and it was that easy, and it looks like mine is not supposed to explode into flames.
Wash: I mean, I'm the one she swore to love, honor and obey. Mal: Listen... She swore to obey? Wash: Well, no, not...
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meara - May 23, 2005 3:23:06 pm PDT #3090 of 10003
DXMachina - May 23, 2005 4:03:13 pm PDT #3091 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
it looks like mine is not supposed to explode into flames
That they know of... Yet...
§ ita § - May 23, 2005 9:15:42 pm PDT #3092 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The DVD portion of my PC's DVDRW drive seems to be frelled. A quick gander at Tiger Direct makes it look like they're too cheap to bother repairing.
Does anyone have any recommendations?
Also, do I need to take into consideration the burning software, or are drives backwardly compatible (the busted drive is a Pioneer DVD-RW 106D -- it's only recognising CDs now)?
Of course, if I could work out how to use iDVD, this'd be less urgent. I dropped an .AVI onto a project, but preview doesn't show jackshit.
Rob - May 24, 2005 5:56:50 am PDT #3093 of 10003
Of course, if I could work out how to use iDVD, this'd be less urgent. I dropped an .AVI onto a project, but preview doesn't show jackshit.
iDVD can only accept video files that Quicktime can play. If the AVI is DivX encoded, you might need to install a DivX Quicktime codec to make this work. Still might not work, though, as I find even with the codec that Quicktime player can only play about half the AVI files I come across.
As an experiment, open the file in Quicktime Player and see what happens.
tommyrot - May 24, 2005 5:59:05 am PDT #3094 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
as I find even with the codec that Quicktime player can only play about half the AVI files I come across.
I've run into this. What's a good non-Quicktime player to use?
Rob - May 24, 2005 6:02:30 am PDT #3095 of 10003
§ ita § - May 24, 2005 6:13:36 am PDT #3096 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If, then, I want to burn a DVD, do I need another (commercial) product? I mean, if I can't find the right code?
Rob - May 24, 2005 7:26:06 am PDT #3097 of 10003
ffmpegx is free software that converts video from one format to another. You should be able to use it to turn the AVI into MPEG2 suitable for burning to a DVD.
§ ita § - May 24, 2005 7:27:32 am PDT #3098 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Sweet. Thanks. I'll still need to replace the burner on the PC, but of course the reason I discovered I couldn't work iDVD and that the burner was broken was because I had urgent burning needs.
Stephanie - May 24, 2005 12:24:54 pm PDT #3099 of 10003
Trust my rage
I have a large file on a DVD. I want to make a copy of it. I have done it before with Disk Utility (on my mac) but I can't remember how to start.
(I know I have to do something to the disk image before it will burn because "burn" is currently greyed out on the menu.) Anyone?