On Mar 12, 2009, at 3:11 PM, Dan wrote:
> Might be worth trying a multi-codec plug-in such as Perian. It can > play some Flash stuff, and usually does a better job than Adobe's. > <http://perian.org/> If we're talking about viewing Flash video on the Internet, then AFAIK, the Flash plug-in is required. However, if you download the video, it will play in QuickTime with Perian installed. On my 400MHz Pismo, this is the approach I take when I really want to play a video. I get the best results by going to column view in Finder, and playing the video directly from the preview icon. I can resize the preview to some extent while still getting good play quality (still at a smaller size). Perian is not compatible with versions of Mac OS X older than Tiger (10.4). Another download and play alternative is VLC. Two problems that I have run into: - The current version of VLC will only run on Quartz Extreme- capable systems. You can verify that your iBook is supporting Quartz Extreme by launching System Profiler, then checking under Graphics/ Displays. If it says 'Not Supported', you can try version 0.8.6. - The version of VLC that I can run on my system (see above) throws error messages when playing Flash video - sometimes it has to do with the system not being able to keep up, sometimes it is an end-of-file error. There are other Flash video players available, but they all tend to max out my 400MHz CPU. YMMV - Don -- Don Zahniser --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's G-Books list, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
