Re: HD movies and recorders
Chris, you may want to check out the software available from Shedworx: http://www.shedworx.com/ VoltaicHD lets you convert your AVCHD footage into a format that you can edit in on a PC or Mac, using your movie editing software. Voltaic comes in both a PC and Mac version. RevolverHD lets you convert, burn and then display your own edited HD movies, on a HD TV, using a compatible Blu-ray device. This is very popular software worldwide, the team that wrote it are based in Nedlands. Glenn. 2009/4/8 Chris Burton c...@it.net.au: Hi Mugs I have just received an email from Elgato advertising their 'Turbo .264 HD' device that will do ' high quality conversion from HD video files and AVCHD cam corders that can be played on the mac, iphone etc' which does sound really interesting. However, being a complete novice in this field I wouldnt have a clue what a AVCHD cam corder is and I have been contemplating going into HD recording for my whale work. I want to use it for whale identification and behavioural purposes. I have used an early version of iMovie, some years ago, with digitised footage from a small format movie camera and imagine that imovie will be the way to go? Have any of you guys experience with this part of our great Mac experience and can point me in the right direction? Im keen on a HD good quality recorder (that may even have underwater housing capability) with the view to getting footage that I can use on my mac as well as my HD tele? From some of the advertising down here in Busso I have noticed Sony, Canon and JVC etc have some HD recorders.but which one!!? Kindest regards and best wishes for a safe and relaxing Easter. chris -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Agriculture WA Explorer only?
Thanks Roger but this site still will not let me register even after upgrading to Firefox3! Perhaps I am missing a basic step. Dave On 08/04/2009, at 5:01 AM, WAMUG Mailing List wrote: Subject: Re: Agriculture WA Explorer only? Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 19:33:53 +0800 References: list-465...@wamug.org.au list-465...@wamug.org.au X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.930.3) Hi everyone the site worked fine for me :) I used firefox 3 and there is a plugin that lets you switch user agents, I used explorer 7. Its called user agent switcher Roger -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: HD movies and recorders
Hi Chris In terms of software use it will really depend on what you want to do with your video. If you simply want to convert your video into a different format to save HD space then the program Handbrake would probably be very useful. If you want to edit your video recordings then iMovie might be a good choice. iMovie might be a bit easier to use in comparison to other editing programs but I'm not really familiar with the market. If you do plan on using iMovie I'd recommend getting the latest version from iLife 09. When it comes to video editing and encoding your processor power is very important (unless you don't mind waiting for very long periods of time). I use a single processor 1.8GHz G5 tower to convert recorded EyeTV movies into x264 format with handbrake. For most movies it takes around 20 hours of CPU time to complete the encode. x264 is very processor intensive but is also considered to be the best for good video quality file compression. The Turbo .264 HD device can help with encoding if your computer is old like mine but some people have reported slower encode times when using it with newer computers. It's restrictive in the output formats it allows but that tends to be more of a problem for people that want something very specific. Regards Ruben Hi Mugs I have just received an email from Elgato advertising their 'Turbo . 264 HD' device that will do ' high quality conversion from HD video files and AVCHD cam corders that can be played on the mac, iphone etc' which does sound really interesting. However, being a complete novice in this field I wouldnt have a clue what a AVCHD cam corder is and I have been contemplating going into HD recording for my whale work. I want to use it for whale identification and behavioural purposes. I have used an early version of iMovie, some years ago, with digitised footage from a small format movie camera and imagine that imovie will be the way to go? Have any of you guys experience with this part of our great Mac experience and can point me in the right direction? Im keen on a HD good quality recorder (that may even have underwater housing capability) with the view to getting footage that I can use on my mac as well as my HD tele? From some of the advertising down here in Busso I have noticed Sony, Canon and JVC etc have some HD recorders.but which one!!? Kindest regards and best wishes for a safe and relaxing Easter. chris -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Agriculture WA Explorer only?
Hi Paul, Have you downloaded and installed the User Agent Switcher v. o.6.11 for Firefox v 3.0.x? Once it is installed it is under Tools in the Menu bar. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/59 Cheers, Ronni On 08/04/2009, at 3:16 PM, David Paul wrote: Thanks Roger but this site still will not let me register even after upgrading to Firefox3! Perhaps I am missing a basic step. Dave On 08/04/2009, at 5:01 AM, WAMUG Mailing List wrote: Subject: Re: Agriculture WA Explorer only? Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 19:33:53 +0800 References: list-465...@wamug.org.au list-465...@wamug.org.au X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.930.3) Hi everyone the site worked fine for me :) I used firefox 3 and there is a plugin that lets you switch user agents, I used explorer 7. Its called user agent switcher Roger -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Agriculture WA Explorer only?
did you go to this site and download the plugin? https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/59 On Wed Apr 8 15:16 , David Paul dp...@cyllene.uwa.edu.au sent: Thanks Roger but this site still will not let me register even after upgrading to Firefox3! Perhaps I am missing a basic step. Dave On 08/04/2009, at 5:01 AM, WAMUG Mailing List wrote: Subject: Re: Agriculture WA Explorer only? Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 19:33:53 +0800 References: list-465...@wamug.org.au list-465...@wamug.org.au X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.930.3) Hi everyone the site worked fine for me :) I used firefox 3 and there is a plugin that lets you switch user agents, I used explorer 7. Its called user agent switcher Roger -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au','','','')wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au ) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: HD movies and recorders
If you're looking at the cheaper end of the scale, I'd recommend going for one of the Sanyo Xacti HD cameras which are available in waterproof versions (up to 720P resolution) which might be useful for your Whale work: http://sanyo.com/xacti/english/products/vpc_wh1/index.html or http://sanyo.com/xacti/english/products/vpc_ca9/index.html Or you could go for one of the Full HD 1080P resolution versions: http://sanyo.com/xacti/english/products/vpc_hd2000/index.html As I have posted in the past, we've been very happy with the dozens of Sanyo Xacti HD1010 video cameras that we've purchased over the last year or so. These record onto 16 or 32GB SD cards in Quicktime H.264 formats which can play directly in Quicktime Player and import fairly quickly into iMovie. In contrast, AVCHD cameras record in a less compatible format (AVCHD) which will not play in QT Player but which can be imported into iMovie 08 or later for editing. (you do not require 3rd party software for this. -Mart On 08/04/2009, at 7:53 AM, Chris Burton wrote: Hi Mugs I have just received an email from Elgato advertising their 'Turbo . 264 HD' device that will do ' high quality conversion from HD video files and AVCHD cam corders that can be played on the mac, iphone etc' which does sound really interesting. However, being a complete novice in this field I wouldnt have a clue what a AVCHD cam corder is and I have been contemplating going into HD recording for my whale work. I want to use it for whale identification and behavioural purposes. I have used an early version of iMovie, some years ago, with digitised footage from a small format movie camera and imagine that imovie will be the way to go? Have any of you guys experience with this part of our great Mac experience and can point me in the right direction? Im keen on a HD good quality recorder (that may even have underwater housing capability) with the view to getting footage that I can use on my mac as well as my HD tele? From some of the advertising down here in Busso I have noticed Sony, Canon and JVC etc have some HD recorders.but which one!!? Kindest regards and best wishes for a safe and relaxing Easter. chris -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Agriculture WA Explorer only?
Hi Wamuggers The reason that this site requires IE is that it uses vbscript code, which as far as I know can only be understood by IE, although it may be that other browsers can interpret it with the help of a plug-in. If they had used Javascript then any browser could handle it, but many government departments are so Microsoft blinkered that this is beyond both their imagination and capability. This means that purely changing the user agent, which most browsers including Safari 3 will do for you, will not solve the problem. In fact a quick look at the HTML for the site suggests that it does not even check to see what user agent is being used. Anyone trying the site using a slow connection should be aware that the main page includes a 20Mb(!) flash file - another example of their lack of concern for their clients, many of whom will live in the country and will not have broadband connections. Your taxes at work. Geoff -- Kaye Stott and Geoff Prince email: k...@kgweb.org.au web: http://www.kgweb.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Agriculture WA Explorer only?
be that as it may I was able to register and sign on using Firefox with the plug in which is all I have tried!! Its always worth letting them know there are other users who do not use windows. regards On 08/04/2009, at 5:43 PM, Kaye and Geoff wrote: Hi Wamuggers The reason that this site requires IE is that it uses vbscript code, which as far as I know can only be understood by IE, although it may be that other browsers can interpret it with the help of a plug-in. If they had used Javascript then any browser could handle it, but many government departments are so Microsoft blinkered that this is beyond both their imagination and capability. This means that purely changing the user agent, which most browsers including Safari 3 will do for you, will not solve the problem. In fact a quick look at the HTML for the site suggests that it does not even check to see what user agent is being used. Anyone trying the site using a slow connection should be aware that the main page includes a 20Mb(!) flash file - another example of their lack of concern for their clients, many of whom will live in the country and will not have broadband connections. Your taxes at work. Geoff -- Kaye Stott and Geoff Prince email: k...@kgweb.org.au web: http://www.kgweb.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au Roger P Kortas Haiyan Kortas PH: 61 8 08 9381 4046 Mob: 0413 307995 rkor...@iinet.net.au roger.kor...@wanews.com.au ro...@rkortas.com -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: HD movies and recorders
Hi Chris, AVCHD is a standard for high definition that seems to be used by most high definition camcorders now. Its compatible with iMovie now, but can take some time to process. The little Sanyo high definition camcorder that Martin Hill recommends is very Mac friendly, if you do a search of the WAMUG archives you will find information on it. iMovie imports over USB, so you no longer need a firewire video camera. JVC has traditionally had their own version of high definition, and they only provided software for Windows. I don't know if it is still the case, but that is the only brand I would not recommend. With Canon, Sony and Panasonic it really just depends on what you want to do with it. I think the recommendation to go to a camera shop (such as Digilife or Camerahouse), rather than a department store, is good advice as you need to talk with someone who knows about cameras and can help you to choose a camera that is suited to your needs and budget. cheers, Susan. On 08/04/2009, at 3:26 PM, Dark1 wrote: Hi Chris In terms of software use it will really depend on what you want to do with your video. If you simply want to convert your video into a different format to save HD space then the program Handbrake would probably be very useful. If you want to edit your video recordings then iMovie might be a good choice. iMovie might be a bit easier to use in comparison to other editing programs but I'm not really familiar with the market. If you do plan on using iMovie I'd recommend getting the latest version from iLife 09. When it comes to video editing and encoding your processor power is very important (unless you don't mind waiting for very long periods of time). I use a single processor 1.8GHz G5 tower to convert recorded EyeTV movies into x264 format with handbrake. For most movies it takes around 20 hours of CPU time to complete the encode. x264 is very processor intensive but is also considered to be the best for good video quality file compression. The Turbo .264 HD device can help with encoding if your computer is old like mine but some people have reported slower encode times when using it with newer computers. It's restrictive in the output formats it allows but that tends to be more of a problem for people that want something very specific. Regards Ruben Hi Mugs I have just received an email from Elgato advertising their 'Turbo . 264 HD' device that will do ' high quality conversion from HD video files and AVCHD cam corders that can be played on the mac, iphone etc' which does sound really interesting. However, being a complete novice in this field I wouldnt have a clue what a AVCHD cam corder is and I have been contemplating going into HD recording for my whale work. I want to use it for whale identification and behavioural purposes. I have used an early version of iMovie, some years ago, with digitised footage from a small format movie camera and imagine that imovie will be the way to go? Have any of you guys experience with this part of our great Mac experience and can point me in the right direction? Im keen on a HD good quality recorder (that may even have underwater housing capability) with the view to getting footage that I can use on my mac as well as my HD tele? From some of the advertising down here in Busso I have noticed Sony, Canon and JVC etc have some HD recorders.but which one!!? Kindest regards and best wishes for a safe and relaxing Easter. chris -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: HD movies and recorders
there we are, I hadn't read my emails as far as Martin's email. On 08/04/2009, at 3:49 PM, Martin Hill wrote: If you're looking at the cheaper end of the scale, I'd recommend going for one of the Sanyo Xacti HD cameras which are available in waterproof versions (up to 720P resolution) which might be useful for your Whale work: http://sanyo.com/xacti/english/products/vpc_wh1/index.html or http://sanyo.com/xacti/english/products/vpc_ca9/index.html Or you could go for one of the Full HD 1080P resolution versions: http://sanyo.com/xacti/english/products/vpc_hd2000/index.html As I have posted in the past, we've been very happy with the dozens of Sanyo Xacti HD1010 video cameras that we've purchased over the last year or so. These record onto 16 or 32GB SD cards in Quicktime H.264 formats which can play directly in Quicktime Player and import fairly quickly into iMovie. In contrast, AVCHD cameras record in a less compatible format (AVCHD) which will not play in QT Player but which can be imported into iMovie 08 or later for editing. (you do not require 3rd party software for this. -Mart On 08/04/2009, at 7:53 AM, Chris Burton wrote: Hi Mugs I have just received an email from Elgato advertising their 'Turbo . 264 HD' device that will do ' high quality conversion from HD video files and AVCHD cam corders that can be played on the mac, iphone etc' which does sound really interesting. However, being a complete novice in this field I wouldnt have a clue what a AVCHD cam corder is and I have been contemplating going into HD recording for my whale work. I want to use it for whale identification and behavioural purposes. I have used an early version of iMovie, some years ago, with digitised footage from a small format movie camera and imagine that imovie will be the way to go? Have any of you guys experience with this part of our great Mac experience and can point me in the right direction? Im keen on a HD good quality recorder (that may even have underwater housing capability) with the view to getting footage that I can use on my mac as well as my HD tele? From some of the advertising down here in Busso I have noticed Sony, Canon and JVC etc have some HD recorders.but which one!!? Kindest regards and best wishes for a safe and relaxing Easter. chris -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: applescript problem
Hi Steve,I did not say thank you :-( You were right! :-) There are none so blind Mac On 07/04/2009, at 3:59 PM, Woods Steve wrote: On 07/04/2009, at 11:05 AM, Malcolm McCallum wrote: I am trying to automate my entry into my portfolio and I can get it to work by a very complicated way which is what is shown immediately below but I should be able to get the simple script to work but it is rejected with an Expected end of line but found (:) error I am not sure if this type of Question is acceptable on Wamug -- if it is not --- my appologies. /snip tell application Safari set the URL of the front document to http://; www.praemium.com.au Hi Mac, Shouldn't this be: tell application Safari set the URL of the front document to http://www.praemium.com.au; HTH Steve. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
