Mac OS 9 Lives

Classic Mac OS Software => Digital Audio Workstations & MIDI Applications => Plugins (VST,TDM,RTAS,MAS) => Topic started by: Angelo Taylor on September 12, 2018, 02:44:29 AM

Title: Help! Mac Os 9 not recognize some plugins archives!
Post by: Angelo Taylor on September 12, 2018, 02:44:29 AM
Hello! Please help!

After download one of CD with PT 5 Plugins, I can not open some archives. Mac OS - recognizet it, and show it icons with "PC" logo. I`m - newby in OS9 file types. Stuffit Expander - can not decompress it. How I can install this files? Picture - in OS9 format - is attached! Thank You!
Title: Re: Help! Mac Os 9 not recognize some plugins archives!
Post by: Astroman on September 12, 2018, 07:15:23 AM
Try a drag and drop of the offending icon with Shrinkwrap - it has less trouble with identifying content (imho)
Title: Re: Help! Mac Os 9 not recognize some plugins archives!
Post by: DieHard on September 12, 2018, 11:09:14 AM
I don't see the picture ?
Title: Re: Help! Mac Os 9 not recognize some plugins archives!
Post by: Philgood on September 12, 2018, 12:19:55 PM
It's a jpg but somehow it losts its extension.
Title: Re: Help! Mac Os 9 not recognize some plugins archives!
Post by: Angelo Taylor on September 13, 2018, 04:01:01 AM
I don't see the picture ?

This is screenshot from MAC OS9 - it is not recognized by Windows. I don`t know, unfortunelly, how I can get the screenshot in mac os9 - in jpeg, or png. I have use standart script for this, from mac action menu Speakable Items -> Take a window picture((
Title: Re: Help! Mac Os 9 not recognize some plugins archives!
Post by: Angelo Taylor on September 13, 2018, 04:07:46 AM
It's a jpg but somehow it losts its extension.

I dont thing so. Adobe Photoshop 14 - is not recognize it. Looke - it is dont have any header information iside the file!
Title: Re: Help! Mac Os 9 not recognize some plugins archives!
Post by: DieHard on September 13, 2018, 08:11:24 AM
Well, you did not say it was a screenshot... it is in PICT format; you can open it in Photoshop on OS 9 and save it as a JPG or convert it, all you need is here:

http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php/topic,3141.0.html

or here

http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php/topic,3852.0.html
Title: Re: Help! Mac Os 9 not recognize some plugins archives!
Post by: Angelo Taylor on September 13, 2018, 08:52:14 AM
Well, you did not say it was a screenshot... it is in PICT format; you can open it in Photoshop on OS 9 and save it as a JPG or convert it, all you need is here:

http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php/topic,3141.0.html

or here

http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php/topic,3852.0.html

Thank You DieHard, I will make corret picture!
Title: Re: Help! Mac Os 9 not recognize some plugins archives!
Post by: Angelo Taylor on September 13, 2018, 01:10:02 PM
This is converted screenshot. Problem files - in circlel!
Title: Re: Help! Mac Os 9 not recognize some plugins archives!
Post by: macStuff on September 19, 2018, 06:33:45 AM
TDM means that it needs to be run on a pro tools TDM system - if you dont have a pro tools TDM system the plugins not going to work because it runs on the hardware. thats probably why you are having problems with it

not sure if u are aware - just throwing that out there ;) good luck
Title: Re: Help! Mac Os 9 not recognize some plugins archives!
Post by: DieHard on September 20, 2018, 08:16:11 AM
You most likely had this stuff zipped up on a non-mac at one point in time and the file is missing some info (the creator app) so it shows it as a PC file, we have discussed this many times here, you can fix it with the following utility:

http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php/topic,2274.msg12535.html#msg12535

But you still need to know the correct info. which you can find from a working plugin

Also, you can read all this to explain the world of mac files
http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php/topic,1131.msg4286.html#msg4286
Title: Re: Help! Mac Os 9 not recognize some plugins archives!
Post by: IIO on September 21, 2018, 07:33:04 AM
rather simply an uncomplete file download ;)
Title: Re: Help! Mac Os 9 not recognize some plugins archives!
Post by: Angelo Taylor on September 24, 2018, 03:44:34 AM
TDM means that it needs to be run on a pro tools TDM system - if you dont have a pro tools TDM system the plugins not going to work because it runs on the hardware. thats probably why you are having problems with it

not sure if u are aware - just throwing that out there ;) good luck

I have PT Mix TDM))
Title: Re: Help! Mac Os 9 not recognize some plugins archives!
Post by: Angelo Taylor on September 24, 2018, 03:46:06 AM
You most likely had this stuff zipped up on a non-mac at one point in time and the file is missing some info (the creator app) so it shows it as a PC file, we have discussed this many times here, you can fix it with the following utility:

http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php/topic,2274.msg12535.html#msg12535

But you still need to know the correct info. which you can find from a working plugin

Also, you can read all this to explain the world of mac files
http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php/topic,1131.msg4286.html#msg4286

Thank You!!! I will try fix it!