[Paul Crowe]

http://www.flip4mac.com the basic player you can download for free. It lets you play wmv and if you spend a little bit of cash for one the ‘pro’ aps you can do more stuff including importing them as QT files. You’ll need QT pro as well probably.

Both applications are worth their weight in gold (actually they’re worth more than their weight in gold because they probably actually don’t weigh anything).

Does anyone know hoe much QTpro and Flip4Mac weighs – sorry it’s late here!!

cheers
Tankboy

[Paul Crowe]

Ed I think you might have to upgrade to F4M pro, or studio or something to do this. I’ve found F4M player effective for opening WMV in QT etc. But as soon as you start wanting to do anything with the clips like edit or compile them you need to spend some cash. But others probably know a few tricks I don’t.

Cheers
tb

[Paul Crowe]

Enzo…you rock. It was a QT thing I did what that link you fwd said and I also did a general software update and hey presto! The thing is working.

Thanks very much for your help.

Cheers
Tankboy

[Paul Crowe]

oh…here’s another couple of things. The PB can see and name the PD150 (although it thinks it’s a VX2000) and but it still crashes. But I could initially capture into imovie ok – although now that seems to have shat itself as well …aaargh!!!

[Paul Crowe]

thanks for your reply Enzo. It’s great to hear you’re using this set up. no I haven’t used the deck b4. in fact this is the first time I’ve used the PB with FCP. So this is pretty new ground for me. I’ve been into the menu on the deck and set it up appropriately.

I know the PB (using the apple menu) can see the deck but it does say ‘unidentified device’ should it know what device it is? Also I notice in FCP A/V settings>capture presets…in the summary it says video device DV video is missing. That doesn’t seem right. But what’s really annoying me is I can’t trash any prefferences because there’s no prefferences folder for FCP in the usual place. Although this is litereally the first time I’;ve tried this set up so maybe none have been registered yet…

Hmm…does that make sense? I’m probably doing something obviously dumb here. Because all this was a no-brainer on my G5 it just all plugged in and worked. Anyway I’ve gona plug in a PD150 and see if that makes a difference. Also how much ram do you usually allocate to the FCP application?

Cheers
Tankboy

[Paul Crowe]

Yes it is a full hardware system. Sorry I should have made that clear. Thanks for all your help.

Cheers Tankboy

[Paul Crowe]

thanks alot

[Paul Crowe]

Thanks alot for that David it’s great to see someone put their hand up and respond to us on the front line. It gives me confidence. I get the sense things have really changed in your neck of the woods. I think I’ll go Platinum.

Cheers again – Tankboy

[Paul Crowe]

I’m in a similar position Bob. Could anyone provide an actual Model/Brand that they are using and would recomend for SD work?
Until now I’ve been using a Medea product which has been outstanding. Hmm, maybe I’ll stay with them?

Cheers in advance.

[Paul Crowe]

thanks for that David . It’s actually more of a timing and $ issue than holding out really.