Re: DVD Player freeze ...
On Jun 1, 2009, at 10:13 PM, Bill Connelly wrote: When I playback DVDs, one in particular completely freezes up my Yikes! at the same point. Some DVD files are choppy at first, and smooth out as they playback, especially in Full Screen Mode. Some DVDs are inadvertently improperly authored. Some DVDs are intentionally improperly authored. An example of the first case is Land of the Pharaohs (1955), a recently released Warners title. Warners is not known for intentionally improperly authoring their DVDs. But a few do slip through. The flaws in Pharaohs occur in two places: about 3 minutes from the fade-in of the main titles and about 13 minutes before the fade-out of the end titles. The flaws are complete skips of about 9 minutes in each instance. The first loss is really just a lot of fluff about the Pharaoh himself. The second loss is essentially the entire secret of how the Pharaoh's pyramid was made tamper-proof, and which is the essential point of the entire screen story. What one sees is a burst of random color on the screen followed instantly by a skip to about 9 minutes later in the movie. In the case of the first skip, it is possible to manually skip backwards and resume the film at approximately the point at which the disturbance first occurred. You have to skip backwards just enough, but not too much! In the case of the second skip, it is impossible to manually skip backwards. It is just as if those 9 minutes are not on the DVD at all. I doesn't matter, in this specific case, if the manufactured DVD is attempted to be played, or a ripped copy of the same is attempted to be played, the flaws are in both. I guess that says a lot about how faithful the various ripping programs can be. Even worse than skips are freezes. Some set-top players are good at skipping over freezes whereas others are not. A lot depends upon the device's firmware. In the worst case, a set-top box may have to be rebooted by pulling the power plug in order to restart its firmware. In the case of DVD Player, a Force Quit accomplishes the same thing, but this doesn't work if the application is in full-screen mode as there are no selectable points on the screen when gets one back to the Finder and from which one can force the process to quit. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Very Stubborn Quicksilver
On Jun 1, 2009, at 8:53 PM, Brian Rule wrote: Does anyone have any advice? Why not run Apple Hardware Test yourself? If you didn't get the disc, you can download an image here: http://www.info.apple.com/support/aht.html I'm skeptical this is a bad Mac. I'd test the RAM very carefully. Once you know the RAM is good, place one stick into a slot and leave the others empty to test each slot individually. I've had bad slots where a known good stick of RAM would be flakey and lead to freezes and disk corruption if it was located in the bad slot. Once I quit using the bad slot, the computer was fine. I marked the bad slot with red permanent marker to remember not to use it. Often reseating EVERYTHING, meaning the CPU, Power Supply connectors, RAM, PCI cards, . . . anything else can solve these strange intermittent problems. But RAM seems most likely to me, unless the Apple Hardware Test locates something. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: VHS to DVD
On Jun 1, 8:59 pm, Hosemonkey hosemon...@mchsi.com wrote: Roxio has a program and an adapter to transfer VHS content to H/D for recording. I guess the real question is how can you get encrypted VHS content into a form that will allow you to transfer it to DVD? I use a Canopus analog-to-digital converter box between my VCR and my Mac. The audio and video cables from the VCR connect to the Canopus, and then the Canopus connects to the Mac with a Firewire cable. I can feed video into either iMovie or Final Cut in the Mac. The VCR can play either VHS tapes or DVDs. If the VHS tape or DVD has copy- protection, a red light comes on on the front of the Canopus box. When that happens, I hold down a couple of buttons on the top of the Canopus for a couple of seconds until the light goes out, and then the encryption is bypassed and the movie feeds into the Mac normally. Other converter boxes may also be able to do this, but I do know that the Canopus ADVC300 can. Tom --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: VHS to DVD
Howdy, Tom Baker pointed you to one device. That is a reasonably expensive unit. I saw devices a few years ago for around $100 that would do what you need. I was looking at those devices seriously at the time, but never bought one. I really never needed one, because I was buying movies on LaserDisk and Macrovision corruption can't be put on LaserDisk videos. The devices are sometimes referred to as image stabilizers or something similar. There are legitimate uses for these and they are not just for copying Macrovision protected content. Macrovision works by fiddling with the vertical blanking interval of the frames. Some stabilizers completely replace the vertical blanking interval with a clean one. This is needed for analog devices that are sensitive to the fiddling. So, look for a stabilizer that rebuilds the vertical blanking interval and a side effect is that macrovision corruption of your images goes away. You also get a cleaner picture. Good luck, Ralph On Mon, 2009-06-01 at 19:59 -0700, Hosemonkey wrote: content into a form that will allow you to transfer it to DVD? Mac the Ripper works for DVD material, is there anything that serves the same purpose for VHS? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: DVD Player freeze ...
On Jun 2, 2009, at 12:13 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: I'm running DVD Player under Tiger 10.4.11 on my Yikes! Try VLC. That final version of VLC for Tiger is 0.9.9a, anything newer is Leopard only. Some say that 0.8.6i or earlier is faster on older Macs. I seem to recall there is some known problem with DVD Player. I know older versions needed to be patched a one time, and that the person that wrote the patches quit doing so, at some point DVD Player quit working on Macs that didn't come with a DVD unit OEM. VLC can play almost anything, and can play any region DVD without needing to flash the unit. You won't probably run into too many DVDs from outside our region, but if you do, it's nice to know you can play them with freeware like VLC. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Very Stubborn Quicksilver
Fair enough, I'll take the advice you and Bruce are giving, thanks for the hardware test link! With luck I'll have enough time to work on it tonight or tomorrow evening again. :-) On Jun 2, 2009, at 1:56 AM, Kris Tilford wrote: On Jun 1, 2009, at 8:53 PM, Brian Rule wrote: Does anyone have any advice? Why not run Apple Hardware Test yourself? If you didn't get the disc, you can download an image here: http://www.info.apple.com/support/aht.html I'm skeptical this is a bad Mac. I'd test the RAM very carefully. Once you know the RAM is good, place one stick into a slot and leave the others empty to test each slot individually. I've had bad slots where a known good stick of RAM would be flakey and lead to freezes and disk corruption if it was located in the bad slot. Once I quit using the bad slot, the computer was fine. I marked the bad slot with red permanent marker to remember not to use it. Often reseating EVERYTHING, meaning the CPU, Power Supply connectors, RAM, PCI cards, . . . anything else can solve these strange intermittent problems. But RAM seems most likely to me, unless the Apple Hardware Test locates something. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: VHS to DVD
As Doug Burton recommended, I use an EyeTV 200 to do this. It also allows me to watch TV on my iMac as if it were a DVR. ;-) -- Michael Emery --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: DVD Player freeze ...
PeterH wrote: On Jun 1, 2009, at 10:13 PM, Bill Connelly wrote: When I playback DVDs, one in particular completely freezes up my Yikes! at the same point. Some DVD files are choppy at first, and smooth out as they playback, especially in Full Screen Mode. Some DVDs are inadvertently improperly authored. Some DVDs are intentionally improperly authored. An example of the first case is Land of the Pharaohs (1955), a recently released Warners title. Warners is not known for intentionally improperly authoring their DVDs. But a few do slip through. The flaws in Pharaohs occur in two places: about 3 minutes from the fade-in of the main titles and about 13 minutes before the fade-out of the end titles. The flaws are complete skips of about 9 minutes in each instance. The first loss is really just a lot of fluff about the Pharaoh himself. The second loss is essentially the entire secret of how the Pharaoh's pyramid was made tamper-proof, and which is the essential point of the entire screen story. What one sees is a burst of random color on the screen followed instantly by a skip to about 9 minutes later in the movie. In the case of the first skip, it is possible to manually skip backwards and resume the film at approximately the point at which the disturbance first occurred. You have to skip backwards just enough, but not too much! In the case of the second skip, it is impossible to manually skip backwards. It is just as if those 9 minutes are not on the DVD at all. I doesn't matter, in this specific case, if the manufactured DVD is attempted to be played, or a ripped copy of the same is attempted to be played, the flaws are in both. I guess that says a lot about how faithful the various ripping programs can be. Even worse than skips are freezes. Some set-top players are good at skipping over freezes whereas others are not. A lot depends upon the device's firmware. In the worst case, a set-top box may have to be rebooted by pulling the power plug in order to restart its firmware. In the case of DVD Player, a Force Quit accomplishes the same thing, but this doesn't work if the application is in full-screen mode as there are no selectable points on the screen when gets one back to the Finder and from which one can force the process to quit. Yet another factor is just plain ol' dirt. Often, cleaning a rented DVD will fix that. A friend who uses Netflix regularly cleans 'em before use and this practice has prevented a lot of aggravation on his part. I've had the same issues and have resorted to same action. JT --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: DVD Player freeze ...
On Jun 2, 2009, at 6:47 AM, James E. Therrault wrote: Yet another factor is just plain ol' dirt. Often, cleaning a rented DVD will fix that. A friend who uses Netflix regularly cleans 'em before use and this practice has prevented a lot of aggravation on his part. In the case cited, I was the first renter of the flawed DVD. To clean rented DVDs, I generally use a special spectacle-cleaning cloth (often supplied with quality prescription eyewear) which has the beneficial property of removing even fingerprints from the disk's surface. Again, in the instant case of Land of the Pharoahs, the disk was mis-authored, and contained two 9-minute skips, one of which was recoverable as there was at least one complete chapter which followed the skip (in fact, there were about 20 complete chapters) and one of which was not recoverable as there was no complete chapter which followed the skip (i.e., the skip occurred in the very last chapter). After enough negative reports on a specific copy, Netflix may put the media through a polishing machine in an attempt to remove scratches. This process is successful in some cases, but not in others. In more than on case the damaged media is unsalvageable, and should it be the only copy in Netflix' library, then the title would be withdrawn until it is reissued by the publisher. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: DVD Player freeze ...
On Jun 2, 2009, at 11:20 AM, PeterH wrote: On Jun 2, 2009, at 6:47 AM, James E. Therrault wrote: Yet another factor is just plain ol' dirt. Actually, I believe its a simple copied file from the original DVD of a Chris Botti CD/DVD combo. A clone plays fine on my QS 2002 Dual 1GHz ... just having problems on my Yikes! 450 with ATI Radeon 9200, Sonnet Trio, and a 500GB Seagate. IIRC, it played OK when I was using the onboard ATA channel, an 80GB Seagate, and an ATI Radeon 7000ME. Is there some way to accelerate the ATI Radeon 9200? I thought I read somewhere something to that effect. Bill Connelly artsite: http://mysite.verizon.net/moonstoneartstudio myspace: http://www.myspace.com/moonstoneartstudio --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Very Stubborn Quicksilver
On 6/1/09 10:58 PM, Bruce Johnson of john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu sent On Jun 1, 2009, at 7:52 PM, Brian Rule wrote: I'm reluctant to say its the RAM, I have that same RAM now installed in my BW and it's running perfectly. The BW is running at 66MHz, the Quicksilver is 100 MHz. Are these the clock settings for the RAM slots only (i.e. Not the system bus speeds, which are 100MHz for the B+W and 133MHz for the QS, iirc)? Just curious, Dana --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Very Stubborn Quicksilver
On Jun 2, 2009, at 10:41 AM, Dana Collins wrote: in my BW and it's running perfectly. The BW is running at 66MHz, the Quicksilver is 100 MHz. Are these the clock settings for the RAM slots only (i.e. Not the system bus speeds, which are 100MHz for the B+W and 133MHz for the QS, iirc)? Just curious, Nah, it was my screw up, it is 100 vs 133. ram clock is the same as bus speed on these systems, iirc. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Very Stubborn Quicksilver
On Jun 1, 9:53 pm, Brian Rule hellcat...@gmail.com wrote: I picked up a quicksilver (933 mHz) this weekend. I knew that there were some issues with it based on the Craigslist posting, but I figured for $100 it had to be worth a shot to see if I could get it going. When I picked it up the previous owner ran several programs on it and two internal hard drives with no problems whatsoever. He kept the hard drives, and I installed my own 320 GB, this is when I got my first surprise. Just a shot in the dark. I bought a Quicksilver dual gigahertz that was shipped across the country to me. It kernal panic-ed repeatedly and I tried everything you did. Finally I took off the heat sink and reset it with Arctic Silver conductive grease. Hasn't quit in three years since. I think the shipping jostled the heat sink and good contact was lost. Random overheating shut the thing down. Worth a try? Rich --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Very Stubborn Quicksilver
On 6/2/09 2:09 PM, Bruce Johnson of john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu sent On Jun 2, 2009, at 10:41 AM, Dana Collins wrote: in my BW and it's running perfectly. The BW is running at 66MHz, the Quicksilver is 100 MHz. Are these the clock settings for the RAM slots only (i.e. Not the system bus speeds, which are 100MHz for the B+W and 133MHz for the QS, iirc)? Just curious, Nah, it was my screw up, it is 100 vs 133. ram clock is the same as bus speed on these systems, iirc. Ha! Your expertise is so legendary, Bruce, I was prepared to believe you! :-D Dana --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: VHS to DVD
On Jun 2, 2009, at 5:10 AM, Ralph Green wrote: Howdy, Tom Baker pointed you to one device. That is a reasonably expensive unit. I saw devices a few years ago for around $100 that would do what you need. I was looking at those devices seriously at the time, but never bought one. I really never needed one, because I was buying movies on LaserDisk and Macrovision corruption can't be put on LaserDisk videos. The devices are sometimes referred to as image stabilizers or something similar. There are legitimate uses for these and they are not just for copying Macrovision protected content. Macrovision works by fiddling with the vertical blanking interval of the frames. Some stabilizers completely replace the vertical blanking interval with a clean one. This is needed for analog devices that are sensitive to the fiddling. So, look for a stabilizer that rebuilds the vertical blanking interval and a side effect is that macrovision corruption of your images goes away. You also get a cleaner picture. Good luck, Ralph On Mon, 2009-06-01 at 19:59 -0700, Hosemonkey wrote: content into a form that will allow you to transfer it to DVD? Mac the Ripper works for DVD material, is there anything that serves the same purpose for VHS? The old saying, you get what you pay for, comes to mind. Having used both devices I can tell you the results using the Canopus ADVC300 are far superior to that of any other device I have tried. Of course if you don't care how the finished product comes out, any old A/D device will work. Also be prepared for some mismatch on sound and video using iMovie and iDVD. I used the '06 version and noticed this problem with some longer movies. They may have fixed this problem in later versions, but Final Cut doesn't suffer from this problem. Naturally it's more expensive though. Just a message from Doug... http://groups.google.com/group/hq-a + A home for the Hackintosh community. To subscribe to the HQ-A group, send email to hq-a +subscr...@googlegroups.com --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: DVD Player freeze ...
PeterH wrote: On Jun 2, 2009, at 6:47 AM, James E. Therrault wrote: Yet another factor is just plain ol' dirt. Often, cleaning a rented DVD will fix that. A friend who uses Netflix regularly cleans 'em before use and this practice has prevented a lot of aggravation on his part. In the case cited, I was the first renter of the flawed DVD. To clean rented DVDs, I generally use a special spectacle-cleaning cloth (often supplied with quality prescription eyewear) which has the beneficial property of removing even fingerprints from the disk's surface. Heh... I just use Dawn (or equivalent), dry well and if it gonna work it will. Seems to work in about 90% of the time. Again, in the instant case of Land of the Pharoahs, the disk was mis-authored, and contained two 9-minute skips, one of which was recoverable as there was at least one complete chapter which followed the skip (in fact, there were about 20 complete chapters) and one of which was not recoverable as there was no complete chapter which followed the skip (i.e., the skip occurred in the very last chapter). After enough negative reports on a specific copy, Netflix may put the media through a polishing machine in an attempt to remove scratches. This process is successful in some cases, but not in others. In more than on case the damaged media is unsalvageable, and should it be the only copy in Netflix' library, then the title would be withdrawn until it is reissued by the publisher. Yep, you do take risks but then the price is right when it comes to Netflix. A great alternative to the vast wasteland of commercial/cable TV. JT (Who hasn't had cable in over twenty-five years) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: DVD Player freeze ...
On Jun 2, 2009, at 3:39 PM, James E. Therrault wrote: PeterH wrote: On Jun 2, 2009, at 6:47 AM, James E. Therrault wrote: Thanks ... but this really isn't about the physical DVDs at this point ... original copy to hard drive seems to have been good. Bill Connelly artsite: http://mysite.verizon.net/moonstoneartstudio myspace: http://www.myspace.com/moonstoneartstudio --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Very Stubborn Quicksilver
On 02-06-2009 04:52, Brian Rule, hellcat...@gmail.com, wrote: I'm reluctant to say its the RAM, I have that same RAM now installed in my BW and it's running perfectly. Brian Your BW is using, and running fine with, PC-100 SDRAM's. Your QS 933 will need, and only running with, PC-133 SDRAM's. Jo Hissel --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: VHS to DVD
- Original Message From: Stephen E. Bodnar sbod...@gci.net To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, June 1, 2009 9:18:08 PM Subject: Re: VHS to DVD hosemonkey wrote: I have a ton of movies on VHS tape(doesn't everybody?) I would like to get them on DVD. How can I rip VHS movies to DVD and is there a program (such as Mac the Ripper for VHS) that will decode VHS and make them usable to transfer to DVD? Ant advice would be appreciated. Best way I found is with a VHS/DVD combo deck. Just put it in the corner and let it rip! No computer necessary and the quality is pretty goll darn good. My 2 cents. This idea has got my attention. I remember such a device from Computer Geeks a year or so ago. Checking their site I see none available. What combo deck do you or anyone else recommend? What are pro's and con's compared to using a Mac based VHS to DVD converter and using iMovie or other software to do this conversion? It seems there is always a trade off between the easy and the quick to the more time consuming alternatives. Like the OP, I have a project that involves converting VHS tapes to DVD. My VHS tapes are recently found family history tapes that I would like to convert send to other family members as DVD's. Thanks --glen PS. The most potent Mac I have is a 733 MHz DA. I know video capture requires a lot of processing power so I may need a faster Mac or a CPU upgrade to do on the conversion on a Mac. Just another cost factor I need to consider. Your thoughts? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: VHS to DVD
On Jun 2, 2009, at 4:50 PM, glen wrote: This idea has got my attention. I remember such a device from Computer Geeks a year or so ago. Checking their site I see none available. What combo deck do you or anyone else recommend? Many people I trust have said that Lite-on units are good...There's one you can get for about $100 (google 'Lite-on VHS + DVD recorder') -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Speakers for a G5
I want to buy external speakers for my G5. Does anyone have suggestions? TIA. Pete. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Speakers for a G5
On Jun 2, 2009, at 9:28 PM, PETE wrote: I want to buy external speakers for my G5. Does anyone have suggestions? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=250385330346 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Speakers for a G5
On 6/2/09 11:05 PM, Kris Tilford of ktilfo...@cox.net sent On Jun 2, 2009, at 9:28 PM, PETE wrote: I want to buy external speakers for my G5. Does anyone have suggestions? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=250385330346 LOL - and you got to go pick them up yourself (that price, I want door to door service!). Dana --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: VHS to DVD
Bruce Johnson wrote: On Jun 2, 2009, at 4:50 PM, glen wrote: This idea has got my attention. I remember such a device from Computer Geeks a year or so ago. Checking their site I see none available. What combo deck do you or anyone else recommend? Many people I trust have said that Lite-on units are good...There's one you can get for about $100 (google 'Lite-on VHS + DVD recorder') I'm familiar with 3. Unfortunately, they are all at work and I am at home. I'll check the exact model numbers tomorrow. One is a Magnavox that came from Wal-Mart to play throwaway VHS tapes and DVD's. It also makes great throwaway DVD's, it has a habit of quitting right when the dub is about 3/4 done. The other 2 are a Panasonic and a high end Sony. Both work really well. The Sony is also really expensive as Sonys tend to be, and the Panasonic gives as good a quality dubs. Like I said, I'll look up some model numbers tomorrow and get back to you. Stephen --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: DVD Player freeze ...
On Jun 2, 2009, at 3:40 PM, insightinmind wrote: Thanks ... but this really isn't about the physical DVDs at this point ... original copy to hard drive seems to have been good. May have spoke too soon ... I had a problem with that 128GB HD lba48 limit when I first installed the Trio and 500GB Seagate into my Yikes!. After solving that issue by updating the Sonnet Trio's firmware, I thought I possibly had corrupted the area where that particular DVD had been stored (it was in the partition that got corrupted). After replacing the freezing Botti DVD To Love Again using MacTheRipper, my system doesn't freeze at that same point anymore ... Bill Connelly artsite: http://mysite.verizon.net/moonstoneartstudio myspace: http://www.myspace.com/moonstoneartstudio --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
