Snow leopard and Blue-Ray?

[Xapphire13]

Flip4Mac can decode VC1.

Which brings me to the next problem.. i have read it doesn't support wvc1. Also flip4mac is for use with Quicktime, and quicktime doesn't like .mkv files

 

[Infrared]

I know I am not willing to pay for the licensing. Which is still expensive. The licensing cost will be something Apple will have to apply to every machine with blue-ray, meaning more expensive computers.

This expense will only benefit people how want blue ray on their computer. I have no desire to use blue ray and don't want to pay for something I will never use.

So what about the features in OS X that you use, but I don't?

I could say I don't want to pay for their development. In fact,
let's have them removed. Happy with that?

 

[Nermal]

Which brings me to the next problem.. i have read it doesn't support wvc1. Also flip4mac is for use with Quicktime, and quicktime doesn't like .mkv files

wvc1 is the FourCC for VC1. I'm fairly sure that they're one and the same.

I have Flip4Mac Player Pro and I can save VC1/wvc1 to a .mov file (using MPEG Streamclip) and open it in QuickTime Player.

 

[Xapphire13]

wvc1 is the FourCC for VC1. I'm fairly sure that they're one and the same.

I have Flip4Mac Player Pro and I can save VC1/wvc1 to a .mov file (using MPEG Streamclip) and open it in QuickTime Player.

So you can transcode HD wvc1 .mkv files?

 

[spillproof]

I think Apple is a bit overly optimistic about how many people want a digital copy of a DVD. You have to have your computer and TV hook-ups in order to play it. But with a physical DVD you can play it on any computer and DVD player. That is called convenience. Either give me a blu-ray drive option or offer Blu-ray quality videos on iTunes. Yes, video quality matters, even on a 13" MPB.

I am always amazed at how easily fanboys excuse away Apple's short comings. It's like if they all of a sudden stopped putting speakers in the laptops, the fanboys would be like "Ear buds sound better anyways."

If only I could favorite posts...

 

[Nermal]

So you can transcode HD wvc1 .mkv files?

I haven't tried going directly from mkv but I've successfully taken a VC-1 Blu-ray and converted it to m4v. I don't foresee any problems with using mkv though as QuickTime can open them if you have Perian installed.

 

[kate-willbury]

+1. I don't care about watching encrypted BD disks on a computer. It never worked well even on Windows (PowerDVD 9 is terrible). And you can do everything else with BD drives in MacOS.

blu ray works wonderfully for me under vista and windows 7. lol at my $400 htpc that has been playing blu-ray movies for years while my macbook doesn't even have firewire!

 

[wase4711]

Can you install a internal Blu Ray reader/burner and have it "work" under snow leopard, or would it have to be an External one, or, would even an external one not work, to either read or write?

thanks!

 

[CWallace]

I think Apple is a bit overly optimistic about how many people want a digital copy of a DVD.

While I am sure Apple (and the studios) would prefer you buy and download a separate digital file of the DVD/BRD, the digital copy option many DVDs and BRDs now include is still something I believe at least Apple would be interested in since it ties in nicely with iTunes and makes it easier for the consumer to watch the movie on their computer, their television (if they have an tv so it helps drive sales of that device) and an iPod Touch or iPhone (which helps drive sales of those devices).

 

[Mal]

Can you install a internal Blu Ray reader/burner and have it "work" under snow leopard, or would it have to be an External one, or, would even an external one not work, to either read or write?

thanks!

Sure. You'll need Toast or Final Cut 4 in order to burn disks, but internal drives will work fine. You can't playback Blu-ray movies on a Mac, currently, which is what most of the fuss is about.

jW

 

[wase4711]

Sure. You'll need Toast or Final Cut 4 in order to burn disks, but internal drives will work fine. You can't playback Blu-ray movies on a Mac, currently, which is what most of the fuss is about.

jW

Thanks for the info!
Do you know if a "standard" sized dvd/bluray type player/burner will fit inside a new mac pro, or do you need something that is sized specifically for a mac pro?
I've installed dvd players in Windoze machines, but, never installed one in my Mac Pro..I have to "slots" on the front of it, but am not sure about it fitting in the slot, and, wondering if it will open the "door" in front of it properly, the way the OEM/factory installed one does..

 

[pdjudd]

Thanks for the info!
Do you know if a "standard" sized dvd/bluray type player/burner will fit inside a new mac pro, or do you need something that is sized specifically for a mac pro?
I've installed dvd players in Windoze machines, but, never installed one in my Mac Pro..I have to "slots" on the front of it, but am not sure about it fitting in the slot, and, wondering if it will open the "door" in front of it properly, the way the OEM/factory installed one does..

I'm fairly certain that any standard size drive will work on a Mac Pro.

 

[Mal]

Yes, a standard 3.5" drive will fit, but you'll often need to remove the faceplate from the front of the tray. Usually just a small flat screwdriver coming from the bottom side of the tray will pop it off (they're designed to be removable).

Just to clarify, that's just from the tray where you place the disk, not the entire front of the drive.

jW

 

[wase4711]

Yes, a standard 3.5" drive will fit, but you'll often need to remove the faceplate from the front of the tray. Usually just a small flat screwdriver coming from the bottom side of the tray will pop it off (they're designed to be removable).

Just to clarify, that's just from the tray where you place the disk, not the entire front of the drive.

jW

thanks again for the reply!

are there "jumpers" to set, like in Windoze, or do you just plug it into a molex connector, and the OS recognizes it?
sorry about asking all the "NOOB" questions..

 

[pdjudd]

thanks again for the reply!

are there "jumpers" to set, like in Windoze, or do you just plug it into a molex connector, and the OS recognizes it?
sorry about asking all the "NOOB" questions..

Its SATA interface so there are no jumpers. It just plugs in and operates on drive select.