Dec 26
Richard was asking, on today’s show, how to convert video from 8mm film to a digital version he could work with on his Mac.
I had been asked this a few weeks ago by a client of mine. Here’s what I found:
If you’re in the Madison area, “The Camera Company” can do this for you. A friend of a friend had good things to say about a company called “Dig My Pics“.
Otherwise, some hits that Google turned up:
Once you have the film converted to digital, you can work with it in iMovie on your Mac, massage it into something you like, then burn it using iDVD and inflict send it to all your relatives and friends.
Dec 26
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Dec 26
Shawn was asking today about how to work with .avi files that his new video camera created on his Mac. As it turns out, this is a more complicated question than it should be.
AVI files are essentially a Microsoft format for video that was supposed to compete with QuickTime. Eventually MS gave up on it and moved to Windows Media Player. Not too many devices still use AVI, as it’s generally considered a poor format for video and audio.
Here’s a page that has a number of helpful tips on how to work with these files. You may have to try a couple different options, as there’s more than one type of AVI.
Dec 26
On Today’s show, Mike had asked about compatibility of programs with Apple’s new “Leopard” operating system, also known as Mac OS X 10.5. Specifically, Mike was wondering about Adobe’s Creative Suite 3.
Most of Adobe CS 3 is compatible with Leopard now. Acrobat still needs an update, which they say should be ready next month (January, 2008). Their video applications are being updated a bit later than that. You can get more information right from the horse’s mouth here.
Adobe says that older version of their Creative Suite may work OK, but they are not testing nor supporting them.
If you’re a Extnesis Suitcase user, you’ll need at least Suitcase X1 (11) or newer for the Adobe CS 3 applications. Suitcase Fusion is technically version 12.
