Front Row running Super SLOW!

I have:

AC3MovieImport.component
AppleIntermediateCodec.compon
Flip4Mac WMV Advanced.component
Flip4Mac WMV Export.component
Flip4Mac WMV Import.component
Perian.component

as well, so unless it's a conflict between one of the above and another you have, it's reasonable to assume one of the above is not at fault. Hence, I recommend first checking the remaining codecs are up to date, and if not, to update them and test Front Row again.

If this does not resolve the issue, remove one of the codecs at a time, testing Front Row in between, or alternatively, remove all, and replace each one by one testing after replacing each codec.

iMac 24" Mac OS X (10.4.10) Lots of shiny toys!

I think it could be the DivX and FLV codecs that are compromising the performance of Front Row (espeacially if you have the latest Quicktim update). I had a similar problem as a result the DivX components conflicting with Quicktime.

If you are using the latest perian plugin then the DivX and FLV components are redundant. Move them from 'HD'/Library/QuickTime to your desktop, reboot and see if FR runs any quicker.

20" iMac Intel Core 2 - Hippie Edition Mac OS X (10.4.10) Certified MacHead

SOLUTION:

I had a problem with my movies folder not responding and going very very slow, just like you guys.

I found that this only happened when Itunes was closed. by opening itunes and leaving it open while navigating front row, it would never take as long.

hope this helps!

Tim, Front Row requires the use of other programs to run, for instance to play video FR uses Quicktime and to play photo slideshows it uses iPhoto. However, FR needs to run iTunes before it can work. So what was happening in your case was simply a result of Front Row opening iTunes for you, as such, you should have noticed it running quicker after the initial access.

20" iMac Intel Core 2 Duo - Hippie Edition Mac OS X (10.4.10) Certified MacHead and Jazz fiend.

It worked!! My front row was running so slow it went almost backwards- I installed perian, removed the Xvid and DivX codecs- BAM! Front Row is back to normal spped. No more lags on loading the video previews.

I find it silly that after quicktime update, things got worse.... But it's fixed now. Thank you apple forums

Hi,

I had the exact same problem - but it only started after the latest update to Quicktime (in the iTunes update). Basically, I went into my Library/Quicktime folder and deleted all the components. Then, restarted and emptied the recycle bin (it won't let you empty until you've restarted).
Once that was done, I went to www.perian.org and downloaded the Perian plug-in for Quicktime (basically a catch-all solution for all known video formats); mounted and installed it.
Hey presto! All back to normal. My bedtime movie viewing has resumed!

Cheers,

Shifty.

Great Perian !!

Ooh great, it works, now i can use my mini with front raw and its remote control.

Thanks for the tips 😉

Installing Perian solved the problem for me as well. In addition, FR is now able to play videos that it choked on before. By choking I mean one of 3 things would happen:

1)video would be audio only
2)Cause FR to crash when previewing
3)Cause FR to crash when playing

Media Central had no trouble withe the same videos prior to installing Perian.

Hooray for Perian!

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Yay for perian!


BUT.....

I have my movie files on an external drive and buffering when trying to scroll through takes an age, especially with ASF files.

Is there a way of disabling the preview?

Thanks this did the trick for me!

This solved my problem. It worked before a recent update, so I don't know why it would have stopped working. Either way this restored my confidence in my choice of using my mac mini and front row as my media center.

Not that I have found. As far as I know there is no way of disabling the preview.

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Deleteed quicktime folder and installed Perian. Works fast again. Thanks.

For me, this problem was fixed by disallowing Frontrow any network connections (by using Little Snitch).