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Mar 09

Welcome: Leopard and TigerWhen you first booted up your Mac, you would have been welcomed by a classy presentation with "Welcome" written in a bunch of foreign languages.  Unsure what these videos are? Watch the demos at the bottom of this article.  If you want to watch this video again, follow these steps for Tiger and Leopard.

 

Open up finder and Click Go->Go to folder. Type this in:

/System/Library/CoreServices/Setup Assistant/Contents/Resources/TransitionSection.bundle/Contents/Resources/

A folder should pop up, and two files should be inside:

intro.mov
intro-sound.mp3

As you can see, unfortunately they are two separate files. To fix this, simply put them both in iMovie and watch it that way. You may need to trim the audio track as it may go for longer than the video!

For a demo, here are two video files (click the image of the video you wish to see):
Leopard Intro: Welcome Tiger Intro: Welcome

Thanks to Annie for the Tiger video and audio file.

Feb 03

Front Row
Ever went to flick through your Photos using the function in Frontrow, and had to listen to the default music? There is a simple way to change this without any need for an additional application. This is done through iPhoto.

Frontrow: Slideshow button
In the bottom left hand corner of iPhoto, click the slideshow play button.

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