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You asked about a "screen scrape." I can think of 2 ways.
Command-shift-3 takes a picture of the whole screen (similar to Print Screen in Windows).
Command-shift-4 turns your cursor into crosshairs. You then drag from start location to end location; it takes a picture of anything within the field you created. (Similar to Alt-Print-Screen, except it's not based on a focused window, but rather the exact coordinates you would like).

As my opinion only, Mac's ability to take screenshots has always surpassed Windows. I hate that I have to actually paste my shot somewhere after hitting Print Screen in Windows. At least in OS X, it leaves the PDF file on my desktop. I can do whatever I want with it, whenever I want to do it.
 
Also, when you press cmd+shift+4, you can then toggle with the spacebar the crosshair or active window shot...the crosshair turns into a camera icon. :cool:
 
donmei said:
killmoms,
if that is the only way to open the vid full screen, then that is a MAJOR annoyance.

Are you telling me that there is no way to create associations with the .mpg file extension so that it opens in the QT player when you just click on the link??

That seems ridiculous.
If you believe this to be so, would I have the same problem in Firefox? Or only in Safari?

I have to think that there is a better way to view an MPg than to download then view. MS had this licked in 2001 and nearly everything about OSX is better than windows, so I have to doubt that this kind of core multimedia functionality is not supported.

Help!!
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Safari doesn't allow you to edit file associations for data types - it uses the ones the system has set, instead. I don't know if Firefox supports what you are trying to do or not.
 
Then can I set it in system preferences (I know, its an ms term) somewhere to open .mpg in QT, rather than safari?

Come on. Are you telling me that all these mac users watch .mpg videos in their actual native resolution, without stretching them to fit the screen.

I can t believe that. I'm missing something here.

If you DO watch .mpg movies in little thumbnails, please let me know, so I can set up a distribution list if I find an answer. ; - )
 
deputy_doofy said:
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As my opinion only, Mac's ability to take screenshots has always surpassed Windows. I hate that I have to actually paste my shot somewhere after hitting Print Screen in Windows. At least in OS X, it leaves the PDF file on my desktop. I can do whatever I want with it, whenever I want to do it.
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haha when i was researching Macs before i decided to buy one i read a comment from a guy saying that Macs arent good because you cant "print screen" and i believed him! some people out there, seriously! its like me saying Windows sucks because you cant share files with PCs. sometimes i think that non-Windows users have the best knowledge of computers becuase we dont automatically knock it when we havent used it.

but i agree OS X is far superior for taking screenshots, i love the option and shift trick with the crosshair… not that screenshots are important when choosing operating systems.
 
soccersquirt

http://www-eng-x.llnl.gov/documents/tests/mpeg.html

heres a site with test vids. I'm at work so cant confirm the same problem with these.

Either way, I'm hoping someone can ACKNOWLEDGE that this is an issue and give me a work around.

Or are all of you watching .mpg files in little thumbnails? Or am I missing something?

Don
p.s. I'll report back w results from this test page this afternoon
 
donmei said:
soccersquirt

http://www-eng-x.llnl.gov/documents/tests/mpeg.html

heres a site with test vids. I'm at work so cant confirm the same problem with these.

Either way, I'm hoping someone can ACKNOWLEDGE that this is an issue and give me a work around.

Or are all of you watching .mpg files in little thumbnails? Or am I missing something?

Don
p.s. I'll report back w results from this test page this afternoon
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The difference is of course in that, safari uses quicktime plugin just like in apple movie trailers found on many web pages. I would think it depends how the files are presented on the web page, and the associations on your video player / plugins. Of course in windows there are no "plugin", just a raw association to an external application...


What keeps you from watching the video on 1:1 scale inside the page and using the universal Zoom function on OS X with ctrl+mousewheel ?
 
donmei said:
soccersquirt

http://www-eng-x.llnl.gov/documents/tests/mpeg.html

heres a site with test vids. I'm at work so cant confirm the same problem with these.

Either way, I'm hoping someone can ACKNOWLEDGE that this is an issue and give me a work around.

Or are all of you watching .mpg files in little thumbnails? Or am I missing something?

Don
p.s. I'll report back w results from this test page this afternoon
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Confirmed in Safari for Windows, of all things :eek:

I've been raised on the "download and view locally" approach, so the issue you mention I never really noticed until now. That said - there is a work-around. Go into System Preferences (Control Panel in Windows) and open QuickTime. Click the Browser tab, then the MIME types button. Uncheck the relevant boxes, so that the QuickTime plugin does NOT handle these, and QuickTime Player or iTunes will, instead. This will then allow you to view the movie files in full screen.
 
donmei said:
Either way, I'm hoping someone can ACKNOWLEDGE that this is an issue and give me a work around.

Or are all of you watching .mpg files in little thumbnails? Or am I missing something?
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Well, personally, unless a video is HD, I usually don't WANT to watch it stretched to fill the screen, as it looks blurry and terrible. I guess I don't watch a whole lot of browser-based videos. I've never considered it an "issue" myself.
 
donmei said:
Then can I set it in system preferences (I know, its an ms term) somewhere to open .mpg in QT, rather than safari?

Come on. Are you telling me that all these mac users watch .mpg videos in their actual native resolution, without stretching them to fit the screen.

I can t believe that. I'm missing something here.

If you DO watch .mpg movies in little thumbnails, please let me know, so I can set up a distribution list if I find an answer. ; - )
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Hold down to Ctrl key, and use your mouse scroll or 2 finger scroll to zoom in and out.
 
I switched in December of 07 and I've yet to have a problem that couldn't be fixed with a couple clicks.

Firstly iWork will probably do everything you'd need an office program to do, if not, Office 08 is a pig but it isn't going to completely bog your computer down.

As for the Safari 'little mpegs,' I've never had a problem with it, if I need to see it bigger I just press ctrl and scroll to zoom in on it. Microsoft's way of doing this is launching an external application, that's why it takes so long for a few minor conveniences.


But yeah, I hope you're enjoying your switch!
 
i know it's been said a couple of times in this thread but i just wanted to state again that this is a VERY informative post!!

thanks everyone for your positive and constructive contributions. :D
 
GradientMac said:
I switched in December of 08 and I've yet to have a problem that couldn't be fixed with a couple clicks.

Firstly iWork will probably do everything you'd need an office program to do, if not, Office 08 is a pig but it isn't going to completely bog your computer down.

As for the Safari 'little mpegs,' I've never had a problem with it, if I need to see it bigger I just press ctrl and scroll to zoom in on it. Microsoft's way of doing this is launching an external application, that's why it takes so long for a few minor conveniences.


But yeah, I hope you're enjoying your switch!
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Sweet, how'd you switch in the future?
 
gradient/consultant

you both mentioned ctrl scroll. what if you are using a mbp without an external mouse?

Thx
 
ok, I figured out the screen zoom. pretty cool, but not ideal.

Still looking.
Here is my goal. I click on a vid. it opens either in the browser or in an external app and begins playing without having to be started (got that figured out) and as soon as the cache has enough data in it.


wrld wizard - there is no "mime type" button under the browser tab on my computer. strange.
 
donmei said:
ok, I figured out the screen zoom. pretty cool, but not ideal.

Still looking.
Here is my goal. I click on a vid. it opens either in the browser or in an external app and begins playing without having to be started (got that figured out) and as soon as the cache has enough data in it.


wrld wizard - there is no "mime type" button under the browser tab on my computer. strange.
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Darnit, that must be a Windows-only thing - it's not on my Mac either.
 
donmei said:
wrld wizard - there is no "mime type" button under the browser tab on my computer. strange.
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Oh yes there is... but under the Advance tab.

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Accessible through System Prefs then QuickTime.
 
Thanks,
Under the advanced tab/ Mime settings,

The heading is "Select the Mime Type that you want the quicktime plugin to handle".

That raises a question. I still want qt to handle the file. I just want the standalone app to handle it, Right.

Either way, I expanded the group "MPEG - MPEG System , video and audio files"

Scrolled down to the

unchecked the "MPEG media" checkbox.
went back to the test link I provided and it still plays in the browser.

Again, the goal is to be able to STREAM mpeg video in full screen.

I'm looking forward to all of your responses.

Thanks again.

Don
 
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