RE: 4 Quick Questions and a Ponderance

["Chasteen, Howard" <Howard.Chasteen(at)fotf.org>]

Hi Rick,

 

Concerning questions 3 and 4. The literature for the HP XW8200 series points out that you may not be able to burn a DVD with the system in certain configurations.

 

Anyone know the hack or workaround? I believe it has to do with XP and its artificial limitations on your ability to copy programming to a DVD. Is that true?

 

Howard

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From: owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of Dsderanged(at)aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 8:52 AM
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Subject: 4 Quick Questions and a Ponderance

Hi to all and thanks for the recent help with my Live Mike issue.  ( Especially Mark )

I just keep saving up questions rather than one at a time.  Thanks for any input.

 

#1    There was a recent thread about missing graphics typestyle preset error message.

        Can't find the old thread.  Basically, I opened my project with 30 x :30.  Each

        spot had testimonials with lower third name supers.  Probably about 100 or so.

        Out of those, 6 of the name supers had the error message during opening of seq.

        Simply had to re-load type face info. but it was annoying with that many spots.

        Was there a remedy for this???

 

#2    Need to get O and O Defrag again.  Anyone have the link?  I only had the old free

       version on my old 3.01 box.  ( Or is there something better I can buy for De Frag)

       Any Gotchas?

 

#3   < Insert stupid question here >.  It looks like the CD / DVD drive that came with

      my wx8200 is a DVD burner.  But I can't burn DVD's.  ( For Data )  I can burn CD's OK.

      Do I need Nero or something or is it just a DVD Player and CD Burner?

 

#4   If it is not a DVD burner.  Can I just plug an external one into USB? What

      is a Down and Dirty software that I can use which won't pose a conflict with DS?

      I recall a recent thread with suggestions.

 

Final thought for discussion and advice.  < Ponderance >

 

        Wow with all this storage (1.75 TB) and strictly working on Standard Def, I have gotten

        pretty damned lazy with my workflow.  Used to work Low Rez for Ruff Cuts and Re-Dig

        Hi Rez for on-line.  Seems I have just been working Hi-Rez all the time now.  I really

        need to re-think my rate structure regarding Off-Line and On-Line.  Any thoughts?

        My clients are comfortable with one rate for "creative off-line" and one for "finishing".

        ( Realizing that rates vary by market / country etc.)

 

 

Kind Regards,

 

Rick at nakedeye

I realize I should know these simple things rather than all the words to the opening theme

songs of shows like Gilligan's Island and Green Acres.   "Farm living is the life for me......."