Discussion What do you use to playback your video and audio files on Mac?

[nikorr]

What do you use to playback your video files on Mac?

Please vote, don't just read : )

Post too.

 

[blazorthon]

VLC is the best media playback program IMHO. Free, fast, light-weight, works with pretty much all media file formats, can sometimes even fix damaged media files, and so much more. Some other players can come close, but from what I've tried out myself, they won't beat VLC. On the few Macs that I've used, Quicktime was okay most of the time, but I still preferred VLC. I've only tried two or three others on Macs because I generally don't use Macs nearly as much as I use Windows or even Linux computers.

 

[nikorr]

Yes, the damaged media fix works for me too : )

 

[amdfangirl]

I love cross platform software because I can use it on many platforms. One app to learn for many OSes. I also like technically apt programs. VLC ticks both those boxes and has the benefit of being open source. .

Prior to this, I used Quicktime, iTunes and DiVX player for Mac. I don't think all three combined play as many formats as VLC.

 

[nikorr]

Yep, now its even on iOS and Android.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/80062-35-media-player

 

[nikorr]

Just like cross platform browsers.

 

[amdfangirl]

Strange, I thought that VLC wouldn't post it in the iOS app store because it violates the GPL. Must be having one of those days!

 

[whooleo]

Strange, I thought that VLC wouldn't post it in the iOS app store because it violates the GPL. Must be having one of those days!

That is true but they released it on cydia a while back but now I don't even see it any more.

 

[amdfangirl]

Ahhh, have you tried it? I don't have an iDevice apart from my Powerbook and Macbook.

Also I agree with your sig, PowerPC is boss. Been rolling with my Powerbook 12" G4 since like forever, lol.

 

[nikorr]

I still have some Powerbook G4 @ 667MHz for almost $4000 back when they released it.

Came pre-installed with OS9 and OSX. I think it was 15.3incher

 

[amdfangirl]

Oh... OS 9...

Memories...

 

[nikorr]

That was my introduction in the Mac world : )

 

[goodguy713]

well if you get the quick time pro upgrade you get a lot more as far as file conversion goes .. vlc player is also pretty good .. but i prefer quick time my self.. also flipformac can be pretty useful..

 

[goodguy713]

lol i still have software that only works on os 9
haha

 

[amdfangirl]

Appleworks? lol

 

[whooleo]

Ahhh, have you tried it? I don't have an iDevice apart from my Powerbook and Macbook.

Also I agree with your sig, PowerPC is boss. Been rolling with my Powerbook 12" G4 since like forever, lol.

Yeah I've used VLC on iOS but for some reason they removed it from cydia

I always liked the G5's (PowerPC 970).

 

[nikorr]

I had dual G5 machine, that was last one I had. I had also dual G4. I liked the opening, like the suit case. lol

And the cable management was great, compare to PC at that time

 

[nikorr]

 

[whooleo]

I had dual G5 machine, that was last one I had. I had also dual G4. I liked the opening, like the suit case. lol

And the cable management was great, compare to PC at that time

Yeah and some people even modded them into ATX cases. Ahh G5, the pinnacle of Mac hardware, until those damn Intel CPUs came around and then Macs became just regular (sometimes overpriced) PCs....

 

[nikorr]

 

[whooleo]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...39px-Apple_PowerMac_G4_M8570_MDD_sideopen.jpg

Wow, I remember those! The massive passive heatsink made the things weigh like a ton.

 

[nikorr]

Yeah and some people even modded them into ATX cases. Ahh G5, the pinnacle of Mac hardware, until those damn Intel CPUs came around and then Macs became just regular (sometimes overpriced) PCs....

That's when I started modifying too : )

 

[whooleo]

I remember using Tiger on a 450MHz G3, man that thing was slow on the internet lol.

 

[nikorr]

I also had the Cube : )

I sold it quickly. It was weak.

 

[nikorr]