A few questions ago we discussed recording a movie to have saved on our hard drive. I have been recording on-line training classes so I could study away from internet connections. The sessions are usually between 1 hr 14 min. to 1 hr 90 min.
I am using SnapZPro to do the recording and it works marvelously, a couple caveats. Set your monitor to not go to sleep, and set your screensaver to remain off. I had to start over twice until I got this through my thick skull. Once the recording is complete SnapZPro then goes through and saves the video, then the next pass is the audio. Oh my gosh, go write your will and plan your 4 yr. old's wedding. The first time I completed this it was done before 4:00 in the afternoon. My wife and I were going out to eat and luckily I have an AC adapter in the car for once I realized that it wasn't going to be done by the time I left the office at 5:00 I hooked the MacBook up to the electric in the car and drove several miles to the restaurant. I left it running and was inside another 90 min. Sometime before I returned it had completed and since then I have recorded two more. It appears that the time to save or render is one long process. I am using the newest MacBook Pro with 4 gig. of ram and the iMac at home is also the new model. I can sure see where the Pro models are needed if you do a lot of this type work. Also the file size is jumbo to say the least. These time periods result in files well in excess of 300 meg, the 90 min. was almost 400 meg. John _______________________________________________ The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will be February 24 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. Posting address: [email protected] Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
