Thanks for mentioning this. I’ll keep it in mind should I try to install a Linux build on my 2004 2.0DP.
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Thanks for mentioning this. I’ll keep it in mind should I try to install a Linux build on my 2004 2.0DP.
have also one, expect some artifacts, but it really quickens things up. if you prefer quality over speed, you will most likely stop to use it.
Just remember that Turbo.264 is supported by Handbrake and, I think, iSquint, so you could use those in preference to Elgato's supplied app. The follow up Turbo.264HD was the disappointing hardware with noticeable artefacts and less of a speed boost over Mac's Intel hardware.
I still use the Turbo.264HD version with the supported dongle and using their last latest software on my Mini 2011, I found the artefacts to be acceptable and quality better compared to Quicksync's Ivybridge output which sucks on the 2nd gen Intel iGPU. Compared to Haswell's Quicksync output, Turbo 264HD doesn't fair as well and the speed of the 4th gen Intel is faster too. I use VideoProc for that on my MBAir, but sometimes I would use iMovie on my Mini for short fast clips for my older iPad Mini on the 2011 Mini and the Turbo.264HD is still good for that.
The Turbo.264 presents itself as a standard Quicktime Component, so it works in just about any program that utilizes Quicktime. I've not used the Turbo.264HD but the quality of the original Turbo.264 is typically not as good as a regular Quicktime export either. If I remember correctly the Turbo.264HD had a bottleneck from the USB 2.0 bus.
thank you, didnot know that, infact the model i have is the h.264HD i think its called;
nice integration with eyetv 3 (which i really use) but for my taste found too many artifacts.
for eyetv export i either use the integrated export feature, handbrake (very good) or macx software, which is also very good in combination with a supported graphics card that lets acceleration happen.
I got my HD dongle from a used computer chain in the UK and the guy serving me also happened to be the previous owner. He tried to put me off buying it saying the output was poor and the speed bump over using bare hardware was minimal. I think davisdelo has it right; it's limited by the USB 2.0 bus so the faster the computer the lesser the returns. If you have something like a 2006-7 Mac Mini or MacBook with zero IGPU grunt, then it might make sense. I found that being patient with Handbrake alone gave me much better results and there was some bug with the Turbo.264HD hardware that resulted in huge output files whatever software you used.
The predecessor Turbo.264 was a great buy at the time, though and this thread has reminded me that I haven't crunched video in years. Players, these days, will play just about any format.
A small sobering review...
The Turbo 264 is only fast because it is using 1 Ref Frame. With settings like this i can speed up Handbrake to around 30 FPS, while the Turbo 264 crawls with 19 FPS over the screen. In Handbrake i have set all settings to low or off (settings of the Turbo 264 are unknown, but i looks like they are also minimum.)
Videos looking nearly identical (expect color).
I would say, Handbrake looks better, too.
The Turbo 264 is only fast because it is using 1 Ref Frame. With settings like this i can speed up Handbrake to around 30 FPS, while the Turbo 264 crawls with 19 FPS over the screen. In Handbrake i have set all settings to low or off (settings of the Turbo 264 are unknown, but i looks like they are also minimum.)
Videos looking nearly identical (expect color).
I would say, Handbrake looks better, too.
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Very interesting. Is this done on your Mac Pro? I'll see if I can get analogous results on the G5.
Update:
So the results TzunamiOSX is getting from Handbrake vs the TurboH264 are completely reproducible on a G5. Handbrake 0.9.4 with the provided settings gave me a better quality video and did it at over 30fps. The TurboH264 tops out at about 16fps at it's most comparable settings. The only downside I see at all to using HB over the Turbo is the CPU gets pegged with HB, whereas the Turbo sits around 20%.
What a great new thing to learn!
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The G5 is a beast compared with G3/G4 notebooks. Try the same experiment on a 12" 867MHz G4 PowerBook. That is where you can still crunch video for your iPod 5 video without frying your logic board.
Did you flash the Radeon X1900 XT (Mac edition)? How much VRAM does the card have?
I have a unit I pulled from a 2006 Mac Pro 1,1 system and would like to use it in a quad unit (providing the LCS is working correctly) so would like to have this card be compatible with the OpenFirmware instead of the EFI system it came from.
I have tested it with an iMac G4 1,25 GHz and the Turbo 264 is scaling with the CPU. Same settings Handbake is also faster than the Turbo 264 and the T264 is much slower when connected to the iMac.
I have tested it weeks ago, but the Framerate was around 8 FPS on the T264, I think.
Hi! It is the G5 Mac Edition with 256GB RAM. I didn’t need to flash anything. It has a fan so is louder than the stock Nvidia 6600. You can check their performance here https://barefeats.com/quad15.html As you can see good for gaming but as I don’t game on the computers I did not notice anything ..
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My A1177 G5 2.3DC kicked the bucket today. Tried reseating the CPU and RAM plenty of times and LED 7 is staying on. I think the motherboard is f***ed.
That sucks. LED 7 indicates a CPU hang according the service manual. Sounds like you may know that already since you reset the RAM and CPU already, those are the first steps the manual suggests. Next step is to check for pin damage on the CPU connection, and then replace the CPU or logic board. LED diagnostics are on page 140 of the service manual. Let us know what you find
Pins aren't even damaged. It's either the CPU or the motherboard at this stage being straight up dead.That sucks. LED 7 indicates a CPU hang according the service manual. Sounds like you may know that already since you reset the RAM and CPU already, those are the first steps the manual suggests. Next step is to check for pin damage on the CPU connection, and then replace the CPU or logic board. LED diagnostics are on page 140 of the service manual. Let us know what you find
Can you still boot into Open Firmware? If so, then you may be able to set an Open Firmware variable to change the number of CPUs. My G5 quad core is running with 3 CPUs instead of 4.
Technical Q&A QA1141: Disabling Processor Cores on a Multi-Core System
QA1141: Describes how to disable processor cores on a multi-core system for testing purposes.
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Technical Note TN1061: Fundamentals of Open Firmware, Part I: The User Interface
TN1061: Describes the Open Firmware User Interface, Forth and the Open Firmware language used in Apple products.
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Technical Note TN1062: Fundamentals of Open Firmware, Part II: The Device Tree
TN1062: Describes the Open Firmware device tree.
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Technical Q&A QA1099: Reducing the size of Physical Memory in Open Firmware
QA1099: Describes how to configure the Power Macintosh so less memory is recognized than is actually present.
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