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cballero
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on: April 21, 2021, 15:40
As I helped to answer a question regarding MPEG-4 playback on a G3 in another forum, my mind drifted back to System 7 (and 8.0-8.1, the forgotten 'middle' OS, that was more of a marketing move by Apple to dump the clone market, lol). I know I did talk about VCD video playback a few years ago: https://system7today.com/forums/index.php?topic=3098.msg10241#msg10241 Another thread also looked at MPEG-4 playback on OS9: https://system7today.com/forums/index.php?topic=1707.msg8396#msg8396 So we come right back to the unasked question, 'What's the highest quality video playback achievable on a Pre-G3 PPC Macs running System 7.x-8.1, 8.5/6 and 9.x?' Some Macs, like the Powerbook 1400, did not have a dedicated video graphics card, so it had no QuickTime video hardware acceleration. But on PPC Macs w/video cards under Mac OS 7.x-8.1, what was possible/achievable? It may lead to what's already been talked about, but with some digging and testing we may be surprised at what we can find  who knows? a Mac User or MacWorld issue from back in the day may have some hidden tidbits! I'd love to hear other forum members' thoughts and experiences on this topic!
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Last Edit: April 23, 2021, 04:24 by cballero
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Old Mac Geezer
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64 MB Posts: 112
Reply #1 on: June 04, 2021, 07:46
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The fastest video card that I have that works with a beige Mac is a Radeon 9200. Unless there's something faster than that that I don't know about, I would use the limitations of that card as a general guide of what is possible.
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cballero
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1024 MB Posts: 1179 System 7, today and forever
Reply #2 on: June 18, 2021, 06:53
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Neat! That's right O.M.G., video cards are the champs that provide more lift to whatever your editing or playing back.. it's not all about the software, lol!!! 
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