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March 25

Software Sought

When it comes to creating, editing/modifying, amending/updating a photo/image, graphics, animation, web design, what is the only one serious industry standard option(s) that most professionals use. -- (SuperGirlsVibrator (talk) 06:30, 25 March 2015 (UTC))

What makes you think there's only one ? StuRat (talk) 06:37, 25 March 2015 (UTC)

I recently found out that you can use a software to create little video clips for web pages (Amara - Flash Menu Builder)... I'm wondering and hoping to be honest, one that/each would have all the facilities, so that I never change the software and only use its updated versions... If not, whatever the industrial people use in order to create what's aforementioned. I can get the CDs here where I am. I wanna buy everything i.e required and keep'em for future use... -- (SuperGirlsVibrator (talk) 09:02, 25 March 2015 (UTC))

In computer software, there is no such thing as an "industry standard." Every company claims that what they do is the standard, but that is just business people blowing rainbows out their ass to make everyone feel warm and fuzzy. Take videos - what kind? Animated GIFs? I can make animated GIFs in a plethora of programs. None of them are standard. You want a MP4 video? I can make an MP4 video with anything from my phone to pasting a series of stills together with a command-line program. There is no standard. It comes down to what is supported. Pick a program that people who can talk to also use. They can support you. If you pick the most expensive program on the market, but nobody you know uses it, you won't be able to figure it out. 209.149.113.207 (talk) 14:36, 25 March 2015 (UTC)

I feel like a victim...(lol) Good advice, thank you. -- (SuperGirlsVibrator (talk) 20:58, 25 March 2015 (UTC))

I have Autodesk 3ds Maya 2013, uninstalled, I done a bit of research, some say only the 'Maya' some say only the 3ds, a slight difference in functionality, one has this(Maya - more editing tools of ___________) and the other has that (3ds - something to do with AutoCAD; more editing tools of ___________)...

I do wish to create animation, knowing the things what they do in Disney is beyond my imagination and my capability, I don't know what software is the easiest. According to my imagination, I would prefer an image scanned, inserted in the software, manipulate it from their inwards...

Can you suggest me anything, please? -- (SuperGirlsVibrator (talk) 20:58, 25 March 2015 (UTC))

209.149.113.207: I went on a look out today, the advice you provided, no one has such interest as mine. Wikipedians are my only friends... I did meet one person a while back, who was suppose to be some kind of a far distant cousin, who gave me Sublime Text and some videos with it... -- (SuperGirlsVibrator (talk) 19:17, 26 March 2015 (UTC))

“I can get the CDs here where I am. I wanna buy everything i.e required and keep'em for future use”

If you you go and get all these CD's, then tomorrow morning will wake up to find 5% is already obsolete. In two years time you might find you have a find collection of drink coasters. S-L-O-W__D-O-W-N. (discalmer: Have draw fulls old CD's, Floppy's, Magnetic Tape, Punched tape, etc. that I thought, that one day, they would be useful.... Even got a collection of some books! --Aspro (talk) 19:01, 25 March 2015 (UTC)--Aspro (talk) 19:01, 25 March 2015 (UTC)

You are right, I'll take a break tomorrow (again), and rethink about my life and its goals. I wish to do a lot of things, but truly, I don't have the brain, money, time and facility. I know for a fact I'll get back to my addiction the moment I go back home. I just wanted to make my time useful while I'm in a different country... I'm doing something and this takes my day and night. I've been lagging for the last two month. For the last two day's I've been playing 'the legend of korra' though, awesome game (story is rubbish, the only thing i.e. good, she can bend the elements... And it works in my computer for some reason...)!

"S-L-O-W__D-O-W-N." - Thanks you for the smack in the back of my head buddy -- (SuperGirlsVibrator (talk) 20:58, 25 March 2015 (UTC))

Video downloader

The Youtube downloader seems to restrict me from downloading video clips from certain webpages. Is there a video downloader which will not restrict me from downloading from any websites and possibly possess such facilites as youtube's (coverter and so on), even more...? -- (SuperGirlsVibrator (talk) 09:07, 25 March 2015 (UTC))

There are a lot of programs called "Youtube downloader", so I'm not sure which one you're using. In any case, I don't think it's blocking any web sites; it probably just doesn't support them. Every video streaming site is different, and someone has to figure out how to make the downloader work with each one, and fix it whenever the site changes in a way that breaks the old method. -- BenRG (talk) 09:17, 25 March 2015 (UTC)

YTD Video Downloader v4.8.9 (20.150.129).

So what do you suggest? Shall I download installers until I find the one works? -- (SuperGirlsVibrator (talk) 20:53, 25 March 2015 (UTC))

You could try youtube-dl. It's free and open-source and supports hundreds of sites (versus YTD's 50+). If you want a GUI for it you could try this one. -- BenRG (talk) 22:27, 25 March 2015 (UTC)

A site instead of a program, but I've had good luck with http://keepvid.com/ . Only supports 57 sites at the moment, but doesn't require any downloading except the actual file.

I remember reading a while back that VLC Media Player can also download pretty much any streaming video, but it requires digging through the page's code to get the information from the player, and I never bothered with it myself. Ian.thomson (talk) 22:55, 25 March 2015 (UTC)

I use Freemake Video Downloader, http://www.freemake.com/free_video_downloader/. Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 01:21, 26 March 2015 (UTC)

Thanks guys, I'm gonna check it out now/soon... -- (SuperGirlsVibrator (talk) 19:15, 26 March 2015 (UTC))

iTunes

Can I arrange for iTunes to open automatically when I switch on my Mac desk-top please? If so, how?85.211.198.22 (talk) 17:33, 25 March 2015 (UTC)

If you have iTunes icon on your dock you can right click the icon and under options you can selected run on login. If you don't have it on your dock in System Preferences select Users & Groups. Select your account and then Login Items then press the + icon and then find iTunes which should be in your Application folder. Dja1979 (talk) 19:07, 25 March 2015 (UTC)

Also if you do not close iTunes it will start itself after a power up. But you cannot leave it open all the time, as it gets updates and then you will have to quit it. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 23:07, 25 March 2015 (UTC)

Can I (not OP) set iTunes to start playing when it opens, with no action from me? —Tamfang (talk) 19:12, 29 March 2015 (UTC)

Bit logic and state diagrams homework (part 2)

Now it is asking if one were to do it via a multipxer for Jd and Kd thru Ja and Ka and each gerated by using a multiplexer that is a 8 to 1 line multiplexer for each J and K controll. it says to write down the 8 input lines of each multiplxer, including alternatives. It says the least significant address lines is the ones and is connected to Qa and the most significant the fours, adress line is for each multiplexer is Qc. It states that Qb is connected to the twos adress lines in each case.help? see one question i asked before. please helpDoorknob747 (talk) 16:29, 25 March 2015 (UTC)

• There is not a single question mark in your post, do you have a question? If you'd like us to look at a previous question, please link to it. SemanticMantis (talk) 18:30, 25 March 2015 (UTC)
• https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Computing&diff=next&oldid=653489182#Quest_about_jkflip_flops_and_transition_state_diagramsg

• I changed the title to one that's actually useful. StuRat (talk) 18:36, 25 March 2015 (UTC)

please look at the last paragraph plese help (UTC)18:32, 25 March 2015 (UTC)Doorknob747 (talk)

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--Aspro (talk) 22:06, 25 March 2015 (UTC)

I suggest the OP read Multiplexer, State diagram and Boolean algebra. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 23:12, 25 March 2015 (UTC)

But, it does say on the top of this page that they will help you past the stuck point, so I am at a stuck point. If the desk does not do this then there is no reason for this desk, why do not we put this page up for speedy deletion due to its uselessness in fulfilling all of its responsibilities. And I did read this pages they did not help me much at all. Doorknob747 (talk) 01:01, 26 March 2015 (UTC)

Where are you stuck? What don't you know what to do, or what don't you understand? The only question I see is "Help?" which is not very specific. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 04:55, 26 March 2015 (UTC)

Is it possible to upload or link to the circuit diagram you are asking about? You need to be logged in to do so. Or are you asking about the conditions when a JK changes it's output "Q"? Simply said, a JK is a latch only. "Jump" sets and "Kill" resets Q. A multiplexer 8-to-3 sets one of the outputs active, pending on the 3 bit data value on it's input in the hex oder decimal values 0…7 are 8 posibilities. Which multiplexer is it? Some are low-active as negative logic, some usual high active. Bilateral switching mutiplexers have a common signal pin which is connected to the selected output pin by enableing FETs. Mutiplexers have also an enable and select pin, some in negative logic. You need to enable these to operate the output pins. --Hans Haase (有问题吗) 13:59, 26 March 2015 (UTC)