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  • Rimon
    Member
    • May 2010
    • 309

    #16
    Re: The Sitting Hall

    The exact name of the device that worked for me was "USB Video Class Video" however I only have a built-in cam, like all Apple Laptops.

    Gassho

    Da5id
    Rimon Barcelona, Spain
    "Practice and the goal of practice are identical." [i:auj57aui]John Daido Loori[/i:auj57aui]

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    • Myozan Kodo
      Friend of Treeleaf
      • May 2010
      • 1901

      #17
      Re: The Sitting Hall

      Hi all,
      Just did my first sitting in the Treeleaf zendo. What a great idea Jundo! I was all alone and the zendo was empty. Indeed, I wasn't even there! Hope to bump into one of you on one of my visits.
      Deep bows,
      Soen

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      • Adam
        Member
        • Oct 2009
        • 127

        #18
        Re: The Sitting Hall

        Originally posted by da5id
        Originally posted by Adam
        Does the zen hall not work with Mac users? I cannot login. I seem to just get the blue box with Adobe Flash information, but I cannot go from there. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

        Gassho,

        Adam
        I do have a Mac and it worked. It's a little bit tricky though. Once in the Hall, with the blue screen, click on "settings" and instead of choosing the default camera try another one. I choose "usb camera" which I don't have but suddenly there I was on the screen. :-D

        Hope it helps

        gassho

        Da5id

        Thank you very much Da5id, but it still didn't work. I have a screen that has an Adobe flash player settings "screen shot," but I can't actually click on anything. I don't see a settings button. I could be totally blind to where I should be, but I cannot see how this is supposed to work. I appreciate all your help, and I hope that I can be sitting in the hall soon!

        Gassho,

        Adam
        "Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment." - Lao Tzu

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        • anista
          Member
          • Dec 2009
          • 262

          #19
          Re: The Sitting Hall

          Originally posted by Adam
          Originally posted by da5id
          Originally posted by Adam
          Does the zen hall not work with Mac users? I cannot login. I seem to just get the blue box with Adobe Flash information, but I cannot go from there. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

          Gassho,

          Adam
          I do have a Mac and it worked. It's a little bit tricky though. Once in the Hall, with the blue screen, click on "settings" and instead of choosing the default camera try another one. I choose "usb camera" which I don't have but suddenly there I was on the screen. :-D

          Hope it helps

          gassho

          Da5id

          Thank you very much Da5id, but it still didn't work. I have a screen that has an Adobe flash player settings "screen shot," but I can't actually click on anything. I don't see a settings button. I could be totally blind to where I should be, but I cannot see how this is supposed to work. I appreciate all your help, and I hope that I can be sitting in the hall soon!

          Gassho,

          Adam
          I have a mac too, and it worked the same way as Da5id is describing above

          Do you have the latest flash player?

          Could you perhaps make a screen capture pic and post it here?
          The mind does not know itself; the mind does not see itself
          The mind that fabricates perceptions is false; the mind without perceptions is nirv??a

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          • Adam
            Member
            • Oct 2009
            • 127

            #20
            Re: The Sitting Hall

            This is what my screen looks like...i cannot click anywhere in the screen. When I right click at select settings, nothing happens. I believe I do have the latest version of Adobe, but I am really new to Mac, so I don't know if it is set to automatically choose Adobe for this type of video. Sorry for my ignorance! ops: ops:

            Gassho,

            Adam

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            • anista
              Member
              • Dec 2009
              • 262

              #21
              Re: The Sitting Hall

              Originally posted by Adam


              This is what my screen looks like...i cannot click anywhere in the screen. When I right click at select settings, nothing happens. I believe I do have the latest version of Adobe, but I am really new to Mac, so I don't know if it is set to automatically choose Adobe for this type of video. Sorry for my ignorance! ops: ops:

              Gassho,

              Adam
              Yes, this is how it looks for me as well. All you do is to click in the "Allow" and "Remember" fields in the settings box, (since the default is set to "ignore", the program hasn't access to your web camera).

              If that doesn't work (you said that you can't click anywhere on the screen?), it's strange. Have you tried another web browser?
              The mind does not know itself; the mind does not see itself
              The mind that fabricates perceptions is false; the mind without perceptions is nirv??a

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              • Adam
                Member
                • Oct 2009
                • 127

                #22
                Re: The Sitting Hall

                Originally posted by anista
                Originally posted by Adam


                This is what my screen looks like...i cannot click anywhere in the screen. When I right click at select settings, nothing happens. I believe I do have the latest version of Adobe, but I am really new to Mac, so I don't know if it is set to automatically choose Adobe for this type of video. Sorry for my ignorance! ops: ops:

                Gassho,

                Adam
                Yes, this is how it looks for me as well. All you do is to click in the "Allow" and "Remember"-fields in the settings box, (since the default is set to "ignore", the program hasn't access to your web camera).

                If that doesn't work (you said that you can't click anywhere on the screen?), it's strange. Have you tried another web browser?
                Thanks for the quick response on this. I have tried both Firefox and Safari, but neither is working. I don't know if it is something with my Adobe, or my internet settings. Like I said, I'm VERY new to Mac, so I will bet that it is all user error. That is strange that you were able to actually click on that screen. I cannot. I appreciate the help!

                Gassho,

                Adam
                "Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment." - Lao Tzu

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                • roky
                  Member
                  • Jul 2008
                  • 311

                  #23
                  Re: The Sitting Hall

                  mebeam also has its own web page and forum -- although i found them not helpful when we had problems a long time ago, perhaps the other mac users there could help you out?

                  i know it won't work with linux, so i split my hard drive, and dual boot with windows -- mebeam is the only program i even have windows for -- in linux, perhaps in mac, you also can create a virtual computer within your system, and virtually run windows, if you have a windows cd

                  good luck, roky
                  "no resistance"
                  thaddeus golas

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                  • Adam
                    Member
                    • Oct 2009
                    • 127

                    #24
                    Re: The Sitting Hall

                    Originally posted by roky
                    mebeam also has its own web page and forum -- although i found them not helpful when we had problems a long time ago, perhaps the other mac users there could help you out?

                    i know it won't work with linux, so i split my hard drive, and dual boot with windows -- mebeam is the only program i even have windows for -- in linux, perhaps in mac, you also can create a virtual computer within your system, and virtually run windows, if you have a windows cd

                    good luck, roky
                    THANK YOU, Roky! I went to mebeam and accessed the treeleaf video and it worked! Now, when I go to the zen hall from Treeleaf's page, I see my ugly mug right away! I have no idea what was happening, but I'm SO thankful that this worked!

                    Deep Gassho,

                    Adam
                    "Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment." - Lao Tzu

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                    • Adam
                      Member
                      • Oct 2009
                      • 127

                      #25
                      Re: The Sitting Hall

                      Okay. Worked for a couple seconds, now not...let me try again.

                      Adam
                      "Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment." - Lao Tzu

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                      • Adam
                        Member
                        • Oct 2009
                        • 127

                        #26
                        Re: The Sitting Hall

                        Okay, I'm up and running! This is great. My first time sitting in the zen hall today. I was sitting with, Roky, I believe. Nice to see another face! I will be using this often.

                        Gassho,

                        Adam
                        "Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment." - Lao Tzu

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                        • roky
                          Member
                          • Jul 2008
                          • 311

                          #27
                          Re: The Sitting Hall

                          glad to hear it worked out, adam -- there's a section on mebeam's forum, i think under "help", and this can be a resource too -- they get a bit pissed if you ask for help without reading it first

                          and now i'm having a slight problem -- having not used the zen hall for about 6 months, i'm glad to see that solo sits no longer require you to open 2 windows, i.e., 2 of you(previously you would get kicked out in 5 minutes unless there was more than 1 person in a "room") -- but what's going on with the video screen changing size mid-way through the sit? -- when i finished a sit today, i turned to see a few of us, but everyone was about postage stamp size(i think someone waved, but so itty-bitty couldn't tell who) -- and this is happening even when i sit alone(i don't mean that i'm getting small, like alice -- i mean that the video is getting small -- i did once start to shrink, but that was long ago in my psychedelic days -- wouldn't want to do that again :!:

                          is this just happening to me?

                          gassho, roky
                          "no resistance"
                          thaddeus golas

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                          • Adam
                            Member
                            • Oct 2009
                            • 127

                            #28
                            Re: The Sitting Hall

                            Originally posted by roky
                            glad to hear it worked out, adam -- there's a section on mebeam's forum, i think under "help", and this can be a resource too -- they get a bit pissed if you ask for help without reading it first

                            and now i'm having a slight problem -- having not used the zen hall for about 6 months, i'm glad to see that solo sits no longer require you to open 2 windows, i.e., 2 of you(previously you would get kicked out in 5 minutes unless there was more than 1 person in a "room") -- but what's going on with the video screen changing size mid-way through the sit? -- when i finished a sit today, i turned to see a few of us, but everyone was about postage stamp size(i think someone waved, but so itty-bitty couldn't tell who) -- and this is happening even when i sit alone(i don't mean that i'm getting small, like alice -- i mean that the video is getting small -- i did once start to shrink, but that was long ago in my psychedelic days -- wouldn't want to do that again :!:

                            is this just happening to me?

                            gassho, roky
                            Roky,

                            Sorry to hear that you're having trouble. When I was sitting today, I was only with one other person. You I believe. The screen was just split in two, but both were the same size. Maybe you should email Shohei. He was helping me earlier with my problem. I don't know if it would be under your view settings in your browser or in Adobe, but that's where I would try first. Thanks again for your help earlier and thanks for sitting with me today.

                            Gassho,

                            Adam
                            "Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment." - Lao Tzu

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                            • Eika
                              Member
                              • Sep 2007
                              • 806

                              #29
                              Re: The Sitting Hall

                              I used to have some troubles getting the zen hall to work, but I tried it tonight and it worked fine.
                              I plan on using it a bit more now that it agrees with my computer.


                              Peace,
                              Eika
                              [size=150:m8cet5u6]??[/size:m8cet5u6] We are involved in a life that passes understanding and our highest business is our daily life---John Cage

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                              • Shugen
                                Member
                                • Nov 2007
                                • 4532

                                #30
                                Re: The Sitting Hall

                                My wife needs the computer tonight so I won't be in the zen-hall at 9:30 EST, I'll still be sitting at that time, just not on-line.

                                Ron
                                Meido Shugen
                                明道 修眼

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