Re: Printer driver upgrade

2009-05-14 Thread James / Hans Kunz
go to sys pref/ printer/fax click the + to get the printer browser thenhold option & click on more printers where appletalk is showing pull down to advanced for printer model pull to your okidata/okipage an additional window should show available drivers select your driver & add good luck

Re: Printer driver upgrade

2009-05-14 Thread Robert Howells
On 15/05/2009, at 1:07 PM, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote: I am running OSX 10.4.11 on an iBook. Connected to the iBook is an OKIPAGE 8 printer which is functioning. In System Profiler it says the printer driver is 1.1.0 Which model of OKIPAGE 8 ? Presumably it is connected by USB ! ? Why

Printer driver upgrade

2009-05-14 Thread Mervyn & Giuliana Bond
I am running OSX 10.4.11 on an iBook. Connected to the iBook is an OKIPAGE 8 printer which is functioning. In System Profiler it says the printer driver is 1.1.0 Last night I downloaded version 8.4 for OSX 10.2 and above. I ran the installer then went to System Preferences - Print & Fax - Selecte

Re: iMovie & Stabilization

2009-05-14 Thread Ronda Brown
On 15/05/2009, at 10:06 AM, Adrian Skehan wrote: Is it my ageing iMac G5 running 10.5.7 any iLife 09 or could it be something else when it takes 2 hours to smooth a 3.5 minute video clip and 7 hours for an 11 minute one? Hi Adrian, Yes, your ageing iMac could have a bearing on the time i

Re: did my hard disc die?

2009-05-14 Thread mince and pud
Hi Bob Thanks for asking. It's a bit of a saga - disk utility kept throwing errors and wouldn't erase the drive, but after a few tries it did erase. Then superduper couldn't see it to restore (all this is while booted from a firewire drive). So I erased it again - several attempts later - and

Re: Video capture

2009-05-14 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Andrew, There is a good video showing this process of 'Importing DVD into iMovie8'. No 3rd Party Apps required. http://web.me.com/akschluter/HowTo/DVD_Import_to_iM08.html Cheers, Ronni On 14/05/2009, at 3:12 PM, Andrew Bignell wrote: Found a proposed solution for importing VOB files dir

Re: Synching Thunderbird address book to iPhone?

2009-05-14 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Rob, For a one way sync, this is a fairly simple manual method: 1. Export thunderbird address book as an LDIF 2. Import the LDIF into the Apple Address Book. 3. Plug in the iphone to sync as normal. I found this which might help you:

iMovie & Stabilization

2009-05-14 Thread Adrian Skehan
Is it my ageing iMac G5 running 10.5.7 any iLife 09 or could it be something else when it takes 2 hours to smooth a 3.5 minute video clip and 7 hours for an 11 minute one? Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

Re: Telstra NextG Pre-Paid Wireless Broadband

2009-05-14 Thread Vladimir James
Andrew, I have used Bigpond NextG Wireless Broadband for about 18 months, the last six months pre-paid. My set-up is a fixed desk modem, USB connect; location Sawyers Valley. Typical download speeds about 1500 kb/s, upload 330 kb/s. Service is reliable, with only occasional congestion cau

Re: HELP NEEDED: Client/Server setup for medical rooms

2009-05-14 Thread Stuart Breden
Hi Dave Have you tried Assured Technology ? They have a comprehensive understanding of Genie Solutions and have a dedicated Mac support person. Lisa Walker is the business director. Dr Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Hm Ph: (08)

Re: 3D in Photoshop

2009-05-14 Thread Stuart Breden
Severin, you must be able to get an education edition for less. Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Hm Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Wk Ph: (08) 9291 4599 Mbl: 0417 053 266 On 11/05/2009, at 2:04 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: I currently have PhotoShop CS3 (not extended) and am looking at the 3D faci

Re: scanner driver

2009-05-14 Thread Robert Howells
On 14/05/2009, at 4:03 PM, tom samson wrote: This may be a 10.5.7 problem as I have been able to use my scanner before Canon 8000F but now Vuescan says it cannot find the plug in. Tom, That just does not sound quite right . Vuescan is self contained , which is the beauty of it . Does n

Re: Video capture

2009-05-14 Thread Andrew Bignell
James Mac the Ripper is only required for encrypted (copy protected) dvd's. Adrian's dvd would not be encrypted. AB On 14/05/2009, at 4:19 PM, James / Hans Kunz wrote: handbrake & mac the ripper may solve your problems, also mpeg streamclip works fine for conversions James On 14/05/200

Re: Video capture

2009-05-14 Thread Adrian Skehan
Thanks all for the responses. Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com On 14/05/2009, at 4:19 PM, James / Hans Kunz wrote: handbrake & mac the ripper may solve your problems, also mpeg streamclip works fine for conversions James On 14/05/2009, at 14:23, Adrian Skehan wrote: I have some 8 mm

Re: Video capture

2009-05-14 Thread James / Hans Kunz
handbrake & mac the ripper may solve your problems, also mpeg streamclip works fine for conversions James On 14/05/2009, at 14:23, Adrian Skehan wrote: I have some 8 mm movie that have been put on to DVD that I now wish to get into iMovie for editing purposes. Can anyone out there advise

Re: scanner driver

2009-05-14 Thread Roger Kortas
Hi Tom See if image capture works with it, that may keep you going until a new driver becomes available. roger On 14/05/2009, at 4:03 PM, tom samson wrote: This may be a 10.5.7 problem as I have been able to use my scanner before Canon 8000F but now Vuescan says it cannot find the plug in

scanner driver

2009-05-14 Thread tom samson
This may be a 10.5.7 problem as I have been able to use my scanner before Canon 8000F but now Vuescan says it cannot find the plug in. Tried reinstall from timemachine -no luck, trid downloading from canon -no luck tried to boot Vuescan from Rosseta -no choice in get info, tried , tried tri

Telstra NextG Pre-Paid Wireless Broadband

2009-05-14 Thread Andrew Bignell
Very interested in feedback on speed and/or connection problems (OS X 10.5) for those who may have used Telstra Next G Wireless Broadband in the Perth Metro or Country areas using the USB modem. Regards Andrew Bignell Email: abign...@iinet.net.au Mobile: 0414 349 002 -- The WA Maci

Re: Video capture

2009-05-14 Thread Andrew Bignell
Found a proposed solution for importing VOB files direct from a DVD into iMovie 8. Can anyone confirm this? QUOTE Then I discovered by accident that if you open iMovie when you have a non-commercial DVD in the computer, iMovie treats it like a camera and will offer to import it. This not-v

Re: Video capture

2009-05-14 Thread Andrew Bignell
To add further, I found this reply (see below) on a forum to the same question. Someone had recommended ffmpegX and I agree totally with the comparison as I have used both applications AB FORUM QUOTE You'll need Apple's MPEG-2 Playback component ($20) to get it to convert VOB, but that's

Re: Video capture

2009-05-14 Thread Andrew Bignell
To edit the VOB (DVD) files, I have used MPEG Streamclip (free but requires MPEG 2 QuickTime component) with excellent results. http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-mac.html For MPEG-2 playback and conversion, you need the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component. You can buy it from A