The best way to avoid disc compatibility issues is to create a disc image. A disc image (.img) is a package that contains exactly the same information as a DVD, but is stored on the hard drive. Choosing File > Safe as Disc Image… tells iDVD to encode all the…
I’ve attached a PDF version of the manual I wrote for using the rack. rack_manual.pdf
I’ve begun to assemble short iMovie tutorials using a program called Snapz Pro. It essentially allows you to make a movie of whatever you’re doing on your desktop. The basic idea is to have a short, 1- or 2-minute long video of a function (capturing or exporting, for example), along…
ITG is undergoing a transition in the way we work with video. With the advent of Apple’s H.264 codec, as well as the greater trend toward faculty editing with QuickTime Pro and iMovie, it seems logical to reevaluate our methods and organization. Our current setup, though it’s worked well for…
As part of the Clarke digitization, I’ve been looking for ways to normalize Quicktime movies. I thought, incorrectly, that Sound Forge 8 would be capable of doing this. It turns out that SF 8 is not able to handle .MOV files, unless you download a particular plugin — and that’s…
After some confusion on my part about the status of the Clarke project, Pam and I decided that it would make most sense to restart the whole thing. One category of videos, which seem to deal primarily with some kind of court proceeding, remain unchanged on ITG LaCie 6. The…