quicktime 7 HD on powerbook


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I found this on Apple.com

Recommended Hardware Configurations for H.264 High Definition (HD) Playback

To play high definition video, a large amount of data must be processed by your computer. A powerful system will deliver the best playback experience.

For 1280x720 (720p) video at 24-30 frames per second:

    * 1.8 GHz PowerMac G5 or faster Macintosh computer

    * At least 256 MB of RAM

    * 64 MB or greater video card

For 1920x1080 (1080p) video at 24-30 frames per second:

    * Dual 2.0 GHz PowerMac G5 or faster Macintosh computer

    * At least 512 MB of RAM

    * 128 MB or greater video card

I'll test your file out to see how it fares on my machine... but it seems that G4 people are left in the dark for H.264 HD content in QuickTime 7. :(

Original: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/hdgallery/r...mendations.html

Edit: I just watched the BBC one... boy, does this suck or what!? I had tried playing HDV content through VLC before and had the same results, so I'm not surprised at all. Too bad, I love HD!

Edited by Bling3k12
This is worrying, I really want a powerbook, but it seem's they are just not good enough to handle many thing's. I mean come on, VIDEO.

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10.3.9 + QT7 = 12FPS at normal size.

I love this guy's "I mean come on, VIDEO" comment... as apparently the only type of video anyone will ever use again will be HD :rolleyes: By the time HD hits mainstream, I have no doubt every computer Apple makes will have at least 1 G5 core in it.

where did u get "normal" contents in H264? I think trailers on apple.com are still in H.263 or other formats, no?

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Well no, on the quicktime page, you'll have a link in the top-right corner to HD videos. There you'll find some trailers in H264 codec, "normal" (1228x544) and for some of them even the 1080i version.....

The 720p trailers (1280x720) run fine on my PowerBook. There are a few dropped frames according to QuickTime but I didn't really notice them. The "Batman Begins" trailer in 720p is awesome. :D

I highly doubt it will run 1080i at more than 5fps though. Besides, why would I want to run 1920x1080 pixels of video on a 1280x854 screen? :laugh:

My 12" PowerBook does 720p H.264 video quite well. It's the 1080p version that my PowerBook completely crawls on. This doesn't mean H.264 is useless on PowerBooks. It just means HD video encoded in H.264 above 720p doesn't fare too well.

Well no, on the quicktime page, you'll have a link in the top-right corner to HD videos. There you'll find some trailers in H264 codec, "normal" (1228x544) and for some of them even the 1080i version.....

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What I meant was all content on www.apple.com/trailer is still in h.263 format except those hd trailers are in h.264 format

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