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DVD Player, Intermediate Codec, Pro App Support Updates

iTunes 4.8 and DVD Player 4.6 didn't appear here in Software Update either.
The Codec one did today though.

Don't know what's going on??!?!?!
I'm running Tiger on a G4 1.5GHz PB
 
Just to clarify, in case nobody noticed....

You need iMovie HD installed or one of Apple's professional movie editing applications installed before you'll see the AIC update, since those are the applications that use/install/require AIC.
 
And if you did an Archive & Install, you'll need to reinstall iMovie from the DVD or it won't see the Intermediate Codec to upgrade it.

Once I did that, it showed up in Software Update. Gave up waiting for DVD player and iTunes though and just downloaded them.
 
I cant get the codec either.

I manually downloaded it but it wont install.

"You cannot install Apple Intermediate Codec on this volume. A version of Apple Intermediate Codec that requires updating was not found"...

WTF?
 
aswitcher said:
I cant get the codec either.

I manually downloaded it but it wont install.

"You cannot install Apple Intermediate Codec on this volume. A version of Apple Intermediate Codec that requires updating was not found"...

WTF?
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Read the previous messages in this thread - there have been at least a couple of messages explaining why you could be having problems.

But, as I'm feeling nice, I'll repeat them -

The AIC update will only install if version 1.0 is on your machine, in /Library/Quicktime.

Think you should have it because you installed iLife '05? I bet you did an Archive and Install when you installed Tiger. That doesn't transfer the contents of that folder, so you won't have it any more

But, if you still have the /Previous Systems folder in your drive, dig into it and copy the codec into /Libary/Quicktime and then run the update again.

I hope that helps.

Paul
 
pmd said:
Read the previous messages in this thread - there have been at least a couple of messages explaining why you could be having problems.

But, as I'm feeling nice, I'll repeat them -

The AIC update will only install if version 1.0 is on your machine, in /Library/Quicktime.

Think you should have it because you installed iLife '05? I bet you did an Archive and Install when you installed Tiger. That doesn't transfer the contents of that folder, so you won't have it any more

But, if you still have the /Previous Systems folder in your drive, dig into it and copy the codec into /Libary/Quicktime and then run the update again.

I hope that helps.

Paul
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Paul, thanks for that explanation. Yes I have iLofe 05 and yes I did an Archive & Install.

This is annoying. I just deleted my old info after backing up my new Tiger system!

I also have QT7 Pro...

Anyone know how I get the earlier Codec without reinstalling iLife05?
 
mickhyperion said:
^^^ I thought their wording was a little misleading as well. I guess this might explain why some people are seeing this update in Software Update and others are not. I downloaded it manually before seeing the 10.4 requirement in the fine print and it wouldn't install, of course, since I'm still running Panther.
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Yep, that's exactly what I did too - looked for it in Software Update, then went directly to Apple's site.
 
iriejedi said:
After 10.4 my G5 intermittently tells me blank DVDs are not usable 'Drive not supported" - well considering Apple shipped that drive INSIDE machine.... and it was under 10.3.9.... this problem seems OK now but having a blank DVD in machine upon startup still gives the error.

Machine specs see below
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A reboot fixed this for me on my PM. Others have said resetting PRAM fixed it for them. Others have said they clicked OK on that error message and then used force quit to relaunch finder and that fixed it.
 
jayscheuerle said:
What's an HD DVD? I understand that it's a high-definition DVD, but these things won't play in regular DVD players, right? What do you do with them?
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HD DVD / Blu Ray are the next standards for DVDs - they're like DVDs, except in HD, far better quality. So get ready to upgrade your entire collection of soon-to-be-antiquated DVDs! ;)

And yes, you need new technology for them. Hopefully Apple will have Blu Ray in the PowerMacs for 2006...
 
~Shard~ said:
HD DVD / Blu Ray are the next standards for DVDs - they're like DVDs, except in HD, far better quality. So get ready to upgrade your entire collection of soon-to-be-antiquated DVDs! ;)

And yes, you need new technology for them. Hopefully Apple will have Blu Ray in the PowerMacs for 2006...
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Yeah, one more shiny disk that the less techie think should just play in any shiny disk player...
 
Hmm...I downloaded Intermediate Codec 1.5 (from the Apple site - being a new Mac user I didn't think of Software Update) and it seemed to install fine, but when I checked my Library/QuickTime folder the info still said version 1.0. :confused:
 
jayscheuerle said:
What's an HD DVD? I understand that it's a high-definition DVD, but these things won't play in regular DVD players, right? What do you do with them?
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Next-generation high definition DVD players should be compatible with high definition DVDs burned on present-day Macs with the upcoming DVD Studio Pro 4. Apple had a Toshiba prototype HD DVD player at their NAB booth to demonstrate this.

Because the bitrate for high definition H.264 is similar to standard definition MPEG2, two hours of quality HD material could fit onto a single layer, red-laser burned DVD. The blue laser players (HD DVD and Blu Ray) will also have red lasers in them.

"Apple is committed to both emerging high definition DVD standards—Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD." (This is from the fourth paragraph of an Apple press release.)
 
nbs2 said:
not cool...i was living happy in my ignorance, thinking how nice everything looked on my screen and how wonderful this h.264 stuff was. then you suggested doing that. I'm only playing at 16 fps or so...now i'm sad. but, it still looks good and loads fast, so i really can't complain...
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Well, if you'd like to see that material at its full frame rate, just transcode it to DVCProHD. The resulting files will be way bigger but you won't drop any frames (or at least you'll drop way fewer frames).
 
Rod Rod said:
Next-generation high definition DVD players should be compatible with high definition DVDs burned on present-day Macs with the upcoming DVD Studio Pro 4. Apple had a Toshiba prototype HD DVD player at their NAB booth to demonstrate this.

Because the bitrate for high definition H.264 is similar to standard definition MPEG2, two hours of quality HD material could fit onto a single layer, red-laser burned DVD. The blue laser players (HD DVD and Blu Ray) will also have red lasers in them.

"Apple is committed to both emerging high definition DVD standards—Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD." (This is from the fourth paragraph of an Apple press release.)
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Are you sure?

The h.264 trailers I have d/l are about 6.5 Mbps for 720 and 8.5 Mbps for 1080, isn't mpeg2 about 3.6 Mbps
 
I installed this on 2 of my Macs and now all DIVX .AVI's playback all choppy and have no audio...Any clues?
 
fatfish said:
Are you sure?

The h.264 trailers I have d/l are about 6.5 Mbps for 720 and 8.5 Mbps for 1080, isn't mpeg2 about 3.6 Mbps
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MPEG2 bitrates can vary, just as H.264 bitrates. Most Hollywood movie DVDs are encoded at around 7 to 8.5Mbps, which is considered high quality MPEG2. The point I was trying to make is that relative to quality, bitrates for HD H.264 and SD MPEG2 are similar if not identical.
 
deinterlacing, dammit, DEINTERLACING!!!! ...but i don't expect Apple to even care to give it a moment's thought...
 
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