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Re: QuickTime flickering during Video Tutorials?
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May 12, 2008 9:55 PM
in response to: Snowberg
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Try VLC. I find it more stable than Divx which crashes regularly on me. Yes, Divx has a prettier user interface, but VLC is simply more reliable for everyday use. Quicktime is of course most trouble-free, except when it isn't. 
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Re: QuickTime flickering during Video Tutorials?
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May 15, 2008 1:23 PM
in response to: vileda
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I'd like to reiterate that this is not just a leopard problem. It is a Tiger issue as well. I've used both on my santa rosa, and both versions of X gave me serious video flicker in Final Cut Pro, After Effects, Safari, and Firefox. However I don't really see this issue when viewing video files in the standalone quicktime player.
Perhaps its a driver issue with the Nvidia cars, as my friends ATI 1600x based macbook pro has none of these issues. I suppose most people using the Nvidia based macbook pro's are using leopard as I believe they came with the optional upgrade DVD.
Macbook Pro 15inch 2.4Ghz
Mac OS X (10.4.11)
MBP Santa Rosa
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Re: QuickTime flickering during Video Tutorials?
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May 15, 2008 4:06 PM
in response to: OkComputer1234
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Just bought a new mac book pro. A question to all those watching this discussion - Do you have your desktop changing it's picture in the background? I stopped the picture from changing and it appears to have helped. Still need to do some more testing/watching. Sorry in advance if I am just just wishful thinking.
Macbook Pro 2.4Ghz Core 2 Duo
Mac OS X (10.5.2)
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May 16, 2008
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Re: QuickTime flickering during Video Tutorials?
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May 16, 2008 4:04 AM
in response to: Shatterbox
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Strangely if you zoom in by using ctrl +scrolling, the flickering stops......Strange! I'm on the phone now with Apple to resolve this....I'll let you all know what the outcome is.
Macbook Black
Mac OS X (10.5.2)
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Re: QuickTime flickering during Video Tutorials?
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May 16, 2008 11:10 AM
in response to: McPherson
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Strangely if you zoom in by using ctrl +scrolling, the flickering stops......Strange! I'm on the phone now with Apple to resolve this....I'll let you all know what the outcome is.
I can confirm that. I've got a brand new black MB (2GB, 2.4GHz, 250GB, 10.5.2) and first noticed the artifact after I loaded the QT MPEG2 codec from Apple. Then I started experimenting and discovered it in other content, too. The latest was on Apple's Tip of the Week site.
I've not seen where foreground/background windows makes one iota of a diff. However, I do see that switching to fullscreen when possible does stop it.
Various iPods, black MacBook (2GB, 2.4GHz, 250GB)
Mac OS X (10.5.2)
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Re: QuickTime flickering during Video Tutorials?
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May 16, 2008 8:11 PM
in response to: McPherson
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I can confirm this works as well. Zooming in just a little stops the flickering on Firefox 3 RC1.
-Kevin
Mac Pro 2.66, MacBook 2.4
Mac OS X (10.5.2)
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Re: QuickTime flickering during Video Tutorials?
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May 17, 2008 3:57 PM
in response to: Alphaman
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It is true that switching to full screen stops the flickering. However, when you move the cursor to get to the movie controls, it leads to bizarre color shifts as the control panel appears, then disappears.
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Re: QuickTime flickering during Video Tutorials?
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May 19, 2008 7:11 AM
in response to: Shatterbox
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Nothing new to add, just want to weigh in as a long-term iBook owner (many generations) surprised/disappointed to discover this issue on a machine purchased last week.
Hopeful that the fix is a patch and coming soon ~
MacBook 2.1 GHz
Mac OS X (10.5.2)
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Re: QuickTime flickering during Video Tutorials?
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May 21, 2008 3:17 AM
in response to: Shatterbox
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I had contact with Apple Support Tier 2 and 3. I reproduced the issue for them and sent the data to them to help them out. They confirmed the problems and she also confirmed Apple is working to get the problems fixed in the next Software Update, although they can't confirm when this will be released.
I will keep you posted!
Macbook Black
Mac OS X (10.5.2)
iMac G5, iMac Snow, Quicksilver
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Re: QuickTime flickering during Video Tutorials?
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May 28, 2008 11:23 AM
in response to: McPherson
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I just installed 10.5.3 and it appears the flickering issue has been resolved. I've tested 3 videos that used to flicker (one very badly) and saw no evidence of it anymore.
Thanks, Apple!
Various iPods, Black MacBook 2.4GHz
Mac OS X (10.5.2)
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Re: QuickTime flickering during Video Tutorials?
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May 28, 2008 4:30 PM
in response to: Shatterbox
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ditto, I ran a quickcheck on a couple of random .mpg files and the flickering has disappeared (at least on those two files). Thanks Apple for being so responsive! (Only had to deal with flickering for about three weeks!)
VLC kept me happy in the interim. Props to them too. Except when VLC crashed, which it does frequently....
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Re: QuickTime flickering during Video Tutorials?
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May 28, 2008 7:09 PM
in response to: Shatterbox
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This problem has been completely fixed on my MacBook following installation of the 10.5.3 update. Thanks to everyone who helped bring attention to this issue.
Macbook, Black, 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM, 250 GB HD
Mac OS X (10.5.3)
iPod touch 16 GB; iPod 4G 20GB; Airport Express
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Re: QuickTime flickering during Video Tutorials?
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May 28, 2008 11:29 PM
in response to: Shatterbox
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I have the same problem. I just bought this computer for school next year, and I really hope that every time I try to watch a video my head doesn't start to hurt. I feel like they should be making this more of a priority than it seems they are.
MacBook 2.4 GHz
Mac OS X (10.5.3)
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Re: QuickTime flickering during Video Tutorials?
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May 29, 2008 12:50 AM
in response to: DianeRuth
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I have the same problem. I just bought this computer for school next year, and I really hope that every time I try to watch a video my head doesn't start to hurt. I feel like they should be making this more of a priority than it seems they are.
DianeRuth,
From what I can tell they did make it a priority. The problem is fixed now. Unless it still exists and I'm missing it somewhere... (?)
If you're still seeing the problem, can you confirm that you're in fact running 10.5.3?
Macbook, Black, 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM, 250 GB HD
Mac OS X (10.5.3)
iPod touch 16 GB; iPod 4G 20GB; Airport Express
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