Understanding photostream for a dummie

Can someone please tell me if my understanding is correct re My Photostream?
1. I can take photos with any digital camera or iphone camera.
2. If my Photostream settings are set to "On" and "Automatically Download", any photos I upload into iPhoto will appear on my iphone and Macs AND will become part of the iPhoto library.
3. If I do not use the setting "Automatically Download" then the photos I take will be removed from the Photostream AND iphoto on my Macs and iphone?
4. Photostream is NOT for storage, but for syncing.
5. Automatically downloaded photos from Photostream will be stored on Camera Roll and in iPhoto on my Macs.
Thanks for the patience on this issue.

Hi,
So you have at least Updated to 10.6.8 according to your specs.
This will mean iChat 5 which in turn means we are talking about an AIM (Valid Login types) or Jabber including Google buddy list. (possibly multiple Buddy lists)
Lets take AIM first.
In this context we are talking about any Screen Name that is Valid with the AIM servers.
This could be a MobileMe name, an @Mac.com ending one or an AIM name itself.
This will display an Icon for any Buddy that has a camera. (Or has it Enabled)
A Buddy logged in to AIM Express fro example will not be able to Audio Chat or Video and will not show a Video (or Audio) icon.
If their Camera is a plug in one and is not Plugged in they will nto show the icon.
They could have set it to be "Disabled"
Jabber and in particular GoogleTalk Buddies.
iChat will only Video to other buddies who are using iChat.
Google run a Jabber Server for GoogleTalk
iChat will not video to anyone logged in to the Google Web Pages and using the Chat option there (iGoogle or the Gmail Web page to my knowledge)
As well as Standalone Jabber Apps on PCs and Macs there is a standalone PC app called GoogleTalk.
iChat cannot Vidoe chat to these either.
This is because Jabber apps use a process called Jingle to Connect Video Chats and the Library for this is not included in iChat (On top of that the Google Version of Jingle is also not that compatible with other Jabber apps).
These Buddies will not show Video or Audio icons.
In Short
Other apps use different Protocols to iChat when doing Video and Audio chat and iChat cannot connect those types of Chats to those Buddies
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Multi Track Recording for a dummies (please help!)

Background:
I've tried to search these forums and others for an answer to this question, but there is almost too much info out there and a lot of it is pretty confusing (for example: http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/Tutorials/AggregateDevice.html )
The Goal:
My nephew would like to record multiple tracks of audio into Garage Band at the same time. For example, 4 people each singing at the same time. (by the way, he has a brand new MacBook).
Neither he nor I know much about music equipment these days, although I have some experience from the early 90s.
From what I can tell, there are 2 options:
1) Use a multi-track recorder.
Like this: http://www.zzounds.com/item--FOSMR8MKII ). First you record onto the included compact flash card, then you then you import each track into Garage Band (one track at a time?).
2) Record all 4 tracks directly into Garage Band.
Option 2 seems like the best for his needs, but we can't quite figure out what device is needed. Somewhere we read that we need a "4 track audio interface" but somewhere else someone said that an audio interface would mix all 4 tracks together into 1. I also have no idea who the best manufacturers are these days, etc. I don't even know enough to do a decent google search.
We're not looking for something top-of-the-line. Just something solid and reliable with decent sound quality. Hoping to keep it under $250. He knows he is going to have to dive in and really learn Garage Band, but we are hoping that there is something out there that is as close to plug-and-play as possible.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

i can't help but ask: what did you not understand in that? it shows you step by step what to click, there really isn't anything to understand, just follow the steps.
Well, the title of my post does say "for dummies" (actually its says "for a dummies" - nice proof reading on my part).
But to answer your question (if you really want to know), its daunting for someone with zero point zero Garage Band experience. Put yourself in the position of someone with no Garage Band knowledge whatsoever. Then read that post. It assumes that the reader at least knows why they are on that page, as opposed to having stumbled onto it through some random google link. It doesn't actually say up front anywhere that this is for recording multiple tracks into Garage Band. In fact, none of the steps are done inside Garage Band - its in a utility called "Audio Midi Setup."
I am not saying that its poorly written, or unclear, I just didn't "get it" at first. Keep in mind that I am working in the dark here and trying to get up the learning curve as quickly as I can. This is all new stuff to me - and I am just trying to help out my nephew.
Now subsequent to my original post, I found a FAQ on that site and then found this: http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/Tutorials/RecordingMultipleTracks.html So now I understand that you can either use an "interface", or create this so called "aggregate device". Little by little its all falling into place. ( Also its seems like that is a really good site for Garage Band info. )
but somewhere else someone said that an audio interface would mix all 4 tracks together into 1.
that's a silly thing to say, it depends on the interface, the one linked to above will record to separate tracks.
Again, I am stumbling around in the dark. Cut me some slack. How was I supposed to know that something someone else wrote was silly?
But MOST importantly, you did give me a link to a device that will do what he wants, the Alesis MultiMix 8 USB. Thank You!!! Now if we could find one that's a little cheaper I'd really be in business.

How do I get photos on my iphone into photostream for icloud?

how do I get photos on my iphone into photostream for icloud?

have you you downloaded the icloud software on your PC? Once it is set up the photos should go from your camera roll to the photostream automatically. Just go search for download icloud in google and install it. You also need to check you have the photostream turned on on your phone. Go to settings, icloud then photostream and check it is turned on.

I have 10.5.8. Can I get photostream for the iCloud?

I have 10.5.8. Can I get photostream for the iCloud

Depends on what Mac you have and how far you are prepared to upgrade.
Start by checking if you can run Snow Leopard:
Requirements for OS X 10.6 'Snow Leopard'
http://support.apple.com/kb/SP575
OS 10.6 Snow Leopard is once again available for $19.99 from the Apple Store:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
and in the UK:
http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
but nobody knows for how long it will be available.
When you have installed it, run Software Update to download and install the latest updates for Snow Leopard.
To use iCloud you have to upgrade at least to Lion, but some functions are only available in Mountain Lion:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4759
You can also purchase the code to use to download Lion (Lion requires an Intel-based Mac with a Core 2 Duo, i3, i5, i7 or Xeon processor and 2GB of RAM, running the latest version of Snow Leopard), or you can purchase Mountain Lion from the App Store - if you can run that:
http://www.apple.com/osx/specs/

PSE 7 & RAW/NEF for us dummies

While using PSE 7 and my Nikon D40 I had no problem with the program recognizing my RAW files. When I upgraded to a D90, PSE7 no longer recognized the RAW files. Doing a SEARCH on this forum *technically* showed me the cure. Alas, at times I think instructions are made by techies without a clue how some of us non-techies think. What I found:
1.) Go to the Adobe site and download the .zip RAW 5.5 file (I have a 32 bit OS, but they have one for 64 bit too).
2.) If you have WinXP or better DO NOT open this .zip file in a third party program like WinZip or PKZip, use Windows.
3.) Once extracted you should have a new desktop file labeled *Camera_Raw_5.5, Double click this file.
4.) It will open up to a window that has three files in it. Double click the CameraProfiles.
5.) You will have a couple of prompts, just click Okay. Then click Finish.
6.) You will notice that the Icon for CameraProfiles has changed. Double Click this new Icon and proceed as in #5.
7.) Once done (as I understand it) the second file in this folder (Camera Raw 8BI File) is now ready to be installed, but just reduce the size of this whole file, (keep it open though) and slide it to one side of your screen.
8.) Now open Windows Explorer and Open the Drive that has Program Files. Open Adobe. Open PSE7. Open Plug-ins. Open File Formats.
9.) In File Formats, find the file labeled *Camera Raw 8BI File* and Right Click it. Open *Send To* and highlight Send to Desktop in New File.
10.) Now, in Step #7 above you have a reduced box with the NEW Camera Raw file, highlight and drag it into the Windows Explorer Box where you just send a Copy to the Desktop. You will be promted, There is already a file named this, do you want to replace it...YES replace the old file.
Shut all these programs down and go load RAW/NEF files using PSE7 :-)
I hope this is of help to those who are having problems (like me...errrrggggg, should have been easier).

I have to quibble with a few of these.
#1. The Adobe Camera Raw 5.5 plugin for PSE is located here. (Would have been nice in your instructions for Dummies to include the proper link) There is no 64 bit version of the download file.
#2 is wrong. WinZip works fine in this situation.
# 9. The instructions from Adobe ask you to "move" the Camera Raw.8bi file, not send it to another location. When you use "Send To", a copy remains in the File Formats folder, and this has been known to cause problems.

Photostream for multiple devices sharing the same AppleID

I have my iPhone 4 setup with PhotoStream to import all my photos to my PC. My wife recently got an iPhone 4S and is using the same AppleID, so all her photos are also imported to the same folder on my PC. This is great and I love the setup.
But the problem is when her photos are sent to my PC they have the same filename as the pictures that I previously took with my phone and they are overwriting all my phtotos upon upload to my PC.
Is there a way to change the filename on either my iPhone or hers so they can coexist in the same folder on the PC?
Or is there a setting in iCloud that will prevent photos from overwriting photos with existeing filenames?
Thanks in advance for any help!

You can have media from more than one account on an iOS device. Note that
- Apps are locked to the account that purchased them.
- To update apps you have to sign into the account that purchased the apps. If you have apps that need updating purchased from more than one account you have to update them one at a time until the remaining apps were purchased from one account.
I would set up the iPhone by:
iOS: Transferring information from your current iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to a new device
Then on the iPod yocan either erase it and set it with the new ID or:
Use the new ID on iPod but only for:
Settings>Messages>Send and Receive
Settings>FaceTime
Settings>GameCenter
and Settings>iCloud if you want to have separate Contacts Calendar and some other things.
Continue to use the same/common Apple ID for Settings>iTunes and App stores so you can share purchases if you want to

Save As- for the dummies

Here is a clean way to retrieve Save As… feature in Pages
--(SCRIPT Pages_save_a_copy]
Enregistrer le script en tant que Script : Pages_save_a_copy.scpt
déplacer le fichier créé dans le dossier
<VolumeDeDémarrage>:Utilisateurs:<votreCompte>:Bibliothèque:Scripts:Applications :Pages:
Il vous faudra peut-être créer le dossier Pages et peut-être même le dossier Applications.
Aller au menu Scripts , choisir Pages puis choisir “Pages_save_a_copy”
Le script enregistre une copie du document au premier plan
au format natif de Pages en ajoutant la date et l'heure au nom du fichier.
--=====
L'aide du Finder explique:
L'Utilitaire AppleScript permet d'activer le Menu des scripts :
Ouvrez l'Utilitaire AppleScript situé dans le dossier Applications/AppleScript.
Cochez la case "Afficher le menu des scripts dans la barre de menus".
+++++++++
Save the script as a Script: Pages_save_a_copy.scpt
Move the newly created file into the folder:
<startup Volume>:Users:<yourAccount>:Library:Scripts:Applications:Pages:
Maybe you would have to create the folder Pages and even the folder Applications by yourself.
Go to the Scripts Menu, choose Pages, then choose “Pages_save_a_copy”
The script saves the frontmost document
in the native Pages format in a date_time stamped file.
--=====
The Finder's Help explains:
To make the Script menu appear:
Open the AppleScript utility located in Applications/AppleScript.
Select the "Show Script Menu in menu bar" checkbox
--=====
Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France)
2011/08/12
on run
          local docPath, docName, docFolder, fileName, theExt, newName, newPath
          set major_OS to get system attribute "sysv"
Grab infos about the open doc at front *)
          tell application "Pages"
                    tell document 1
                              set docPath to its path
                              set docName to its name
                    end tell
                    if major_OS ≥ 4208 then save docName (* Required for Lion *)
          end tell
Grab infos about the file from which the doc was open *)
          tell application "System Events" to tell disk item docPath
                    set docFolder to path of container
                    set fileName to name
                    set theExt to name extension
          end tell
Build an unique name for the new document *)
          if theExt is not "" then
                    set newName to (text 1 thru -(2 + (length of theExt)) of fileName) & (do shell script "date +_%Y%m%d_%H%M%S.") & theExt
          else
                    set newName to fileName & (do shell script "date +_%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")
          end if
Create the new file *)
          tell application "System Events"
make new file at end of folder docFolder with properties {name:newName}
          end tell
          set newPath to (docFolder & newName) as alias
Save a copy in the newly created file *)
          tell application "Pages"
save document docName in newPath
          end tell
end run
--=====
--[/SCRIPT]
--{code}
Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) vendredi 19 août 2011 22:15:39
iMac 21”5, i7, 2.8 GHz, 4 Gbytes, 1 Tbytes, mac OS X 10.6.8 and 10.7.0
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Here is an other one.
Read carefully the explanations given at the very beginning, in French then in English.
With this one you master the time when you save. CAUTION, Autosave is unable to do it's duty when you work on a document open with the script so don't forget to ask the script to save from time to time.
--(SCRIPT Pages_without_autosave]
Enregistrer le script en tant qu'application sur le Bureau.
Glisser une icône de document Pages sur l'icône de l’application
ouvre le document, le duplique, ferme l'original renomme la copie en ajoutant l'information date_heure
crée un bloc texte afin d'y stocker le chemin d'accès au dossier source et le nom court du document original.
Travailler sur le document et de temps à autres, cliquer sur l'cône du script application afin d'enregistrer
le document et repartir avec une copie qui n'ayant jamais été enregistré ne sera pas autoenregistré.
Bien entendu, quand vous aurez fini de travailler sur le document il vous faudra l'enregistrer comme autrefois.
--=====
L'aide du Finder explique:
L'Utilitaire AppleScript permet d'activer le Menu des scripts :
Ouvrez l'Utilitaire AppleScript situé dans le dossier Applications/AppleScript.
Cochez la case "Afficher le menu des scripts dans la barre de menus".
+++++++++
Save the script as an application on the Desktop.
Drop a Pages doc icon on the application's one, open the document, duplicate it, save the original if it was created from a template,
rename the duplicate inserting a date_time stamp, create a text box store the pathname to the source folder and the short name of the original.
After that you may work upon the document. From time to time, click the script's icon to save the document
and replace it by a fresh replicate. So this one which was never saved will not be autosaved.
When you have finished to work upon the doc, save it as you did in the past.
--=====
The Finder's Help explains:
To make the Script menu appear:
Open the AppleScript utility located in Applications/AppleScript.
Select the "Show Script Menu in menu bar" checkbox
--=====
Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France)
2011/08/22
property permitted : {"com.apple.iWork.Pages.pages", "com.apple.iWork.Pages.sffpages"}
property modeles : {"com.apple.iWork.Pages.template", "com.apple.iWork.Pages.sfftemplate"}
property boxName : "pathname_shortname_emantrohs_emanhtap"
--=====
on run
          local docName, path_infos, docFolder, nomCourt, docPath, nbd
          my controle_versions()
Grab infos about the frontmost Pages document *)
          tell application "Pages"
                    set docName to name of document 1
                    tell document docName
Try to extract the infos stored by the open handler          *)
                              try
                                        set path_infos to object text of text box boxName
                              on error
                                        if my parleAnglais() then
                                                  error "The document “" & docName & "”" & return & "wasn’t open with this script !"
                                        else
                                                  error "Le document « " & docName & " »" & return & "n’a pas été ouvert avec ce script !"
                                        end if
                              end try
                    end tell -- document
          end tell -- Pages
Split the extracted datas *)
          set {docFolder, nomCourt} to my decoupe(path_infos, tab)
          set docPath to docFolder & docName
          tell application "System Events"
This test was useful during my tests, now it's useless *)
                    if not (exists disk item docPath) then
make new file at end of folder docFolder with properties {name:docName}
                    end if
          end tell -- System Events
          set docPath to docPath as alias
I don't understand why I must apply save - close - open          but without that it fails *)
          tell application "Pages"
save document docName in docPath
close document docName
open docPath
                    set nbd to count of documents
          end tell
          my selectMenu("Pages", 3, 10) (* Duplicate *)
Wait the availability of the duplicate *)
          tell application "Pages"
                    repeat 100 times
                              if (get count of documents) > nbd then exit repeat
                              delay 0.2
                    end repeat
Now we may close the 'old' document *)
close document docName without saving
          end tell -- Pages
Build a date_time stamped name for next version *)
          set docName to nomCourt & my build_a_stamp() & ".pages"
          tell application "Pages"
                    set name of document 1 to docName
          end tell
end run
--=====
on open (sel)
          local docPath, docFolder, fileName, theExt, typeID, nomCourt, nouveauNomCourt, newPath, oldUnits, docName, nbd
Apply consistency checks *)
          my controle_versions()
          set docPath to sel's item 1 (* Here, docPath is an alias *)
Extract some infos about the original document *)
          tell application "System Events" to tell disk item (docPath as text)
                    set docFolder to path of container
                    set fileName to name
The try block may be useful if an user is fool enough to drag & drop a folder on the scrip’s icon *)
                    try
                              set theExt to name extension
                    on error
                              set theExt to ""
                    end try
                    try
                              set typeID to type identifier
                    on error
                              set typeID to ""
                    end try
          end tell
Check that the dragged item is a Pages document *)
          if (typeID is not in permitted) and (typeID is not in modeles) then error number -128
Strip the name extension if there is one *)
          if theExt is not "" then
                    set nomCourt to (text 1 thru -(2 + (length of theExt)) of fileName)
          else
                    set nomCourt to fileName
          end if
If the original is a template, we will save the newly created file *)
          if typeID is in modeles then
                    set nouveauNomCourt to nomCourt & my build_a_stamp()
                    set fileName to nouveauNomCourt & ".pages"
Create a new file *)
                    tell application "System Events"
make new file at end of folder docFolder with properties {name:fileName}
                    end tell
                    set newPath to (docFolder & fileName) as alias
          end if
          tell application "Pages"
                    set oldUnits to ruler units
                    set ruler units to points
open docPath
                    if typeID is in modeles then
Original is a template so save the new doc once *)
save document 1 in newPath
                              set name of document 1 to fileName
                    end if
                    set docName to name of document 1
                    set nbd to count of documents
          end tell
          my selectMenu("Pages", 3, 10) (* Duplicate *)
Wait the availability of the duplicate *)
          tell application "Pages"
                    repeat 100 times
                              if (get count of documents) > nbd then exit repeat
                              delay 0.2
                    end repeat
Now may close the 'original' document *)
close document docName without saving
          end tell
          set docName to nomCourt & my build_a_stamp() & ".pages"
          tell application "Pages"
                    set name of document 1 to docName
CAUTION : due to a bug, whichever wrap property is asked, the object is defined with wrap = center *)
                    tell document docName
make text box at front with properties {widthget width of page 1), name:boxName, object text:docFolder & tab & nomCourt, horizontal position:0.0, vertical position:0.0, height:15.0, placement:fixed, wrap:none}
                              tell text box boxName to set properties of object text to {color:{65535, 65535, 65535}, font size:9.0, font name:"Helvetica"}
                    end tell -- document
                    set ruler units to oldUnits
          end tell
end open
{width:358.0,
name:missing value,
stroke type:none,
object text:"Tapez pour saisir le texte",
rotation:0.0,
stroke width:missing value,
locked:0,
text fit:rectangle,
end color:missing value,
extra space:12.0,
horizontal position:5.0,
class:text box,
id:5459273,
color angle:missing value,
shadow blur:missing value,
stroke color:missing value,
vertical position:5.0,
height:20.0,
shadow opacity:missing value,
shadow color:missing value,
placement:fixed,
wrap:center,
fill type:none,
containing page:…
shadow angle:missing value,
image data:missing value,
containing layer:foreground layer of page 1 of document id 1648067 of application "Pages",
single color:missing value,
shadow:missing value,
image fill type:missing value,
shadow offset:missing value,
start color:missing value,
opacity:100.0}
--=====
on build_a_stamp()
          return do shell script "date +_%Y%m%d_%H%M%S"
end build_a_stamp
--=====
on controle_versions()
          local app_Version, sysv
          tell application "Pages" to set app_Version to version
          set sysv to system attribute "sysv"
          if (app_Version < "4.1") or (sysv < 4208) then error number -128
end controle_versions
--=====
on parleAnglais()
          local z
          try
                    tell application "Pages" to set z to localized string "Cancel"
          on error
                    set z to "Cancel"
          end try
          return (z is not "Annuler")
end parleAnglais
--=====
on decoupe(t, d)
          local oTIDs, l
          set oTIDs to AppleScript's text item delimiters
          set AppleScript's text item delimiters to d
          set l to text items of t
          set AppleScript's text item delimiters to oTIDs
          return l
end decoupe
--=====
on recolle(l, d)
          local oTIDs, t
          set oTIDs to AppleScript's text item delimiters
          set AppleScript's text item delimiters to d
          set t to l as text
          set AppleScript's text item delimiters to oTIDs
          return t
end recolle
--=====
my selectMenu("Pages",5, 12)
==== Uses GUIscripting ====
on selectMenu(theApp, mt, mi)
          tell application theApp to activate
          tell application "System Events" to tell process theApp to tell menu bar 1 to tell menu bar item mt to tell menu 1 to click menu item mi
end selectMenu
--=====
--[/SCRIPT]
--{code}
Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) mardi 23 août 2011 11:24:09
iMac 21”5, i7, 2.8 GHz, 4 Gbytes, 1 Tbytes, mac OS X 10.6.8 and 10.7.0
My iDisk is : <http://public.me.com/koenigyvan>
Please : Search for questions similar to your own before submitting them to the community
To be the AW6 successor, iWork MUST integrate a TRUE DB, not a list organizer !

Help understanding workflow for best quality.

Greetings.
I've read countless hours on this forum in the effort to understand this extremely complicated subject of getting my video out of my camera and onto a DVD in the best quality possible, and I'm still a little confused.
I'm not recording anything that is particularly high-action, but rather weddings, funerals, (yeah, I know), children's school programs, and my next big project is a seminar with keynote speaker.
I have three Sony HDR SR-11 cameras, which clearly record video as ACHDV and the video signal is 1080/60i (NTSC). I could also record in SD with an MPEG2 file.
I understand the a DVD is only SD at best, and am recording in HD since I have room for the files, and someday we might have better options for the video than we have now.
I started using iMovie, and have iMovie 11, and just love how easy and slick it is to make impressive looking stuff.
Once I import into iDVD to make the cool menus, I use "professional" encoding. I am about to produce a longer video than will fit on a single layer disk, and will be burning to a dual-layer DVD.
I own a copy of FCE, but was overwhelmed when I first started to use it, and on a time crunch for that project, reverted back to iMovie.
How I record events is to set up three cameras from different perspectives and then create a movie from the best angles, switching back and forth. This is a little cumbersome in iMovie, but I've had no trouble except for the date stamp disappearing and having to fix that on my most recent project. (once the date stamp is gone...it's hard to figure out where the clips are that you need for the next minute or two at a time).
I'm about to embark on an effort to market my work professionally, and am clearly working with amateur equipment, and without the time or resources to start all over with a $50K investment, would like to squeak by on what I have, and need to get the best quality possible out of it. Without any question, my market requires the movies to be on DVDs.
I'm most confused by interlacing/deinterlacing issue. I understand what the two are, but not what to do about it, if anything. I notice there is a button to check "deinterlace" in iMovie, and wonder why it's there and if it works and if I should be using it.
What would my specific advantages be, if any, to learning FCE? If a huge difference could be made, I would take the time to learn FCE, and I could lay out another couple hundred bucks for other software, if you had some to recommend that would greatly surpass what I'm doing, in place of iDVD or another intermediary I should be using.
I've been exporting with QT, using the following settings:
Video:
Compression: H.264
Quality: High
Key frame:24
Frame reordering: yes
Encoding: multi-pass
Dimensions: 960x540
Sound:
Format: Integer (Little Endian)
Sample: 44.1 kHz
Sample: 16-bit
Channels: Stereo
Then create menus in iDVD and burn to DVD.
Could you please give me feedback on my process, and try to answer my questions and clear up my confusion? I'd appreciate it so much!
Karen

Does FCE do this with multiple cameras? I'd want to make sure that FCS does it, before I buy it and am stuck with it, especially if FCE will do it and I already have it.
Yes and No
No - Multicamera is a function in FC Pro
Yes - but You do it in a very "Paper-clip" way. Put each Camera on one track ontop of each other
Camera 1 - v-tr 1
Camera 2 - v-tr 2
Camera 3 - v-tr 3
Then schrink the view of each track to 25% with Vireframe and put them into one corner
each (Not the same one)
Move them so that the sync. frame eg a photo flash is on the same time for all three video-tracks.
Now when playing one see the three views in paralell.
THIS demands that all Cameras has a common Sync-point (I use a photo-flash)
AND that no Camera was turned off during uptake.
IT is also important to know if any of the Cameras are sencitive to movements.
My small one is.
So I put mine on tripods !
This recording behaviour is the same if using FinalCut Pro ! Cont. recording and one sync. frame.
Then when playing in FinalCut Express - one use the transparicy tool to make the
Camera visibly that has the best picture.
When done the full movie (by adjusting transparicy - one re-size the Video tracks to 100% and let them fill view.
Now when playback - You see the edited result.
In FC Pro - You set Your Cameras as Multi Camera and set the sync frame. Now it will
in Viewer play (in 25% size) and You just point at the best view trough the movie
and it will assemble in TimeLine. You need not to be especially on target - easily adjusted
with roll-tool (I think) in after hand.
1 hour editing two Cameras takes for me (ME)
• FinalCut Express - about 10 hours
• FinalCut Pro - 2 hours to Capture - 1h15min to edit.
There is a program - CaptureMagic SD (HD) - that let's You copy directly to Your Mac
hard disk - NEED is one FW-port per Camera
(Port is something else than the connectors, My PowerBook G4 has one FW400 and one FW800 connector
BUT ONLY one FW-port - So I need to use a CMA-CIA-card with one FW-connector to get a second FW-port )
This set-up works and I get the material Captured in real-time. Resulting in editing time 1h 15min per hour movie.
Yours Bengt W

Understanding Aggregation for Hierarchies

Hi:
OBIEE 11.1.1.6.5
I'm trying to understand aggregation in the context of a dimension's hierarchy. When I create a level-based hierarchy for a dimension there are two places to set the aggregation level. The first is on the source for the dimension table, the other is the source for the joined fact table. My question is, what is/are the purposes for these two options? When would I set one over the other? Currently, it seems to get the aggregation to work, I'm setting the level on the dimension table source and not the fact source. Is this the correct way?
Any insights are greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

Hi,
The purpose of setting the aggregation levels on dim/fact is to let BI server know which LTS to pickup for the user's requested report criteria.
If you have one aggregated table that has data at month level and another base table that has data at day level.
In this case, you will set the content level for time hierarchy as month_ level (since that is the lowest level of granularity present in the table) for the aggregate table
and then you will set the content level for time hierarchy as DAY_ level (since that is the lowest level of granularity present in the table) for the base table.
If you run a report quarterly, BI server looks in both LTSes above and chooses the aggregated table which will give you better performance.
Thanks,
Rajesh Gurram

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I have 2 iPhones and an iPad, all have Photostream enabled, all use the same Apple ID for iCloud.
What I expected to happen is all photos taken on these 3 iOS devices would appear "merged" into my Photostream and that this "merged" photostream would be available on my Apple TV, MacBookPro as well as the 3 iOS devices.
What I'm actually seeing is only the images from 1 of the iOS devices (not all 3) but these are viewable on all devices from the Photostream.
Is there a way of setting Photostream so I can see all of my iOS devices images?
Any assistance greatly appreciated.
Andrew
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Hi David,
Yes I actually deleted the photostream, then disabled on all devices it before restarting...

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Hello Community,
We are running BW on an Oracle database, and I'm trying to understand what happens when I attach a document to the MetaData `document` repository. To get to the repository, we go to RSA1 --> Documents
From the "content storage" tab after pressing the the administration button, I can see the content repository is <b>BDS_DB8</b>, which appears to store documents in the database table <b>BDSCONT8</b>.
(While a table name is listed, I would imagine that new documents added to the repository would be insterted into the database as BLOBs)
What I'm trying to understand is :
where to documents go when they're inserted into the repository ?
if I add a 1 Mb document to the repository, does the database grow in size by exactly 1 Mb ?
what are other details to consider re: storage and disk usage when using the MetaData repository ?
Thank you,
Keith

Shared access signature and stored access policy can be used in this case.
A shared access signature is a URI that grants restricted access rights to containers, blobs, queues, and tables for a specific time interval. By providing
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side.
For more details, please refer the following links:
Create and Use a Shared Access Signature (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/jj721951.aspx)
Use a Stored Access Policy (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/ee393341.aspx)

Understanding OSPF For MPLS Superbackbone.

LSA1 is Router LSA And LSA2 is Network LSA.What is the difference between them?In which direction are they propogated?I need to understand it neatly as I am studying it for MPLS Superbackbone .

In short, the router LSA is generated by all routers and describe all the connected interfaces on that router.
The network LSA is generated by the Designated Router (DR) only and describe all the routers connected to the broadcast or NBMA network for which this router is the DR.
If you need more information on what the LSA are for and the details of OSPF in general, I would recommend you read RFC2328.
Here's the link for it:
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2328.txt?number=2328
Hope this helps,

Understanding extractor for 0costcenter

Hi
m tryin to learn how to find which extractor is used for 0costcenter in r3
in bw side i have narrowed it down which datasource is used and what fields are coming in for it
what i did
i wen to source systems in Modelling, selected R3 source system
and find the Datasource for 0costcenter
here i get the idea which field are coming to BW from R3, which bw infoobject it is assigned to?
now i loginto r3
i want to understand which extractor is used for this datasource
what fields are selected
what are underlying database tables
what attributes?
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closing it...posted it in different section

Understanding resizing for projection

If there is any topic upon which one hears conflicting information it is this one. It is my understanding that when an image will be viewed on a computer or projected via a digital projector, the factors which matter are: 1. pixel dimensions, and 2. jpeg quality options in saving the image. The information in the "document" section of the Image/Image Size window is only used when preparing images for printing.
In spite of this information, I continuously meet photographers who try to say that you must also set the resolution of this file to 300 dpi//ppi.
I listened to the Adobe TV presentation on this topic and it confirms my understanding.
Why is this topic such a problem area? e.g. I have students who are submitting digital copies of an image for consideration for exhibit. They are told to send the digital file at 800 pixels on the long side and they are told to make the resolution of 300 dpi!
I need an Adobe professional to reply so that I can print it out and hand it to people who insist that a higher resolution (with the same pixel dimensions) will make the image project better in a digital competition.
Thanks for your input.
Mary Lou

Unfortunately the ppi myth won't die. You hear 72 and 96 for screen resolutions that were common in low resolution 1990s monitors.
Only pixels count and you just need to be sure they match your target, the projector screen. I would say experiment until you find the dimensions you that look sharp on the screen
300 ppi is a standard and basically for an offset press. It is a print, not screen specification. Inches refer to paper not screen.
800 pixels divided by 300 ppi = 2.66 inches if they want to print it at that setting on paper.
Add to the confusion caused when shops use dpi (device units) and ppi (screen units) interchangeably.
Dpi, misunderstandings and explanation, what is dpi
Gene

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Hi all
would some help me with this, I am trying to understand what part of AS3 script says loop through(create a continues 360 loop of objects) the images from an XML file, does this make any sense.
in my script I have this
for(var i:int = 0; i < images.length(); i++)
is this the part that says loop the images/objects
this is a little more to the script including the above to maybe understand better?
private function onXMLComplete(event:Event):void
// Create an XML Object from loaded data
var data:XML = new XML(xmlLoader.data);
// Now we can parse it
var images:XMLList = data.image;
for(var i:int = 0; i < images.length(); i++) <<<<<<<<FROM ABOVE ///        {
// Get info from XML node
var imageName:String = images[i].@name;
var imagePath:String = images[i].@path;
var titles:String = images[i].@title;
var texts:String = images[i].@text;
any help would be great

hi rob
ok I found this menu which rotates item around on a 360 wheel trying to see if I can use the same script on my menu,
link to example: http://art.clubworldgroup.com/menu/R...g_menu_AS3.zip
I have highlighted in blue what creates the loop of items
in my menu I do ot have anything like
var angleDifference:Number = Math.PI * (360 / NUMBER_OF_ITEMS) / 180;
which sest up the 360 circle of the item
//Save the center coordinates of the stage
var centerX:Number=stage.stageWidth/2;
var centerY:Number=stage.stageHeight/2;
//The number of items we will have (feel free to change!)
var NUMBER_OF_ITEMS:uint=15;
//Radius of the menu circle (horizontal and vertical)
var radiusX:Number=200;
var radiusY:Number=200;
//Angle difference between the items (in radians)
var angleDifference:Number = Math.PI * (360 / NUMBER_OF_ITEMS) / 180;
//How fast a single circle moves (we calculate the speed
//according to the mouse position later on...)
var angleSpeed:Number=0;
//Scaling speed of a single circle
var scaleSpeed:Number=0.0002;
//This vector holds all the items
//(this could also be an array...)
var itemVector:Vector.<Item>=new Vector.<Item>;
//This loop creates the items and positions them
//on the stage
for (var i:uint = 0; i < NUMBER_OF_ITEMS; i++) {
    //Create a new menu item
    var item:Item = new Item();
    //Get the angle for the item (we space the items evenly)
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    item.x=centerX+radiusX*Math.cos(startingAngle);
    item.y=centerY+radiusY*Math.sin(startingAngle);
    //Save the starting angle of the item.
    //(We have declared the Item class to be dymamic. Therefore,
    //we can create new properties dynamically.)
    item.angle=startingAngle;
    //Add an item number to the item's text field
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    item.mouseChildren=false;
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    itemVector.push(item);
    //Add the item to the stage
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//We use ENTER_FRAME to animate the items
addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, enterFrameHandler);
//This function is called in each frame
function enterFrameHandler(e:Event):void {
    //Calculate the angle speed according to mouse position
    angleSpeed = (mouseY - centerY) / 5000;
    //Loop through the vector
    for (var i:uint = 0; i < NUMBER_OF_ITEMS; i++) {
        //Save the item to a local variable
        var item:Item=itemVector[i];
        //Update the angle
        item.angle+=angleSpeed;
        //Set the new coordinates
        item.x=centerX+radiusX*Math.sin(item.angle);
        item.y=centerY+radiusY*Math.cos(item.angle);
        //Calculate the vertical distance from centerY to the item
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        //Set the x scale to be the same as y scale
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