June 2005 - Yello - mailman.xmission.com

The Final (?) word on Quick Time 7
by Michael Hurwood 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

[I've had awful trouble getting this email through. This is the third time I've emailed it off. I hope it appears on the list this time!] Hi all, Well, I've done a bit of research this afternoon on what QuickTime 7 (for the Mac) is and isn't capable of, and I've got good news for everyone. It would appear that QuickTime 7 Pro does support the creation of "pure" MPEG-4 video files, that is, files with the file extension ".mp4". This is the ISO standard and should work on Macintosh, Windows, and even on your mobile phone (so long as it doesn't exceed the screen resolution/processing power.) Windows users can install ffmpeg or another MPEG-4 codec in order to view these files in their media player of choice. QuickTime 7 for Windows would NOT be required. So that's the easy solution for everybody. Use QuickTime 7 by all means, just don't use it to create ".mov" files, create ".mp4" files instead. You'll still get all the same compression features, etc. (And incidentally, many sites I read stated that Nero Digital on a Windows PC produced better quality .MP4 files, and faster, than Quick Time 7. <grin>) Michael

1 0

The Final (?) word on Quick Time 7
by Michael Hurwood 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

[Apologies if this appears twice, but it's been 90 minutes since I first posted this, and it hasn't appeared in my InBox yet.] Hi all, Well, I've done a bit of research this afternoon on what QuickTime 7 (for the Mac) is and isn't capable of, and I've got good news for everyone. It would appear that QuickTime 7 Pro does support the creation of "pure" MPEG-4 video files, that is, files with the file extension ".mp4". This is the ISO standard and should work on Macintosh, Windows, and even on your mobile phone (so long as it doesn't exceed the screen resolution/processing power.) Windows users can install ffmpeg or another MPEG-4 codec in order to view these files in their media player of choice. QuickTime 7 for Windows would NOT be required. So that's the easy solution for everybody. Use QuickTime 7 by all means, just don't use it to create ".mov" files, create ".mp4" files instead. You'll still get all the same compression features, etc. (And incidentally, many sites I read stated that Nero Digital on a Windows PC produced better quality .MP4 files, and faster, than Quick Time 7. <grin>) Michael

1 0

Therapy
by Jon Kamm 08 Jun '05

08 Jun '05

gcr, Now don't you feel better getting that all out. whewwww! QuickTime 7 is the latest and greatest codec in my opinion and the quality is unsurpassed. I think everyone will appreciate the quality of future posts using QuickTime 7 The QuickTime 7 player is free so I am not excluding anyone. It is new and will eventually it will be available to all systems. You still haven't answered the question. What kind of a system are you running. , Jonathan

7 7

Therapy
by Jon Kamm 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

All this complaining just reminds me why I switched to Mac. The more you guys complain the bigger we smile. It's like being inside when its raining watching the people outside complaining that they're getting wet. ..................Hey the doors open.

1 0

The Final (?) word on Quick Time 7
by Michael Hurwood 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

Hi all, Well, I've done a bit of research this afternoon on what QuickTime 7 (for the Mac) is and isn't capable of, and I've got good news for everyone. It would appear that QuickTime 7 Pro does support the creation of "pure" MPEG-4 video files, that is, files with the file extension ".mp4". This is the ISO standard and should work on Macintosh, Windows, and even on your mobile phone (so long as it doesn't exceed the screen resolution/processing power.) Windows users can install ffmpeg or another MPEG-4 codec in order to view these files in their media player of choice. QuickTime 7 for Windows would NOT be required. So that's the easy solution for everybody. Use QuickTime 7 by all means, just don't use it to create ".mov" files, create ".mp4" files instead. You'll still get all the same compression features, etc. (And incidentally, many sites I read stated that Nero Digital on a Windows PC produced better quality .MP4 files, and faster, than Quick Time 7. <grin>) Michael

1 0

Back on track
by Jon Kamm 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

Hello, Now I know there has been very little Yello news lately and we are all anxious about the new re-masters coming this fall but before this gets into a Mac / PC / Linux debate I think we need to remember that this is a YELLO list and we should get back on topic. (hoping for Yello news), Jonathan

1 0

Therapeutic Rants
by Jon Kamm 07 Jun '05

07 Jun '05

Dear gcr, We do love you. Really we do. Your posts are interesting to say the least. We admire your search for alternatives to the status quo and if it helps you to vent your day to day frustrations on this mailing list then we are here for you my friend. To better accommodate you what kind of system do you use? We are all curious. ,Jonathan "This message has been scanned and found to be totally free from any references to iReligion, or propriatory software..."

2 1

QuickTime 7 for Windows!
by Jon Kamm 06 Jun '05

06 Jun '05

Download it here. http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/preview/ I will be posting new content that will only play with QuickTime 7. The new codec H.264 is amazing. Incredibly clear movies with very small file size.

2 1

QuickTime 7 Example
by Jon Kamm 06 Jun '05

06 Jun '05

Original (H.263 QuickTime 6.5) File size 3.2MB http://homepage.mac.com/jonathankamm/Ipod-race1.mov New (H.264 QuickTime 7) File size 3MB http://homepage.mac.com/jonathankamm/Ipod-race-H264.mov

2 1

Live at the Roxy
by Peter van de Beek 04 Jun '05

04 Jun '05

Heey people, I have a question about the only real live show of Yello, Live at the Roxy. Couse the EP says that it's from December 1983. And... Well, I'm born on 21 december 1983, so I'm looking for what date it actually happened (at the Roxy ;-) ). Maybe anyone of you know it... Maybe not. I think the question is worth asking. Greetings, Peter "Shaggy" van de Beek. The Netherlands.

1 0