31 Jan
2002
31 Jan
'02
1:56 p.m.
Same goes with DivX, although at least there, the Mac
isn't as left out
(it tends to be a little behind the curve of DivX versions, but so far, I
have been able to play most DivX movies).
Personally, I am up in the air about DivX on the Mac. It makes VERY nice
quality videos, in a very small size, but at least in my playing, lacks
the ability to scrub thru the video. That means I can fast forward, but
only blindly (I can move the playback marker forward, but the video will
not update as I do, so it is random hunt and peck).
This is pretty much my experience as well. The video quality is quite nice,
but seek is crummy and very high-bandwith playback is also rather stuttery.
On a G3/500 with hardware-accelerated QuickTime this is not excusable.
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