tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015214236289077798.post8339676356492438005..comments2024-03-24T17:13:53.855-07:00Comments on TenFourFox Development: An experiment: introducing the PopOutPlayer (plus: microbenchmarking PowerPC SPRs)ClassicHasClasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17331846076856918359noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015214236289077798.post-82888436548624594872017-04-19T14:42:36.292-07:002017-04-19T14:42:36.292-07:00This is really cool! I've been using PopOutPla...This is really cool! I've been using PopOutPlayer on my iBook G4 and I definitely think you should finish it. I've always preferred Flash for YouTube videos, and I've never seen it perform better.<br /><br />Using Flash just to watch YouTube and Vimeo isn't nearly as bad as you make it sound. A finished, supported release of this would be great.HFTaylor12https://www.blogger.com/profile/11868750186173319437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015214236289077798.post-59847275638246743062017-03-23T00:43:53.181-07:002017-03-23T00:43:53.181-07:00I'm also quite confident the abysmal performan...I'm also quite confident the abysmal performance of blr is due to messing up the link cache. That said, for PIC you need to calculate the current address of the program counter at function start, and the only way to do that on PPC is via a call (bl, or generic: bcl) instruction, except if you're using the ELFv2 abi.<br /><br />Since that would also mess up the link cache normally (a call without a return), they've reserved a special variant of the bcl instruction that does not update the link cache: set the BO field to 20 and the BI field to 31. So maybe something similar holds for the bclr instruction, in that it may not attempt to use, nor invalidate/pop, the link cache if you use that BO/BI combination. I've never tried this though.Jonas Maebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458193496621283799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015214236289077798.post-22670544202581432352017-02-12T19:24:15.664-08:002017-02-12T19:24:15.664-08:00I have sad news. My PowerMac G5 has finally died (...I have sad news. My PowerMac G5 has finally died (or at least it's pretty much at that state). I keep getting these cryptic firmware messages on randomly on startup as well as random crashes. I think the motherboard may be going bad. I'm currently using a cheap pc laptop I got not too long ago to type this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09011845999814793165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015214236289077798.post-36899467435856646142017-02-08T19:42:30.254-08:002017-02-08T19:42:30.254-08:00Exciting stuff happening at macrumors.com PowerPC ...Exciting stuff happening at macrumors.com PowerPC users forum, with Dronecatcher using a tenfourfoxbox of tonvid.com and youtube-dl to pass on video to mplayer via Applescript, with this method youtube playback on 10.4 and a 500mhz G3 is possible, with an incredible 30% CPU being used. A real programmer could probably make a more elegant mashup. Thread:<br /><br />https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/new-youtube-player-downloader-even-for-g3.2031523/<br /><br />Another user, Lastic, has compiled SMTube for OS X PPC, using xcode and macports on Leopard. The Tiger build is giving him fits, but he is not giving up.<br /><br />https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/new-youtube-player-downloader-even-for-g3.2031523/dr.davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15886698961408263795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015214236289077798.post-34174079801991944212017-02-08T17:06:48.159-08:002017-02-08T17:06:48.159-08:00Is GStreamer still possible and if so, would it su...Is GStreamer still possible and if so, would it support a hardware overlay? Or is what you describe as rendering? GStreamer supports ffmpeg as well. Wouldn't help everyone, but ffmpeg may be better optimized already than what mozilla shipped with.<br /><br />I know hardware decoding is not possible, but VLC, which uses ffmpeg decoders, can decode 1080p BluRay h264 video off disc if you have the keys and right libraries installed on my QUAD. Mine has a 7800GT btw. Shame the last supported VLC is 2.0.jeisomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18045697056369220839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015214236289077798.post-63249781768365317422017-02-08T03:52:28.001-08:002017-02-08T03:52:28.001-08:00It used to be possible to use QuickTime codecs in ...It used to be possible to use QuickTime codecs in Firefox by means of GStreamer - but that doesn't accelerate rendering and would be limitted to the codecs available for QuickTime.Tobiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02240455108133761542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015214236289077798.post-79424258053612708652017-02-07T20:06:29.017-08:002017-02-07T20:06:29.017-08:00This is 10.4, so I couldn't say about performa...This is 10.4, so I couldn't say about performance on 10.5.<br /><br />The Vimeo URL above plays for a few seconds on the latest Leopard WebKit on my DLSD G4, and then resets. Others seem to work, though. It could be a temporary glitch.ClassicHasClasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17331846076856918359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015214236289077798.post-73686445200656608092017-02-07T20:05:17.504-08:002017-02-07T20:05:17.504-08:00Embedded? No, not without substantial hacks. Mozil...Embedded? No, not without substantial hacks. Mozilla does use the AV Toolkit but only for decoding, and that won't work for 10.4.<br /><br />Outside of the browser, though, you've essentially described the QuickTime Enabler.ClassicHasClasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17331846076856918359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015214236289077798.post-14379808552108038242017-02-06T16:21:23.646-08:002017-02-06T16:21:23.646-08:00Would it be possible to use QuickTime to implement...Would it be possible to use QuickTime to implement embedded html5 video? I know my system, a quad, is fully capable hardware-wise of playing BluRays(used one of the sata ports), so most html5 videos would be easy for it. Problem I see is the software side.jeisomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18045697056369220839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015214236289077798.post-8979513237984211382017-02-05T17:01:36.304-08:002017-02-05T17:01:36.304-08:00BTW C.K. Just realized you can Symlink all of the ...BTW C.K. Just realized you can Symlink all of the cookies from FoxBoxes together, so if say a Facebook FoxBox links to a Youtube FoxBox, you can click though and be already logged in! I have 8 or so of them and they all share the same login-cookies now.artphotodudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14625170205541427471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015214236289077798.post-64688268470416682212017-02-05T10:20:05.701-08:002017-02-05T10:20:05.701-08:00PS, or if in Dash Format - DLable then playable (k...PS, or if in Dash Format - DLable then playable (kinda a mixed bag with Vimeo).artphotodudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14625170205541427471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015214236289077798.post-62927645734233513842017-02-05T10:18:45.325-08:002017-02-05T10:18:45.325-08:00Cool! Flash does still have its place (like for p...Cool! Flash does still have its place (like for playing "Bionic Chainsaw Pogostick Gorilla"!!<br /><br />BUT Vimeo (end many others like Dailymotion, Comedy Central, and of course Youtube - even plays entire playlists now!) have been playable all this time in PPC Media Center (Excuse the shameless plug ;0).<br /><br />http://ppcluddite.blogspot.com/2016/06/new-ppc-media-center-version-6.htmlartphotodudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14625170205541427471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015214236289077798.post-6765718922608081332017-02-05T04:08:21.562-08:002017-02-05T04:08:21.562-08:00Hmmm... actually I've never seen flash player ...Hmmm... actually I've never seen flash player perform better at h.264 than QTKit/CoreAnimation (which is what Leopard WebKit uses). That might be because I've always had Perian installed.<br />Flash player might also perform better when accelerated compositing is not available (because of the graphics driver not supporting CoreAnimation) or disabled for WebKit; then QTKit wouldn't be able to render to a CALayer (OpenGL) and would have to resort to using an NSView instead.<br />Or did you mean Tiger's H.264 codec used via my upgraded Tiger WebKit? That codec is quite limited in comparison with Leopard's.<br /><br />Would you like to pass me some Vimeo video URLs that don't play in Leopard WebKit?<br />I didn't find any during brief testing - and it did always play using QTKit.Tobiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02240455108133761542noreply@blogger.com