Joel Hufford
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You are correct, 10.5.8 is the version of your operating system.
Version 10.6 “Snow Leopard,” ships with a newer version of Quicktime which has native support for screen capturing. One option is to upgrade your system to the new operating system at a cost of $29.
Another option, if you don’t want to deal with upgrading your operating system would be to purchase screen capturing software.
A quick Google search found this link of 10 popular screen capturing apps. I haven’t used any of them as I have Quicktime X, but they all offer trial periods so you can test them out for yourself.
hope that helps!
joel
Corporate and Special Event Staging Services
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Hi,
Assuming you have the latest version of Quicktime Player: Quicktime X, you can just launch the application and then choose File…New Screen Recording… or press “Command, Control, N”
Hope that helps
joel
Corporate and Special Event Staging Services
http://www.pacificstaging.com -
2x on PlaybackPro.
We have multiple machines running the software and it works great.
The ability to change the geometry and crop movies on the fly has saved the day so many times.
Plus, for you Greg, it’s very simple to link clips so that they play in a sequence.
joel
joel
Corporate and Special Event Staging Services
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I know that the functionality is there for the Kona LHe card using the AJA ControlPanel if you install the correct drivers. However, the only time I did this on my machine (Mac Pro Core2Duo, OSX 10.5) it disabled Quartz Extreme on my other video card.
Not sure if you would experience this same issue on your setup, but the only way I found to re-enable Quartz Extreme on my ATI card was to re-install the version of the AJA Drivers with the Macintosh Desktop Display Disabled. AJA calls these the NDD Drivers.
Hope that helps,
joel
Corporate and Special Event Staging Services
http://www.pacificstaging.com -
I was having a similar issue with the auto-save dialog box popping up, then AE crashing. After some searching around the web I was able to resolve my issue by checking the “Allow Scripts to Write Files and Access network” dialog box in the general section of the preferences.
perhaps this could work for you as well?
I’m on AE CS4, using a MacBook, Core 2 Duo with Mac OS X 10.6.3 and 4GB RAM.
joel
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Check out Playback Pro by DTVideoLabs
If you’re planning on doing multiple presentations, it would be worth looking into purchasing a copy. If you are only going to be doing this one show it is also possible to rent a copy of the software and USB enabler key.
There is also Playback Pro Plus, but it sounds like for your application, Playback Pro will suffice.
I’m sure others will have suggestions, but as far as I’m concerned, for live video playback you can’t beat Playback Pro.
Good Luck!
joel
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What you’re trying to accomplish in your first and second question can be done quasi on-the-fly using Quicktime Pro. (Only something to really consider when the producer changes their mind at the last second and you don’t have time to make changes to your original content.)
Copy the frame of your original video you’d like to use as a still and paste the it into a new player. Then copy and paste as many times as necessary to get your desired run time. (or you can create a clip for 5 or 10 seconds and set that to loop for a continuous bumper. Link it to the next clip and all you have to do is hit TAKE to trigger the next clip.)
Making a clip with frozen video and continuous audio is a bit more involved, but it can be done in similar fashion, with the addition of an audio editing tool like Audacity.
Of course, Walter is right, the easiest solution assuming that you’re creating your own content is to simply take care of this in pre production.
But, I’m glad that PlaybackPro Plus is working for you!
good luck,
joel
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I would also say that response from the developer has been fantastic. Anytime I’ve had a question Brian has been exceptional about getting back to me right away and I mean right away! (a huge benefit when you’re on show site and running against a deadline)
That being said, I know that InfoComm and the WWDC is right around the corner and so I’m sure this is a busy week for them.
What exactly do you mean when you say you haven’t been able to get it to run in fullscreen with your current setup?
I’ve been using the software for several years now, I would say that you should be able to get by with the current hardware solution you’re using, so long as your content is not uncompressed HD or RED footage.
If you have a choice in the matter, encode all of your content using ProRes 422 as this is the least demanding on the system in terms of decoding.
Also, I would invest in an external HD that used a FireWire 800 connector for media storage.
If you are playing back a large amount of HD content, you’ll want to step up to a MacPro tower with at least a quad core processor, RAID array and video card with at least 512MB of memory and dual output. For reference, our systems use the ATI x1900 XT card and have had no issues.
If you do end up purchasing a copy and plan on using it regularly (on either system) I would also recommend springing for the USB controller. While certainly not necessary, it’s nice to have a physical controller in your hand so you don’t have to worry about fumbling around with keyboard shortcuts in the middle of an event.
joel
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I know a great video guy. He always puts it this way:
An 16K projector is … really bright,
the sun is …………….. really, really, really, really, REALLY bright!The sun wins, everytime.
Even building a doghouse out of drape will only work if you’re able to create a tight seal on the top side of the doghouse to prevent all of the light from leaking through… this is very difficult to do using just pipe and drape hardware.
I would recommend going with the plasmas. And I would think that number of displays will be just fine for an audience of that size.
And next time recommend to the client that an outdoor lunch isn’t the best spot for a meeting, especially not in the middle of june in NYC. I mean, isn’t it going to be hot and humid?
good luck!
joel
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I would second PlaybackPro. The software suite comes with SimpleSync, an application you can use to sync multiple machines over a self contained LAN. I have used the software to run anywhere from 2 to 5 machines in sync and they have ran flawlessly.
While it does require more hardware than the DVD solution, the software is much more flexible than the GrassValley solution in terms of accepted input formats. And (I think) the user interface is simple and straightforward. Everything you need, and nothing you don’t.
joel