TipDeck.com » File Manipulation http://tipdeck.com Home of the how to videos and instructions Mon, 01 Aug 2011 04:59:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 How to Make Your Own Programhttp://tipdeck.com/how-to-make-your-own-program http://tipdeck.com/how-to-make-your-own-program#comments Sun, 24 Apr 2011 10:08:05 +0000 Sofi http://tipdeck.com/?p=9051 How to Make Your Own Program How to Make Your Own ProgramMaking your own software program requires time. This is a critical endeavor and you need to invest lots of time and energy for the process. There are four essential steps involved in the method. You have to make the best use of these four steps in order to make something lucrative and technically updated.

  1. The first step is known as brainstorming. This is the step in which you have to make use of your brains. You have to check with everything available. The matters you are using have to be of the finest quality. You should look forward to that one particular need which no software is being able to meet with. You should know how to make an existing program more enhanced. In case you can even make a game application and you must make sure that you are planning something which can be easily enjoyed by common public.
  2. Next you have to think about software designing. First, you have to create a blueprint of the software. You must write down a plan how you would make your program function. You have to prepare a list of specific instructions which would be aptly followed by the programmer. In case you are dealing with a developer from the overseas you can present with a formidable visual presentation on the kind of design you want to represent and in this case you do not need to write the specs by making use of a text document. This will definitely help in saving a lot of your time because there is no need for you to explain things in details.
  3. Now it is time for you to deal with software programming. This is the place where you can best nurture your ideas and put them into action. Here you can make the best use of your ideas and let your innovation speak. This is the place where you should give your idea a perfect form. The kind of design specifications you have will be written in codes and this can function in form of actual working software. You are sure to enjoy every bit of this technicality
  4. Next it is turn for you to test the kind of software you have formulated. The first time you find your program working it may not respond in the way you would want it to function. You may feel a bit disheartened at first. However, there is n need to feel bad as try and try and you are sure to be perfect. Test the program you have made – not just once but several times. If you find problems with the program you need to fix them well and you must also make sure that it works properly. It is only after you are happy with the ultimate design you need to accumulate the code well and try to give way to a most innovative application.

This is the way you can make your program speak and prove it to be all the more outstanding.

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Instructions

  1. Whenever you want to make a PDF using a specific document, you have to save the original document as a PostScript file. So rename the file in the *.ps file format before using the same to make a PDF.
  2. You will require the Acrobat Distiller software to create a PDF file. So if you do not have the required set up, you will be required to download the software from the official Acrobat website and install it on your local computer. Run the program from your laptop or desktop computer to start the conversion process.
  3. Select the Distiller and set the settings for Job Options (Ctrl + J).
  4. Check the various options available in the default setting for the resolution or amount of compression to be used for making the PDF file. If you want to change the features, update the same in the settings section and click on the OK button.
  5. Now you will have to select the particular file which you want to convert into PDF. Select the Select File -> Open (Ctrl + O) from the filer menu, select the PostScript file created by you earlier by changing the document extension to .ps. Locate the file on your local computer and click on the Open button after selecting the file. Now a new screen will appear on the monitor.
  6. The screen will allow you to give a name to the new PDF file being created through the process. You can type in a name or accept the default name being displayed on the screen. Click on the Save button to begin the PDF file generation immediately.
  7. If the process is run in a smooth and uninterrupted manner, the PDF file will be created with the selected name. But if the Distiller reports any type of error, you will be required to go back to the original file and rectify the exact error. After correcting an error, you can regenerate the PostScript and follow the PDF conversion process from the beginning.

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So, once you have checked your system configuration, you are ready to burn a fresh new DVD with your Mac PC. Take a note if things that you need.

  • One or two blank DVD-R or DVD-RW
  • A blank single or dual layer DVD
  • Mac The Ripper or similar softwares
  • Some burning software
  • Some compression software if you have to reduce the file size

To rip the DVD

For this you must make sure that the DVD you want to rip has the DRM or Digital Rights Management. This is a matter of conflict between the rights owner and the DVD own to how far you can use the copied content. If you are using it for commercial purpose without owning the rights, you can get into legal hassles. So make sure you copy content that is copyright free or you own the rights. Now, here are the steps to rip the DVD.

  • Insert the DVD into the DVD drive.
  • Your Mac PC would automatically detect the DVD that you inserted.
  • Sometime the movies and video files come with regional coding for specific use in some particular country. Most likely Mac the Ripper should be able to decode the regional coding.
  • Now open Mac the Ripper software. Select the specified folder you want to store your ripped files. Now start ripping the files you need. It may take a while to rip depending on the file size, so you wait till the ripper is at work.
  • Once the DVD is ripped, you may need to use the compression software to reduce the size of the content to make it fit into a standard size file that you can burn into your DVD.

To Burn the DVD

  • Once you rip the DVD, you are ready to burn it to a new DVD.
  • Now take out the DVD you just ripped.
  • Insert a new blank DVD R or DVD RW.
  • Read the size specifications and make sure the content you wish to burn is suitable to the blank DVDs you have got.
  • Now once your Mac PC recognizes the DVD. You can drag or select the ripped folded from your system and burn it to the DVD.
  • This process again would take some time and once it is done, you can take out the DVD.
  • You have now successfully burnt a DVD.

Make sure you do not get into legal hassles for burning content into DVDs that you do not own.

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