I installed the latest firmware for my MBP along with Boot Camp. I then tried to install a copy of Windows XP Home with SP2 right out a sealed box from the store (NOT A COPY) and Boot Camp does not detect the cd still (it keeps saying to insert the Win xp cd).Is the cd bad or is something wrong...
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IMacWed, 19 Mar 2008 16:44:00 GMTI was thinking about getting an IMAC just for running IMOVIE and IDVD and importing video from a camera and making movies. I was wondering if this is the computer to get for that and if it comes with a DVD player or if we have to install it...
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any luck installing XP on MacBook?Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:58:00 GMTHas anyone successfully installed XP with mac drivers on the new Macbook? iMac, Macbook Mac OS X (10.4.6) ...
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I Movie 5.0.2-Project slows or stops after adding musicTue, 08 Apr 2008 19:51:00 GMTI have approximately 100 images and title slides w/transitions which work very well until I add music. As soon as I add music, everything slows. Transitions are skipped, music becomes staticy. I seems like it needs more memory or something. Any suggestions? Thanks G4 powerbook Mac OS X (10.3.9)...
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iPhoto 6 very sluggish with keywordsFri, 28 Mar 2008 18:34:00 GMTJust upgraded to iPhoto 6. The speed for importing images has improved greatly, unfortunately it seems the speed at which keywords are being assigned has degraded significantly.Running iPhoto 6.0.2 under OSX 10.4.5 on 800MHz PowerMac G4 iMac w/512MB RAM and approx. 34GBs of free disc space.12,0...
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What is the maximum number of pages (2-sided)?Sat, 29 Mar 2008 04:47:00 GMTHi,I am laying out a photo book with about 62 pages (which is 31 double-sided sheets), plus the covers. It contains 119 photos in total. When I try to add 1 more photo, a pop-up window tells me that I have more than 50 pages, so I have to delete some. The Apple web site says the large, double-s...
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Trying to save my events on an External driveThu, 10 Apr 2008 22:39:00 GMTO.K., new to this so hang with me.....First of all, is it true that the events take up much more space than the projects, so I should only worry about storing the events on an external drive?I tried to drag and drop an event to my external in IMovie. I get an error that "this volume not compati...
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Does Boot Camp give Windows full hardware access?Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:05:00 GMTI currently have WinXP Pro installed on a boot camp partition. When I view my system properties it lists as a 2.8GHz Xeon with 2GB of RAM. Why does boot camp only provide 2GB of my 6GB of memory to my Windows partition? Does boot camp allow full access to my 2 quad core processors or only one C...
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Can't See Albums Within Folder on Shared iPhoto LibraryTue, 22 Apr 2008 13:18:00 GMTMy G5 is set to share its iPhoto library, and I can see most of the albums from my Ti-Book's iPhoto. But the Ti-Book can't see G5 albums which are located within iPhoto folders. Am I doing something wrong?Thanks, Will G5, 2 GHz, Dual Processors, 1 GB RAM, 1 TB disk; 15" Ti-Book, 1 GHz...
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Keyboard hangs during first part installation WindowsFri, 28 Mar 2008 23:26:00 GMTJust bought a new MacBook, white.In the shop they told me that via BootCamp Windows could be installed. I already did this on my iMac 17inch.But when i do it on my MacBook, the keyboard hangs (doesnt do anything, not even light the capslock when pressed) during the first part of the installatio...
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Flim clips from Google don't workSat, 29 Mar 2008 02:34:00 GMTI have just started getting into iMove and wanted to download some of the freevideo's Google has on thier beta site. However, when I download them it seems that it only wants to use the Google Video Viewer and I am not sure how to get it into iMovie. On thier sites where I can get similar...
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Finding the actual video files you have just importedFri, 28 Mar 2008 17:37:00 GMTHi everyone,does anyone know, where the actual video files are stored on your machine once you have imported from a dv-cam into iMovie. I've searched everywhere for them and can only find the project file. Powerbook PowerPC G4 Mac OS X (10.4.3) ...
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"IMovie unexpectedly quit" while in the middle of editing. HELP!Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:38:00 GMTHi,I've had my Macbook for almost a year and have had almost zero problems with it until recently. IMovie, ITunes, Safari and pretty much any other program I oftenly use "unexpectedly quits" while in the middle of using it. Mostly at the worst possilbe times. For example, almost finishing...
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Movie length - please help!Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:07:00 GMTHi everyone,I've just finished my first iMovie project, and the total movie length is 2hours, 31 minutes. I've noticed from a few other posts that people say the maximum movie length that iMovie can export or that will fit on a dvd is 120 minutes. I do however have a dual layer dvd bu...
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iPhoto for PCSat, 29 Mar 2008 12:31:00 GMTAny word on iPhoto being made available to run on a Windows machine (like iTunes)? (It would make sharing photos easier between platforms - especially if a household bought a new Mac computer in addition to existing PC computers).Notebook Pro 15" Mac OS X (10.4.8)...
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Curser won't change to allow clip editingWed, 19 Mar 2008 16:48:00 GMTOK, can somebody tell me why I can't edit my movie clips by holding the curser over the edge of a clip, waiting until the curser changes to an arrow and sliding it over to hide portions of the clip? I imported video from a Canon miniDV camcorder. None of my clips appear to be editable. Thi...
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Screenshot movieFri, 28 Mar 2008 23:00:00 GMTOkay, I have a question...Is there a way to get a screenshot (about 90 sec) to record as a movie?I'm currently using Pyware 3dj and would like to make the animation into a movie Mac mini Mac OS X (10.4.6) ...
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Sudden Kernel PanicTue, 08 Apr 2008 18:13:00 GMTIn researching the root of some problems I've been having with my camera and iPhoto (see: Strange SM Card action)I just had my PB lock up with a kernel panic...(log follows:Unresolved kernel trap(cpu 0): 0x300 - Data access DAR=0x0000000000000010 PC=0x0000000032EA4C9CLatest crash info for...
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HD of iMac not accessible anymoreSat, 29 Mar 2008 02:30:00 GMTAfter an unsuccesfull attempt to install Windows our iMac went dead. I can reboot it with the installation CD1. But it won't find a target volume to install OS X nor can I repair the HD with Disk Utility. All options are greyed out. The Volume is NTFS formatted and seems to be read only. T...
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Sharing a iMovie 08 library between ultiple machinesSat, 12 Apr 2008 19:02:00 GMTIs it possible to share a iMovie 08 library (Events and Projets) between multiple machines?CheersHenrik. iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.2) ...
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Poor photo/still qualitySat, 29 Mar 2008 12:25:00 GMTHello again, another quick question...I made a few images in GIMP, and saved them as JPEG files. I drag and drop these files onto the iMovie timeline to import them. But I notice once they're on the timeline, there is a considerable difference in the quality of these images. The original J...
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Can't Select Photos For EditFri, 28 Mar 2008 21:13:00 GMTI think this may be a stupid question, but for some reason I can't figure it out. I've been working with the Ken Burn's effect to change where my photos pan so it doesn't always head towards the center. When I select a photo in the timeline in order to change where the effec...
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Rotated file larger than Original: also in iPhoto6?Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:34:00 GMTI noticed in iPhoto 4 that when you rotate an (e.g. protrait) jpeg image, it keeps the original in an Original folder and creates a new jpeg, which takes up to 60% more disk space than the original. I suppose this is because iPhoto first decompresses, then rotates, then recompresses the image,...
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consegne prodotti di stampa in ITALIA pietosoThu, 10 Apr 2008 18:05:00 GMTlascio un commento per i posteri in italiano, onde scoraggiare chi desidera avventurarsi nella lunga odissea di chi crede di ricevere un servizio all'altezza del nome APPLE ordinando i prodotti stampati con IPHOTO.forse la mia è la famosa eccezione... ma avendo ordinato ben prima della sca...
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Corrupt JPGsWed, 19 Mar 2008 23:01:00 GMTI just got this mac for Christmas (my first mac) and I am having difficulty viewing some JPGs on it.First of all, not all the images were able to import, with a dialogue saying something about being unreadable.Secondly, some of the JPGs appear corrupted, having bands of overlaying colors on the...
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Missing tunes in iLife Sound Effects in iMovie HD6Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:17:00 GMTI have been working with iMovie HD version 6.0.4 installed in the iLife 08 package in Leopard. Whenaccessing the Media Pane and clicking on the Audio Pane and then on iLife Sound Effects, I find that the tunes list is completely blank. There are also no tunes listed in the Garage Band section....
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which size to keepWed, 09 Apr 2008 23:12:00 GMThad big problems transferring photos from old g book to Imac. Now have many duplicates Iphoto 7.1 - which is best to keep: 1536x2048 928 kb or same with 653 kb? IMac Mac OS X (10.4.10) ...
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after tweaking in garageband how do youSat, 12 Apr 2008 17:48:00 GMTsave the imovie project for further tweaking in imovie? or is that the end of the road? do you have to export the movie in garageband and import it into imove thus all of the fades and titles rendered.thanks intel imac Mac OS X (10.4.7) ...
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Creating New library for re-importSat, 29 Mar 2008 04:19:00 GMTHi, I've been playing around with things, and my project is trying to make a media server. I'm running into a few snags and have some issues that I'd like to address before I make the plunge...Question: How does one delete the entire current library and replace it with a new one?...
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Epson CX4200 PrinterSat, 29 Mar 2008 06:46:00 GMTCX4200printer was working In Mac OS but when I downloaded the drivers to the Windows OS, the printer only works under windows only. I have tried the following to no avail. The printer can not be added. It is grayed outIf you are unable to add your printer even after a complete cleanout andreins...
I have been working with iMovie HD version 6.0.4 installed in the iLife 08 package in Leopard. Whenaccessing the Media Pane and clicking on the Audio Pane and then on iLife Sound Effects, I find that the tunes list is completely blank. There are also no tunes listed in the Garage Band section....
had big problems transferring photos from old g book to Imac. Now have many duplicates Iphoto 7.1 - which is best to keep: 1536x2048 928 kb or same with 653 kb? IMac Mac OS X (10.4.10) ...
save the imovie project for further tweaking in imovie? or is that the end of the road? do you have to export the movie in garageband and import it into imove thus all of the fades and titles rendered.thanks intel imac Mac OS X (10.4.7) ...
Hi, I've been playing around with things, and my project is trying to make a media server. I'm running into a few snags and have some issues that I'd like to address before I make the plunge...Question: How does one delete the entire current library and replace it with a new one?...
CX4200printer was working In Mac OS but when I downloaded the drivers to the Windows OS, the printer only works under windows only. I have tried the following to no avail. The printer can not be added. It is grayed outIf you are unable to add your printer even after a complete cleanout andreins...
lascio un commento per i posteri in italiano, onde scoraggiare chi desidera avventurarsi nella lunga odissea di chi crede di ricevere un servizio all'altezza del nome APPLE ordinando i prodotti stampati con IPHOTO.forse la mia è la famosa eccezione... ma avendo ordinato ben prima della sca...
I just got this mac for Christmas (my first mac) and I am having difficulty viewing some JPGs on it.First of all, not all the images were able to import, with a dialogue saying something about being unreadable.Secondly, some of the JPGs appear corrupted, having bands of overlaying colors on the...
Is it possible to share a iMovie 08 library (Events and Projets) between multiple machines?CheersHenrik. iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.2) ...
Hello again, another quick question...I made a few images in GIMP, and saved them as JPEG files. I drag and drop these files onto the iMovie timeline to import them. But I notice once they're on the timeline, there is a considerable difference in the quality of these images. The original J...
I think this may be a stupid question, but for some reason I can't figure it out. I've been working with the Ken Burn's effect to change where my photos pan so it doesn't always head towards the center. When I select a photo in the timeline in order to change where the effec...