Re: iLife08
On 10/08/2007, at 12:26 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: Have just started playing with iLife08 components. iPhoto seems straightforward but iMovie is a complete revamp. Annoyingly, importing from iMovieHD brings in only the raw video and you lose all effects, transitions, titles and added sounds, or that is my experience and reading so far. May have to retain iMovieHD for these older projects, unlike earlier upgrades. Has anyone else had a play with it yet? I cannot fault Apple's promptness, I placed my order on Wednesday afternoon and the courier banged on the door down here in Albany at 7.10am this morning! Severin Crisp Hi Severin, Yes, this is mentioned in the iMovie '08 tutorial, under the section Import Movies from iMovie HD. Specifically, it states that custom transitions will be replaced with cross-dissolves, and that effects, titles, and music will not be included. Also iDVD 08 will apparently recognise iMovieHD projects, but will change things (like transitions) that aren't supported in iMovie '08. I have not yet received my iLife'08, so I am only going on what I am reading about iLife'08. Sounds like I will be keeping both iMovieHD iDVD 06 combine them with iLife'08. Use iMovie '08 to create a movie, then export it in full quality and bring it into iMovieHD to add Chapter Markers etc. The idea behind the new iMovie'08 is to be able to quickly create edit a short movie from scratch and offer optimised support for current generation cameras and computer hardware. The whole program has been rewritten to take full advantage of MacIntel hardware. Quote: The newer your video camera and the newer your Mac, the more you will love iMovie 08. Ah well, I guess I will just have to reserve my decision on how good iLife'08 until I have had time to 'put it through it's paces'? Cheers, Ronni MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz / 3GB / 800MHz / 160GB -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: iLife08
There is a special upgrade to iMovieHD that you can install once you have iLife08 installed. So, Apple are accepting that people will want both if they are already using iLife06. I, too, had the amazing experience of iLife08 arriving in less than two days. On 10/08/2007, at 2:14 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 10/08/2007, at 12:26 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: Have just started playing with iLife08 components. iPhoto seems straightforward but iMovie is a complete revamp. Annoyingly, importing from iMovieHD brings in only the raw video and you lose all effects, transitions, titles and added sounds, or that is my experience and reading so far. May have to retain iMovieHD for these older projects, unlike earlier upgrades. Has anyone else had a play with it yet? I cannot fault Apple's promptness, I placed my order on Wednesday afternoon and the courier banged on the door down here in Albany at 7.10am this morning! Severin Crisp Hi Severin, Yes, this is mentioned in the iMovie '08 tutorial, under the section Import Movies from iMovie HD. Specifically, it states that custom transitions will be replaced with cross-dissolves, and that effects, titles, and music will not be included. Also iDVD 08 will apparently recognise iMovieHD projects, but will change things (like transitions) that aren't supported in iMovie '08. I have not yet received my iLife'08, so I am only going on what I am reading about iLife'08. Sounds like I will be keeping both iMovieHD iDVD 06 combine them with iLife'08. Use iMovie '08 to create a movie, then export it in full quality and bring it into iMovieHD to add Chapter Markers etc. The idea behind the new iMovie'08 is to be able to quickly create edit a short movie from scratch and offer optimised support for current generation cameras and computer hardware. The whole program has been rewritten to take full advantage of MacIntel hardware. Quote: The newer your video camera and the newer your Mac, the more you will love iMovie 08. Ah well, I guess I will just have to reserve my decision on how good iLife'08 until I have had time to 'put it through it's paces'? Cheers, Ronni MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz / 3GB / 800MHz / 160GB -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: .wm what is it?
Try changing the extension to .WMV and/or WMA Adrian Skehan [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 10/08/2007, at 7:01 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 10/08/2007, at 5:28 PM, Malcolm McCallum wrote: Help please. I have received a file ombres.wmNOT .wmv Can any one enlighten me? Mac Hi Mac, The WM extension is basically a simplified file extension that can be either a .WMA (Windows Audio) or .WMV (Windows Video) file; The WMA and WMV files are more specific and are used more commonly than the WM extension. Windows Media Player should be able to open it for you. Cheers, Ronni MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz / 3GB / 800MHz / 160GB -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Graphics Card Upgrade for WoW
I'm considering a graphics card upgrade to increase my FPS on WoW (mainly during raids) but I'm not sure whether or not it'll provide a significant improvement for my machine. I'm running G5 1.8 GHz single processor 1.25Gb of RAM ATI 9600 XT 128 MB (shipped to order with computer) Monitor Max Resolution 1280x1024 I'm considering upgrading my 9600 XT to a ATI x800 256 MB mac edition. The x800 prices at about $850-$900 on Australian online shops and about US$270-US$300 on American online shops. Of course additional shipping would apply in regards to ordering from an American store but it certainly seems like a more attractive option considering 1 Australian dollar buys approximately 86 US cents at the moment. If anyone has any advice for me or useful information I'd appreciate it. Thanks Ruben -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: System slow-down with new Firefox version
On 10/08/2007, at 1:43 PM, David Noel wrote: Since downloading and installing Firefox 2.0.0.5, I've had an annoying slow-down in using my ancient G3 (10.2.8, 256 Mb, 500 MHz). I use Firefox heavily in parallel with Appleworks (refining a personal database through accesses to an online Chinese database). If I look up a term online, then switch to my Appleworks database, there seems to be a lot of disk swapping going on before I can do the switch. I am guessing that the slow-down is because the new Firefox soaks up all the available memory, and so has to be swapped out before Appleworks can be loaded. Is there any way I can check this, and anything I can do about it? In System 9 I could set allowed memory allocations for an application, but don't know how to do this in OS X. I have an external hard drive available, could this be used in any way take some of the swapping load, and would this help even so? Any suggestions much appreciated. TIA. Hi David, OSX doesn't handle memory like OS9. In OSX the system simply gives each running application as much memory as it needs. There is no memory control panel, nor will you find a 'Get Info' window for each application that lets you change its memory allotment. I find Firefox does hog CPU. I'm using OSX10.4.10 opening the same page in both Firefox Safari. Firefox is around 92% CPU Safari around 65% CPU. You can check how much of your processing power is being used at a given moment by opening the CPU Monitor: Applications Utilities CPU Monitor. Cheers, Ronni MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz / 3GB / 800MHz / 160GB -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
.wm what is it?
Help please. I have received a file ombres.wmNOT .wmv Can any one enlighten me? Mac -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: .wm what is it?
On 10/08/2007, at 5:28 PM, Malcolm McCallum wrote: Help please. I have received a file ombres.wmNOT .wmv Can any one enlighten me? Mac Hi Mac, The WM extension is basically a simplified file extension that can be either a .WMA (Windows Audio) or .WMV (Windows Video) file; The WMA and WMV files are more specific and are used more commonly than the WM extension. Windows Media Player should be able to open it for you. Cheers, Ronni MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz / 3GB / 800MHz / 160GB -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Smart Folder
This smart folder conversation is interesting but I can't figure out how to work it using Entourage. Any clues? Barb On 10/8/07 10:16 AM, Ronda Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10/08/2007, at 9:37 AM, Robert Howells wrote: On 10/08/2007, at 8:17 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 09/08/2007, at 4:09 PM, Jo Brookes wrote: What will be the difference between a smart folder and a normal folder in mail? I know smart folders have been around for a while but I just havnt needed to use one, quite happy with normal folders. The help menu assumes I know what it is talking about. Hi Jo, To create another Smart Mailbox for email that's come in this week: 1. From the Mailbox menu, select New Smart Mailbox item 2. In the Smart Mailbox Name field, type in This Week 3. Change the From pop-up to Date Received 4. Change the second pop-up from is today to is this week 5. Click OK The possibilities are limitless, so use your imagination and create Smart Mailboxes to automatically sort and sift your messages to your heart's content! Cheers, Ronni And in addition to Ronni's message : While I am still coming to grips with this , I think your mail stays in it's usual place ,and is still listed in it's normal index , The Smart Box is a filter which index's a list of Alias that take you to the message's they are tied to . Particularly useful if you have lot's of mail and you need to prioritise which you handle first . Bob Yes Bob you are correct. Smart mailboxes appear in your mailbox list along with the ordinary mailboxes. But they aren¹t truly mailboxes, because they hold no data; they merely list matching messages stored in other mailboxes. Cheers, Ronni MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz / 3GB / 800MHz / 160GB -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Geoffrey and Barbara Maidment Idleyld Farm 477 Cowaramup Bay Road Cowaramup 6284 Western Australia ph/fx +61 8 9755 5265 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mac VERY basic training
Does anyone know of a *very* basic training course / service / seminar / tutor that I can get for my mom and sister? Topics like email, web surfing, iTunes, iPhoto etc. Have only heard of Digilife when you buy a Mac from them but their price quoted for Macs was more than expected. Brett Carboni Tsunami Basic sushi training included with every meal -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Mac VERY basic training
their price quoted for Macs was more than expected. I thought the price of Macs was pretty much set across the board by Apple? They should be the same price no matter where you buy. This was a few years ago that I heard this though, so does anyone know if it has changed? -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Mac VERY basic training
Hi Brett, Joondalup Library run ( I think ) free learner courses, have they tried their Local Shire to see if they run anything similar, Bill On 11/08/2007, at 11:13 AM, Brett Carboni wrote: Does anyone know of a *very* basic training course / service / seminar / tutor that I can get for my mom and sister? -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Smart Folder
On 11/08/2007, at 11:09 AM, Geoffrey Barbara Maidment wrote: This smart folder conversation is interesting but I can't figure out how to work it using Entourage. Any clues? Barb This is a function built in to Mail ! If you had Mail open look in the sub menu under Mailbox for the command New Smart Mailbox , or New Smart Mailbox Folder I do not see the same option in Entourage , but it may be possible to set up new mail boxes with a Rule to put message details in that mailbox. I have not worked out how to do that , or even if it is possible . You should however be able to sort your mail in to various Mail Boxes by applying a series of rules , if that is any help . Good luck Bob On 10/8/07 10:16 AM, Ronda Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10/08/2007, at 9:37 AM, Robert Howells wrote: On 10/08/2007, at 8:17 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 09/08/2007, at 4:09 PM, Jo Brookes wrote: What will be the difference between a smart folder and a normal folder in mail? I know smart folders have been around for a while but I just havnt needed to use one, quite happy with normal folders. The help menu assumes I know what it is talking about. Hi Jo, To create another Smart Mailbox for email that's come in this week: 1. From the Mailbox menu, select New Smart Mailbox item 2. In the Smart Mailbox Name field, type in This Week 3. Change the From pop-up to Date Received 4. Change the second pop-up from is today to is this week 5. Click OK The possibilities are limitless, so use your imagination and create Smart Mailboxes to automatically sort and sift your messages to your heart's content! Cheers, Ronni And in addition to Ronni's message : While I am still coming to grips with this , I think your mail stays in it's usual place ,and is still listed in it's normal index , The Smart Box is a filter which index's a list of Alias that take you to the message's they are tied to . Particularly useful if you have lot's of mail and you need to prioritise which you handle first . Bob Yes Bob you are correct. Smart mailboxes appear in your mailbox list along with the ordinary mailboxes. But they aren¹t truly mailboxes, because they hold no data; they merely list matching messages stored in other mailboxes. Cheers, Ronni MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz / 3GB / 800MHz / 160GB -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Geoffrey and Barbara Maidment Idleyld Farm 477 Cowaramup Bay Road Cowaramup 6284 Western Australia ph/fx +61 8 9755 5265 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
