10.5.7 mini Video Playback is WAY better!

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JustGretchen

macrumors 6502

Original poster

• May 15, 2009

• #1

So glad that video playback is so much better. Especially HD.

 

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Pecorino

macrumors member

• May 15, 2009

• #2

JustGretchen said:

So glad that video playback is so much better. Especially HD.

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What you mean by this "WAY better"? there is a hardware acceleration at all?

 

mooblie

macrumors 6502

• May 15, 2009

• #3

Pecorino said:

..... there is a hardware acceleration at all?

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How can a software update introduce a hardware acceleration? 😕

 

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RealaT

macrumors regular

• May 15, 2009

• #4

mooblie said:

How can a software update introduce a hardware acceleration? 😕

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By adding code that allows using the exisitng GPU to decode video as opposed to the existing code which only utilises the CPU

 

mooblie

macrumors 6502

• May 15, 2009

• #5

RealaT said:

By adding code that allows using the exisitng GPU to decode video as opposed to the existing code which only utilises the CPU

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OK! I'll give you that one! 🙂

I do find it hard to believe that EARLIER versions of the software DIDN'T already make use of the GPU before, though.

 

iLog.Genius

macrumors 601

• May 15, 2009

• #6

I think it's across all lines. I know my MacBook Pro runs way cooler when playing videos off HDD and online.