Mac Forum / Country Specific / Australian Mac Group / September 2004

Does anyone know
Why is it, when I use Handbrake to encode a dvd to an Mp4 the results are
bloody brilliant (low bit rate , sharp picture 720x400) BUT when I get a
high quality mjpeg capture or dv file & export to mp4 using quicktime pro

Wondering whether the airport express would be able to share the internet
from an iMac on dial-up? ie save having to buy an airport extreme with modem
built-in.
If so, is there some way to remotely ask the iMac to dial-up if the internet

Anyone got one? Or a dead Pismo with an OK screen.
Take out the NO Spam when replying.

Will any type do?  

I was thinking of putting a pc internal modem in a mac, say a g3 beige, to
save on clutter.
AFAIK there are no drivers for ANY pci slot modem, though...
Has anyone ever seen one or got one to work

i have a mpeg1 format movie file.... and i want to get the sound out of
it.
HOW?
Tried Quicktime... wouldn't offer to extract the audio as mpeg format,

My eye tV produces great mpeg2 files from digital free to air.
The included app has rudimentary editing facilities that can be used to edit
out the commercials but not much else. You can also export to other formats
enabling you to separate the audio track or edit with Final Cut, ...

Just wandering if any people here have got their Canon FB630U USB Scanner to
work with 10.3.5 without installing VueScan. I'm a student and I cannot
afford to buy any more software after buying a mac.
Is there anything I can do? I've downloaded the drivers from the Canon

I am very curious as to know about the program "Toast"
I have ver.6.07 and it has a big button on the right hand bottom side (the
burn  button)
It has this option of -

As per the subject. In particular I'm looking at the allin one 5xxx series. I have a
5500/225 and wonder if I can find a card for it to run a USB printer.
T.I.A.
Wayne.

In the past I have transplanted an LC6300 motherboard
into an LC630 computer.  Are there any other motherboards
that will fit?  If so, what?
TIA,

I was looking for some files and found them, but I tried to expand my search
to the trash bin, since you just "add" a volume , disk etc, but I couldn't
"add" the trash bin
Is there a way to find files in the trash bin?

Well, been using OS X (and the accompanying apps) for about 6 weeks...
iPhoto
I cannot believe that in order to use different libraries, you need to
quit the ap, rename the folder, then resume the ap and select another

Hi all, just wondering if you know of any free programs that will load up
the CPU as a stress test.  SETI@home was one thing I had in mind, but that
needs to connect to a server.  I want something I can carry around on CD
that will load up the CPUs in MacOS X.

Have a 11mth old Dual Mirror Door ( purchased from NextByte) with 80/10Gb
drive (OS9 on the 10Gb), Combo drive, 512mb ram, USB 2.0 PCI card, Firewire
800, balance of 3yr Applecare warranty, Panther install disks etc. In as new
condition (still has protective film on mirror doors)