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Heh, that makes sense tho ;) Everyone uses... 98,430 Views / 815 Replies  
Heh, that makes sense tho ;)

Everyone uses their computers differently (at least slightly)

my pet chore is playing itunes, while downloading with bittorrent and compiling with codewarrior...
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Posted by stux, on Jun 29, 2004 at 12:44 PM, in macOS
Nope, I experienced the skippy freeze within 1 hr... 98,430 Views / 815 Replies  
Nope, I experienced the skippy freeze within 1 hr of installing 10.3.0 the first time round, and Jag had been rock-solid stable for months.
Posted by stux, on Jun 29, 2004 at 12:29 PM, in macOS
Yes, I took a break from bittrorrent for a... 98,430 Views / 815 Replies  
Yes, I took a break from bittrorrent for a while... looks like a took a break rom the freezes as well...

Anywho, I've stared using bittorrent again, and now I'm getting the bittorrent+itunes...
Posted by stux, on Jun 29, 2004 at 12:20 PM, in macOS
I still get these hard freezes (the itunes skippy... 98,430 Views / 815 Replies  
I still get these hard freezes (the itunes skippy thing)

And yes this does actually seem to work!

although I swear sometimes I used to have ones lasting all night...

Anywho, the last few...
Posted by stux, on Jun 29, 2004 at 12:14 PM, in macOS
Poll: PixelShaders are little programs which can be... 7,735 Views / 41 Replies  
PixelShaders are little programs which can be written to run on certain graphics cards.

For example, instead of having a "whipped sea" texture, you might have a "whipped sea" pixel shader, which...
Posted by stux, on May 17, 2004 at 09:35 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Just got my usual panther freeze (this is... 98,430 Views / 815 Replies  
Just got my usual panther freeze

(this is the one where the mouse goes jerky, and itunes pauses and then plays a few notes, then pauses, but the entire machine is locked up. And eventually the...
Posted by stux, on Apr 6, 2004 at 03:07 AM, in macOS
This behavior happens when you get severe paging... 98,430 Views / 815 Replies  
This behavior happens when you get severe paging out, basically your whole system pauses for a little while... then comes back...

often happens for me when I quit omniweb after a week of browsing...
Posted by stux, on Mar 24, 2004 at 06:57 AM, in macOS
I think there are two different freezes here ... 98,430 Views / 815 Replies  
I think there are two different freezes here

1) where the mouse moves smoothly
2) where the mouse jerks and then eventually completely locks up.

The latter is usually accompanied by itunes...
Posted by stux, on Mar 21, 2004 at 02:33 PM, in macOS
It might be allocating enough space for a full... 586 Views / 2 Replies  
It might be allocating enough space for a full VCD? I don't know... but a full VCD can be 740MB or so, or even 800MB for 80 min CDs.
Posted by stux, on Jul 22, 2001 at 06:09 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
Get MacMPEG2Decoder from http://mm2d.3ivx.com ... 609 Views / 1 Replies  
Get MacMPEG2Decoder from http://mm2d.3ivx.com

It has a feature which lets you jump to any point in an MPEG2 and look at it in its transform window, you could then screenshot.

The only problem...
Posted by stux, on Jul 22, 2001 at 06:06 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
Add it actually :) cmd-opt-v or choose Add... 642 Views / 12 Replies  
Add it actually :)

cmd-opt-v or choose Add from the edit menu.
Posted by stux, on Jul 22, 2001 at 06:02 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
You can use a program called bbDemux instead of... 686 Views / 8 Replies  
You can use a program called bbDemux instead of MPEG split,

You can also use MPegger Drop Decoder instead of soundapp if you want.

Also, once you have your aiff, you can use iTunes to encode it...
Posted by stux, on Jul 17, 2001 at 10:45 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
open the doctored divx in qt pro open your... 686 Views / 8 Replies  
open the doctored divx in qt pro

open your 3ivx video in qt pro

select the divx window, choose extract tracks from the menu, select the audio track

select all,
copy
close
Posted by stux, on Jul 17, 2001 at 02:21 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
The 3ivx codec runs much better on G4s than the... 686 Views / 8 Replies  
The 3ivx codec runs much better on G4s than the DivX Player. Also, if you're using OSX the 3ivx codec is NATIVE and will use BOTH processors during playback.

Also the 3ivx codec scales with no...
Posted by stux, on Jul 16, 2001 at 12:05 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Feather's learn to do some research before... 589 Views / 5 Replies  
Feather's learn to do some research before mouthing off.

Toast5 will let you use ANY quicktime file as source. It includes a *VERY* good MPEG1 encoder.

Toast5 is a completely different product...
Posted by stux, on Apr 9, 2001 at 02:06 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
DivX Player 1.0b10 is out now. Actually what... 527 Views / 8 Replies  
DivX Player 1.0b10 is out now.

Actually what happened is the lead developer got stuck in between OS9 and OSX and could finish the b10 release on time http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/frown.gif
...
Posted by stux, on Apr 9, 2001 at 02:01 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
you should check the forums at divx.st/forum 506 Views / 2 Replies  
you should check the forums at divx.st/forum
Posted by stux, on Apr 9, 2001 at 01:58 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Unix tools are generally one shot afairs... ... 1,078 Views / 5 Replies  
Unix tools are generally one shot afairs...

basically, you'd start the task connected to the input and output pipes

then pump everything into the input pipe then close the input pipe

and...
Posted by stux, on Jan 20, 2001 at 10:20 AM, in Developer Center
Best thing to do for the audio is encode the... 682 Views / 9 Replies  
Best thing to do for the audio is encode the audio track with an MP3 encoder such as SoundJam (iTunes?) and then remultiplex it back onto your newly encoded video.

you can hold option when you...
Posted by stux, on Jan 14, 2001 at 03:23 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
check the faq on the http://mac.divx.st site 576 Views / 7 Replies  
check the faq on the http://mac.divx.st site
Posted by stux, on Jan 14, 2001 at 03:15 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
Let me set the record straight. 3ivx is a... 1,117 Views / 22 Replies  
Let me set the record straight.

3ivx is a member of MPEG and thus has not only access to the MPEG4 spec, but input as well.

3ivX Delta 1 is as close to the MPEG4v3 spec as we could get it in...
Posted by stux, on Dec 27, 2000 at 11:33 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
Currently 3ivX can not play DivX video, so you... 1,117 Views / 22 Replies  
Currently 3ivX can not play DivX video, so you will have to continue using DivX Player for now.

But one of our goals is to be able to do that one day... If its possible ...
Posted by stux, on Dec 17, 2000 at 12:23 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
That's not actually true ... 1,117 Views / 22 Replies  
That's not actually true http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/smile.gif

Sure, you will get better results compressing from original footage. But it is really quite easy for an encoder to get better...
Posted by stux, on Dec 16, 2000 at 09:45 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
you might need to give QuickTime more memory. ... 1,117 Views / 22 Replies  
you might need to give QuickTime more memory.

QT requires 30 x width x height bytes of extra memory to play a 3ivx movie.

So give QT a few extra megs and see how it goes ...
Posted by stux, on Dec 16, 2000 at 07:23 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
I'm pretty sure the cube has thermal protection. ... 802 Views / 39 Replies  
I'm pretty sure the cube has thermal protection.

Basically, the cube will go to sleep if it gets to hot.

This is there in case you block the vent. So you have no worries.

If you're cube...
Posted by stux, on Dec 3, 2000 at 02:47 AM, in Mac Desktops
Basically it makes DVD video 10x smaller. ... 521 Views / 3 Replies  
Basically it makes DVD video 10x smaller.
http://mac.divx.st
Posted by stux, on Nov 30, 2000 at 02:41 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
Actually ... 689 Views / 4 Replies  
Actually http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/smile.gif

If you have SounEdit 16 you should also have (or able to get) SWA Export.

This was actually the very first way to make high quality MP3s on a...
Posted by stux, on Nov 30, 2000 at 02:39 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
or you could just use DVDExtractor. See... 688 Views / 5 Replies  
or you could just use DVDExtractor.

See http://www.ripdifferent.com
Posted by stux, on Nov 30, 2000 at 02:34 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
MS-MPEG 4.3 819 Views / 17 Replies  
MS-MPEG 4.3
Posted by stux, on May 25, 2000 at 11:52 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
The screenshot was taken with a development... 1,616 Views / 48 Replies  
The screenshot was taken with a development version of DivX Player http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/smile.gif

Basically, the code to provide GLOBAL DivX services to the macos is not robust enough...
Posted by stux, on May 20, 2000 at 10:29 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
Linked with the project ... 819 Views / 17 Replies  
Linked with the project http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/smile.gif

Yeah you could say that http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/wink.gif

If you had actually tried the thing you'd know I wrote it.
...
Posted by stux, on May 20, 2000 at 10:25 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
The audio is currently choppy and skips ... 1,616 Views / 48 Replies  
The audio is currently choppy and skips http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/smile.gif

I'm working on that. Its not your machine.

Whats important is, is the video smooth and sweet ...
Posted by stux, on May 20, 2000 at 08:02 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
try, http://mac.st and... 1,616 Views / 48 Replies  
try,
http://mac.st

and http://mac.st/download

The DNS hasn't fully propogated yet.

Capt. Stux *-Jedi
Posted by stux, on May 19, 2000 at 11:33 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
I assure you DivX Player does in fact make HEAVY... 819 Views / 17 Replies  
I assure you DivX Player does in fact make HEAVY use of QuickTime.

It also makes minor use of Media Player services.

An Extension based version is planned... but there are a few technical...
Posted by stux, on May 19, 2000 at 11:18 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
The DivX Player for Macintosh is now available at... 1,616 Views / 48 Replies  
The DivX Player for Macintosh is now available at http://divx.st

Also, What is DivX? Well DivX basically DOES stop microsoft from controlling the content delivery system!

Capt. Stux *-Jedi
Posted by stux, on May 19, 2000 at 11:10 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
VCD is a few things. A VCD contains an MPEG1... 580 Views / 5 Replies  
VCD is a few things.

A VCD contains an MPEG1 video stream.

A VCD also contains 'chapter' information similar to DVD.

DVD's were based on VCDs with a few improvements, more space and MPEG2...
Posted by stux, on May 19, 2000 at 10:48 PM, in Applications
iBook iBook DV (DVD + FireWire) iBook DV SE... 920 Views / 33 Replies  
iBook
iBook DV (DVD + FireWire)
iBook DV SE (DV @ 366Mhz/400Mhz, 128MB, 12GB)

Perhaps a slightly nippier graphics chip... it really has to be able to play Q3A ...
Posted by stux, on Feb 22, 2000 at 07:01 PM, in Mac Notebooks
 
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