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[SunnyChahal]

@Azeem,Really man,I didn't know about video converting capabilites of Quick Time Pro

[jamesbond007]

^^^ The good thing about using QTP for video conversion is that it is optimized to utilize the multi core processors, this I noticed increases the quality of the converted video.
The other good thing is that QTP exports video to most of the formats we ever need.
Now, did you know that you can make a pretty decent movie with the clips you shot on your camcorder with all the graphics, background score and credits ??

[SunnyChahal]

With iMovie right?

[jamesbond007]

^^^NO man NO, with QTP!!

[SunnyChahal]

Need to see the 'How to use a Mac' videos now. Been too much into gaming.

[goobimama]

QT is much slower than VisualHub. You could also use iTunes (which uses the same QT engine, except there you can queue files). iFlicks is also another app that uses the QT engine + adds meta info, stuff like that. Then there's the OSS handbrake (not sure if it's suitable for conversion though).

[jamesbond007]

^^^ Of course VisualHub is lightening fast, if you encode DVDrips, Mpegs then VisualHub is all you need. I am talking about Matroska, when you encode mkv both QT and VisyalHub are slow but as QT utlilizes all the cores of your processor the quality of the encoded video is great. I almost always convert mkv to iPhone and the resulting video is crisp, much better than what VisualHub does with mkv.

[goobimama]

Why doesn't Airport automatically connect to the default Wireless network after a power cut ??

What-choo mean by this kiddo? And have you added the network name to your 'preferred networks'?

[goobimama]

Why doesn't Airport automatically connect to the default Wireless network after a power cut ??

What-choo mean by this kiddo? And have you added the network name to your 'preferred networks'?

[goobimama]

Coincidence? http://smokingapples.com/software/re...isualhub-code/

[infra_red_dude]

....VisyalHub are slow but as QT utlilizes all the cores of your processor the quality of the encoded video is great

Errr.. utilizing all the cores doesn't magically make the quality of video great. It only affects the speed at which encoding takes place. It has nothing to do with the quality. Its the codec and the related parameters which decide the quality of the video.

[jamesbond007]

have you added the network name to your 'preferred networks'?

Of course I have. I think you have not understood my problem. Keep your mac connected to internet, now turn off your router. Airport will be grayed out. Now turn on your router, after a min or so Airport should detect your preferred network and connect to it automatically, but sadly it doesn't.
Any basic windows laptop or a PC with a wifi card will automatically connect to a preferred network the moment it discovers it.

@infra_red_dude

I have taken a look at the same video encoded with a single core processor and a dual core processor. Besides the decrease in speed the quality of the encoded video is improved with a 2 core processor.

[jxcess3891]

Why is this thread in the QnA section? Is it to increase post count? Shudn't this be in the chit-chat section?

[gxsaurav]

I have taken a look at the same video encoded with a single core processor and a dual core processor. Besides the decrease in speed the quality of the encoded video is improved with a 2 core processor.

The quality of video doesn't depend on CPU cores or multi CPU. It depends on the source file, source resolution etc. However, with multiple CPU you can render a video with many filters applied faster & easily so yeah, that could improve the quality.

[dinesh72]

does it make sense to rip dvds in .mkv format. i was once fascinated by avi(xvid) but the video is not so great on bigger tvs. managing discs is a big task as they tend to get deteriorated!

[jamesbond007]

Yes yes... I have an iPhone too!!
Been using my bro's iPhone for a while now but nothing like having my own

[dinesh72]

did you buy legit with locked sim? why did not wait for few months to get hands on new release?

[jamesbond007]

^^^I don't know I couldn't wait. I got iPhone 2G, 16GB with 1.1.3 FW. If the new iPhone has HD screen or a great Camera, I'd consider buying it after a couple of months of its release

[IronManForever]

^ And my first iPhone would be unlocked CDMA version. Other things could remain same, although I would prefer a smaller size, more so if it brings costs down.

[IronManForever]

The quality of video doesn't depend on CPU cores or multi CPU. It depends on the source file, source resolution etc. However, with multiple CPU you can render a video with many filters applied faster & easily so yeah, that could improve the quality.

I still find it arguable that uni/multi cores bring any 'Quality' difference at all. Difference should be only about time.
About many filters being applied faster & easily, how does that affect quality again? Filters will still be applied in any case. I am not knowledgeable in this though.

Maybe the difference is in the software (QT engine). I think it dynamically scales to the available CPU horsepower and selectively applies filters, hence the change in quality. No other apparent reason, huh?

[IronManForever]

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Hey, did aryayush just remove the list of Mac Users? Thats selfish.

[aryayush]

How does that make me selfish? I did remove my own name as well, didn’t I? It just wasn’t very useful, what with people become active/inactive as and when they chose and with the number of users increasing at a snail’s pace. Also, it was a pain in the ass to try and keep the list updated with the latest details about the members all the time. So, yeah, I removed it, but just because that made sense to me, not because I have some selfish agenda.

my new mbp 15 is coming !!
will post pics when i get it

How much did you pay for it? And why are you buying another 15-inch MacBook Pro when you already own a 17-inch one?

This is a surprise for me. I never needed it until yesterday. In fact, it was not me but my room-mate. He wanted to format his Thumb Drive, but said that he didnt find the option. I too was amazed. I should at least be able to format it to HFS, though I am sure Apple has rights to FAT32..

So how do I format a USB connected Thumb Drive?

The option isn’t right there in the Finder itself so that you don’t leave the room for five minutes, only to return and see that some five-year-old kid in your house has reformatted the drive. It is pretty easily accomplished once you launch Disk Utility though (it’s in /Applications/Utilities and it’s easier to just launch it using Spotlight). Select the drive in the Disk Utility sidebar, choose the Erase tab, select the ‘MS-DOS (FAT)’ volume format, and hit Erase. That’s it.

Hey people tell me some good video converter for Mac OS X. VisualHub is closed now and FilmRedux is PITA! Temme something simplt to use.

VisualHub is the best. So what if development has been stopped? It’s still as good as it used to be. I’m sure you can find it on a thousand places on the Internet.

I have taken a look at the same video encoded with a single core processor and a dual core processor. Besides the decrease in speed the quality of the encoded video is improved with a 2 core processor.

Uh, no, that’s impossible. You must have changed some settings or used a different application or something.

[jamesbond007]

^^^uhhh ... Never mind.

[IronManForever]

How does that make me selfish? I did remove my own name as well, didn’t I? It just wasn’t very useful, what with people become active/inactive as and when they chose and with the number of users increasing at a snail’s pace. Also, it was a pain in the ass to try and keep the list updated with the latest details about the members all the time. So, yeah, I removed it, but just because that made sense to me, not because I have some selfish agenda.

Fair enough.

The option isn’t right there in the Finder itself so that you don’t leave the room for five minutes, only to return and see that some five-year-old kid in your house has reformatted the drive. It is pretty easily accomplished once you launch Disk Utility though (it’s in /Applications/Utilities and it’s easier to just launch it using Spotlight). Select the drive in the Disk Utility sidebar, choose the Erase tab, select the ‘MS-DOS (FAT)’ volume format, and hit Erase. That’s it.

I figured it out, since I aint that five-year-old kid.

[SunnyChahal]

If any of you Macboys are still alive, please answer this question........Can I get Macs with customized configurations in India? There is no such option on Apple India site though.

[IronManForever]

^ Can't get enough of Apple, right? What are you thinking about, Mac Pro?

The rule of thumb with Apple products (as I've read at places) is that, the first one 'just works' and the more you get, the better it works.
One can't get the real Apple experience w/o getting a Mac, another Mac, an iPod, an iPhone, an Apple TV, an AEBS, a TC and Mobile Me. Steve Jobs is cunning!

[SunnyChahal]

Who needs a Mac Pro when you have such powerful iMacs with Radeon 4850. I'm thinking of a 24 incher 3.06Ghz one with ATI Radeon HD4850 and selling off my old one. Snow Leopard will make good use of a powerful GPU and DDR3 RAM.

[goobimama]

The saints are coming…

[goobimama]

The saints are coming…

[SunnyChahal]

LOL!