There are versions of the free ffdshow that will decode AVC now. But I can't play full speed 720p on my 2.4 Ghz P4, though I've heard others can. - Tom Donald Koeleman wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Monty Solomon" <monty@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: <undisclosed-recipient:> > Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 5:28 PM > Subject: [opendtv] QuickTime 7 HD Gallery > > > > > QuickTime 7 HD Gallery > http://www.apple.com/quicktime/hdgallery/ > > > > System Recommendations > http://www.apple.com/quicktime/hdgallery/recommendations.html > > 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 > > Hmm... > > Does this only work on Apple computers? > > Is the codec also available for the pc, the site only mentions Tiger? > > If it is fully AVC compliant it should also be viewable on alternatives > like: http://www.mainconcept.com/h264_encoder.shtml. > > Any other interesting encoder/decoder alternatives out there for the pc, > preferably free ones? > > Donald > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: > > - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at > FreeLists.org > > - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word > unsubscribe in the subject line. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.