Hugh Senior wrote:
> Playing QuickTime movies in 2.3.1 freezes computers with 64Mb RAM. Fine on
> the machine with 128Mb.
Jacqueline replied:
>What platform? I am having similar problems in Windows 98, even if there
>is 128 MB of RAM. It only happens on some machines (Dells, particularly.)
Same here... Windows98 with 96Mb RAM and after first movie, the system
freezes with ob=nly mouse movement available. Plug-pulling time.
Mike replied:
>Officially 16Mb of RAM for QT 4.1.2 We have had some problems with
>playing movies originally in Autodesk FLC format - one or two freezes there
>even with 128Mb of RAM. But mostly they play fine. How big are the
>movies? - tossing them all into RAM may be a problem. Over-speedy
>decompression seems to be the root of it all. We (Dave Cragg and I) are
>still experimenting. And what platform? Latest crash was on Windows 98,
>but we had some early crashes on the Mac (with 193Mb of RAM!) because of
>doing things on preOpenCard, so I stopped that. Only do things in or after
>openCard. Dave may have more to say.
This is with QT4.1.2 also.
Movies are mostly 9Mb so not enormous.
Playing is initiated from a list of titles, not on preopencard.
Codec is Cinepak. Is this 'over-speedy'?
/H
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