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Thread started 03/20/09 9:26am

baebgrl

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Downloads on a Mac

I wonder if Mac users will be able to download the CD and Videos? I remember I wasn't able to with the last site. Anyone have info on that? Any other Mac users out there?
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Reply #1 posted 03/20/09 9:29am

Genesia

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I'm a Mac girl - and was able to download the NPGMC tracks just fine. What required a lot of screwing around was trying to get the licenses and find a way to archive the tracks (because there is no Mac version of WMP that allows you to burn the tracks to CD).

Whatever he releases, I'll find a way to get it into my computer. Where there's a will, there's a way. cool
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Reply #2 posted 03/20/09 9:44am

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Wow, I wish I would've known that back then. I even contacted the site and they told me they didn't currently support the Mac OS at that time. Heavy Sigh!
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Reply #3 posted 03/20/09 10:01am

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He had better! With the input of the designers of his site (who probably designed it on Macs) they should be cross platform. In an ideal world the tracks will be in .mp3
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Reply #4 posted 03/20/09 10:03am

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I hope so. Then again the other site wasn't that long ago...but that's water under the bridge I'm sure we'll be fine, just wondered if anyone else had the same concern.
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Reply #5 posted 03/20/09 2:46pm

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Reply #6 posted 03/20/09 6:40pm

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it depends upon whether or not he decides to use DRM on content. I would imagine that nothing will really be a "download" outside of the 3CD release. The videos will stream and will not be intended as downloads. They will be flash based which runs just as well on Mac OS.
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Reply #7 posted 03/20/09 10:35pm

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DRM!?
Pay $77 and have to deal with DRM?
This is the 21st century, DRM is out.
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Reply #8 posted 03/21/09 2:03am

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Windows compatible files are much less proprietary to it's native system these days. Remember, an Intel Mac is just a PC running a better default operating system. Macs are designed to run Widows OS at blazing speeds.

If you have a pre-Intel Mac with Leopard or even Tiger, there are also software work-arounds for music/video file conversion.

That said, if lotusfowler.yawn doesn't provide cross-platform file formats, Prince will surely lose potential customers.
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Reply #9 posted 03/21/09 4:18am

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Of course we can use very unmentionable tools to force interoperability for our purchased(!) items for non-DRM based platforms.
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Reply #10 posted 03/21/09 8:40am

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squirrelgrease said:

Windows compatible files are much less proprietary to it's native system these days. Remember, an Intel Mac is just a PC running a better default operating system. Macs are designed to run Widows OS at blazing speeds.

If you have a pre-Intel Mac with Leopard or even Tiger, there are also software work-arounds for music/video file conversion.

That said, if lotusfowler.yawn doesn't provide cross-platform file formats, Prince will surely lose potential customers.



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Reply #11 posted 03/21/09 8:42am

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udo said:

Of course we can use very unmentionable tools to force interoperability for our purchased(!) items for non-DRM based platforms.


It will be laughable if he releases DRM tracks. Outdated awkward files that have to be converted to play on an ipod.


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Reply #12 posted 03/21/09 11:49am

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on the lotusflow3r launch party in his LA house people were able 2 look at the fully operating site, on mac's (read this on www.drfunkenberry.com ).. So yes, you will be able 2 watch and download music & video's on your mac ( i use mac myself and was happy 2 read it on docfb that people could watch it on mac computers wink )
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Reply #13 posted 03/22/09 10:23am

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His web designers are Mac users, so I don't think we OS X users will have to jump through hoops to take full use of the content on the new site.
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