FN-GM Posted October 17, 2009 Posted October 17, 2009 Hi, Just wondering if anyone can help me with this: Apple - Support - Discussions - Play HD .MKV Files in Front Row ... Thanks
Boon72 Posted October 17, 2009 Posted October 17, 2009 (edited) non of my avi's play in FrontRow Edited October 17, 2009 by Boon72
mac_shinobi Posted October 17, 2009 Posted October 17, 2009 (edited) Perian Perian - The swiss-army knife of QuickTime components helps if you go to the link, I normally use Plex http://www.plexapp.com/ Much better then front row and you can get it to link to imdb and tvdb ( think thats the site ) and it pulls down all the info etc and plays mkv's brilliantly not sure about a stand alone mkv codec for macs - would be good to know if there is one though. http://www.matroska.org/downloads/others.html It states mplayer - there is also mplayer extended With VLC on OS X it will help if you put the video playback to open GL instead of default and try again. Edited October 17, 2009 by mac_shinobi
FN-GM Posted October 17, 2009 Author Posted October 17, 2009 Perian Perian - The swiss-army knife of QuickTime components helps if you go to the link, I normally use Plex Plex Media Center for OS X Much better then front row and you can get it to link to imdb and tvdb ( think thats the site ) and it pulls down all the info etc and plays mkv's brilliantly not sure about a stand alone mkv codec for macs - would be good to know if there is one though. Downloads for Others (OSX, BeOS/OpenBeOS, ...) | Matroska It states mplayer - there is also mplayer extended With VLC on OS X it will help if you put the video playback to open GL instead of default and try again. Thanks, Like i said perian doesnt work right. I will have a look at plex. what do i download from the Matroska site? Thanks
mac_shinobi Posted October 18, 2009 Posted October 18, 2009 Thanks, Like i said perian doesnt work right. I will have a look at plex. what do i download from the Matroska site? Thanks Up to you if you do or not was just showing you that they were showing you mplayer or vlc etc and also mentioned that there is mplayer extended MPlayer OSX Extended I use plex here much better then front row, takes a little configuring
FN-GM Posted October 18, 2009 Author Posted October 18, 2009 Does plex work well with the apple remote? Im just playing with it and dont have one handy
mac_shinobi Posted October 18, 2009 Posted October 18, 2009 Does plex work well with the apple remote? Im just playing with it and dont have one handy yes - you go into the preferences - think its under system or somewhere around there you can tell it which type of remote and lots of other settings
FN-GM Posted October 18, 2009 Author Posted October 18, 2009 yes - you go into the preferences - think its under system or somewhere around there you can tell it which type of remote and lots of other settings Another stupid question.... Some of my videos are not widescreen. So i get the black bars on the right and left, is there a way to make the video fit the screen without having to change the resolution of the machine? Thanks
mac_shinobi Posted October 18, 2009 Posted October 18, 2009 I have not got any videos like that but if you use your keyboard and press the right or left ( think its the right one ) arrow key that is - I think you get more options with ref to aspect ratio etc
mortstar Posted October 18, 2009 Posted October 18, 2009 (edited) Another stupid question.... Some of my videos are not widescreen. So i get the black bars on the right and left, is there a way to make the video fit the screen without having to change the resolution of the machine? Thanks Ewwww - why would you want to do that??? EDIT: Charlie Brooker's view and therefore Gospel. Edited October 18, 2009 by mortstar
FN-GM Posted October 18, 2009 Author Posted October 18, 2009 Ewwww - why would you want to do that??? EDIT: Charlie Brooker's view and therefore Gospel. Thanks but i do know what will happen..... Another problem if anyone can help? using the apple remote i can navigate around the program but it also acts if i was using the mouse in the OS. For example i use the volume controls to navigate up and down but it also changes the volume on the system. how do i prevent this please?
mac_shinobi Posted October 18, 2009 Posted October 18, 2009 (edited) Thanks but i do know what will happen..... Another problem if anyone can help? using the apple remote i can navigate around the program but it also acts if i was using the mouse in the OS. For example i use the volume controls to navigate up and down but it also changes the volume on the system. how do i prevent this please? everything on the plex site Getting Started - Plex http://wiki.plexapp.com/index.php/Apple_Remote As for how it works with an apple remote I have a Mac Pro ( desktop ) not a laptop or an iMac so could not tell you for sure. I just got apples bluetooth keyboard and use the keyboard for controlling everything ie volume, etc Edited October 18, 2009 by mac_shinobi
FN-GM Posted October 18, 2009 Author Posted October 18, 2009 everything on the plex site Getting Started - Plex Apple Remote - Plex As for how it works with an apple remote I have a Mac Pro ( desktop ) not a laptop or an iMac so could not tell you for sure. I just got apples bluetooth keyboard and use the keyboard for controlling everything ie volume, etc Had a look cant find a thing thats why i asked. It works but it also controls the system, for example i use the volume controls to navigate up and down but it also changes the volume on the system
FN-GM Posted October 18, 2009 Author Posted October 18, 2009 Just found this sounds like a problem in 10.6 only https://plexapp.lighthouseapp.com/projects/15067/tickets/311-always-on-remote-still-starts-front-row-snow-leopard
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