I buy macs, despite the premium, but my macbook pro just died and fcpx may signal the end of needing a mac to edit video. Should I not buy a mac?
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posted by historyisaweapon
on Jul 25, 2011 -
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What video card currently available for sale could replace the dead ATI Radeon X1900 XT in my six year old Mac Pro tower?
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posted by Jamesonian
on Feb 1, 2011 -
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Unexpected Holiday Gift: Someone got me a Zune HD! Problem. I already own an ipod Nano and know next to nothing about Zune. What can the Zune do that my nano can't? How do you use yours? What does the Zune do well? Any tips or trips or strange things/ 3rd party applications I can use?
posted by The Whelk
on Dec 9, 2010 -
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Is there a way to watch streamed live video of Apple press event on the internet?
posted by omaralarifi
on Jan 26, 2010 -
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Please help me correctly diagnose this video/display problem on my 3-year-old, out-of-warranty Mac Pro.
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posted by tomorama
on Jan 13, 2010 -
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I want to delay the sound output from my Mac Mini so I can get it to sync with video from a different source.
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posted by i_cola
on Aug 21, 2009 -
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What's the easiest way to create HD-quality (1080x) animated maps for use with video?
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posted by nitsuj
on Mar 19, 2009 -
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I'm getting some weird artifacts/corruptions appearing on my macbookpro screen. Any explanations?
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posted by tanc
on Feb 1, 2009 -
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What do I need to look for in an HDMI switch that will enable my Mini-DisplayPort video signal to reach my projector?
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posted by bryanjbusch
on Jan 1, 2009 -
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I have a song I composed / recorded / etc. I'd like to make simple video by cutting together fragments of public-domain films with this song. I have a MacBook. How to get to point B? iMovie is crashing on every import.
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posted by tmcw
on Oct 29, 2008 -
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I'm looking for instructions, guides, or suggestions of something fun to do with my camera or laptop during an upcoming cross-country drive.
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posted by hworth
on Jun 4, 2008 -
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I run a 12 inch Powerbook G4 1.33 with 1.25GB of RAM (Tiger) with 64MB dedicated video card. Anytime I play anything video (ABC, NBC, YouTube, CBS, Fox, AOL Video, etc. etc.), the fans come on full blast (more so than I ever remember, and I've had the computer for almost 42 months now). So I have a couple of questions related to this. First, did something happen online that causes intense pressure on the CPU and causes the fans to blast out? Doesn't my seemingly good video card counteract that, or shouldn't it?
And the money question: I've heard rumors that Leopard is much better at handling video compared to Tiger. Would upgrading cause less strain on my CPU, allowing the fans to be a little quieter? Would the video be smoother and allow me to maximize the video screen, instead of always having to keep the screen small (3"x4")?
posted by SeizeTheDay
on Dec 10, 2007 -
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Can you set up an apple script or use quicksilver or find a way to automate using iMovie to convert a bunch of .avi movie clips to a smaller size so they can be uploaded on YouTube.
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posted by davidstandaford
on Oct 8, 2007 -
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Having switched to a Mac (love it!) and bought an Apple TV, I have used the Elgato Turbo.264 to covert a few years of TV/video to the H.264 mp4 format. When I try to import it to iTunes to use with Apple TV, only about half the files will add to library. All of the files open with Quicktime, and there is no error message from iTunes, they just don't add!
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posted by csg77
on Oct 1, 2007 -
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QuickTime, (and QuickTimeAlternative) can't play sound correctly and hangs after any interaction.
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posted by NinjaTadpole
on Apr 19, 2006 -
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can someone recommend an app for recording video on a mac from dv input, but in a format more compact than dv?
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posted by Silky Slim
on Mar 3, 2006 -
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Ever since upgrading to QuickTime 7 and Mac OS 10.4 (Tiger), I've noticed that apparently what I think is the H.264 and H.267 codecs play very choppily on my machine.
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posted by WCityMike
on Nov 2, 2005 -
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I'd like to export a Keynote 2 presentation to a video, but all of my attempts result in bad quality and skipping. What settings and codecs should I be using?
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posted by odinsdream
on May 24, 2005 -
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I have an Apple 20" Aluminum Cinema Display. What do I need if I want to use it as a TV without a Mac attached?
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posted by josh
on Apr 21, 2005 -
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Want to do start doing some video work, curious what are my best options for some quick "post-to-web" type videos, as well as being able to store them.
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posted by benjh
on Apr 6, 2005 -
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I am looking at buying a professional one-stop digital video editing workstation sometime early next year. My ceiling is $10K, and so far the best I've been able to come up with is a nice G5 setup. I can do web searches just fine, thank you, so what I'm really looking for is for you experienced pros out there to tell me what mistakes not to make and if there is really an economic (or not) alternative to the apple suite for one stop production. MI
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posted by headless
on Nov 10, 2004 -
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I have a DVD video recorder connected to my TV. What software can I use, on my Mac running OS X, to take the contents of these DVDs and do simple editing on them (for example, to cut out adverts), and then burn back to a new DVD? (The burning bit I can probably already do with Toast.)
Cheap is good. Free is better.
posted by Mwongozi
on Nov 5, 2004 -
9 answers
Final Cut Pro 4
For the next few weeks I have access to an eMac with FCP4 installed. Can anyone recommend any online tutorials to get me on my way. Ones concerned with general video editing techniques as well as those directly related to FCP would be helpful too. [Slightly more inside...]
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posted by i_cola
on Sep 29, 2004 -
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What are some good books or web sites for getting started with digital video? What's a good low- to mid-range camera? (I've just started taking classes, and I've got a G5 with Apple's
Production Suite.)
posted by kirkaracha
on Sep 7, 2004 -
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Digital video: Is there something I can use to open, edit and save MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 files in OSX? Bonus question: What would I need to render said files from After Effects, Final Cut Pro, etc?
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posted by erebora
on Feb 25, 2004 -
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