Using Transcriber with OS 10.7.1

[Tom Honeyman]

FYI:

Using crossover on OS X 10.5.8, I found I could use the windows  
version of transcriber 1.5.1. I imagine it will also work via  
crossover on Lion. TranscriberAG did not work for me - both in  
crossover using the windows version or the mac version that supposedly  
works in 10.5.

That said, I think it'd better to invest the time learning the new  
transcription method in ELAN 4.1.x... at least this software has  
regular support, time and money invested in it. I know there are some  
diehard transcriber fans out there, but the old version is going the  
way of the dinosaurs.

-tom

On 07/09/2011, at 2:33 PM, Adriano Truscott wrote:

> Hi Tom,
>
> Thanks for the explanation.  Downgrading? (you CLEARLY haven't been  
> doing the finger swooshing on 10.7:)
>
> That would be a last resort but the  Windows emulator sounds good.   
> Will try when I have a chance in a few days.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Adriano
>
>
>
> On Sep 6, 2011, at 6:13 PM, Honeyman Tom wrote:
>
>> Hi Adriano,
>>
>> Are you referring to the new or the old version of Transcriber?  
>> Either way, both are broken in Mac OS 10.7, but for slightly  
>> different reasons.
>>
>> I would expect that the old version will not be updated to become  
>> compatible, and the new version (TranscriberAG) might be. But then  
>> again, I don't recall if TranscriberAG worked in 10.6, and it looks  
>> like it only supports 10.5! Pretty amazing for a piece of software  
>> released this year. Can anyone confirm whether they have got it  
>> working on 10.6?
>>
>> The issue with the old version - or rather the main issue - is that  
>> with OS 10.7, Apple has completed the transition from the old PPC  
>> Chip based programs to Intel chip based ones. While there was a  
>> transitionary piece of technology called Rosetta in 10.6 (and I  
>> think 10.5) that handled these older programs on newer computers,  
>> this has been dropped in 10.7.
>>
>> If you want to use the old version of Transcriber you will need to  
>> downgrade to 10.6 or 10.5. If you want to use the newer  
>> TranscriberAG, you will have to wait for the developers to update it.
>>
>> Alternatively, if you are running a windows emulator (say, for  
>> toolbox), you could try to run the windows version of transcriber  
>> through that, or it might possibly work in Crossover… I'll have to  
>> give that a go myself!
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Tom
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 07/09/2011, at 12:07 AM, Adriano Truscott wrote:
>>
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> First, congratulations to all new advisory members.
>>>
>>> Second, I recently updated my mac to OS 10.7.1, and while I love  
>>> all the groovy, swooshy features, I can no longer use Transcriber.
>>>
>>> Any ideas please?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Adriano
>>
>>
>