drive is dying and you will need to back up all your data and contact AppleCare to get the drive replaced.
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