Mac Help - using an Apple Macintosh

[vassar]

Here are my favorite (FREE) programs for the Mac:

1. Split and Concat - to do the obvious

http://xs4all.nl/~loekjehe/Split&Concat/

2. VLC - Best video player - plays everything!

http://videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html

3. Perian - Enables Quicktime to play almost everything.

http://apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/perian.html

4. Flip4Mac - Play Windows Media files with Quicktime

http://flip4mac.com/

5. UnRarX - again what it does is obvious

http://unrarx.com/

6. Snap Pro X - screen capture movies (not free)

http://ambrosiasw.com/utilities/snapzprox/

[Lish78]

I use VLC and Flip4Mac, great programs.

I also use the free version of Stuffit Expander.

http://my.smithmicro.com/stuffitcompression/index.html

[toyman76]

Thanks for the info, but this is a bit of old news.

[alexora]

Hi All,

I would like to add this 7th item to vassar's list.

7. Mpeg Streamclip - Converts most formats into those of your choice, and does so faster than most other programs. Lets you extract audio into mp3's, and will even let you apply a simple text watermark to a movie.

http://squared5.com/

BTW, toyman76, Yes, it is old news, to us.... But remember that everyday there is a new MAC user joining the community (many have defected from windows, sickened by micro$oft's ethos), and they need to learn the obvious just the same as we did when we started.

[priapic onanist]

BTW, toyman76, Yes, it is old news, to us.... But remember that everyday there is a new MAC user joining the community (many have defected from windows, sickened by micro$oft's ethos), and they need to learn the obvious just the same as we did when we started.

Yes, that would be me. For instance: why do some RAR files fail to extract despite my using UnRarX for the Mac? The error message says,

"WARNING: You need to start extraction from a previous volume to unpack ...
Cannot find volume ...
No files to extract."

What does this mean?

[alexora]

Originally Posted by priapic onanist

Yes, that would be me. For instance: why do some RAR files fail to extract despite my using UnRarX for the Mac? The error message says,

"WARNING: You need to start extraction from a previous volume to unpack ...
Cannot find volume ...
No files to extract."

What does this mean?

Hi priapic onanist,

I never came across that problem before. Are sure you you are selecting all of the .rar files of a scene (if it is split, of course) before opening them? In the case of multiple rars, you need to select them all at once (by higlighting them), then opening them with command O, or File - Open.

Best of luck

[velcrolio]

Hey Mac users, have a list of files like this?

filename.avi.001
filename.avi.002
filename.avi.003

On Windows, you need HJSplit. On Macs, forget that shit! BetterZip does it faster on Macs than HJSplit does it on Windows.

I think it was the April 09 release that made joining multisegment movie files automatic. Just double-click the first file (filename.avi.001) and it joins them. Previously, you'd have to use Terminal commands (not hard, just awkward), or boot into virtual Windows to use HJSplit (not hard, just dumb).

http://versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/29764

[lookingfor]

Originally Posted by velcrolio

Hey Mac users, have a list of files like this?

filename.avi.001
filename.avi.002
filename.avi.003

On Windows, you need HJSplit. On Macs, forget that shit! BetterZip does it faster on Macs than HJSplit does it on Windows.

I think it was the April 09 release that made joining multisegment movie files automatic. Just double-click the first file (filename.avi.001) and it joins them. Previously, you'd have to use Terminal commands (not hard, just awkward), or boot into virtual Windows to use HJSplit (not hard, just dumb).

http://versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/29764

Try MacHacha (Mac/Freeware)

[wereistheVHS]

its a shame that all rar is on its baby shoes in the mac.