This video tutorial illustrates how to import graphic files to create a slideshow with QuickTime Pro. We first download free professional photos from Webshots and then import them to iPhoto. After making a slideshow with photo files using QuickTime Pro, we import an MP3 file and use it for background music. Continue reading →

This is a VTC illustration of our results in comparing two FLV compressors, On2 VP6 and Sorenson Spark. We use QuickTime Pro to convert a 11.8 MB MOV (compressed in H.264) file into FLV. Continue reading →

Some video compression applications allow you to crop black bars which usually result from the anamorphic transformation. One is ffmpegX. You can do so with DiVA and Open Shiiva. In this video tutorial, we use QuickTime Pro to remove black bars. Having black bars that resulted from the anamorphic transformation leads to inefficient use of bits. Therefore, removing them reduces the file size of video. Continue reading →

This video tutorial shows how to lay a background image in the disc image (.dmg). You can do it easily with Roxio’s Toast Titanium or other applications. Our approach gives more flexibility as to the arrangement of icons and their sizes. In this tutorial, we use the following applications: Continue reading →

In this video tutorial, we show how to make OS X icons. If you have the right tools, it’s very easy to make OS X icons. We use the following applications Continue reading →