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4K HEVC 10-bit on the 2017 Core m3 MacBook is gorgeous!
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1. As mentioned, you are not using High Sierra.
2. IINA doesn’t support hardware HEVC decode on Macs.
I am pretty sure IINA does support hardware decode as mpv does. Perhaps you meant for H265 files?
what resolution do you guys usually run the macbook on ? default ? retina ? 1440p ? any stutters ?
Default resolution for me, which is Retina but with Apple's 2x2 scaling, which gives it a font size the same as the old 13" non-Retina MacBook Pros and the new 13" Retina MacBook Pros, which is perfect IMO.
It's usually stutter free unless the CPU is really stressed out.
It's usually stutter free unless the CPU is really stressed out.
I have MPV, IINA and vlc all on my machine. Doesn't hurt to keep it there.
I believe is IINA is based off MPV with a new front end, so performance should be similar if not the same. I prefer IINA to MPV though because it is more feature rich because of that different front end. MPV is bare bones.
If you know all the commands and want a more professional and simple GUI then mpv is for you. But IINA is way better for a pretty GUI, and easiness of use.
This is a completely minor point but the new 13" MacBook Pros now scale out of the box to 1400x900 @ 2x.
No, the resolution is 2560x1600, with a default setting of 2X at 1280x800. 1440x900 is a scaling option, but it's not 2X.
As far as I can tell, so far there is no hardware HEVC decode support in IINA (or MPV).
Has Apple even exposed this support to developers (outside of QuickTime)? If Apple has, then give it time. Hardware HEVC support on macOS didn't even exist 2 months ago. Furthermore, while it exists now, it's only with a version of macOS that isn't even an official release version.
The resolution is 2560 x 1600, yes. However, by default, the new models run at the "looks like 1440 x 900" option. That is the new default. Here is a screenshot from mine:
http://i.imgur.com/DUeIarR.png
This is the new default on the 2016 and 2017 models. The 2015 model still defaults to the way you described.
Like I said, it's just a minor point and it's off topic for this thread. But there ya go.
Strange. Apple doesn't suggest this is the default in their own Tech Specs. These are the specs for the 2017:
I guess they are making a scaled 1440x900 the default now... which seems odd to me.
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Well it's not so strange... they treat the 12" rMB like the one you have the same way. It also uses a scaled resolution by default ("Looks like 1280 x 800").
https://www.apple.com/macbook/specs/
I run my 2017 m3 in the original retina mode to get the perfect pixel doubling and run safari at 85% to make browsing feel like in 1440x900 mode.
I up the resolution temporarily if I need more desktop space for a task/project.
I up the resolution temporarily if I need more desktop space for a task/project.
Yeah, you're right. My preferred laptop text size has the MacBook at 1152x720, which provides a text size the same as the old 13" non-Retina MBP at 1280x800. I currently have my 2009 MBP and my 2017 MacBook side by side for comparison.
However, I just switched the MacBook 2017 back to "Default" at "Looks like 1280 x 800" and it is quite decent. In fact, I had been using that quite a bit before. Text is smaller but it's OK because I can sit a bit closer (at least until my presbyopia refuses to cooperate), and the Retina makes the text more detailed and thus more readable in that regard. The additional functional real estate is nice too.
BTW for my 2017 iMac, I run it at native 2x2 which looks like 2560x1440, but I find the text a bit small in that context for my seating distance. However, the reason I don't run it scaled with larger text is because it's OK for that screen, and I also have a 2010 27" iMac beside it working as a screen. Scaling anything on that 2010 iMac makes it look horrible.
Too bad there aren't more easy to use fine grained adjustments for Safari font sizing. I think ideal for me would be "Looks like 1280x800" but with a larger font size that isn't quite as a large as Command+ makes it. This is what happens with the various settings on the MacBook.
Looks like 1152x720
- Safari default font size is my preference.
Looks like 1280x800
- Safari default font size is small, but still quite readable.
Looks like 1152x720 but with Safari text size reduced one step
- Reduced Safari font size is too small for me.
Looks like 1280x800 but with the Safari text increased one step
- Increased Safari font size is too big to be comfortable on that screen
I also believe that setting it to 1152x720 retina mode eliminates the extra work required (scaling) in the other modes making a 100% stutter free experience possible. Also probably saves a tiny bit of battery too!
It would appear that COMMAND+ and COMMAND- are a little more fine grained in Chrome. They change the font sizes in increments of 10%.
BTW, going from the 2017 MacBook back to the 2009 13" MacBook Pro makes the 2009 MBP feel absolutely massive. And the text quality is just so bad in comparison to the 2017 MacBook.
This now works on iOS in third party software too. 
The Sony Camp 10-bit file plays perfectly on my iPhone 7 Plus with iOS 11 with FireCore's Infuse 5.5.2, until one spot in the video which stops it dead every time. So there is still work to do, but it's promising nonetheless.
The Sony Camp 10-bit file plays perfectly on my iPhone 7 Plus with iOS 11 with FireCore's Infuse 5.5.2, until one spot in the video which stops it dead every time. So there is still work to do, but it's promising nonetheless.
I just upgraded my MacBook to High Sierra GM (and APFS). High Sierra and HEVC are working well. I'm looking forward to upgrading my iMac 2017 with High Sierra too on its internal drive. Up until yesterday, I was only using High Sierra on these machines on an external HD.
It will be good to finally offload my HEVC iPhone videos and HEIF/HEIC photos from my iOS 11 iPhone 7 Plus to my iMac.
BTW, I installed High Sierra on my unsupported 2009 13" MacBook Pro. High Sierra works fine, but not surprisingly, HEVC playback is a total lost cause on that ancient machine.
It will be good to finally offload my HEVC iPhone videos and HEIF/HEIC photos from my iOS 11 iPhone 7 Plus to my iMac.
BTW, I installed High Sierra on my unsupported 2009 13" MacBook Pro. High Sierra works fine, but not surprisingly, HEVC playback is a total lost cause on that ancient machine.
I should clarify. 4K HEVC is a lost cause on the 2009 13" MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo 2.26 GHz. However, for a lot of 1080p HEVC it works fine, albeit with high CPU usage.