03.07.08
Posted in Announcements, Apple, Applications, Apps, AVCHD, Cat, Entertainment, iMovie, Leopard, Mac OS X, MacBook, Media, Movies, News, Pictures, Resources, Reviews, Tech, TV at 10:32 pm by 37prime
UPDATE:
Panasonic HDC-SD9: The Trouble with Mac OS X
Another video, with audio intact. Imported using Final Cut Pro 6.0.2.
Panasonic HDC-SD9 video sample:
- Recording Mode: HA1920
- 24p Digital Cinema mode
- Imported using Final Cut Pro 6.0.2
- H.264 @ 1920 x 1080
- 10.80 mbits/s
- 27 seconds
- 35.4 MB
- Done on 15-inch MacBook Pro Core Duo 2.0GHz, Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.2
Final Cut Pro is having trouble playing/importing when the video is recorded with “24p Digital Cinema” mode turned off.
UPDATE:
For some reasons, Final Cut Pro imported the video and speed it up a little bit. The original video runs about 40 seconds, while the imported video runs about 28 seconds. It is clear that Final Cut Pro does not fully understand the recording mode from this camera.
WARNING! THIS MOVIE FILE MIGHT NOT PLAY IN YOUR BROWSER DUE TO ITS RESOLUTIONS.
Right-click, then save as. Because it is going to take a long time to buffer.
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03.01.08
Posted in Announcements, Apple, Applications, Apps, Leopard, Mac OS X, MacBook, Media, News, Resources, Tech at 10:31 pm by 37prime
I am going to the Apple Store this coming Tuesday with Carrie to get her a new MacBook Pro. We still haven’t discussed which model she wants, it would be either the 2.4 GHz w/ 3MB L2 Cache or the 2.5GHz w/ 6MB L2 Cache 15-inch MacBook Pro.
I will update this post after we get the MacBook Pro.
I know I will get this new MacBook Pro too, but I will get it customized with 7200 RPM hard drive, and maybe a 2.6GHz Core 2 Duo Processor.
to be continued…….
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Posted in Announcements, Apple, Applications, Apps, iMac, Leopard, Mac OS X, Mac Pro, MacBook, Media, News, Resources, Tech, Vista, Windows at 11:27 am by 37prime
I picked up Time Capsule on Friday at the Apple Store while my friend is still waiting for his pre-order to arrive. Take that Vondiggity!
I bought the 500GB version because:
- I didn’t see the 1 TeraByte version in the particular Apple Store.
- I don’t want to spend $500 + sales tax for it.
Time Capsule comes with AirPort Utility 5.3 for Mac OS X and Windows XP/Vista. Mac OS X 10.5.2 Leopard AirPort utility has version 5.2.2 included.
The Time Capsule I have is using Seagate Barracuda® ES SATA 3.0Gb/s 500-GB Hard Drive, model number ST3500630NS.
From Seagate:
The Seagate® Barracuda® ES enterprise hard drive is the industry’s most reliable, highest capacity 7200-RPM hard drive for 24 x 7, multidrive, business-critical applications. The Barracuda ES hard drive is built with perpendicular recording technology for maximum capacity, reliability and cost-effectiveness.
The Unofficial Apple Weblog reported that one user’s 1 TeraByte Time Capsule is equipped with HITACHI Deskstar 7K1000 HDS721010KLA330 (full tech specs here in pdf format).
From Hitachi:
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000
Applications
- Internal and external storage for consumer
- computers
- Networked storage servers
- Extreme gaming machines
- Video editing arrays
Is it possible that the 500GB model has a better hard drive, or there are a lot more variations on the installed hard drive models?
UPDATE:
The highest capacity for Seagate Barracuda ES is 750GB. Meanwhile, Seagate Barracuda ES.2 is available in capacity up to 1 TeraByte.
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02.28.08
Posted in Announcements, Apple, Applications, Apps, Leopard, Mac OS X, MacBook, Media, News, Resources, Tech at 2:25 am by 37prime
One thing that I always love doing is spending someone else’s money buying computers. I picked up a new white MacBook with SuperDrive yesterday. It looks exactly the same with the previous Santa-Rosa MacBook. It comes with a screen-cleaning cloth inside the box.
I only had 2 hours to install applications and transferring the data from the last generation of iBook G4. I’d update this post after I use the MacBook more.
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02.26.08
Posted in Announcements, Apple, Leopard, Mac OS X, MacBook, Media, News, Resources, Tech at 2:50 pm by 37prime
After a seemingly waiting forever for new MacBook Pro, Apple finally releases the updates to both MacBook and MacBook Pro lines. The MacBook Pro update was expected but not for the MacBook.
As predicted, the new MacBook and MacBook Pro sport Intel’s latest Penryn-based Core 2 Duo with 3MB and 6MB L2 Cache. Based on the conversations I had, Apple is finally making a significant distinction between the MacBook and the MacBook Pro. The MacBook line sports 45nm Penryn-based Core 2 Duo processors with 3MB L2 Cache as opposed to previous generation Intel Core 2 Duo processors with 4MB L2 Cache. We’ll get to that later. The MacBook Pro line also sports 45nm Penryn-based Core 2 Duo processors with 3MB and 6MB L2 Cache. The “lower-end” 15-inch MacBook Pro comes with 3MB L2 Cache on the Processor, while the “top-end” 15-inch and 17-inch MacBook Pro come with 6MB L2 Cache on the processor.
The Penryn-based Intel Core 2 Duo comes with 6MB L2 cache running 1:1 with processor speed. I’d find out if my memory served me correctly that previous generations of Intel Core 2 Duo L2 cache ran at half speed with the processor. UPDATE: According to some people, Merom CPU does have L2 cache that runs at 1:1 speed with the cores.
The new MacBook and MacBook Pro no longer comes with Apple Remote
I will update this.
I am looking forward to test the new MacBook and MacBook Pro.
to be continued here
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02.12.08
Posted in Announcements, Apple, Applications, Apps, iMac, Leopard, Mac OS X, Mac Pro, MacBook, Media, News, Pictures, Resources, Tech at 5:35 pm by 37prime
Along with Aperture 2, Apple also releases Aperture Compatibility Checker. The apps will check if your system and graphic cards meet the minimum requirements for Aperture 2. Download it here.
Minimum System Requirements
One of the following Mac computers:
- Mac Pro
- MacBook Pro
- MacBook Air
- MacBook
- Mac mini with an Intel Core Solo or Duo processor
- iMac with a 1.8GHz or faster PowerPC G5 or Intel Core Duo processor
- Power Mac G5 with a 1.6GHz or faster PowerPC G5 processor
- 15- or 17-inch PowerBook G4 with a 1.25GHz or faster PowerPC G4 processor
Memory requirements
- 1GB of RAM
- 2GB of RAM for Mac Pro
One of the following graphics cards:
- ATI Radeon X600 Pro, X600 XT, X800 XT Mac Edition, X850 XT, X1600, X1900 XT, 9800 XT, 9800 Pro, 9700 Pro, 9600, 9600 XT, 9600 Pro, 9650, HD 2400 XT, HD 2600 PRO, or HD 2600 XT
- ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 or 9600
- ATI Mobility Radeon X1600
- NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra, 6600, 6600 LE, 6800 Ultra DDL, 6800 GT DDL, 7300 GT, 7800 GT, 8600M GT, or 8800 GT
- NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 or FX 5600
- Intel GMA 950 or GMA X3100
Minimum operating system requirements
- Mac OS X v10.4.11 Tiger
- Mac OS X v10.5.2 Leopard
DVD drive for installation
5GB of hard drive space for the application and sample projects
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02.11.08
Posted in Announcements, Apple, Applications, Apps, Leopard, Mac OS X, MacBook, Media, News, Resources, Security, Tech at 1:57 pm by 37prime
Apple releases Mac OS X 10.5.2 (build 93C1) today, one day early as expected. The combo Update is update is weighing in at 343MB for Mac OS X and 382MB for Mac OS X Server.
Side Note: If all the info from the imaginary source *wink-wink* are correct, we shall see new MacBook Pro release on Tuesday February 12th, 2008. My MacBook Pro Core Duo is not as powerful to handle AVCHD movies.
Mac OS X 10.5.2 Combo Update – 343MB – Release Note
This update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac.
Mac OS X Server 10.5.2 Combo Update – 382MB – Release Note
This update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Server Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your server.
Apple also releases:
Security Update 2008-001 (PPC) – 16.7MB | (Universal) – 28.8MB
Security Update 2008-001 is recommended for all users and improves the security of Mac OS X. Security Update 2007-009 has been incorporated into this security update.
Leopard Graphics Update 1.0 – 48.9MB
Leopard Graphics Update is recommended for all users and improves the stability and compatibility of your Mac.
WebObjects Update 5.4.1 for Mac OS X 10.5 – 153MB
WebObjects 5.4.1 is an update release for the version of WebObjects included in the Mac OS X Leopard tools.
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02.07.08
Posted in Announcements, Apple, Applications, Apps, AVCHD, Cat, iMovie, Leopard, Mac OS X, MacBook, Media, Movies, Music, News, Resources, Reviews, Tech at 3:43 am by 37prime
I would like to share a short video clip of Meatloaf T. Cat, taken using Panasonic HDC-SD5 AVCHD Camcorder.
Video info:
- H.264 at 960×540 resolution.
- 3890.41 kbps data rate.
- 29.97 frame-rate.
- 1 minute and 30 seconds.
- 41.9MB file size.
Other info:
Check out other AVCHD Camcorder video clips here:
http://37prime.com/blog/?s=avchd
AVCHD Camcorders I have used:
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02.05.08
Posted in Announcements, Apple, Leopard, Mac OS X, MacBook, Media, News, Resources, Tech at 5:12 am by 37prime
Apple store is closed for updates. The question is for what? Based on the information from the imaginary Apple Employee, it’s all about MacBook Pro. Let’s see if the information is actually real.
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01.29.08
Posted in Announcements, Apple, Applications, Apps, iMac, Leopard, Mac OS X, Mac Pro, MacBook, Media, News, Resources, Tech, Vista, Windows at 1:13 am by 37prime
VMware releases VMware Fusion 1.1.1 (for Intel-based Mac OS X)
Read the release note here.
VMware 1.1.1 | 01/24/08 | 72241 | 171 MB
VMware-Fusion-1.1.1-72241.dmg
http://www.vmware.com/download/download.do?downloadGroup=FUS-111
VMware user account is required.
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