--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This might be a stupid question, but is there any > implementation of the DIVX > Codec that will run on a 68k Mac?
Nope, never will happen. Not enough CPU number crunching ability. Divx is a variant of MPEG4, which requires quite a bit more "oomph" than MPEG2, which needs a faster CPU than MPEG1 to decode. The codecs keep getting better to produce smaller files with the same visual quality. The effect is that to decode the video takes a lot more CPU operations per second. The 68k CPUs just can't handle that. There is a bare bones 68k MP3 player that's fairly well optimized, but even then you really need a Quadra 840 AV or a Quadra 950 for the best performance. Don't have a URL handy for it. Some older version of SoundApp would play MP3, after spendng several minutes converting it to AIFF in memory. Then it would play. If you paused or stopped, SoundApp would flush the buffer and to play it again you'd have to wait all over again. ===== "I'm sorry, but you can't list fish as 'durable goods' in your GDP statement." "What if we freeze them?" __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
