OSX 2.3 Beta with media tools

[Eric Olson]

Just wanted to correct the vague statement I made about the included 
medida tools.  Rat from University College London is included as well as 
OpenMash vic.

Eric

On Fri, 28 Jan 2005, Eric Olson wrote:

> Hi Everybody,
> If you are getting this e-mail, you have expressed interest in testing the 
> mac release and/or are developers.  If you have a mac and have time to 
> test, could you try out this beta for OSX and let me know if you run into 
> any issues?  This release includes the same open source media tools we've 
> been using on other platforms.  It has been tested on very few machines at 
> this point, so if there are any fixes that warrant another beta build 
> early next week, I'll be glad to make one then.  We're planning the real 
> release about a week from today barring any major issues.
> 
> Requirements:
> OS: OSX 10.3+
> 
> Please install the following prerequisites first:
> wxPython
>   http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/wxpython/wxPythonOSX-2.5.1.5-panther-Py2.3.dmg
> X11
>  http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/x11/download/
> Tcl/Tk
>  http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/tcltkaqua/TclTkAqua-8.4.9.dmg?download
>  http://tcltkaqua.sourceforge.net/
> 
> AGTk Package:  (Please rename or remove previous install first)
> http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/fl/research/accessgrid/software/releases/2.3/macosx/AGTk-2.3b-beta.dmg.gz
> 
> 
> Some quick notes:
> 
> Video:
>   I've only been able to get iSight devices to send at this time
> Audio:
>   Encrypted venues may not work reliably yet.
>   You'll need to set use your line-in/mic as you default audio 
>     device since the iSight audio isn't working yet.
> 
> Feel free to send questions -- especially if I've forgotten to mention 
> something.  I'll try to respond soon although I may not be online 
> much until after the weekend.
> 
> Thanks,
> Eric
> 
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