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From: Chris Ridd on 14 Apr 2010 05:41 On 2010-04-14 10:19:42 +0100, Jim said: > On 2010-04-14, Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: >>> >>>> I've never used 10.5; went from 10.4 to 10.6. From what I've been >>>> reading, if I were running 10.5, I think I'd want to upgrade to 10.6 at >>>> about the next `point' update. I.e., we're on 10.6.3 now, if I were >>>> thinking of getting the next OS, based on what I see of the way it >>>> behaves here, I reckon that 10.6.4 will be a pretty good release. >>>> >>>> Not many niggles left... >>> >>> Indeed. It's pretty decent. My major issue with it atm is the >>> Quicktime X player, which is absolutely rubbish. >> >> I never use it anyway. Either VLC or Movist beats it comprehensively. >> >> I don't do transcoding or editing, though. > > The annoying (to me) thing is, I actually quite like the _look_ of QTX, with > the exception of the control bar. I like the way the window titlebar and > frame fade out when not required. Are there any hidden defaults which alter the titlebar/controlbar? But in general me too. I also like that H.264 stuff is handed off to the GPU in QTX. Actually, I haven't measured how much difference that makes. -- Chris
From: Jim on 14 Apr 2010 05:45 On 2010-04-14, Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote: > R <me32(a)privacy.net> wrote: > >> My major issue with it atm is the >> Quicktime X player, which is absolutely rubbish. > > From what I read here, it's strictly a work in progress. > > But with 10.6, don't they also bundle Ancient Quicktime 7? With which > the existing QT Pro registration code will work. In whch case there are > no *real* user problems. True. But Safari seem to default to using the new Quicktime to display stuff, so you can't save any movie clips you find and like on the web. Or at least if you can then I don't know how. > Do Perian and Flip4mac still work okay? Yep. Flip4Mac seems a bit slow on mine but it also needs an update that I haven't got around to installing yet, so that may be a non-issue. Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "[The MP4-12C] will be fitted with all manner of pointlessly shiny buttons that light up and a switch that says 'sport mode' that isn't connected to anything." The Daily Mash.
From: Jim on 14 Apr 2010 05:47 On 2010-04-14, Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote: >> >> The annoying (to me) thing is, I actually quite like the _look_ of QTX, with >> the exception of the control bar. I like the way the window titlebar and >> frame fade out when not required. > > Are there any hidden defaults which alter the titlebar/controlbar? If there are then I haven't found them. Mind you, I've not gone looking very hard. I feel a Google session coming on... > But in general me too. I also like that H.264 stuff is handed off to > the GPU in QTX. Actually, I haven't measured how much difference that > makes. Let me know if you do - I'd be interested in the results. Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "[The MP4-12C] will be fitted with all manner of pointlessly shiny buttons that light up and a switch that says 'sport mode' that isn't connected to anything." The Daily Mash.
From: Peter Ceresole on 14 Apr 2010 05:47 Tim Streater <timstreater(a)waitrose.com> wrote: > Is the extension now the only way to connect a file to an app? It does look like it. There was a transition through 10.4 and 10.5, in which use of the old resource fork was deprecated, but still worked (in 10.4, anyway). Looks like they've followed their own logic and dropped it completely in 10.6. -- Peter
From: Peter Ceresole on 14 Apr 2010 05:56
Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > > But with 10.6, don't they also bundle Ancient Quicktime 7? With which > > the existing QT Pro registration code will work. In whch case there are > > no *real* user problems. > > True. But Safari seem to default to using the new Quicktime to display > stuff, so you can't save any movie clips you find and like on the web. Or at > least if you can then I don't know how. Ah, okay. I use Firefox rather than Safari, but that might be no different if Quicktime X is set to be the default QT handler. Have you tried using 'get info' on a QT extension file and set it to be opened by QT7, and checked 'change all'? Or doesn't that work in the new OS? I used to use Misfox for this kind of thing but I don't suppose for a second that it has survived as far as 10.6. But maybe there's a more up to date equivalent? -- Peter |