Perian 1.1 just released

This is an absolute MUST HAVE piece of software. Like everything Macintosh, it just works! Download it. Now. - Tim Godby

Perian 1.1 just released: "

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Perian, the ultimate QuickTime plug-in, was just updated to version 1.1.1. Some of the changes in this version include:

• H.264 in AVI fixed


• Some anamorphic AVI files are now supported


• Performance problems due to PIC fixed with Xcode 3.1


• Incorrect frame skipping on H.264 intra frames fixed


• Better character set detection


• The update checker is now much more polite


• Several parsing and rendering bugs with subtitles fixed


• Player freezing while loading subtitles with embedded fonts fixed


• Audio fixed for some older MKV files with AAC/FLAC


• Strange values in MKV chapters or video sizes are handled better


• Initial support for SAMI subtitles added


• Worked around a QuickTime bug (#5770288) causing frames to be lost during export


• New codecs: DosBox ZMBV, VP6+Alpha, Nellymoser ASAO

FFmpeg:

• Crashing on PPC G3 fixed


• Fraps decoding artifacts fixed

You can view the full change log on the support website. Perian is a free System Preference pane that can be downloaded from the Perian project website.

Thanks, Chris!

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This isn't anything I can presently use in my work environment, but "Wow"! This is an important step for Apple to make. AVID has had asset management with their Unity line for quite some time. I'd love to see this in action. - Tim Godby

Apple today announced that it has begun shipping Final Cut Server, a powerful software solution for media asset management and workflow automation. A scaleable server application, Final Cut Server automatically catalogs large collections of assets, allows searching across multiple disks and SAN volumes, and enables viewing, annotation and approval of content from anywhere using a PC or Mac. “With the introduction of Final Cut Server, collaboration just got a whole lot easier for millions of editors, producers and clients who work with Final Cut Studio,” said Rob Schoeben, Apple’s vice president of Applications Product Marketing.

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