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Rob - Jun 12, 2005 8:08:30 pm PDT #3311 of 10003

So does anyone have any recommendations for alternatives to iDVD?

There aren't a lot of choices. What are you looking to do with the alternative?


§ ita § - Jun 12, 2005 8:09:51 pm PDT #3312 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I thought you said you already had the mpg, Hec?

As for torrenting on the Mac, I know nothing of the clients.


Steph L. - Jun 12, 2005 8:16:21 pm PDT #3313 of 10003
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Azureus is a popular Mac torrent client. It's the one I use -- it's fairly straightforward, and its avatar is a blue frog!


NoiseDesign - Jun 12, 2005 10:31:06 pm PDT #3314 of 10003
Our wings are not tired

The next step up from iDVD is DVD Studio Pro. Toast 6 Titanium also deals with burning DVD's and will build menus and layouts. Not sure what you are looking for, but those are the two options that pop to mind.


DavidS - Jun 13, 2005 5:12:05 am PDT #3315 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I thought you said you already had the mpg, Hec?

I thought I did, but it was just the aborted download from Bit Torrent.

However, I got Global Frequency (which did indeed kick ass. I can see the Miranda Zero fanfic generating on the horizon as I type.) from P-C putting it at You Send It. I got the VLC from your link which ran it.

And now I've got Teppy's Blue Frog. Thank you all.


Steph L. - Jun 13, 2005 5:15:55 am PDT #3316 of 10003
I look more rad than Lutheranism

VLC is really a good program.

And now I've got Teppy's Blue Frog.

Give it back!


§ ita § - Jun 13, 2005 11:53:57 am PDT #3317 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

DirecTV breaks TiVo.


Kristen - Jun 13, 2005 12:13:37 pm PDT #3318 of 10003

What are you looking to do with the alternative?

I'm trying to burn video files to a DVD that can be watched on a regular DVD player. iDVD says it's working then it freezes. Which I discovered is "normal". I was told it only looks like it's frozen, it's really working. Except that after 12 hours of "working" but not looking like it's working, I had to abort the process for fear of my laptop melting through the coffee table.

I fear I may have to just save the files to a DVD and apologize to the party in question.


§ ita § - Jun 13, 2005 12:15:49 pm PDT #3319 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Kristen, if these are the files of which I'm thinking, do you want me to burn the ones I have to DVDs as DVDs, and you send the rest as files?


Kristen - Jun 13, 2005 12:19:01 pm PDT #3320 of 10003

Yes, they are the ones you are thinking of. I have 11-12 and 17-22 off of my DVR so those are fine. It's 13-16 that I need.