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Access Grid
Toolkit 3.0 - Mac OSX
Requirements:
- OS X 10.3 or 10.4
- Intel macs are not supported yet.
Installation Instructions:
Release Notes:
- Cameras and other Video Hardware:
- Most Firewire cameras should
be able to send video. Verified models include the iSight,
iBot, and Panasonic DVX100a.
- Audio Hardware:
- You should either use the built-in
audio device or a USB audio device that has been verified to work
(listed below).
- To use built-in audio, set it
as the default audio device in "System Preferences", "Sound".
Then, plug in a standard microphone* or if you have a laptop,
you may select the built-in microphone.
- If you change your audio device while the rat audio program is running, you'll have to restart it for your changes to take effect. You can do this by pressing the "Go" button in the VenueClient or by disabling and reenabling audio.
- Be sure to prevent
echo by using headphones or an echo-cancelling device.
- Some USB microphones have been
verified to work. Verified models include the Griffin iMic
and the Plantronics DA50, DSP-100, and DSP-400.
- The iSight microphone does not
work well yet with the toolkit. It is recommended that you
use it only for video, since using its microphone will cause
your voice to sound lower and drop about 8% of the sound (due
to differing sample rates).
* If you have a G5 Power Mac (tower case):
The line-in port does not work with standard computer microphones
unless a preamplifier is used. Old Apple microphones and adapters
(i.e. plainTalk) are also Not compatible with the G5 tower.
- Encrypted venues are not yet supported
and will crash rat, the audio program.
Installation on
OS X 10.3 Panther:
- Install wxPython.
- Install Tcl/Tk.
- Install X11.
- Install Access Grid Toolkit 3.0.
- Run AccessGridToolkit3 from your Applications folder.
- Press the Go button to connect to the default venue.
Installation on
OS X 10.4 Tiger:
- Install wxPython 2.6 (Install both packages).
- Install X11.
- Install Access Grid Toolkit 3.0.
- Run AccessGridToolkit3 from your Applications folder.
- Press the Go button to connect to the default venue.
Software |
Download |
| Python
2.3 |
Included in OS
X 10.4
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| wxPython 2.6*** |
Download Part1
(Version 2.6.1.0)
Download Part2
(Additional Package required)
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| X11
for Mac OS X |
Install from Tiger DVD Installation
Disk
Insert the Tiger DVD.
Scroll the window down slightly.
Open the "Optional Installs" package.
When you see a list of package types, expand the "Applications"
entry.
Check the "X11" box and continue.
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| Access Grid Toolkit
3.0 |
Download
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*** Using OS X Tiger's default wxPython install (version
2.5.3) will prevent the VenueClient from starting. To prevent
this, it is recommended that Tiger users upgrade to a 2.6 version
of wxPython.
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