slusnia Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 I've recently upgraded to Snow Leopard (Mac OS 10.6) and now Switch crashes every time I try to convert my WMA files to mp3. Does anyone have any suggestions on what might be the problem. I had a similar problem with another program, and in that case, I had to throw out the Preferences file to eliminate the 'auto-check for updates' function that was apparently causing the program to crash. Is there something similar in Switch? And if so, which file(s) would I need to delete to fix this problem? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusnia Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 More info -- it works for other conversions, just not with WMA. I have to use another program now to convert the WMA then I can use Switch to modify the converted file to my needs. I think it is not communicating with the beta of Flip4Mac for Snow Leopard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimdusty96 Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 More info -- it works for other conversions, just not with WMA. I have to use another program now to convert the WMA then I can use Switch to modify the converted file to my needs. I think it is not communicating with the beta of Flip4Mac for Snow Leopard. I am having the same problem with Snow Leopard and Switch. I'm also using beat of Flip4Mac for Snow Leopard, so you might be right. I've email technical support, so hope I'll hear from them some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanelCinq Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I am also having issues with Snow Leopard and Switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kovax Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 I am having the same problem with Snow Leopard and Switch. I'm also using beat of Flip4Mac for Snow Leopard, so you might be right. I've email technical support, so hope I'll hear from them some time. Switch was working for me under Snow Leopard and then suddenly stopped. I saw your reference to Flip4Mac and realized that I had just recently changed the "Open local files immediately" option in the Flip4Mac preference pane. I switched it back and it appears to work now. The option is on the "Player" tab, the second option down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djakober Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Hi, For those of you still having problems with Switch and Snow Leopard, I have received some initial feedback from development: ************************************ Can you please install Rosetta (PowerPC emulator). "Insert the Snow leopard install DVD and open it in finder. Double-click on the "optional installs.mpkg" and follow the instructions. On the screen with the choice of things to install, choose Rosetta." http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10320646 Let us know if this works. ************************************ Thanks. DJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keppler Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Hi, For those of you still having problems with Switch and Snow Leopard, I have received some initial feedback from development: ************************************ Can you please install Rosetta (PowerPC emulator). "Insert the Snow leopard install DVD and open it in finder. Double-click on the "optional installs.mpkg" and follow the instructions. On the screen with the choice of things to install, choose Rosetta." http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10320646 Let us know if this works. ************************************ Thanks. DJ This does NOT work for me - I have a MacBook w/ 10.6.1 -Keppler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldmegan Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 I also installed Rosetta, but the same crash is still happening in Snow Leopard. Does anyone have a fix for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khyros Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 I solved this thanks to Time Machine. I remembered I had installed the latest Flip4Mac update last weekend, so I went to the Library/Quicktime folder, and restore the Flip4Mac quicktime component files from a backup from last week. Then launched Switch and it was back to normal, no more weird crashes when converting from wma to mp3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldmegan Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 I solved this thanks to Time Machine. I remembered I had installed the latest Flip4Mac update last weekend, so I went to the Library/Quicktime folder, and restore the Flip4Mac quicktime component files from a backup from last week. Then launched Switch and it was back to normal, no more weird crashes when converting from wma to mp3. I tried reinstalling Flip4Mac, but I'm still having the same problem. Switch is still crashing when I try to convert wma to mp3. Does anyone else have a solution for this problem? I just bought Switch not that long ago, and I'm worried that it was wasted money now that my computer is upgraded. Wince. Any help is appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keppler Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 I am having issues as well - my version of Flip4Mac was 2.3.0.11 (BETA) -- I was just prompted to update to 2.3.0.14. I did upgrade and it made NO difference -- still quits. If yours is working, please let us know what version Flip4Mac you are using. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keppler Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 OKAY -- I HAVE IT WORKING !! This is what I did. I went to the Flip4Mac site and looked for older downloads. I found version 2.1.2.72 there. I downloaded and installed it right over my newest copy. Launched Switch and everything worked on my MacBook AS ADVERTISED. So, there you have it - a starting point... something you can try and see if that fixes the issue for you as well. I may choose to upgrade one version at a time until it breaks -- or NOT. I like having it work - for now. Good luck !! Will this change my status from 'Novice' to something better ? We'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keppler Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 Alright -- Flip4Mac version 2.2.3.7 also allows Switch to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drjamm Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 OKAY -- I HAVE IT WORKING !! This is what I did. I went to the Flip4Mac site and looked for older downloads. I found version 2.1.2.72 there. I downloaded and installed it right over my newest copy. Launched Switch and everything worked on my MacBook AS ADVERTISED. So, there you have it - a starting point... something you can try and see if that fixes the issue for you as well. I may choose to upgrade one version at a time until it breaks -- or NOT. I like having it work - for now. Good luck !! Will this change my status from 'Novice' to something better ? We'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drjamm Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 I followed your directions -- reinstalled Flip4Mac 2.1.2.72 and my SWITCH is now working with my new Snow Leopard system. Thanks for your help! :0) Jessica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmn111 Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Alright -- Flip4Mac version 2.2.3.7 also allows Switch to work. Worked for me too. Now I have to check whether the latest Quick Time works with Windows Media! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zealousagenda Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 The Switch crash described here due to the latest Flip4Mac update is not limited to Snow Leopard. I just experienced the same crash, and benefited from the same Flip4Mac downgrade advice, and I'm running Mac OS 10.5.8. Switch no longer crashed when I downloaded Flip4Mac 2.2.3.7 and simply installed it on top of the existing version. Thank you for the advice. This thread may better serve other users if it is renamed with a more appropriate title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobmorton Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 Thanks for the tips. It works for me now also with the help of Time Machine. I updated again my Flip4Mac and it works well now. Thanks again. ------------------------------------ Bob Morton astrology birth charts book reader Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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