[MacDV] Re: OS X 10.2.4

[Rod Duncan]

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>By the way I'm not sure everybody knows about this, but you can 
>EASILY turn off the default "Ken Burns Effect" behaviour so that it 
>is only applied to photos when you WANT it to be applied, This 
>speeds things up CONSIDERABLY when importing stills!
>
>I can't detail the step-by-step at the moment because I didn't save 
>it, but involves making one *very simple* change to the xml .plist 
>file. If you've never done that before, you will be AMAZED at how 
>easy it is. XML bears at least some relationship to real English and 
>it's a HECK of a lot easier to open and "fix" a preferences (.plist) 
>file in OS X than it *ever* was to do so in OS 9. A simple text 
>editor like TextEdit is all that's needed. The best part is that 
>you're not making a modifcation to the program itself, so no worries 
>about the behaviour coming back in a future update.
>
>The instructions can be found at MacOSXhints.com. Just do a search 
>for Ken Burns, you'll find it.
>
>_Chas_

Thanks Chas. Good Stuff!

Rod