playing .avi-file with h264 codec

[ThomasW]

This does not seem to work very well. Picture gets distorted and playback is halted. An error message apperas regularly: ffmpeg: more than 5 seconds of late video -> dropping frame (computer too slow ?)

Trying to play the same file with Quicktime renders a white image; no video is diplayed. On the other hand Quicktime has no problems playing h264 encoded .mov-files used by Apple for their HD movie trailers. I am however not sure if the file in question uses the very same h264 codec as Apple's.

Should I try to convert the .avi into a .mov-file ? Then it maybe could be played with Quicktime.

Any help welcome,

Thomas

[The DJ]

the h264 decoder of ffmpeg (the one we use), is considerably slower then the one from QuickTime. However it's free, and it allows for much higher compression video (the reason you cannot view your movie in QuickTime, H264 in QT is very limited).

So you will just have to wait untill the decoder matures enough to be real fast. Or you need to get a newer mac (the new core2duo's rule)