Comments on: Beginning to Manage your Video Collection… http://www.machtpc.com/archives/2005/01/22/beginning-to-manage-your-video-collection/ Fri, 07 Jan 2011 05:09:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jonathan Greene http://www.machtpc.com/archives/2005/01/22/beginning-to-manage-your-video-collection/comment-page-1/#comment-155 Jonathan Greene Thu, 27 Jan 2005 03:07:49 +0000 http://www.machtpc.com/?p=30#comment-155 I have vlc and it is a great app. The point though as I understand it (waiting on iLife5 with my "soon" to ship mini) is that Quicktime opens the video from iPhoto 5. I already own both Keyboard Maestro and Quicktime Pro and found that a quick action based macro enabled fullscreen video for movies being launched. My goal is action in the fewest clicks once I am seating on the couch. VLC - http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ - is an excellent media player / server and I plan on using it as I do now for most video types except for archived DVDs for which I will just use the Apple DVD player since it can easily open Video_TS folders and give you full access to DVD content with menus as though you had inserted the disc. I have vlc and it is a great app. The point though as I understand it (waiting on iLife5 with my “soon” to ship mini) is that Quicktime opens the video from iPhoto 5.

I already own both Keyboard Maestro and Quicktime Pro and found that a quick action based macro enabled fullscreen video for movies being launched. My goal is action in the fewest clicks once I am seating on the couch.

VLC – http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ – is an excellent media player / server and I plan on using it as I do now for most video types except for archived DVDs for which I will just use the Apple DVD player since it can easily open Video_TS folders and give you full access to DVD content with menus as though you had inserted the disc.

]]> By: Fred http://www.machtpc.com/archives/2005/01/22/beginning-to-manage-your-video-collection/comment-page-1/#comment-154 Fred Thu, 27 Jan 2005 02:58:52 +0000 http://www.machtpc.com/?p=30#comment-154 Quicktime Pro and Keyboard Maestro for $50 just so you can play a video fullscreen?!?!?! No, no, no, no, no. Just get VLC. It'll do all that and more, and it's free. In particular, it will play .mov, .avi, .divx and .mpeg movies just fine, and it remembers what screensize you last had between launches. (I don't remember the URL, just check VersionTracker.com.) Quicktime Pro and Keyboard Maestro for $50 just so you can play a video fullscreen?!?!?! No, no, no, no, no. Just get VLC. It’ll do all that and more, and it’s free. In particular, it will play .mov, .avi, .divx and .mpeg movies just fine, and it remembers what screensize you last had between launches. (I don’t remember the URL, just check VersionTracker.com.)

]]> By: Stephen http://www.machtpc.com/archives/2005/01/22/beginning-to-manage-your-video-collection/comment-page-1/#comment-153 Stephen Mon, 24 Jan 2005 07:14:37 +0000 http://www.machtpc.com/?p=30#comment-153 I use Xinema for watching the odd Quicktime movie in full screen. Should be available at the popular download sites. I use Xinema for watching the odd Quicktime movie in full screen. Should be available at the popular download sites.

]]> By: Chris http://www.machtpc.com/archives/2005/01/22/beginning-to-manage-your-video-collection/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Chris Sun, 23 Jan 2005 12:07:01 +0000 http://www.machtpc.com/?p=30#comment-152 It might be helpful to point out that iPhoto works well with any content that can be encapsulated in a .mov container. This not only includes MPEG2 video from PVR applications, but iMovie end products, downloaded Quicktime movie trailers, and so forth. It might be helpful to point out that iPhoto works well with any content that can be encapsulated in a .mov container. This not only includes MPEG2 video from PVR applications, but iMovie end products, downloaded Quicktime movie trailers, and so forth.

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