>> > 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>. > >
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