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    Quicktime movie not very smooth..

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by codeoverride, Dec 17, 2007.

  1. codeoverride

    codeoverride Notebook Evangelist

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    So the new Batman trailer is online.. freakin' awesome!
    http://atasteforthetheatrical.com/deathtrap/default.htm

    BUT I'm kind of disappointed at the performance of the trailer on my MBP. It doesn't play very smoothly. I downloaded the medium quality to the hard drive (which is a pretty high res file) and set it to play. I have the base MBP with the 128 video card. Do you guys experience the same thing? What about the macbooks? Must be even choppier?
     
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  2. sly

    sly m1530 owner!!!

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    it isnt because of the macbook maybe the software
     
    sly, Dec 17, 2007
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    Probably just bad encodes. Those videos are all 1920x817 H.264/AAC with relatively high bitrates.
     
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  4. codeoverride

    codeoverride Notebook Evangelist

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    Yeah.. I tried it with VLC and that didn't play it any more smoothly
     
    codeoverride, Dec 17, 2007
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    Arquis Kojima Worshiper

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    Clicked medium and played it using quicktime in a browser, and it ran prefectly fine...
     
    Arquis, Dec 17, 2007
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    nit04 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Downloaded the medium resolution one to my hard drive and it worked fine on my MBP (base 2007 model). If there was any slowdown it was not noticeable.
     
    nit04, Dec 17, 2007
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    Even the "Best" quality version plays fine on my MBP in QT 7.3.1. There was noticeable stuttering on an iMac G5 though. You could reencode the movie for smoother playback. Use XviD/DivX/FFmpeg and install Perian. Or even reencode with H.264/x.264 but reduce the resolution and bitrate.

    Just thought I would mention that there is a 6-minute clip from The Dark Knight before IMAX screenings of I Am Legend. It's a full bank robbery scene from the upcoming movie. Try a google search for "6 minute dark knight bank heist" or something similar and see what you find. ;)
     
    Xander, Dec 17, 2007
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