iPod Lost playback is choppy...

[katchow]

its really weird...i've tried it in itunes and quicktime w/ no other apps open, but i still get video that putters along. This is on a iBook 900mhz (max ram).

anyone else having troubles?

 

[madmaxmedia]

Is that a G3? The TV shows in iTunes are encoded in H264, which is a pretty demanding codec.

Is it sputtering at full-size playback, or also 320 x 240?

 

[katchow]

Is that a G3? The TV shows in iTunes are encoded in H264, which is a pretty demanding codec.

Is it sputtering at full-size playback, or also 320 x 240?

both. however i did have better luck last night playing natively in itunes (after a few minutes into the show) rather than quicktime, go figure. yeah, measly g3 here. I was impressed with the quality of video for a 220 mb file (aside from the hiccups).

 

[Chundles]

The G3 will struggle a lot more with H.264 than a G4 or G5 would. This is the reason it's choppy.

 

[katchow]

The G3 will struggle a lot more with H.264 than a G4 or G5 would. This is the reason it's choppy.

thanks man. so the lesson is, don't forget Lost is on Wed. night!