I am encoding video at low-res (ipod quality) mp4/mv4 and was wondering how well the Clamshell iBook can play back the video with its 4 MB graphics card?
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Clamshell iBook and video playback
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Don't use Quicktime. Use VLC. Quicktime 7 is worthless on older machines.
I get 30 fps watching video podcasts in VLC. 3-4 fps in Quicktime 7.
I get 30 fps watching video podcasts in VLC. 3-4 fps in Quicktime 7.
Thanks. I love VLC. Looks very awesome.
Sad to hear that Quicktime 7.0 chugs along on the clamshell. I really love the clamshell as a road warrior machine. Very tough built.
Sad to hear that Quicktime 7.0 chugs along on the clamshell. I really love the clamshell as a road warrior machine. Very tough built.
Yeah, I can decode 720 x 480 XviD using VLC on my old Power Mac G3 450. I just found Quicktime so useless which was ironic since it's an Apple application made specifically for Apple machines.princealfie said:
Well it eats up 100% of the CPU but it plays perfectly. Don't expect to multitask.princealfie said:Wow, you can playback that resolution without any trouble on the G3?Impressive!
I had a Power Mac G3 and not a clamshell. I'm trying to buy a clamshell though.princealfie said:how much RAM in your clamshell? Just wondering
I have a clammy 366 and it handles low-res video playing in my browser fairly well. Anything more than like 320x240 and it chugs, though that is when its running both firefox and adium.