> 1. It seems from what I have read that you cannot burn more than 1 > hour of video onto a dvd using the combo drive which comes on the new > imacs? I am not sure why this is?
I don't know why this is, but an hour of edited video is an awfully long time! > 2. I will mostly be using the video in short instructional video clips > of 2 minutes or less. Is the editing capability of imovie sufficient > or does one quickly feel they need a program like final cur pro? What > is the learning curve of such a product? Also any suggestions on > hardware/ software for video projects? I'm using iMovie2 regularly and have not run up against any shortcomings for my purposes. I've had no problems burning DVD's and have been amazed at the capabilities and ease of use of iDVD2. I have the new Canon ZR40 dv camcorder. Paid $500 for it from bestpriceaudiovideo.com and am very pleased. Very sharp, small size, works flawlessly with iMovie2. The 45mc and 50mc have memory cards for still photos, but their low resolution isn't noticeably better than just capturing a frame in iMovie2--which takes a key stroke or menu selection and lets you choose the one best frame from any sequence. > > 3. I work at U of L which seems since coming here to be very anti-mac, > are there any isssues with saving video as a quicktime files (or some > other format) and tranfering them between windows machines if this were > necessary. Shouldn't be any serious problems. Quicktime travels well on CD's and over high speed connections. > > 4. Also my wife uses SPSS and they use windows at work. Can data sets > be moved back and forth easily? Also are there issues with moving > microsoft office documents back and forth or opening/ reading emails. > I don't know anything about SPSS, but have not had problems transferring office documents or with email. I've actually started using Appleworks (which came with my G4iMac) to open MSOffice attachments, since my copy of Office runs in Classic and I avoid Classic as much as possible. I just drag the attachment to the Appleworks icon on the dock and it opens it right up. I wonder if this wouldn't also save me the hassle of worrying about macro viruses? The only issue I've had when creating a Powerpoint file in Office '98 on the Mac and transferring it to a PC is that I sometimes have to open the file from within the program on the PC instead of simply clicking on the document's icon. In case you're wondering, I have the new 800 mhz iMac at home on a wireless network (linksys router) with an old PowerComputing mac clone and a cable modem. This is a really slick set-up. The iMac sits on the kitchen table and has one plug into the wall. The floating screen is sharp, bright, and bigger than I expected, the superdrive, the large hard drive, the speed, the little speakers, the software package, the whole deal. Awesome home computer. J. Pape > Thanks for any info > > Ricky Bass > > > > Pat F. Bass III, MD > Associate Program Director > Internal Medicine & Pediatrics Training Program > Office of Curriculum Development and Evaluation > Schoole of Medicine > University of Louisville > Louisville, Kentucky 40292 > email rickybass at louisville.edu > phone 502-852-2367 > fax 502-852-2368 > > The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be May 28. > For more information, see <http://www.aye.net/~lcs>. A calendar of > activities is at <http://www.calsnet.net/macusers>. > > The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be May 28. For more information, see <http://www.aye.net/~lcs>. A calendar of activities is at <http://www.calsnet.net/macusers>.
