Stupid question i know...

I'm having troubles importing anything into DVD Studio Pro. What format do movies need to be in, and can that be exported from iMovie '09?

A DVD can actually include MPEG2 or MPEG1 assets and still be 'legal' as a standard def disc.
From chapter 2 of the help:
Choosing Between MPEG-1 and MPEG-2
The DVD specification allows for the use of either MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 encoded video. In
general, MPEG-1 provides for smaller file sizes but reduced picture quality (by scaling a
half-screen image to full screen), while MPEG-2 provides for better quality with larger
file sizes.
• MPEG-1 is generally used for titles for which file size is critical, and that will be played
back on a computer (not a set-top DVD player).
• MPEG-2 is usually used for DVD titles on DVD media. The embedded MPEG encoder
encodes video into MPEG-2.
DVD Studio Pro works with both MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video assets in your SD project
tracks, as long as they are DVD-compliant. MPEG-1 video used as menu backgrounds is
rendered to full D1 MPEG-2 when the project is built.
Important: HD projects cannot use MPEG-1 video.
Interesting that it doesn't say anything about half D1 MPEG2, which can also be used in a track if file size is an issue.

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Really stupid question - Migrating from 6i to 11g

Hi all,
I'm a developer that have been working with oracle since Forms 3, right now I use Forms 6i and I would like to know what I need to use Forms 11g. I understand this new environment is web based, but to start developing and deploying, what I need? for example if I buy the Oracle Forms & Report 11g, I also will need the OAS? or just with Forms and Report I could deploy (somehow) the application?
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Best Regards

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Stupid question re iTunes match and family sharing

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Sounds very bad... you can try this, create a account for each member of the family, delete all products (leave all your devices as new) and put the accounts in the devices again, for example, this iPad is from the kid, put the Apple ID of the kid in her iPad, after, this iPhone is from your wife, put the Apple ID from your wife in her iPhone. But remember, the purchases save in the Apple IDs when the family use before, for change the purchases contact with Apple.

Probably a stupid question about cropping a video..

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Probably a stupid question

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Welcome to Apple Discussions, bevs
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thebark4 wrote:
I know that this is probably a stupid question but if it does back up iTunes, is there a need to separately back up iTunes to DVDs/CDs or another external drive?
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Last edited by since1992 (2010-11-06 11:28:30)

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Stupid Question Help needed....

Hi Folks...
I have a very Stupid Question....
but i think you Folks here can help me Quick...
Here is what i want to do...
01 class ourCar {
02
03 public String color;
04
05 public void PrintValue(String YourValue){
06      System.out.println(this.YourValue );
07
08      }
09 }
10
11 public class myApp {
12 public static void main (String[] args) {
13
14 ourCar Car1;
15 Car1 = new ourCar();
16
17 Car1.color = "red";
18 Car1.PrintValue("color");
19 }
20 }
So the Compiling Problem starts at 05 it seems i cant
get Parameter Names with Strings... so what i want to do is...
type
Car1.PrintValue("color");
and it should print out red
i Know i could write
System.out.println(car1.color);
But i want to do it the other way...
a other thing would be to make
myVar = "car1.color"
and then run
System.out.println(myVar);
but these is also not working...
any idears?
greetings from munich
peter

but where is the Thinking Error i have?
KJKrum wrote i should not use the language this way...
what would be the right way for doing a job like this?You have a very simple example. Reflection which is what both threads suggest as a solution is complex and should be used with caution because of the performance and maintenance problems that can arise.
So one has to wonder, for such a simple problem, does it not suggest that perhaps your design is not correct and if you took another look at it you could come up with a solution that is more appropriate and leads to code with is much simpler.
I believe that was the intent of the suggestion.
For example if you really must access 'attributes' via a key then have you considered that perhaps you don't have attributes but rather 'properties'. And if so there is already a Properties class. And if the Properties class is a little to constraining then the Hashtable might also fulfill what you are trying do. Keep in mind that these depend on whether the best design for your project really requires accessing values via a string.

Stupid question i know...

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