Real still hasn't done a MacIntel-friendly version of their codec, so as far as I know, there's no tool out there that can do it. This kind of crap is one of the big reasons my group really tries to steer people away from Real, but of course that doesn't help at all with your project....

(If you still have access to a PPC machine, you might try the QT exporter anyway: they do say "not compatible with Tiger", but they also say "has known issues", which suggests to me that it works at least some of the time.)

(If you still have access to a PPC machine, you might try the QT exporter anyway: they do say "not compatible with Tiger", but they also say "has known issues", which suggests to me that it works at least some of the time.)

That might be worth trying -- so far I've only installed it on the new (Intel) Mac. If it works on the old one, it'll be a PITA to transfer the clips over there (the company doesn't "officially" support Macs at all, so neither one is networked), but at least they can both burn DVDs. (Which none of our PCs can.)

I also may try telling them "Here's a Quicktime, encode it yourself!"

I also may try telling them "Here's a Quicktime, encode it yourself!"

That would work. As would "Here's a QT, just use that because IT'S BETTER ANYWAY, YOU DORKS".

The fact that your only DVD-R machines aren't even networked makes me want to cry. I'm sure it makes you want to throw things out windows, or at least shake people very hard.

I'm sure it makes you want to throw things out windows, or at least shake people very hard.

Fortunately for my blood pressure, I've become fairly numb to the quirks of this company's corporate IT policies.

Real player can handle MPEG4 files. The clients might not notice the difference.

Flickr Easter Egg

Thanks for pointing that out, Jon. It's fun.

I am now the proud owner of a Mac Mini. It's so cute! I got a decent deal on eBay. It came with Parallels loaded on it which is very cool. As this is my first Mac, I'm sure that I'll have lots of questions going forward, but there's one that needs immediate attention.

I've got it set up in my living room, attached to my HDTV via its DVI input. The problem is that all four edges of the computer display are outside the edges of the TV screen. This is most annoying at the bottom, where the dock is out of view.

Is there any way to "shrink" the display at the Mac end so that I can see the edges of the screen? Because it's a DVI input, I can't change it on the TV end. Simply changing the resolution at the Mac end doesn't help either.

Simply changing the resolution at the Mac end doesn't help either.

Huh. I had my Mini hooked up to my TV via DVI and changing the Mac's screen resolution worked fine. What happens when you try?

(Of course, mine's the older Mini, and I think it has a different graphics card.)

Also, Parallels is teh awesome!

It's a rear projection TV, right? You ought to be able to adjust the screen size from the TV.

changing the Mac's screen resolution worked fine. What happens when you try?

I'll try again tonight and let you know exactly what happens. My hazy memory from last night is that the screen gets filled up no matter what the resolution.

It's a rear projection TV, right?

Yep.

You ought to be able to adjust the screen size from the TV.

It doesn't seem like you're able to if you're using the DVI input.