Video

For whatever reason, one of the most difficult tasks to accomplish on Mac OS X is extracting ONLY the audio from a video or DVD. Above all, this is because there are a limited number of software tools to help you do this. Want to rip a DVD and convert it to a format compatible [...]

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View Your Mac’s Screen on a TV

by Matt on December 13, 2010

Many people have been writing in to ask how they can take what’s on their Mac’s screen and view it on a TV. Whether you have an iMac, MacBook Pro, or even a Mac mini, all Mac computers can output their video to a modern television. The only question is whether you’ll have to spend [...]

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Mailbag #1: Your Questions Answered

by Matt on June 30, 2009

This is the first in (what I hope to be) a long running series of articles where I finally get around to answering your questions. I have many to sort through, so please keep them coming. My goal with this series is to answer the questions that will be most useful for a large audience. [...]

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Teach QuickTime to Play Any Video Format

by Matt on December 7, 2008

JD wants to know how he can play Windows Media, DivX, Xvid, MKV, and other types of videos in the QuickTime Player. This is a good question, as millions of Mac users may be surprised to know they cannot play most videos downloaded from the Internet without installing extra software. If you’ve ever wondered what [...]

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