Bob Cringely of PBS fame has it on good “ rumor ” authority thatApple‘s planning to bring H.264 hardware support to all of its machines . As in the iMac , the MacBook , the MacBook Pro , the Mac Pro , and even the Mac Mini . Why is this crucial ? Because a $ 50 ironware chip ( that ’s how much it costs Apple ) will be able to handle all iTunes video cleanly , allowing the CPU(s ) to relax and put its feet up , instead of bust its rear rendering Pirates of the Caribbean like it does now .
The benefit of this is the ability to play telecasting smoother on lower - end hardware ( see Apple TV ) , and the possibility of DVR exercise . How ’s that ? Because this same H.264 chip is able of encoding as well as decoding , which mean you may be able-bodied to reverse any Mac into an H.264 DVR , or “ effortlessly ” platter screencasts without taxing your CPU , which is doing whatever it is you ’re presently recording .
The Great Apple Video Encoder Attack of 2007[PBS ]
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