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| Registered: May 14, 2014 | | Posts: 1 |
| | Posted: | | | | did one you had the following problem.
I use DVD Profiler without any real problem. Today I am confronted with the fact that one have oriented our computers through an Apple solution.
I would like to be able to use DVD Profiler on tha mac, but as far as I know there is no OSX application for DVD Profiler.
Is there a possibility by exporting in one or an other format?
Thanks for your reaction on that
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 6,730 |
| | Posted: | | | | | | | It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 5,734 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Brainois: Quote:
did one you had the following problem. A warm welcome to you, Brainois. | | | | Don't confuse while the film is playing with when the film is played. [Ken Cole, DVD Profiler Architect] |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 3,321 |
| | Posted: | | | | I converted to a Mac in the past month or so. I'm currently running the latest version of DVD Profiler on Windows 8.1. That is a virtual machine that runs in Parallels. Everything went perfectly smoothly. Backed up on my old Windows machine and restored on my new virtual machine running on my Mac.
To be honest, I thought I'd heard a lot of negative feedback over the years about DVD Profiler on a Mac. Maybe I just wasn't paying attention or something and misunderstood. Not sure. All I know is that it's working very well for me. It only takes me 10-20 seconds to fire up Windows, so it's more convenient for me than going upstairs to the old machine. I'm loving it. I'm finding it to be the best of both worlds. | | | Get the CSVExport and Database Query plug-ins here.
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 |  Posts: 2,337 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Mark Harrison: Quote:
To be honest, I thought I'd heard a lot of negative feedback over the years about DVD Profiler on a Mac. Maybe I just wasn't paying attention or something and misunderstood. Not sure. All I know is that it's working very well for me. It only takes me 10-20 seconds to fire up Windows, so it's more convenient for me than going upstairs to the old machine. I'm loving it. I'm finding it to be the best of both worlds. OS virtualization is very easy these days but it doesn't come cheap. First you must buy Parallels (90€/$126) and then stand-alone license for Windows 8.1 (119€/ $166). These are Finnish prices and may of course varie between countries. For me $292 sounds a bit expensive as a startup cost to run DVDP. And you must buy that over priced iDevice too  |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,730 |
| | Posted: | | | | If you only want to run DVDProfiler I don't think that the solution has to be that expensive. If you are willing to put some work into it one of the several "Wine"-spin-offs will completely suffice. The most sophisticated (and expensive!) solution would be the Citrix Xen App, which allows you to run any program in any OS-environment. | | | It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?
Registrant since 05/22/2003 | | | | Last edited: by Lewis_Prothero |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 4,667 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Brainois: Quote:
Today I am confronted with the fact that one have oriented our computers through an Apple solution. This sounds to me like the OP is running Profiler on a work computer. If so, there may be restrictions on fiddling with virtual machines. But then again, if he's allowed to run personal software like Profiler maybe there are no restrictions. Or perhaps I'm just misinterpreting his statement, and the "one" mentioned is just "she who must be obeyed"? | | | My freeware tools for DVD Profiler users.
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 2,337 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Lewis_Prothero: Quote:
The most sophisticated (and expensive!) solution would be the Citrix Xen App, which allows you to run any program in any OS-environment.
This was a "IT-inside joke", right? Otherwise I have to assume that you've never worked with XenApp environments? BTW, Citrix Receiver for WP 7.5 is still not available as far as I know and Android Receiver is a semi-joke, unless you want to downgrade the whole XenApp architecture to that level. Joke? Right?  |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,730 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Kulju: Quote:
Quoting Lewis_Prothero:
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The most sophisticated (and expensive!) solution would be the Citrix Xen App, which allows you to run any program in any OS-environment.
This was a "IT-inside joke", right? Otherwise I have to assume that you've never worked with XenApp environments? BTW, Citrix Receiver for WP 7.5 is still not available as far as I know and Android Receiver is a semi-joke, unless you want to downgrade the whole XenApp architecture to that level. Joke? Right? To be on the safe side I should have added "if it would actually work" somewhere in my statement. Even though my "experience" may be somewhat outdated here, since my last attempt with Citrix Environments is about 3 years old, and there might have been (and hopefully was) some improvement in the meantime. EDIT: Virtualization Review seems to be quite enthusiastic about the latest version though, they write about "The Return of the King". | | | It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?
Registrant since 05/22/2003 | | | | Last edited: by Lewis_Prothero |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 3,321 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Kulju: Quote:
Quoting Mark Harrison:
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To be honest, I thought I'd heard a lot of negative feedback over the years about DVD Profiler on a Mac. Maybe I just wasn't paying attention or something and misunderstood. Not sure. All I know is that it's working very well for me. It only takes me 10-20 seconds to fire up Windows, so it's more convenient for me than going upstairs to the old machine. I'm loving it. I'm finding it to be the best of both worlds.
OS virtualization is very easy these days but it doesn't come cheap. First you must buy Parallels (90€/$126) and then stand-alone license for Windows 8.1 (119€/ $166). These are Finnish prices and may of course varie between countries. For me $292 sounds a bit expensive as a startup cost to run DVDP. And you must buy that over priced iDevice too Yes, I do have an overpriced iDevice. And I freely admit that I didn't take the cheap route. What can I say? I had the money at the time and splurged on myself. And I don't feel embarrassed at all. I'm 46, been a professional programmer all my life and believe it or not, this is the first laptop I've ever purchased for myself. So if you spread the cost out over 25 years...  However, in my case, it's not just for DVD Profiler. I also need it for Quicken, other Windows software I can't find good replacements for, old games, etc. Plus, since I earned the money programming in a Microsoft centric world, I'd rather not bite the hand that feeds me. So I also have Visual Studio and other development tools there. My Windows VM gets used. In addition to all that of course, I can also take advantage of all the Mac world has to offer. Including writing my own apps for my other overpriced iDevices!  FYI, if you want to do it on the cheap, there are much cheaper options than what I did. I just tested both of the leading VM software and happened to like Parallels better. But VM software can be had for as little as nothing. Oracle I believe has a free product. The name escapes me at the moment, but there are cheaper ways to go. I have no regrets. | | | Get the CSVExport and Database Query plug-ins here.
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 2,337 |
| | Posted: | | | | Am I still missing the joke here? What on earth has XenApp/XenDesktop infrastructure to do with running a single Windows program for a single user in one Mac? It's understatement of the year to say that it's like killing a fly with a nuclear bomb. Our small test environment contains 13 servers for that purpose. All I can say that it takes a bit more time and effort to set it up than Parallels/VMware Fusion and I'm not even going to start about cost. Yes, I CAN save one 100MB file in $500 000 NAS system, but is it worth getting one for that purpose??  |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 2,337 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Mark Harrison: Quote:
I have no regrets. I'm sure you have none  My point was that in case you are wondering why every Mac user doesn't do like you, is money. Investing ~$300 on top of your hardware and OS just to run $30 DVDP on it doesn't make much sense. Of course if you have other use for virtualized Windows and money isn't a problem it's the best solution. You get both worlds in one package. If you want to do it correctly, you (general) don't have much other options (on OSX) than VMware Fusion or Parallels. Yes, you have free options like Oracle VirtualBox, but then you will get what you paid for | | | | Last edited: by Kulju |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 2,337 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Mark Harrison: Quote:
But VM software can be had for as little as nothing. Oracle I believe has a free product. The name escapes me at the moment, but there are cheaper ways to go. If you wan't a toy, or hobby, VM software can be free, but you still have to pay for a Windows license. |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 2,337 |
| | Posted: | | | | Did I forgot to say that I love virtualization? VDI, RDS and application virtualization. Yes, please  |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,730 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Kulju: Quote:
Am I still missing the joke here? What on earth has XenApp/XenDesktop infrastructure to do with running a single Windows program for a single user in one Mac? It's understatement of the year to say that it's like killing a fly with a nuclear bomb. Our small test environment contains 13 servers for that purpose. All I can say that it takes a bit more time and effort to set it up than Parallels/VMware Fusion and I'm not even going to start about cost.
Yes, I CAN save one 100MB file in $500 000 NAS system, but is it worth getting one for that purpose?? Huh? Strangely enough it was you to point out the expensive way to run a single Windows-application in a MAC environment. As a JOKE I just pointed out an even more expensive solution. BTW: Running emulation-software doesn't require a Windows license. It may be quite cumbersome to configure, but therefore saves a lot of money. | | | It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,730 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Mark Harrison: Quote:
Oracle I believe has a free product. The name escapes me at the moment Virtual Box | | | It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?
Registrant since 05/22/2003 | | | | Last edited: by Lewis_Prothero |
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