the process of translating the data in a file from one format or encoding to another
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How come Quicktime plays .avi files but iTunes doesn't?
I think I might be missing something but it seems like Quicktime is happy playing my .avi movies but iTunes isn't. So I have to go through the rigmarole of converting .avi to .mp4 with iTunes before ...
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1answer
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Are .apple files potentially synonymous (or a wrapper to) .dmg files?
We lost a .dmg file on an harddrive. Our tech guy was able to recover files from the drive but not one of them is a .dmg file. But they are a lot of .apple file. Can the .dmg file we are looking for ...
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1answer
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How can I change the bit rate of MP3s in iTunes 11?
TL;DR I have a number of MP3 albums in iTunes that I would like to convert from 196kbps to 128kbps.
I ripped a number of CDs into iTunes at 196kbps, but have decided that I want them to be at ...
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How to convert .number file to any of the readble format including excel and pdf without having mac
I have an important .number iworks file. My Mac is now no more... How do I convert .number file to any of the readble format including excel and pdf without having mac.
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1answer
251 views
An Automator workflow for extracting text as speech from PDF files
I get PDFs to revise course content which I want to convert to MP3 files and take with me as spoken audio.
Automator offers 'text to speech' conversion and it's great. When I try and build a workflow ...
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2answers
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Converting iso to img completes without creating the img file
I'm trying to create a bootable USB drive for my downloaded Ubuntu 10.04 Server (ppc) iso using my MacBook. I followed the instruction on the Ubuntu website for creating the img using hdiutil convert ...
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Convert multiple jpeg images to pdf [duplicate]
How can I convert multiple jpeg images to pdf, without reducing quality?
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4answers
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What's the best way to extract audio from a video file?
I am a huge fan of HandBrake. It is the epitome of simple. Select a video file (or DVD), select a preset, select an output path, click Start. A certain amount of time later relative to the ...
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3answers
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How to open FrameMaker files on a Mac with OS X?
I have some old FrameMaker documents on my Mac (Intel Core Duo, OS X 1.6.6). Is there any way to open this files (readonly would be ok)? I cannot use the FrameMaker 10 trial from Adobe, because it is ...
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3answers
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Is there an app that will convert a movie to an image sequence?
Does anyone know a mac app for converting a movie (.mov) to a series of images ? I know quicktime could do this in the olden days, but that features has been deleted.
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Converting Audio to AC-3 using afconvert?
I'm trying to use afconvert to convert an audio file to AC-3 format. It's 5.1 audio, having already been converted from DTS to WAV (using ffmpeg, since afconvert doesn't seem to deal with DTS).
As ...
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1answer
100 views
Possible to open/convert Office 98 for Mac PowerPoint file
Is it possible to open or convert a Mac Office 98 PowerPoint file (.pp)? I don't need to edit it, just either convert it to a more recent version or save as a pdf. I don't have access to anything ...
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ImageMagick - Convert multipage pdf to animated gif
I have a two-page PDF file that I would like to convert to an animated GIF file. A post on the TeX StackExchange gives the following ImageMagick one-liner:
convert -verbose -delay 50 -loop 0 ...
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1answer
117 views
Exporting jpg to pdf: file size grows significantly
When I used Preview's "Export" feature to export a 1.4MB jpg file to a one page pdf file, the resulting pdf is as large as 14MB, which is really surprising and annoying. I tried to reduce the file ...
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2answers
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How to convert mov to swf?
I have a QuickTime .mov file which I want to convert to swf format. Is there any tool for Mac? I already search here for a similar question but couldn't find any. The google search directed me to ...
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How can I convert a Word (.doc or .docx) file to a PDF on an iPad?
I would have thought this was one of Goodreader's many tricks, but it doesn't seem to be the case.
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1answer
58 views
How to decode a .chm file?
I'd like to extract content of old .chm file into individual html files.
Is there an app or command line tool for this?
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1answer
226 views
Command line tool to convert DOC and DOCX files to PDF
Is there any command line tool to convert DOC and DOCX files to PDF? If no, can it be automated by some Automator script (open-print to PDF-close)?
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6answers
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How to convert a CorelDraw file to Adobe Illustrator CS5?
Assume I have a CDR file, Adobe Illustrator CS 5 and no CorelDraw. How can I convert this CDR file to AI file? What is the fastest and cheapiest way?
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2answers
210 views
It it possible to convert DVDs to my iPad?
I was wondering if anyone could help me.
I've recently got myself a "new" iPad (aka iPad 3), and I was wondering if it was possible to convert DVDs I own in order to watch them on it?
(Let's set ...
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2answers
518 views
How can I convert MKV files and burn them to DVD?
I have a 5+1 theater system(can use USB or DVD) which doesn't support MKV play.
How can I use my Mac to burn the .mkv files into high quality dvds ?
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1answer
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How can I convert .CR2 to .jpg?
Is there a simple tool that will convert .cr2 files (Canon RAW) to .jpg?
I know Preview does it well but I'm looking for something directly accessible from the contextual menu.
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2answers
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How can I convert JPG into PDF easily?
Is there any way to batch convert .jpg files into single .pdf files?
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3answers
3k views
Best audio converter for Mac
I'm searching for an audion converter for mac with wide capabilities. it should be able to
Convert to flac (not from flac)
Split cue files into separate tracks
Grab audio cds
Edit ID3-tags in batch ...
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How can I batch convert image files and PDFs to TIFF?
I have a lot .jpeg, .png and .pdf Files and I want to convert all of them to .tiff all at once.
How can I do this?
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2answers
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How to open a .lwp file on a Mac?
I need to fill in a form that was sent to me in .lwp format... So far:
The App Store couldn't find any compatible apps;
I found out it's a Lotus WordPro document;
By using Word's Recover text from ...
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1answer
956 views
Unzip .exe files on Mac [closed]
Is there a method to unzip .exe file on a Mac OS X without downloading and/or buying applications that do this for you?
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1answer
161 views
How do I command Automator to convert the multiple images from PNG to ICNS once at all? (Solved)
I use OS X Mountain 10.8.2.
I used Automator and added AppleScript, copying the command from the old app's developer at the Iconoodle - Convenient ICNS to PNG image conversion (Iconoodle isn't ...
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0answers
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On Keynote for Mac, how can I force a size for slides when exported to PDF?
I'm trying to export my presentation as a PDF in Keynote '09 (version 5.2 (1125)) but the PDF document size doesn't match the size of my slides in Keynote (PDF pages are much larger).
Is there any ...
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2answers
215 views
Change all the .txt files to .md files in a certain folder
Is there a Terminal command or something like that to batch rename files in a certain folder? Basically I want to change all the files that have a .txt as a file type, and change it to .md (for ...
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4answers
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Extract a sound from a Classic application for Mac OS X?
How can I extract a single 'snd' resource from a classic application into a form that Mac OS X can play?
I can use derez to get the snd resource out, but from there I'm not sure how to assemble it ...
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2answers
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Extracting data from old Mac resource files
What utility or tool that runs which under Mac OS X 10.6 can I use to extract data (icon images and strings, etc.) from old Mac OS 7 (and earlier) resource files/resource forks? (...files created ...
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1answer
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Export all stickies at once on OS X 10.8?
I am using Mountain Lion (OS X 10.8). I have a lot of stickies, but have been unable to find a simple way to export all the stickies at once as either text or HTML.
Have I overlooked something ...
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vote
1answer
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How can I set Last Modified Date of file after using HandbrakeCLI to convert a file?
Running this on OS X Lion.
I'm batch converting several hundred home movies using Handbrake CLI. I'd like to set the last modified date and created date to that original file.
I'm using the ...
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2answers
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How can I convert an AI file to a CDR file?
Assume I have an AI file, Adobe Illustrator CS 5 and no CorelDraw. How can I convert this AI file to CDR file? What is the fastest and cheapiest way?
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1answer
65 views
Lost audio while converting video files in OS X 10.7.4
I was using Lion's conversion feature to change .MPG video files to a compatible format (set by OS X). The files are now viewable in QuickTime and iMovie, but the audio is completely gone. Has anyone ...
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Problem adding large surround sound wav file to iTunes
The Problem
When I attempt to add 5.1 surround sound WAV files, they do not show up in iTunes, and no error is displayed.
(I have checked "recently added," etc.)
Background
I have surround sound ...
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1answer
2k views
Recursively converting files from dos line endings to unix line endings
I am looking for a command that I could use to run on an entire directory and subdirectory that will convert all line endings from DOS to UNIX.
It should be able to detect if a file is text or ...
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votes
1answer
871 views
How can I open or export a abcddb file in Windows 7 Excel?
I have a file in the abcddb format. This file was saved on a Mac. I am trying to open in Windows 7 in either Excel or Access. How can I do this?
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votes
1answer
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Convert .help to .pdf
I can save in .pdf just one or two pages at one time, using default Mac viewer. But I have several hundred of pages to save. Does anyone know how to do it faster?
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votes
1answer
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Can I convert blog entries to wiki articles for Leopard-to-Lion migration?
We are migrating our Leopard server to Lion. We were using Group wikis and blogs in such a way that I didn't make much of a distinction, so it came as a shock to realize that Lion Server doesn't ...
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1answer
514 views
Remux Videos for iTunes Playability?
What video formats are usable within iTunes, specifically for syncability/playability on iOS devices?
I understand that we're talking about a number of different things here:
Container format
Video ...
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3answers
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How to save a .css file from TextEdit or Word?
I once read you could force the color of visited links in Safari by adding a:visited { color: #6611cc !important; } in the .css file under Preferences < Advanced. In this way, it will turn every ...
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Exporting PDF with table of contents hyperlinks in Microsoft Word 2011?
When I save a document in Word 2011 to PDF, the hyperlinks in the documents' table of contents and other cross-reference links aren't clickable. That is in the PDF document when I click on a table of ...
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2answers
208 views
Select font when converting .txt to .pdf from command line
I often need to convert text files to PDF from the command line. I currently use enscript, a2pdf, cupsfilter, etc. The feature I'm missing is the ability to use an OS X font instead of one of the ...
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4answers
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How can I convert obsolete word processor files and preserve formatting?
I have some files in WriteNow and WordPerfect format. The WriteNow files go back as far as 1987 and the WordPerfect files are from 1998 - 2001. Some I can read, others I can't open at all. Those I can ...
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2answers
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How can I convert a .mov into a .gif (or a .apng)?
I want to put a .mov file I have as the background for a website. I am guessing the best way to do this would be to convert it to a .gif file but I can't find any programs that do it.
I have tried ...
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3answers
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Converting WAV to MP3 using LAME and Automator
I'd like to convert many WAV files to MP3 files using LAME and Automator. I need a script that I could right click a folder and convert all the WAV files inside the folder to MP3 files. I've been able ...
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3answers
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How to take music from cassette tapes to iPod
So I have this large cardboard box full of hundreds of cassette tapes with music I absolutely positively had to buy in the 1980s and '90s. If I wanted to listen to the music contained on those tapes ...
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1answer
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How can I open a file with extension DAA on Mac?
How do I open a file with a .daa file extension on my Mac? Is there a Mac program that will convert it to an ISO image?
