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24 Hours of Leopard: Improved DVD player



Feature: The DVD Player is almost all new, with video improvements, an Autozoom feature, and a new interface.

How it works: Strangely, this big update has gone relatively unnoticed. But it will be noticed as soon as you put a DVD in-- the app has a whole new fullscreen interface, including a time slider, and what Apple is calling an "Image Bar" (those are artist's renditions, so hopefully it'll look a lot better than that), which will let you access your chapters while watching the movie. There's an AutoZoom feature to deal with letterboxing, and it will "float" above your other applications, making it easier to watch movies while you're supposed to be working. Finally, videophiles will be happy to know that Apple is promising better video quality with "Adaptive Video Analyzation technology." Sounds good to us.

Who will use it: Anyone who likes movies is the obvious answer here, but I'm going to go a little more subtle-- anyone who likes movies and working on their Mac. So, you know, Roger Ebert. And the folks at Pixar.

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1. Now if only there was support for Blu-Ray and or the lesser HD DVD. Apple Hope your listening!!!

Posted at 12:06AM on Oct 26th 2007 by Carlos

2. Is this "Adaptive Video Analyzation technology" the thing that requires a 1.6Ghz or better processor?

Posted at 12:40AM on Oct 26th 2007 by OmniGeno

3. The problem with the cries for Blu Ray and/or HD-DVD playback support, is that Apple would have to implement the same DRM and draconian security crap that currently plagues Vista. Better to wait for both formats to die as unencumbered downloads replace them both... Eventually the MPAA will come to the same realization as the RIAA and Apple won't have to deal with a ton of useless security code causing issues.

Posted at 12:49AM on Oct 26th 2007 by Josh Kritner

4. See the real problem with Vista is that its made by Microsoft!!!!

Posted at 1:04AM on Oct 26th 2007 by Carlos

5. has anyone tested the xbox 360 hd-dvd drive on leopard yet? i know that Tiger will recognize the hardware, but the special software to actually decode the commercial dvds.

the good thing about hd-dvd is that there is no region coding for it.

Posted at 1:17AM on Oct 26th 2007 by bob

6. oops. what i mean is that i know that tiger can see the hardware (in system profiler) but the software to decode the commercial hd-dvds is NOT.

Posted at 1:19AM on Oct 26th 2007 by uicandrew

7. @Carlos
Close; Microsoft can make good software, but they are too Chicken-S**t to say "that's a bad idea" to the MPAA and RIAA, just as they are too Chicken-S**t to say "our software will only support quality hardware" to OEMs.
Apple are brave enough to say "our Idea is better" to the MPAA and RIAA and say "your cheap Hardware won't work with MacOSX because it's cheap crap". That's why Apple products will always be better.

Posted at 2:35AM on Oct 26th 2007 by Dan Woods

8. Venice sand gaps! Anyone recognize that?

Posted at 6:27AM on Oct 26th 2007 by Alex Nordlinger

9. Does de-interlacing still sometimes make interlaced video look worse?

Posted at 8:57AM on Oct 26th 2007 by eliterrell

10. I've used this new feature, but they took away one thing... The little black floating box that tells you how much time is left (AKA the navigator). I watch my school on DVDs, and i always had the controller saying how much time has elapsed and tucked to the right is the navigator telling how much time is left...I don't know why, but i liked it because the navigator blended into the background. On this, it disappears after you move your mouse, and is to noticeable to leave up all the time...

This complaint will most likely only apply to me, but yeah...
BUT the slider fast forward is a HUGE "duh" improvement...now where is that freaking "go to" time option....

Posted at 9:10AM on Oct 26th 2007 by Luigi193

11. Would love to upgrade to Leopard but don't want to lose the ability to play DVDs on my 1.5 GHz PowerBook. Can I use the version of DVD Player that I'm running now (whatever came with Panther) after upgrading to Leopard?

Posted at 9:24AM on Oct 26th 2007 by scott

12. @Luigi193

You watch your school on DVDs?

What are you, a terrorist??

Posted at 9:47AM on Oct 26th 2007 by tv

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