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shadybirdstan · Feb 13, 2002, 11:59 AM

Why doesn't the new QuickTime support this..........argggg!!

I want to watch SVCDs.

jcarr · Feb 13, 2002, 12:05 PM

QuickTime 6 supports MPEG 2 playback within the QuickTime Player application.

mitchell_pgh · Feb 13, 2002, 12:48 PM

yah, you just have to do a little more digging... They showed that about 5 months ago... you can download the stream from the Quicktime Apple site...

jcarr · Feb 13, 2002, 02:30 PM

I know they showed that five months ago (at Streaming Media West i think). Then it was a 'work in progress.' Now it's a reality. we just have to get MPEGLA to relax its stance on the license agreement a bit...

mitchell_pgh · Feb 13, 2002, 02:38 PM

I know you know, but perhaps shadybirdstan didn't... I'm with you, I can't wait to have native MPEG4 in QuickTime...

Come on MPEGLA, get it together. I hope they don't try to pull a Divx with this!! (I'm talking about the DVD vs. Divx fiasco)

shadybirdstan · Feb 19, 2002, 09:08 AM

I didn't see that thanks for pointing it out.

So mpeg2 is will be here.......eventually.

mitchell_pgh · Feb 19, 2002, 09:59 AM

Yah, once the MPEGLA cools it's jets. Talk about a cool technology sitting behind corporate BS