Re: converting WMV files to MP3 or something?

2009-11-21 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Or here's another option, you could use Audio Hijack pro to hijack the audio from VLC and then get an mP3 out of that. On Nov 21, 2009, at 11:12 PM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: > This is as far as I got with it: VLC player will play the WMV files > just fine. For this, I'm grateful.

Re: converting WMV files to MP3 or something?

2009-11-21 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
This is as far as I got with it: VLC player will play the WMV files just fine. For this, I'm grateful. However, when I go through all the steps to convert the audio portion of that WM file to an MP3 file, what I get is an MPG file, which Itunes won't play and which Quicktime Player insis

Re: converting WMV files to MP3 or something?

2009-11-21 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Or maybe the batch converter in Amadeus pro could handle this? that's worth a try too. On Nov 21, 2009, at 9:49 PM, Esther wrote: > Wow! Sorry about this. Another thought: can't VLC handle this type > of conversion from WMV to something that can be played in native > format on the Mac?

Re: converting WMV files to MP3 or something?

2009-11-21 Thread Esther
Hi, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: > I don't know VLC and I don't have Quicktime Pro; it's not worth > spending money on at the moment. Just the player. :) > OK, sorry to keep tossing out Google search page results, but I think VLC can do this conversion if you want to try it out. There are

Re: converting WMV files to MP3 or something?

2009-11-21 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
I don't know VLC and I don't have Quicktime Pro; it's not worth spending money on at the moment. Just the player. :) Mark BurningHawk Baxter Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com My home page: http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ -- You received this message because yo

Re: converting WMV files to MP3 or something?

2009-11-21 Thread Esther
Wow! Sorry about this. Another thought: can't VLC handle this type of conversion from WMV to something that can be played in native format on the Mac? I know that QuickTime Pro should work (and be accessible), but as I said, this isn't something I've played with (no WMV files hanging ar

Re: converting WMV files to MP3 or something?

2009-11-21 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
And I regret to inform you all that ISKYSoft WMV converter for Mac is, as far as I can tell, completely inaccessible with VoiceOver. A bunch of "Unknown,"'s and a lot of *ding*ing noises. *pout* Mark BurningHawk Baxter Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com My

Re: converting WMV files to MP3 or something?

2009-11-21 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
Awesome! Thanks a lot, Esther. Ill try these. Mark BurningHawk Baxter Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com My home page: http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post t

Re: converting WMV files to MP3 or something?

2009-11-21 Thread Esther
Hi Mark, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: > Just as t says; I'm running Leopard on an MBP15. I have a wmv file I > want to convert to something Itunes can play; recommendations? This isn't anything I've had experience with; I assume that wmv files are video files in Microsoft's format? However

converting WMV files to MP3 or something?

2009-11-21 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
Just as t says; I'm running Leopard on an MBP15. I have a wmv file I want to convert to something Itunes can play; recommendations? Thanks! :) Mark BurningHawk Baxter Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com My home page: http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ -- You recei

Re: moving a playlist to an older MP3 player

2009-11-21 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
I don't know why I didn't recognize it as a useful tool when I browsed right past it while going through the menus. :) Sort of like walking over money in the street without knowing it... Mark BurningHawk Baxter Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com My home pa

Is Garage Band more accessible in Snow Leopard?

2009-11-21 Thread Victor Tsaran
Hello all, Is Garage Band a more accessible software in Snow Leopard than it was in Leopard? If yes, the nhow? Thanks, Vic www.victortsaran.net -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar

Re: moving a playlist to an older MP3 player

2009-11-21 Thread Esther
Hi Mark, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: > Thanks, Esther! I didn't know about the command R feature. You're welcome. The Command-R shortcut to "Show in Finder" is one of the entries under File menu on the iTunes menu bar. I originally found this by browsing the menus for useful features -

Re: moving a playlist to an older MP3 player

2009-11-21 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
Thanks, Esther! I didn't know about the command R feature. However, yes, I was attempting to afford having to use Finder 12 separate times to locate and manually move all 12 songs. Thanks, though, as this is probably how I'll end up doing it.; this way is pretty fast and painless :) Ma

Re: moving a playlist to an older MP3 player

2009-11-21 Thread Esther
Hi Mark, There's probably a better way to do this, but you can move the songs in your workout playlist to your MP3 player by using iTunes' "Show in Finder shortcut" (Command-R), which will let you navigate to each item in the songs outline for your playlist and issue a Command-R. This wil

Re: disclosure?

2009-11-21 Thread Donna Goodin
Hii Anne, Interesting. Do you happen to know why in this case it just says "disclosure?" Usually, when you come to a disclosure triangle, it says "disclosure triangle." Donna On Nov 21, 2009, at 3:35 PM, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Donna, > > "Disclosure" is short for "Disclosure triangle

moving a playlist to an older MP3 player

2009-11-21 Thread Mark BurningHawk Baxter
I have a 12-song playlist in Itunes called "workout music." I have an MP3 player with a USB connection to my Macbook, which shows up on my desktop as a FAT32 volume. That's how old it is. :) I want to move the playlist to the MP3 player. Problem is, the playlist itself is not a folder

Re: disclosure?

2009-11-21 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Donna, "Disclosure" is short for "Disclosure triangle" which many people refer to as a "Flippy Triangle" because clicking it causes it to flip over. Cheers, Anne On Nov 20, 2009, at 10:58 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Hi Erik, > > Thanks. Yeah, that's kind of a weird term. I was original

Re: more info on needing help

2009-11-21 Thread carlene knight
Thanks Bob. I've made sure but thanks for the suggestion. I appreciate it. I installed the combo update and did permissions repair. Some of the problems are back though but I haven't had a lot of time to see if they all are. Thanks. On Nov 21, 2009, at 1:35 AM, Bob Hill wrote: > Is it pos

Re: ps: safari ebay problem

2009-11-21 Thread Jake
Hi The ebay bug relates to a javascript applet and some interaction with Voiceover. Using a new version of Webkit fixes the problem, this was actually fixed before Safari 4.0.3's release. I'm quite disappointed, actually, that this fix didn't make it into 4.0.3 as the accessibility team essentially

Re: A Question Regarding The TrackPad in Snow Leopard

2009-11-21 Thread Pete Nalda
Man this all is helping me too. I'm starting to use Trackpad commander more and more. Makes using voiceover almost as fast as just using zoom by itself. :) On Nov 19, 2009, at 9:25 AM, M. Taylor wrote: > Hello Nic and Peggy, > > Thank you both for this help. I now understand and it is work

Re: Pac Mate long shot...

2009-11-21 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, Well, the manual concerning braille displays for VoiceOver says the PAC Mate only works as a display. I assume this is correct. Regards, Nic Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter On Nov 21, 2009, at 1:03 PM,

Re: Pac Mate long shot...

2009-11-21 Thread Maxwell Ivey Jr.
Hey, I don't know. just thinking out loud here. does your pacmate have a bluetooth card? is it possible you could sinc it with your mini using bluetooth. might be more trouble than its worth especially since there are blue tooth keyboards that fold up to fit in a shirt pocket. Just a t

Re: Pac Mate long shot...

2009-11-21 Thread Søren Jensen
Hi. I don't think this is possible because the Pacmate use active sync to connect to any computer. As far as I know, you can only atach the braille display to your mac. Best regards Søren Jensen Mail & MSN: s...@coolfortheblind.dk Website: http://www.coolfortheblind.dk/ Den Nov 20, 2009 kl. 10:

Re: Pac Mate long shot...

2009-11-21 Thread Scott Rutkowski
No it's not possible unfortunately. - Original Message - From: "John G. Heim" To: Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 8:10 AM Subject: Pac Mate long shot... >I suppose this is a ridiculous long shot but is there any way to use a Pac > Mate as a keyboard on a Mac? I am going to be away

Re: voices app

2009-11-21 Thread Scott Rutkowski
It simply allows you to change your voice like a voice changer and has some really cool effects. Look it up in the app store on iTunes and you can read all about it there. - Original Message - From: "VaShaun Jones" To: Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 6:18 AM Subject: Re: voices app

Re: more info on needing help

2009-11-21 Thread May McDonald
Confusing is an understatement, lol. On 2009-11-21, at 3:17 AM, Chris Hofstader wrote: > Quick Nav is one of my favorite of the new features but it can be really > confusing if you turn it on accidentally as everything seems just a little > weird. > On Nov 21, 2009, at 4:59 AM, May McDonald wrot

Re: more info on needing help

2009-11-21 Thread Chris Hofstader
Quick Nav is one of my favorite of the new features but it can be really confusing if you turn it on accidentally as everything seems just a little weird. On Nov 21, 2009, at 4:59 AM, May McDonald wrote: > Oh thank you very much. Yes that was it. Now I wonder how I managed to > change that, s

Re: serious problem with safari

2009-11-21 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, Yes, my Safari crashes. However, if you use Webkit it works just fine. Probably why I never noticed it before. Regards, Nic Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter On Nov 21, 2009, at 10:43 AM, anouk radix wrot

Re: more info on needing help

2009-11-21 Thread May McDonald
Oh thank you very much. Yes that was it. Now I wonder how I managed to change that, smile. Well, now I know what to do if it happens again, thanks so much. On 2009-11-21, at 1:35 AM, Bob Hill wrote: > Is it possible that you have QuickNav activated? > Hit the right and left arrows together and

ps: safari ebay problem

2009-11-21 Thread anouk radix
Hello, sorry for flooding the list but i just tried the dutch version of ebay and that seems to work so for me the problem is fixed at this moment. I am not sure why this site works and the ebay.com one does not though Greetings, Anouk, -- You received this message because you are subscrib

serious problem with safari

2009-11-21 Thread anouk radix
HEllo everyone, I tried to go to www.ebay.com with safari this morning and it totally crashed on me and it happens if i try it again too. This does not happen with google for example just ebay. I havent really tried ebay in a long time so I am nbot sure when this started but it is really feaking

Re: more info on needing help

2009-11-21 Thread Bob Hill
Is it possible that you have QuickNav activated? Hit the right and left arrows together and se if it turns off this feature. Bob Hill On Nov 21, 2009, at 12:02 AM, May McDonald wrote: > Ok, I'm still just as stuck on how to fix this very annoying problem. But I > have figured out if I hold dow