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MC for Mac OS?
JimH:
--- Quote from: jkemers on April 04, 2011, 01:54:16 pm ---
... no compatibility with Apple Lossless Format. MC15 can play these files with difficulties, and doesn't read from them the cover art.
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MC16 has native support for Apple formats now.
Frobozz:
--- Quote from: MrHaugen on April 04, 2011, 03:13:12 pm ---Why not convert it to something that really works, like flac?
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FLAC don't work on a Mac very well. ;)
The better Apple format support in MC16 is going to be a great feature for folks who swing with both Mac and Windows.
MrHaugen:
--- Quote from: preproman on April 04, 2011, 09:08:43 am ---MrHaugen said "XBMC is a Media Center, and that's it. It shines where MC have the biggest weaknesses: Presenting Series and Video in a intuitive and beautiful way" That is what I said - correct? you can also say that JR shines where XBMC is the weakest and that's audio. Both have there strengths - but both are media centers non the less.
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Of-course. I just answered another question.
--- Quote from: preproman on April 04, 2011, 09:08:43 am ---MrHaugen you said "They tend to go for the shiny and nice looking things, and don't care that much if the functions underneath the hood is not that great, as long as..... here comes the famous Apple line..... "it just works" " Huh? really? That's what makes XBMC soooo good for video is under the hood.. They make all the moving parts work and work great. You said yourself "they shine in video".
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I did. Overall it might be a tiny exaggeration, but it's not so far from the truth though.
They have nailed video. No question about that. If it's under the hood or above makes little difference. I think it sets a good bar for other Media Centers to reach for when it comes to video.
I was only really speaking of the lack of good customization and countless functions that MC has. Nobody gets close.
--- Quote from: preproman on April 04, 2011, 09:08:43 am ---So what goes on in the back end does not matter to the end user. As long as we get the quality playback that we desire being it be audio or video.
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If you talk about quality of video playback, then I think we're on two different sides here. There is almost no limits to what MC can do on the playback side of videos. XBMC is, from my experience, not so flexible. If you want to get the best out of your HD or SF media, MC is able to wrestle with the best. There has been A LOT of improvements here the last 2-4 versions.
The only place XBMC beats MC is when it comes to video presentation. Not playback.
preproman:
--- Quote from: MrHaugen on April 05, 2011, 02:00:37 am ---XBMC is, from my experience, not so flexible.
The only place XBMC beats MC is when it comes to video presentation. Not playback.
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MrHaugen,
I think we agree on more things than it seems. I have a few questions though. Please explain what you mean by XBMC is not so flexible? Also please explain the difference between presentation and playback - are we are talking about the ability to play Full HD 1080p) while decoding Trued and DTS-MA with out stutter, pauses and dropouts?
Now we are talking about all video right? TV shows, Movies, Plug ins like netflicks and YouTube.
I must admit I have not ventured into the video portion of MC. I may need a little help there to get started.
Is there a getting started video wiki?
Lasse_Lus:
Prepoman, you may have a look @ this http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=62727.0
madvr.. i don't have the knowledge or hardware for it but there has been a lot of happy "video people" when this was added to MC
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