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Harry Forsdick
Hi, I'm Harry Forsdick. Welcome to my web site. I have set up this site to deliver on my belief that the true value of the Internet is the Empowerment of the Individual -- our ability to inexpensively find information under our own control and our ability to publish facts, ideas, concerns, passions, joys, advice, etc...

I have been involved in the Internet since 1971, working at BBN where the ARPANet, the precursor to the Internet was developed. The maturation of the Internet is extremely satisfying to see, having worked thirty years ago imagining many of the tools and techniques that have come to pass.

This site is a collection of articles shown in reverse chronological order. Although a little confusing when you first encounter the site, if you come back, the most recently entered material is found at the top of the opening page. If this is your first time here, try going from bottom to top to experience the articles as I entered them.

The Internet creates a level playing field where the only thing limiting your ability to get your material published to the world is your own creativity and energy. I hope you enjoy this site.

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Tuesday, April 01, 2008
HOW TO: Import Non-Commercial DVD into iMovie '08

Unlike PCs, the standard Macintosh software (e.g., iMovie) does not provide a command or document how to import the contents of an even non-copy protected DVD into a program running on the Macintosh. It turns out that you can do with with standard issue Macintosh programs, you just have to know what to do. Here is a set of steps needed to perform this action that I found using Google.
  1. Insert DVD.
  2. Open Disk Utility.
  3. Select the disk and then select “New Image”. Save the disk image wherever is convenient, such as the desktop.
  4. Once the disk image is written, open iMovie 08.
  5. Mount the new disk image. A “Camera Detected, Scanning Contents” window will appear in iMovie 08, followed by an import window. You can now import the DVD contents and start editing away.

I wish iMovie would just say, “Hey, this DVD doesn’t have copy protection, it must be yours, so I’ll import it for you!” Alas, this is not the case, making the process more cumbersome than it needs to be. I can image that the idea of importing straight from a DVD was shot down by Apple’s legal team… sigh



# posted by Harry Forsdick on Tuesday, April 01, 2008 at 4:31 PM
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