> Macintosh Digital Video List Digest #1588 > > 1) iMovie 2 > 2) Re: It can be upgraded (Academic) > 3) Re: Formac "devideon superdrive" > 4) Re: Open Letter To Steve Jobs > 5) Re: FCP Ed.? > 6) Re: Formac "devideon superdrive" > 7) Re: It can be upgraded (Academic) > 8) please unsubscribe me > 9) Re: please unsubscribe me > 10) Re: please unsubscribe me > 11) Slick Transitions, Titles and Effects > > <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/MacDV.html>. > Send a message to <MacDV-ON at themacintoshguy.com> to switch to individual > messages. > > XRouter | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! > Dr. Bott | Now $139.99 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/xrouter.html> > > Cyberian | Support this list when you buy at Outpost.com! > Outpost | http://www.themacintoshguy.com/outpost.shtml > > MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! > Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com> > > ---------- > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 21:24:04 -0400 > Subject: [MacDV] iMovie 2 > From: Chris Zayachkowski <clockworkproductions at mac.com> > Message-Id: <5FB682F8-A036-11D6-9FE6-0050E42E2E4E at mac.com> > > Hi, > > Sorry to bother you all with this but I just purchased Mac OS X (10.1.5)=20= > > and I of course have iMovie 2. I downloaded from Apple=E8s website the=20= > > 2.1.1 plug-in pack but cannot seemed to get it to install properly under=20= > > OS X. I followed the installations in the READ ME file but it seems not=20= > > to recognize the plug-ins. Can anyone help me with this > > Chris:( > > > ------------------------------ > > Message-Id: <200207260128.g6Q1Sve0029844 at apollo.vicon.net> > Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 21:33:24 -0400 > From: Kochkodin <kochkodn at vicon.net> > Subject: [MacDV] Re: It can be upgraded (Academic) > > So its the same as retail but just much cheaper? I've heard some people say it > has a > watermark but others have said it does not. > Perhaps something in the "Get Info" says created with FCP Ed.? If thats the > case you can > get rid of that with ResEdit. I decided to > try it out on my iMac SE even though its only 400Mhz. > > JK > > > > > Chris Zayachkowski wrote: > >> Bill, >> >> Not true. You can upgrade the Academic version of FCP. I checked! >> >> Chris >> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message-ID: <3D40B1E7.7720BB3 at grandcanyonhiker.com> > Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 21:20:23 -0500 > From: Ken McNamara <conmara at grandcanyonhiker.com> > Subject: [MacDV] Re: Formac "devideon superdrive" > > Tim - > > I bought a Formac Studio (converting video to DVD for importing on my > G4). First it didn't fit quality S-video connectors (case holes too > small). Then, inspite of their name - it had no integration with > Premiere. > > It took them 36 hours to answer my first tech request. The response to > the mechanical problem (connectors not fitting) was pretty much 'duh, > yeah we've have some complaints...'. Their response to it's lack of > integration with Premiere wasn't any better. > > Their installation program installed a 'Video Tape Recorder' - then that > program refused to work because I didn't have a 1394 hard drive. Well, > I didn't have it when the program did the installation. > > I found their tech support to be worse than Dazzle. > > I took it back. > > KenMc > > Tim O'Connor wrote: >> >> [I again want to thank everyone who wrote with helpful info I could >> offer to the friend who wanted to keep CPU-upgrading his Mac 7600 >> through eternity. I finally convinced him, with the help of mail from >> this list, to save up for a G4 tower, which would make him happier. >> He's still grumbling about what he'll do about an "audio in" >> connector, but I suspect he'll come up with something.] >> >> I have a question on behalf of myself, now. I bought a new drive from >> Formac, which is their own version of the Apple Superdrive, including >> a Panasonic drive (the DVR-A04) with Formac's own version (from what I >> can tell) of iDVD. See: >> >> http://www.formac.com/html/shopformac.html?cid=shop_products_devideon >> >> The problem (reported to Formac; no response yet) is: the manual says >> the DVD software needs at least OS9 9.2.1 and Disk Copy 6.5. My problem >> came when I reached the burn stage and found I had Disk Copy 6.3.3 (or >> thereabouts). >> >> A lengthy search at Apple and on Google showed that there is no version >> of Disk Copy at version 6.5. >> >> Apple lists a 6.5b<something>, a beta, where "something" is a 3-part >> number. (I've seen a few different versions listed.) This beta is >> available to developers only -- and I'm not one. Tests show conclusively >> that version 6.3.3 fails miserably. >> >> Does anyone know if there is really a version numbered 6.5 anywhere? >> It's hard to believe Formac would release a product with such a flaw. >> I found at least one magazine review of the article, and can only conclude >> that they were working with OS X (which gives me different problems in >> version 10.1.3, where the FireWire drive is not recognized as a DVD >> device), because I don't know how a reviewer missed this one. I'm >> working with a G4 dual-CPU 500MHz tower. >> >> (In case you wonder why I'm not running 10.1.5, I intend to upgrade, but >> want a backup first -- and am waiting for a copy of Retrospect to arrive. >> I'm messing around in OS X right now trying to see if I can get the system >> to see the drive as a writeable device, so I can try the backup on DVD.) >> >> I'd appreciate any ideas anyone might have -- even pointers to information >> sources. I've had good success with other Formac products in the past, and >> am surprised both by the trouble and by the delay in response. >> >> Thanks in advance. I'd really love to get this thing working properly! >> >> --tim o'connor >> >> ---------- >> <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/MacDV.html>. >> Send a message to <MacDV-DIGEST at themacintoshguy.com> to switch to the digest >> version. >> >> XRouter | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! >> Dr. Bott | Now $139.99 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/xrouter.html> >> >> Cyberian | Support this list when you buy at Outpost.com! >> Outpost | http://www.themacintoshguy.com/outpost.shtml >> >> MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! >> Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>