Apple posts Macworld 2008 keynote stream

[AppleInsider]

Living up to its promise from its last-minute site update, Apple on Tuesday evening posted the streaming QuickTime feed of its Macworld San Francisco 2008 keynote speech by company chief Steve Jobs.

The announcement saw the release of the MacBook Air subnotebook, iTunes Movie Rentals with new Apple TV software with HD video support, and its new Time Capsule hybrid router and network backup device.

Apple also released the iPhone 1.1.3 update with a customizable home screen, triangulated positioning in Google Maps, and multi-recipient SMS text messaging. The iPod touch now also ships with a software upgrade ($20 separately) that brings Google Maps, Mail, Notes, and widget apps previously limited to the iPhone.

[shutterrelease]

Geez it's about time... he he

[crees!]

Originally Posted by shutterrelease

Geez it's about time... he he

Watched it about 2 hours ago before it was officially posted.

[solipsism]

It's so smooth this year; absolutely perfect. None of the blocking and freezing that has crippled it's first day release all the previous years.

[kmhtkmhtkmht]

I'd like to download it so I can watch it on the iPhone - suggestions?!

[solipsism]

Originally Posted by kmhtkmhtkmht

I'd like to download it so I can watch it on the iPhone - suggestions?!

Yes, wait a week or two for it to show up iTS as free DL.

[nofear1az]

nice, I can't wait to watch it tonight. I feel like it's going to the movies.

[redison]

Steves Keynote was awesome, a change from last year when all the attention was on the iPhone.
Reminds me of 2004 and 2003 and 2002!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[redison]

in the keynote ? He looks thin, (his face) your Impressions:?

[redison]

Originally Posted by kmhtkmhtkmht

I'd like to download it so I can watch it on the iPhone - suggestions?!

You can't its a copyrighted production, no way to save it with Quicktime :-)

[solipsism]

Originally Posted by redison

in the keynote ? He looks thin, (his face) your Impressions:?

You would be too if you only got paid a dollar a year.

[edibiase]

I actually found the iPhone version of the keynote by peeking at the reference movie they provide. It's available for download from Apple as a self-contained MP4, and seems to play fine in QuickTime Player in OS X. (I suspect, and hope, that it will play okay on my Apple TV, as well.)

[solipsism]

Originally Posted by edibiase

I actually found the iPhone version of the keynote by peeking at the reference movie they provide. It's available for download from Apple as a self-contained MP4, and seems to play fine in QuickTime Player in OS X. (I suspect, and hope, that it will play okay on my Apple TV, as well.)

Excellent. Apple has their keynotes down now.

[tonton]

Originally Posted by solipsism

It's so smooth this year; absolutely perfect. None of the blocking and freezing that has crippled it's first day release all the previous years.

Is anyone else feeling exactly the opposite is true? Or is this a sarcastic post?

The stream is absolutely HORRIBLE!!!!!

Can't even see the f*ing product AT ALL... just MPEG artifacts and even audio dropping out.

Edit: At this point I can't even get audio. Anyone transfer the stream from when it was acceptable? Why doesn't Apple just post it on iTunes immediately, even in small size, instead of streaming it?

[solipsism]

Originally Posted by tonton

Is anyone else feeling exactly the opposite is true? Or is this a sarcastic post?

The stream is absolutely HORRIBLE!!!!!

Can't even see the f*ing product AT ALL... just MPEG artifacts and even audio dropping out.

Edit: At this point I can't even get audio. Anyone transfer the stream from when it was acceptable? Why doesn't Apple just post it on iTunes immediately, even in small size, instead of streaming it?

Not being sarcastic at all. I've even being stopping and restarting streams to answer posts here, and going back to verify something Jobs said during the keynote.

Did you install the new QT version yet?

[tonton]

Apple really screwed up with this shit this year. The MacBook Air guided tour has no audio. Even the download version.

[tonton]

Originally Posted by solipsism

Not being sarcastic at all. I've even being stopping and restarting streams to answer posts here, and going back to verify something Jobs said during the keynote.

Did you install the new QT version yet?

No. Is that really the issue?

[solipsism]

Originally Posted by tonton

No. Is that really the issue?

I don't know, I didn't try it before the install.

[JeffDM]

Originally Posted by tonton

Is anyone else feeling exactly the opposite is true? Or is this a sarcastic post?

The stream is absolutely HORRIBLE!!!!!

Can't even see the f*ing product AT ALL... just MPEG artifacts and even audio dropping out.

Edit: At this point I can't even get audio. Anyone transfer the stream from when it was acceptable? Why doesn't Apple just post it on iTunes immediately, even in small size, instead of streaming it?

I had major problems too, but I updated to the latest QT and it works beautifully now.

[tonton]

Originally Posted by solipsism

I don't know, I didn't try it before the install.

Still the same. It's okay at the beginning of the keynote. But jump to the MacBook Air intro and all hell breaks loose. Must be a traffic issue.

And I still have no access to the MacBook Air Ad.

But the Guided Tour now has audio, at least on the online version -- I think that wasn't a Quicktime issue though, I think Apple accidentally posted a mute version. My downloaded copy was still silent. I'm downloading another copy to see if Apple fixed it.

[tonton]

Nope. Download version still has absolutely no audio.

[Eluard]

Originally Posted by redison

in the keynote ? He looks thin, (his face) your Impressions:?

Yes, I thought so too. To be honest, I've seen that kind of gaunt thinness before and it has always said one thing: serious ill health. Watching the keynote had me quite worried.

[mrpiddly]

No problems with the stream on my old ibook 64 running 10.3. I watched it right after they uploaded it.

No problems with guided tour or ad either.

[tonton]

Can you see the ad right now?

Can you see the streaming video at the MacBook Air intro right now? Could be limited bandwidth to Asia, I guess...

[WJHMH]

@#$%!!!!


I've been trying to view it since it was put up hours ago but the stream is still weak.

[solipsism]

Originally Posted by WJHMH

@#$%!!!!


I've been trying to view it since it was put up hours ago but the stream is still weak.

Did you update QT to 7.6?

[nvidia2008]

Originally Posted by edibiase

I actually found the iPhone version of the keynote by peeking at the reference movie they provide. It's available for download from Apple as a self-contained MP4, and seems to play fine in QuickTime Player in OS X. (I suspect, and hope, that it will play okay on my Apple TV, as well.)

Just the right size/speed etc. for me to look at right now while typing on these forums. Thanks for the link.

[nvidia2008]

Originally Posted by Eluard

Yes, I thought so too. To be honest, I've seen that kind of gaunt thinness before and it has always said one thing: serious ill health. Watching the keynote had me quite worried.

No... not time yet iLeader!! Don't leave us while the hordes are massing at the door...!!!

[MiMac]

Quicktime stream is truely f****d up here also. I get about 30 seconds of the start then the whole thing freezes and audio drops out. Crap.

Yes, I am using the latest version of Quicktime!

[solipsism]

Originally Posted by MiMac

Quicktime stream is truely f****d up here also. I get about 30 seconds of the start then the whole thing freezes and audio drops out. Crap.

Do the download version instead of the steaming version then.