> Subject: SO FRUSTRATED - General advice please.. (long) > Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 17:35:15 -0500 > From: "Dan Lovejoy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Problem 1 - I can live with this one. > The screen has a streaky vertical watermark appearance which I think is
This is probably a cable problem. To test this you can take a snapshot of the screen and view the snapshot on another computer. If the "streaking" is part of the picture, then the "streaking" is being created by the video hardware. If the image view on another computer has no streaking, then it is most likely a cable problem. > Problem 2: > Power. The thing will not sleep reliably. I guess it loses contact with There have been issues with the Wallstreet sleeping, The Apple Tech database will cover that and additional information can be found on other forums like the MacFixIt web site. The Wallstreet also has had some problems with the power board, which typically needs to be replaced if it is not functioning well. Again Apple's Knowledge base and other tech forums will cover that issue. > > Problem 3: > Following advice on this board, I booted into 0S 9 to do my video stuff. > I was able to manipulate video in FC Pro with choppy playback onscreen, It does seem to me that for serious video work the Wallstreet would be very under powered no matter how fast the installed processor. The Wallstreet's video card is not fast, the MB has a 66MHz buss which will be a bottle neck for any fast through put. Over all I do not think that any PowerBook model would provide a good hardware platform for FC Pro. I do not doubt that for capture, storage and presentation many PowerBooks are suitable, but when video editing needs exceed those of iMovie, very serious dedicated hardware resources are needed. bill -- \/\/i||i@^^ ()\/e -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
