Can anybody play this?
This link sends you to a HD version of the new theatrical Halo 2 trailer in wmv format. I have a Dual 1Ghz DDR with a Gig of RAM and a GF4Ti, I can't run this trailer at all, it loads up, but the fps is extremely low, I'm not even talking 1fps, it updates about 10 times over the 30 second period.
To my knowledge only WMP9 can play WMV files, at least on the mac. My question is, is it the hardware that is limiting playback of this trailer or is it WMP9? My feeling is that it's a little bit of both, afterall the iMac rev.a I had couldn't play back "Large" size movie trailers from apple.com at 25fps, more like 8fps. Can any of you guys run it?
From the lower res version of this trailer Halo 2 looks as though it's going to look pretty good.
To my knowledge only WMP9 can play WMV files, at least on the mac. My question is, is it the hardware that is limiting playback of this trailer or is it WMP9? My feeling is that it's a little bit of both, afterall the iMac rev.a I had couldn't play back "Large" size movie trailers from apple.com at 25fps, more like 8fps. Can any of you guys run it?
From the lower res version of this trailer Halo 2 looks as though it's going to look pretty good.
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Originally posted by Jeremiah Rich
K. Downloaded it and opened in WMplayer. Same problem you described, and it will not open with Mplayer. Strange.
Just out of interest what mac are you using?
Quicksilver G4/867 mhz 640 ram, 2 250 gig and 1 80 gig harddrive, Geforce4 TI 4600.
Might be one of the windows only codecs built into WMP9.
If it was a windows specific codec, wouldn't it not be able to play at all on mac? I wonder if anyone with a G5 can play this thing.
Downloaded WMP 9 and it looks beautiful but skips about every other frame.
OK, I guess this PC is using the motherboard graphics (Intel 82865G) but my thinking is a P4 or G5 would be the minimum for full-quality playback.
Oh, and I can't wait for this game.
im on an old prototyped dual core G5 3.0ghz
with 8gb ram
Window itty-bitty small and it still choppy using VERY little processor power.
Are you sure this is a good file? It says the bitrate is 10Mbps yet the file is only 50MB?
BTW, I still have my CPU monitor from OS 10.2.9 so it is easy to see. 8) Most of the time I'm not using half CPU power.
EDIT: Just saw what it was supposed to be like. Yea, something is flipped out and I think it is the Windows Media Player application.
Guessing I need more ram :P
I'm beginning to think only a 3.4Ghz P4 Prescott or above can play this thing, those chips are supposed to have exceptional WMP decoding speeds.
Going to try on my Athlon XP system Sunday when one of my new monitors arrive.