Comments on: Apple QuickTime is the worst H.264 codec in the world http://www.formortals.com/apple-quicktime-is-the-worst-h264-codec-in-the-world/ Because technology isn't just for geeks Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:05:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: DWi http://www.formortals.com/apple-quicktime-is-the-worst-h264-codec-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2845 DWi Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:05:16 +0000 http://www.formortals.com/?p=117#comment-2845 I've read that VLC video quality isn't as good as Media Player Classic. Quicktime Alternative v1.8.1, with CoreAVC, FTW. I’ve read that VLC video quality isn’t as good as Media Player Classic.

Quicktime Alternative v1.8.1, with CoreAVC, FTW.

]]> By: Ben http://www.formortals.com/apple-quicktime-is-the-worst-h264-codec-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2253 Ben Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:52:47 +0000 http://www.formortals.com/?p=117#comment-2253 You guys should not use quicktime alternative or quicktime.. Ive found VLC to be the best solution for anything video related.. was able to watch 1080p video on an old emachines with an amd athlon xp @ 2.1 xp home sp2 with a geforce 4 mx 4000 128mb pci card and 512 mb ram. You guys should not use quicktime alternative or quicktime.. Ive found VLC to be the best solution for anything video related.. was able to watch 1080p video on an old emachines with an amd athlon xp @ 2.1 xp home sp2 with a geforce 4 mx 4000 128mb pci card and 512 mb ram.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.formortals.com/apple-quicktime-is-the-worst-h264-codec-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2035 Andrew Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:40:16 +0000 http://www.formortals.com/?p=117#comment-2035 Funny thing is that the H264 (by Adobe) clip WILL be played at a tradeshow on a Mac Mini in Quicktime Player! So even though it plays poorly on my PC (in the same player) I stand firm in my belief it'll be perfect on the Mac. How bizarre that in '09 with QT @ v 7.6+, this is still an issue. My suspicions are that Apple could have sorted this out ages ago. Alterior motives?! Funny thing is that the H264 (by Adobe) clip WILL be played at a tradeshow on a Mac Mini in Quicktime Player! So even though it plays poorly on my PC (in the same player) I stand firm in my belief it’ll be perfect on the Mac. How bizarre that in ‘09 with QT @ v 7.6+, this is still an issue. My suspicions are that Apple could have sorted this out ages ago. Alterior motives?!

]]> By: Andrew http://www.formortals.com/apple-quicktime-is-the-worst-h264-codec-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2033 Andrew Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:35:58 +0000 http://www.formortals.com/?p=117#comment-2033 Exported from Adobe Media Encoder a high-res (5mb+ ps) clip @ 720p and Quicktime player chokes. My CPU (2.13 ghz dual core / xp sp3 / 4gb RAM) is sitting @ 30% so it's not even being taxed in the least. Try it in Windows Media Player (I think my CoreAVC kicks in) and less CPU, 1/4 of the RAM usage and plays smoothly. Quicktime on the PC does suck balls but who cares. The reason I'm not on a Mac in the first-place is I get other software to do what I want without being tied into the incentious (sp?) world of all that is Mac. Apple prob implemented it like this for one to say 'holy crap, my PC's slow but a Mac handles it well so it MUST be a better, faster coomputer!'. Anyway thanks for article, it backed up my suspicions nicely. Exported from Adobe Media Encoder a high-res (5mb+ ps) clip @ 720p and Quicktime player chokes. My CPU (2.13 ghz dual core / xp sp3 / 4gb RAM) is sitting @ 30% so it’s not even being taxed in the least. Try it in Windows Media Player (I think my CoreAVC kicks in) and less CPU, 1/4 of the RAM usage and plays smoothly. Quicktime on the PC does suck balls but who cares. The reason I’m not on a Mac in the first-place is I get other software to do what I want without being tied into the incentious (sp?) world of all that is Mac. Apple prob implemented it like this for one to say ‘holy crap, my PC’s slow but a Mac handles it well so it MUST be a better, faster coomputer!’. Anyway thanks for article, it backed up my suspicions nicely.

]]> By: artzy65 http://www.formortals.com/apple-quicktime-is-the-worst-h264-codec-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-1533 artzy65 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:00:40 +0000 http://www.formortals.com/?p=117#comment-1533 Actually, the H.264 compression mode saved my soul when I converted an Apple Keynote '08 animated presentation on my mac to quicktime and then ran it on my client's pc laptop under Vista at a trade show. It ran perfectly, as if it was running on my mac.<br><br>Explain that if you can. Actually, the H.264 compression mode saved my soul when I converted an Apple Keynote ‘08 animated presentation on my mac to quicktime and then ran it on my client’s pc laptop under Vista at a trade show. It ran perfectly, as if it was running on my mac.

Explain that if you can.

]]> By: George Ou http://www.formortals.com/apple-quicktime-is-the-worst-h264-codec-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-1322 George Ou Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:25:32 +0000 http://www.formortals.com/?p=117#comment-1322 http://forum.doom9.org/archive/index.php/t-102064.html<br><br>"mplayer and ffmpeg dont seem to produce valid streams when demuxing<br><br>mp4creator --extract=trackidofavcstream input.movseems to work tough<br><br>you have to rename the output file to *.264 by hand"<br><br>Get it here<br>http://mp4creator.sourceforge.net/<br><br>Yamb works well to extract video. Not sure about audio playback yet. http://forum.doom9.org/archive/index.php/t-102064.html

"mplayer and ffmpeg dont seem to produce valid streams when demuxing

mp4creator –extract=trackidofavcstream input.movseems to work tough

you have to rename the output file to *.264 by hand"

Get it here
http://mp4creator.sourceforge.net/

Yamb works well to extract video. Not sure about audio playback yet.

]]> By: Harry Simpson http://www.formortals.com/apple-quicktime-is-the-worst-h264-codec-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-1320 Harry Simpson Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:00:08 +0000 http://www.formortals.com/?p=117#comment-1320 It's horribly slow and CPU intensive.....not good eh? What alternatives could I try? It’s horribly slow and CPU intensive…..not good eh? What alternatives could I try?

]]> By: Harry Simpson http://www.formortals.com/apple-quicktime-is-the-worst-h264-codec-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-1311 Harry Simpson Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:00:02 +0000 http://www.formortals.com/?p=117#comment-1311 I'll check that wen i get back to the studio computer. Thanks. Are there some free form factor changing apps then? MOV to AVI ? That keep everything at 1080 resolution? I’ll check that wen i get back to the studio computer. Thanks. Are there some free form factor changing apps then? MOV to AVI ? That keep everything at 1080 resolution?

]]> By: George Ou http://www.formortals.com/apple-quicktime-is-the-worst-h264-codec-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-1310 George Ou Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:03:56 +0000 http://www.formortals.com/?p=117#comment-1310 It's simple to figure out. Is the export process fast or horribly slow and CPU intensive? If it takes hours to render an hour of video while exporting, then it's re-encoding which causes an encoding generation loss. If it's relatively quick, like a few minutes, it's just converting the form factor. It’s simple to figure out. Is the export process fast or horribly slow and CPU intensive? If it takes hours to render an hour of video while exporting, then it’s re-encoding which causes an encoding generation loss. If it’s relatively quick, like a few minutes, it’s just converting the form factor.

]]> By: Harry Simpson http://www.formortals.com/apple-quicktime-is-the-worst-h264-codec-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-1309 Harry Simpson Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:02:11 +0000 http://www.formortals.com/?p=117#comment-1309 I don't really know what the heck I'm doing. So I don't know. All I know is i need to get rid of the one second burps in playback of the 1080 MOV file. And someone had suggested the Quicktime Plus export option to AVI which appears to smooth it out but don't know what it does as far as re-encoding and quality.....is there such a thiong as 1080 HD AVI or is it downgraded in the conversion? I don’t really know what the heck I’m doing. So I don’t know. All I know is i need to get rid of the one second burps in playback of the 1080 MOV file. And someone had suggested the Quicktime Plus export option to AVI which appears to smooth it out but don’t know what it does as far as re-encoding and quality…..is there such a thiong as 1080 HD AVI or is it downgraded in the conversion?

]]>