johnlocke2342 said:

Hi.

I'm also a Mac user and I use Ivi, available on the Mac App Store for a few bucks (about €4 if I remember correctly). It has a very good Quality/Size ratio. Only downside is you can't convert DVD ripped as a VIDEO_TS folder. So now I'm using MakeMKV to rip them, but that's another story. I can tell it works, I have the despecialized trilogy in my iTunes library.

For playing Mkvs on an Apple TV without RE-encoding, you can try Video stream if you own an iOS device (don't forget to install the Mac client).

Both solutions work great. Hope it helps.

Yikes...that's a hell of a chore to go through just to play a common video format.  I don't get the appeal (or 'Apple-eal' if you will) of AppleTV.  For the same price you can pick up a halfway decent media streamer that can mount a 3tb drive internally, connect USB3, stream wifi or wired from the home network, doesn't care if you use iTunes or not, AND can cope with virtually every codec ever used (except the original MP4 AVI codec - damn you, DAP MST3K episodes!!!!!  DAAAAAMN YOOOOOOOOO!!!!).  I'll admit I may just not have heard about it, is there something AppleTV actually does that makes it a better choice in any circumstance?

bilditup1 said:

AntcuFaalb said:

timdiggerm said:

TV's Frink said:

More git arrogance, please.

Uh, okay?

 

Git is the best revision control system ever created, far superior to Subversion and other competitors.

I don't know... I still prefer Hg for DVCS.

I love these boards. Why'd I ever leave?

(...I've heard good things about mercurial but never tried it.)

$ git add arrogance.*

$ git commit -m 'MORE MORE MORE'

$ git push origin master

INv8r_ZIM said:

johnlocke2342 said:

Hi.

I'm also a Mac user and I use Ivi, available on the Mac App Store for a few bucks (about €4 if I remember correctly). It has a very good Quality/Size ratio. Only downside is you can't convert DVD ripped as a VIDEO_TS folder. So now I'm using MakeMKV to rip them, but that's another story. I can tell it works, I have the despecialized trilogy in my iTunes library.

For playing Mkvs on an Apple TV without RE-encoding, you can try Video stream if you own an iOS device (don't forget to install the Mac client).

Both solutions work great. Hope it helps.

Yikes...that's a hell of a chore to go through just to play a common video format.  I don't get the appeal (or 'Apple-eal' if you will) of AppleTV.  For the same price you can pick up a halfway decent media streamer that can mount a 3tb drive internally, connect USB3, stream wifi or wired from the home network, doesn't care if you use iTunes or not, AND can cope with virtually every codec ever used (except the original MP4 AVI codec - damn you, DAP MST3K episodes!!!!!  DAAAAAMN YOOOOOOOOO!!!!).  I'll admit I may just not have heard about it, is there something AppleTV actually does that makes it a better choice in any circumstance?

Agreed.  I'm a Mac user...Macbook Pro, iPhone, iPad, but when it came to TV, I passed on the AppleTV and picked up a WDTV Live.  I can connect my 3TB hard drive right to it, still stream from my Mac, and it plays ever video format and codec I've thrown at it, flawlessly (including all of Harmy's masterful releases). 

When ATV has those capabilities, I might switch. But right now even a jailbroken ATV can't compete with the WDTV.

Stay on topic!

Stay on topic!

(Sorry, couldn't resist. As you were...)

Harmy said:

Well, actually, the new version of SW will be quite different. I think I'll end up calling it v2.5 or something, as it won't be done from scratch like v2.0 was but it will have enough new/different stuff to be quite a different beast altogether.

...a few new CG background creature antics, a surprise new scene visiting with Bea Arthur's sultry cantina-owner/siren (ggggrrrrrrr!)...dancing banthas...maybe tweak the colour timing to make it fit in with LOST a little better...you know, just some subtle differences and changes.  It'll be the classic you remember from Fall of 2012, but new and improved! 

Harmy said:

Well, actually, the new version of SW will be quite different. I think I'll end up calling it v2.5 or something, as it won't be done from scratch like v2.0 was but it will have enough new/different stuff to be quite a different beast altogether.

If you don't call it v2.1 or v3.0, then the public is going to be confused where the missing versions are inbetween.

Unless you intend to release lots more versions, I would suggest v3.0 fits in well with the scheme so far for major releases as it's more than a bugfix for wonky audio (v2.1 would have been the audio corrected mkv).

I prefer 5.1

Haha, fun times. Rolls off the tongue so smoothly, you just can't help but say it with a smile ;)

Whatever it ends up being called, it'll be awesome. 2.1 or 2.5 still seem like good ideas that make sense. Agree that a 3.0 would be a little uncalled for. 2.1-2.4 could simply be "internal" revisions that were never released, so a 2.5 makes sense.

For now, we have:
1.0 AVCHD
2.0 AVCHD
2.0 MKV

In the next wave, we'll see whatever first, main, huge, best, "this is it" format, hopefully followed by an AVCHD, as it's still a nice format for various reasons.

All I know, is that I have a blank blu ray just waiting for some very worth data (and wouldn't mind mailing Harmy a few as a thank you)

Yep, that's a lot of data to archive off.. Also, yes, always good to have a couple copies, even though newer blu ray blanks are a little nicer.

Please check your PM's Harmy :)

AntcuFaalb said:

I would normally agree with this, but I think it will create more confusion because everyone will be wondering why they have v3.0 of Star Wars, but v2.0 of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.

2.1/2.0/2.0 seems less confusing to me than 3.0/2.0/2.0.

Many are confused by the current 2.0/1.0/1.0.

Wait. Are there v2.0 of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi or are we still with v1.0?