[opendtv] Re: QuickTime 7 HD Gallery

  • From: Tom Barry <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 16:04:20 -0400

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
> 
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> 
> 
> 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
> 
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