From: "dean_drumheller" <drumhellerd@smccd.edu>

Date: March 10, 2008 6:01:56 PM MDT

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: Quick Time Invisible

So videos can only be seen by someone who installs the codec.  If we post a video on our 

website, no one could view it.  just trying to understand. I may be missing something.  

Meanwhile, I'll load the codec to all computers I want to be able to view with Quick Time. 

We're shocked. Is there a way to convert the usable Quick Time video to something else ?

Thanks, Dean

 --- In Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com, "Milton Aupperle" <milton@...> wrote:

--- In Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com, "dean_drumheller" <drumhellerd@>

wrote:

Thanks, I had installed the Bayer 23 and videos play fine in Quick

Time. However, loading 

that file to another computer, it will not play. Not able to find

what I'm doing wrong in the 

instructions.  Thanks, Dean--- 

Three Possible things.

1) Did you install the codec on ALL Macs or not? It has to be

installed on each Mac you want to play video on and it ins't clear if

you've done this or not.

2) There were two (2) version of the codec in the last 3.023 release.

The "ASC_Bayer_Installer30UB" version is the Universal Binary version

for PowerPC and x86 (for OSX 10.4 and higher) and the 

"ASC_Bayer_Installer23" (for OSX 10.2 and higher) PowerPC only

version. Just just double click on which ever one you need to install

and follow the instructions. Note that installation of the codec does

not require a re-start.

The reason this is important is because the ASC_Bayer_Installer23.pkg

installs only the PowerPC component, and when you use this on an x86

Macs, QuickTime player will not find the x86 version of the codec. So

it won't play the movies on x86 and you MUST install the

"Installer30UB" version.

3) The Bayer codec requires that the file "ASTRO_IIDC_REG" is present

on each Mac your are trying to play movies on. It doesn't need to be

on the same Mac or need a Camera attached. So you need to copy that

file from a registered Mac to any other Mac. The file must be placed

in /Library/Application Support/

HTH..

Milton Aupperle