Videos Destroy HDD?????

I have an ipod video and latest itunes. I was using ipodmini+itunes since the release of the mini, never had any issues.
Now with the new video ipod I can't use any video functionality... heres whats happened:
Sync ipod with library via itunes- all good.
Try to download a TV show from itunes store, at end of download get an error that entire drive is corrupt/un-readable. (it's unreadable by windows, etc..)
Format drive, spend a week restoring all data and library, make fresh DVD backups of all data.
Try a different TV show from itunes store -same result, drive corrupted. Getting angry now!
Format/ restore all data on HDD again.
Convert a video using videora converter, all good,
Add videora file to itunes library and ZAP, drive corrupted. Getting irate with itunes!
Any ideas? Whats wrong? using an external 80G firewire drive with 50Gigs of free space...
Anybody else having this catastrophic failure/drive corruption???
Thanks, amos5000

Before I suggest you for any trouble shooting, I need to ask few questions. Does the computer shows any other data from the drive connected? If the drive is connected directly to the computer does it helps in streaming the videos? Does it show the video files listed and does not stream those files or it totally shows blank?

Similar Messages

  • Importing video from hdd camera...doesn't work...help!

    Hello-i am not a computer guy, first of all. i just bought an HDD video camera, panasonic SDR-H40P/PC. I have no problem importing photos to iPhoto. However, when I try to import video, the iMovie quits unexpectedly every time. my wife has the same Mac and hers does the same thing. Do I need additional software? Am I just an idiot doing something wrong? There is a page in the camera owners manual regarding Macs, but no software came with it. Our operating system is OSx 10.5.6, whatever that means.
    Any help is appreciated,
    TOm

    I'm not seeing your camcorder listed among the compatible ones on this Apple list:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1014#2
    There would be no Mac software with the cam. If it is going to work, it is already built into the iMovie software.
    What does the manual say about use with Macs?

  • Mountain lion - wake from sleep - destroys hdd

    I upgraded my macbook pro mid 2009 model to mountain lion.
    First crash - left my computer for 3 hrs playing music using iTunes. Hdd went to sleep, screen is sleeping as well. I moved my mouse and everything froze. Music stopped. Waited for a minute. Nothing happened. I forced shutdown by holding power button for 5 seconds. Reboot failed because hdd can no longer be detected. (Gray folder with question mark) Not even by the install disk.
    I brought it to the service center and they replaced my hdd after i approved it. It works ok then. Reinstalled mountain lion and all my stuff.
    Second crash - i left my computer for an hour playing music through Grooveshark. Screen and hdd went to sleep while music still played ok. I moved the mouse to wake from sleep but the screen remained black. I can see the cursor not moving but the music was still playing. I put down the lid and waited for a few seconds before turning it on. Screen was still black except for mouse. Music stopped when i closed the lid. I forced shutdown by holding the power button for 5 seconds. Reboot failed because the hdd cannot be detected. (Gray folderneith question mark) Not even by the install disk.
    I'm going to the repair center tomorrow and have it checked again. It's only been a week since i got back from the repair center...
    So i was reading about the issues with mountain lion waking from sleep where the hdd has slept as well. But it seems that their hdds were intact and they were able to reboot. Mine however, has left my hdd as a heavy paper weight.
    2 things, how do I repair the hdds and use them again? Is the issue caused by waking from sleep with the hdd sleeping as well?
    Note that in both occurrences, my mbp was plugged in.
    Or is it possible that the 2009 model just can't handle mountain lion?
    I'm thinking of using ubuntu to force mount my 2 broken hdds and hopefully recover some of my data though all my important files and documents are in sugarsync and dropbox. (Thank God for online storage!) though this is quite detrimental to teaching...

    Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions - Lion/Mountain Lion
    Boot to the Recovery HD:
    Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
    Repair
    When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list.  In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive.  If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported then click on the Repair Permissions button. When the process is completed, then quit DU and return to the main menu. Select Restart from the Apple menu.

  • SCCM 2012 Capture media CD destroying HDDs

    Hey guys,We're having an odd issue down here in our office. To give a little background we have been using SCCM for about over a year now with little to no issues. This might be about the 6th image we have made via this same capture media CD so we definitely aren't new to the process.Every time we attempt to use the Capture Media CD it will get through sysprep just fine but when the computer eventually reboots as part of it's capture process it throws us the wonderful 'Non System Disk or Disk Error" message. Popping in Partition Wizard reveals that the MBR of the drive is being corrupted and every option to format the drive or otherwise perform maintenance is greyed out.We haven't been able to find anything online about this and have tried multiple different systems & different HDDs. . Has anyone experienced any similar issues?
    This topic first appeared in the Spiceworks Community

    Hi
    I don't know exactly how I should go with the virtual machine thing .
    This is just a small part in my work that I do, so I have done it the most "fastest" way for my self.
    Basically I just need 2-3 images with machine drivers and windows update installed. 
    If making image trough virtual machine would require me to create driver package for each model and then notice that x amount of devices still don't get installed and I would need to create installation package of those missing drivers. That is something I
    don't have time for...
    Also when using driver package and installation for some special drivers from their won packages it feels that it takes long. And if i have my stuff already in the WIM file, things go smoothly much faster.
    But if the virtualmachine trick is somehow superior, hit me with url. Thank you!
    Strange thing is that some time ago all worked fine. And I was thinking that if someone has seen this kind of problem before. 
    It somewhow feels that it's capturing all the drives I have attached to machine. Volyme 3 of 3. And volyme is a disk? Not a partition?
    I had usb stick (sccm capture media), machine harddriver with 350mb partition and the windows partition. Also external USB disk that it should save the WIM into.
    Probaply next I will test the same machine with different harddrive...

  • Can I input video from HDD to G4 iMac?

    So I have jut brought a nice new camcorder - Sony DCR-SR90 with HDD - I can't get iMovie to recognise the camera is connnected.
    I have 2 probleems - 1st I connected by old camcorder (Sony) by Firewire and my new camcorder now gives me a USB 2 cable - which I don't think is compatable with my iMac.
    However nice man at my retailer has just told me that he has tried iMovie with a new iMac (USB2 comptable) and iMove will not recognise the format of movie from HDD. I don't really believe him as HDD is becoming v.popular - surley this works with iMovie - HELP and THANKS

    This hard drive camera records using MPEG-2. That is the same as most all of the new DVD cameras.
    This format is for playback and is not intended to be used as an editing format.
    You will need to convert that format into a DV format that imovie can use.
    MPEG Streamclip http://www.alfanet.it/squared5/mpegstreamclip.html is free and Apple's QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mpeg2/
    is about $20.00. They are the tools that you need to download to convert these files.
    Once you have done that, export to DV Stream (.dv) and import it into iMovie.
    Sue

  • EA2700 - Not showing videos on HDD

    EA2700 is not registering there are any videos on my hard drive to stream please help.

    Before I suggest you for any trouble shooting, I need to ask few questions. Does the computer shows any other data from the drive connected? If the drive is connected directly to the computer does it helps in streaming the videos? Does it show the video files listed and does not stream those files or it totally shows blank?

  • Windows XP hangs on 'spash' screen after video drivers installed on K8N Neo4-F

    Hiya folks - got a MASSIVE post for everyone here...  Sorry but I think it's necessary...  Here goes:
    I just upgraded everything in my computer except for the HDD.  New case, power supply, etc.  I started by copying all important data from my original HDD to a portable USB 2.0 drive.  My data is safe, and intact on that drive.  So...  I formated and repartitioned the oroginal hard drive (1 partition), assembled the system and everything runs perfectly.  The problems come later....
    The Windows installation is insanely fast and smooth...  and the system boots into Windows with no problems after installation is complete.  I didn't even need to install the nVidia RAID drivers because windows detects my single SATA drive fine.  The First thing I do upon seeing the desktop for the first time is: Install nVidia chipset drivers, then AMD Athlon 64 driver (both latest releases).  I then restart and the system boots fine.  After Windows starts, I'm asked for display drivers.  I click 'cancel', as specified in my ATI installation guide, open up the ATI CD and install the drivers via the ATI autorun setup.  At this point, there are no further drivers for me to install and NONE of them have an "!" near them.  So I figure everything is A-Okay and restart... BAM!! - Windows hangs on the splash screen.  The blue bar moves for about 10 minutes, then stops for 2, then moves for 2, and so on...  This will go on FOREVER.
    So...  I boot into safe mode and uninstall the ATI software/drivers with the help of some other third-party programs, schedule a disk check with CHKDSK and reboot.  I startup in Directory Services mode to allow the disk check to complete.  No errors and the system restarts on its own (supposed to).  Now the system boots in normal mode again, but no video drivers installed.  So I download the latest drivers from the ATI website and install them.  I restart, and WHAM! -- same problem.  At this point I'm thinking "bad video card" so again I go into safe mode, remove drivers, schedule disk check, etc....   restart in Dir Serv mode...  "one or more errors found" this time...  but that's okay. 
    After the auto-restart I shut down the computer and unplugged EVERYTHING but the video card, HDD and one stick of RAM... then reset the CMOS, checked battery and PSU outputs (all fine) I then went back into the BIOS to ensure everything is set to 'as safe as possible' and restarted.  Again I tried the latest drivers, and again the same problem after restart.  So I then booted into safe mode, but left the drivers intactthis time.  I scheduled another disk check and restarted again in Dir Serv mode.  After system restart I shut the computer down and switched to my other RAM stick and booted...  same problem.  now I'm DEFINITELY thinking "bad video card" so I plug everything back in the way it's supposed to be, reset CMOS and restart with the Windows CD the drive.  I again format the HDD, etc... and install Windows.
    Now, with another fresh Windows install, having read multiple tech articles, I thought this could be an issue with the NV SW IDE drivers, so I installed the driver pack minus that driver.  I restarted and the system boots fine.  Next, I again tried installing the latest ATI drivers, restart, and SLAMMO! -- again the system hangs on the splash screen.  So, rather than waste my time with disk checks, etc...  I did ANOTHER clean OS install.  This time I decided to try installing video drivers BEFORE the chipset drivers...  no such luck.  I restart and Windows hangs in the usual spot.
    NOW, I'm REALLY getting upset and can hardly contain my fists of rage that crave to desimate the computer case and all its internal componets.  Time to RMA the video card.  I exchange the card for the same type, thinking this will solve my problem, I drive happily home with the new card.  Wouldn't you guess it...  SAME PROBLEM, on ANOTHER clean OS install!!!  Now I'm thinking "bad mobo"? - I don't know because it boots fine and runs fast without video drivers, but it seems to be directly linked to the video card.  So...  I figure "okay maybe these nForce boards don't like ATI cards"...  so I return the Radeon X700 and exchange for a BFG GeForce 6600GT.  Yep, you guessed it, STILL the SAME problem!!!
    I 'm pretty-sure the problem has got to be with the mobo but I can't be too sure.  It doesn't seem too likely because the system boots and runs fine with basic Windows VGA drivers.  Also, if I were to try and boot to VGA mode after encountering this problem, that would not work at all either, in any situation, other than after removing the ATI drivers or installing windows without them initially.  Right NOW, as we speak, I tried uninstalling the nvidia drivers/software via safe mode, I ran disk check, etc...  but the system will no longer boot in normal mode or VGA mode even without the nvidia drivers installed.  I've formated the hard drive and am ready to reinstall again if I can find a solution to this problem.
    If ANYONE can help me it would be EXTREMELY APPRECIATED!  I'm not a dummy when it comes to computers but this is pure MADNESS!!!  I couldn't even BEGIN to fit everything else I tried into this forum.  I had to sum-it-up, but I will gladly answer any questions from you 'brains' out there and will monitor this site daily.  I won't ask the question and disappear never to tell of the solution I may or may not find...
    Thanks in advance,
    Eilios

    Quote from: EdwinGF on 26-October-05, 16:01:40
    Hi,
    If you only have one Serial ATA Hard Disk, then you don't need the nVidia RAID Driver. This driver is only needed when you set up a Serial ATA RAID Array or a Parallel ATA RAID array. For this you must have two identical hard drives in your PC, for RAID 0 and RAID 1 arrays.
    nVidia SATA RAID drivers supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, and JBOD. When you install at least two Hard Drives, prepare your mainboard to use SATA RAID and
    set up the RAID Array style you want to use.
    Then you will need to install the nVidia RAID driver, to allow Windows to "See" and use the drives correctly. This is done by pressing the F6 Key, inserting the nVidia RAID Driver disk , and "telling Windows" where to find the driver it needs, at the very beginig of the Windows XP setup process.
    However if you install a RAID driver with just one SATA Hard drive, or two SATA hard drives, (this last scenario not set to be used in an array, but as two different use drives, lets say one for OS and one for MP3 Storage), then Windows begins to load, it will load the RAID driver, but since there's no RAID Array, Windows will keep "looking" for an inexistant RAID Array, and if there's no such RAID array, this will take forever.
    That's why installing nVidia RAID Driver may hang your system (which as you saw is  not really hung), at the Windows Splash Screen, it is just trying to find something that doesn't exitst.
    NOTE: nVidia RAID Controller, supports RAID Arrays into both, the Serial ATA channels and the Parallel ATA (IDE) channels too. But for both options, you always need to have at least two identical hard drives installed to build up and use a RAID Array, which can only be seen by the nVidia RAID Driver, for both Serial ATA hard drives and Parallel ATA (IDE) hard drives.
    NOTE: JBOD stands for Just a Bunch Of Disks = In this scenario, you can combine hard drives of different brands and/or capacities into one big drive that will be seen by Windows as one drive only.
    NOTE: Even if you don't have any RAID array, you must install the nVidia nForce 4 Drivers. You can just leave the nVIDIA SATA Driver check box empty.
    Hope this helps 
    I did not have any RAID or SATA drive in my system, actually these were disabled in BIOS. I had the similar experience though. BTW, why NF4 chiset driver is very important to install if Windows XP drivers can get the job done? Look at my link in the previous post.

  • Is it possible that iMac corrupts connected external hdd-s drive via USB?

    Is it possible that iMac corrupts connected external hdd-s drive via USB? (two wd cav. green 2tb from different purchase went down in one day, both from the backside usb ports)
    First one of my video storage hdd, full of files suddenly got extremely slow, and a few minutes later, it unmounted itself, but with the unmount error, but nobody even touched the cables, electricity etc. When I tried to mount it again, it did not respond, just give a periodical load light and ticking. First I thought it must be hardware failure, but since I bought a brand new drive today and it made the same problem as soon as I tried to format it. I got suspicious. The consol, said about these - i googled all but now solution so far. (WesternFresh is my drive)
    Oct 23 17:10:58 xxxx fseventsd[47]: disk logger: failed to open output file /Volumes/WesternFresh/.fseventsd/636573acca1d6550 (No such file or directory). mount point /Volumes/WesternFresh/.fseventsd
    Oct 24 10:55:42 xxxx com.apple.kextd[10]: Can't create kext cache under / - owner not root.
    Oct 24 17:23:05 tmdc diskarbitrationd[16]: unable to probe /dev/disk1 (status code 0xFFFFFFFA).
    and there was an I/O faliure not but it was on another mac - where i hoped itt will come back to live.
    I think - if it is possible - that the OS maybe misunderstand something about these drives, and try to change - maybe permissions - all the time if a usb external connects...? (I am not really into it as you see )
    Also about Disk Utility - it does not see any partition on the old hdd, but i shows the name of the product. If I connect the new hdd via the keyboard usb, the disk utility is able to see and format it, but the hdd will be still slow and tikking after it.
    Also I tried Disk Warrior (freezd out) and Techtool Pro 6 thanks to some ol'frineds - which also not saw the old hdd, but did nothing useful with the new one.
    About cav green: I have 3 of them and no error so far, and got 4 1tb cav green in 2 mybook studio II also without any problem.
    Iam a bit scared, and try not to plug in any usb hdd-s now, but I have to continue work, so I need solutions.
    I hope if it is not hardware failure, maybe some tricky terminal code will bring back the viability of my old hdd - and I won't have to spend a lot of money to recover data.
    strange.
    if anybody has a clue?
    update 1:
    i found this post also:
    https://discussions.apple.com/message/15905481#15905481
    I also made the mentioned steps - but it is a bit different sice it reproduce itself and I cant use DU.

    It turned out that WD is the big bad guy in this game.
    According the data rescue company where I asked for an inspection, both of the drives had their reader head loose. And in the one, which was my already-in-use disk its even damaged the platters... xxxxx
    So its time to pay bunch of money to recover, and take a walk to wd service to bang on the desk.
    Also note - it may be somehow related to intellispeed technology - since macs not really friendly with wd-s built-in solutions.
    On the other hand, with WD GP 1Tb there is no problems at all for ages.
    thanks guys, thread is closed

  • Sony or Cannon HDD Camcorder?

    I am in the market for a HDD Camcorder. I've narrowed it down to the Sony HDR-SR11 or the Cannon HF10. Which is more compatible and user friendly with the Mac? I have a 2 month old MacBook Pro, Version 10.5.5. I want an HD camera that I can literally USB plug into the Mac and export videos. Can these ACHVD cameras work this easily for me (the novice)?

    From experience, Mac's support of AVCHD is less than optimal. I had a Sony 60GB HD Camcorder that we tried to import and were not able to. Tried iMove 08, 06, Final Cut Xpress 4.0 to no avail. I finally had to create an dmg image and drag the entire AVCHD folder from the Camcorder HD over to it. And then iMovie 08 was able to recognize the mounted volume from which I imported the videos.
    My vote is for tape. HDD you have to store the bits somewhere unless you don't mind ditching the bits once post production is done. And of course, you can tarry to long in editing because HDD space is precious. Frankly storage on digital tape is the most versatile. I tape a wedding, throw the tape into a box. Two years later I come back to finish the editing. No worries about losing bits. What's more, it takes longer to import video from HDD AVCHD than from miniDV HD!! Go figure. Totally backwards. In my humble but accurate opinion, anything but tape is a huge mistake - notwithstanding the shortcomings of the tape such as length. That's about all I can think of.

  • Can´t import videos from iPhone to Iphoto, i say "Unknow Format"

    Hi, first: Sorry for my poor english...
    I have a problem with iPhoto, when I try to import a video from HDD or from iphone with .MOV extension, iphoto says "Can´t import... Unknow Format",  have any idea what is happening?
    Thank´s!

    Solution: restart the mac...

  • Choppy flash video on hulu with a twist

    OK so get this: If my mouse is stationary the video on hulu is choppy and really annoying to watch.  If my mouse is moving (at all) the video plays perfectly.  I have eliminated processor/bandwidth issues as possibilities and I have tried no mouse/generic mouse driver/updated mouse driver with no success.  This has to be an issue with flash but I can't seem to resolve it.
    Windows XP 32 bit, IE7 Athlon 4400 Dual Core, 2GB dual channel RAM, evga 7600GS 256MB video/500gb hdd with tons of free space.
    Please help!

    I feel your pain.  I have the exact same problem.  I don't have an answer to your question but wanted to let you know that you aren't alone in having this issue.  Hopefully, we will see a solution soon, because it is highly annoying to have to move your mouse around to be able to watch a video.
    Ironically enough, this is similar to an issue I have with Adobe Premier with having to move the mouse so that video playback while I'm editing doesn't lock up on me.  Wierd...

  • What Macbook do i need? And whats frontside bus?

    I am buying a new macbook and I need it to run great and fast for evcerything i do. Here is my average use. What macbook and how much ram, gbs, ghz etc. do i need? Also, what is frontside bus and how much of that do i need?
    Here is my average use: (all, at once)
    Using MAC OS X:
    -Chatting on MSN Messenger
    -Reading/Sending emails. (Using Mail or gmail.com)
    -Heavy internet use (5-10 windows open at once, some using macromedia lash)
    -Using iPhoto to edit photos
    -Occasionally running iDVD in the background and switching to it every so often.
    Average use using boot camp (Windows XP Pro):
    -Running TheSims2 Pets (need it to run fast)
    OR:
    -Streaming office spreadsheets or power point presentions
    -On MSN Messenger with Webcam
    -Heavy internet use
    -Editing photos with Piccas (google)
    -Reading emails at gmail.com
    What MacBook do I need: ____
    How much RAM do I need: ____
    Frontside bus: ____
    How Much GHz do I need: ____
    How Many GBs do I need: ____
    What graphics card do i need: ___
    Other: ______

    Here's what I'd suggest:
    Macbook Pro 15.4"
    2.0ghz
    1gig of RAM (2 gigs is great, but 1 would do)
    80GB or 100GB Hard Drive (depending on how much space you plan to use for Windows XP)
    The 2.0ghz comes with the ATI X1600 mobile 128mb card. This will be fine for running the sims.
    Basically you could use a standard macbook with the same specs. The only concern I would have is running the Sims 2. The Macbook's integrated video controller(Intel GMA950) may not do so hot while playing the Sims. I'm not sure how well the gma950 does with 3d games.
    Macbook 13"
    2.0ghz
    1gb RAM (again i recommend 2)
    80-100GB HD
    Hope this helps.
    Brian
    edit: The front side bus is the bus (channel) that carries electronic signals from the CPU to all other hardware devices (RAM, Video card, HDD, etc) All macbook models (13" and pro models) have a 667mhz Frontside Bus.

  • Adobe Encore has accountered an error [..\..\src\AMEPrestProber.cpp-265]

    Hi all,
    I have used the CS5 (CS Production Premium) for four years and it has worked fine. Mainly edit High Definition, file based video (SDHC). After editing, I use the Dynamic Link to Encore to create my project and burn to Blu-rays.  Accept, since two weeks ago, all of a sudden, I cannot open or create new projects from Première Pro CS5.
    The Dynamic Link takes me to Encore and then it comes up with the following message and then closes:
    Adobe Encore has accountered an error.  [..\..\src\AMEPrestProber.cpp-265]
    I have tried opening just the Encore and then import timeline from my Première Project, but to no avail.
    I have also, deleted and reloaded Encore from disk and updated, but still not working. I am puzzled and cannot seem to get help from Adobe as it direct me here.
    Whilst, I managed encode the timeline sequences from Prem Pro CS5 to Adobe Media Exporter and then imported encoded file into Encore, it seemed to take 12 hours to encode, whereas with Dynamic linking way, I am able to create project, much, much faster.
    Would really appreciate some help from knowledgeable people.
    Thanks in advance.
    Bob
    System: Custom built by Overclockers UK
    Processor: Intel i7, 3.02GHz boosted to 4GHz
    RAM: 12GB
    Windows 7 Professional, SP1
    1TB System HDD 7200rmp
    1TB Video Drive HDD 7200rpm
    1TB Third drive HDD 7200rpm

    Hi Stan,
    Thank you for your response.
    I meant 'Uninstalled'. Just the Encore and Pre Pro, but no the whole Production Premiums Suite. Should have I uninstalled the complete Production Prem and re-install?
    I don't understand the 'Cleaner' bit? I will  be happy to try this, if someone tells me what it is and how I can locate it.
    Yes, I am the Adminstrator and the only one using the PC.
    I did encode the time lines in Prem Pro to .H624 Blu ray and then used these. But took too long in Encore.

  • Playing a ts-file in an application  (JMF,without Tuning/service selection)

    Hey there!
    I got a ts-File (1.438.1) on HDD and i am trying to play it using a jmf-player in my application. I know that MHP does not support playing video from HDD but the IRT RI (which i use) does..
    For a ts is also just a *.mpg-file i thought my solution would work..
    Anyway, my stream is found but i get a org.davic.net.tuning.NotTunedException.
    Here's a piece of my code:
    public void playVideo() {
    targetVideo = new MediaLocator(dvb://1.438.1);
    player = javax.media.Manager.createPlayer(targetVideo);
    player.addControllerListener(this);
    scalingControl = (org.dvb.media.BackgroundVideoPresentationControl) player.getControl("org.dvb.media.BackgroundVideoPresentationControl");
    player.start();
    transformation = new VideoTransformation();
    transformation.setScalingFactors((float)0.5, (float)0.5);
    transformation.setVideoPosition(new HScreenPoint((float)0.5, (float)0.0));
    transformation = scalingControl.getClosestMatch(transformation);
    result = scalingControl.setVideoTransformation(transformation);
    player.stop();
    player.deallocate();
    catch (Exception e){
    System.out.println("Exception thrown while using the JMF Player:");
    e.printStackTrace();
    I was wondering if there is way to get this run without using the service selection API or Tuning API?
    Hopefully someone has an idea or is able to explain me why this won't work!!!
    Thanks in advance,
    with best regards,
    Alex.

    Hello Steve!
    First of all, thank you for trying to help me out!
    I tried the code i posted above (using BackgroundVideoPresentationControl and a quarter sized video area in the upper right corner).
    The NullPointer is thrown at the following line:
    transformation = scalingControl.getClosestMatch(transformation);
    I also tried other positions and video sizes but nothing worked at all..
    For at least quarter size video should be supported i am not quite sure where the problem is..
    As i said i also tried AWTVideoSizeControl with something like:
    source = new Rect(0,0,320,288);
    dest = new Rect(source.getBounds());
    videoSize = new AWTVideoSize(source,destination);
    When i do something like:
    transformation.setVideoSize(videoSize);
    i get a NullPointer too!
    Do you have any ideas what my problems might be?
    Thanks in advance,
    with best regards,
    Alex.
    P.S.:
    My *.ts-File was captured with a DVB-Card and contains 6 Services (that only contain TV-programs). For i am not able to test it by now (because i don't see any video ;-( ) i have another question (Because i am a little bit confused concerning service selection):
    Is it possible to play the different services of my ts-File (that's on my HDD) with the JMF , or do i 0have to use the service selection API for adressing the different streams (or services)? I guess this is not necessary for i can just set a parameter in the
    line:
    targetVideo = new MediaLocator(dvb://1.438.3);
    that describes the service (3 in that case). Am i right or am i really really confused and a hopeless case??
    Thanks again,
    with very best regards,
    Alex.

  • How much could I get for my MacBook Pro?

    I have a late 2007 MacBook Pro (November). 2.2GHz, 200GB HDD, 4GB RAM, and I was wondering if anyone knew how much I could get for it. The video card is slowly dying too and I wanted to trade this computer and spend some extra money to get an ipad 2 16GB.

    Here is a link for your exact specs from eBay's competed listings (360$):
    Macbook Pro 2.2Ghz 4GB Ram 128MB Video 200GB HDD - READY FOR WORK!    
    And less refined results:
    2007 MacBook Pro 2.2GHz, HDD, 4GB RAM
    2007 MacBook Pro HDD, 4GB RAM

Maybe you are looking for

  • How can I burn an audio CD in iTunes with my music library on an external drive?

    I keep my entire music library on an external hard drive. I just tried to burn a playlist in iTunes, and iTunes goes through all of the motions (asks for a blank cd, says it's burning) and then it says "Finishing burning" for a while. Then iTunes tel

  • Inaccessable audio files

    i was happily working away at editing some audio files when my computer crashed. now i'm getting a message saying, "an error occured while reading from the disk. the file..(name of file here).. was not loaded. ID = -199" can anyone explain what this

  • Transport Request's stuck with TRUCK symbol - very Urgent

    Hi All, I am in the process of Importing 450 transport request's. I have imported 190. While importing next 30, it stucks at importing stage with TRUCK symbol. Please suggest, how to overcome it or how to reset the tp. Thanks, Arjun

  • Is It Safe To Use Final Cut Studio 3 With Snow Leopard Yet?

    Because of the many problems I heard about using FCS3 with Snow Leopard when they both first came out, I've held off upgrading my OS from 10.5.8. Now that some time has passed, is it safe to install Snow Leopard without worrying about freezes and cra

  • Disappearing applications from ipad2

    I recently synced my ipad 2 with itunes (after browsing a few days on it), and shortly after the sync was completed, noticed that three applications being, camera, facetime and photobooth disappeared from the ipad. I recenrtly restored the ipad, wher