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Perian

Perian - 1.1.4

QuickTime plugin that plays many video formats.

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This Version: Not rated (0.0)
Current Version: 1.1.4
Release Date: 2009-07-27
License: Freeware
Downloads (this version): 25,815
Downloads (all versions): 226,798

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Product Description:

Perian enables QuickTime application support for additional media types:

  • AVI, FLV, and MKV file formats
  • MS-MPEG4 v1 & v2, DivX, 3ivx, H.264, FLV/Sorenson Spark, FSV1, VP6, H263i, VP3, HuffYUV, FFVHuff, MPEG1 & MPEG2 Video, Fraps, Windows Media Audio v1 & v2, Flash ADPCM, Xiph Vorbis (in Matroska), and MPEG Layer II Audio
  • AVI support for: AAC, AC3 Audio, H.264, MPEG4, and VBR MP3
  • Subtitle support for SSA/ASS and SRT

What's new in this version:

Features:
  • Forced VobSub subtitles are imported into a separate track [r1015]
  • Added initial DTS passthrough via similar mechanisms as AC3 [r1024]
  • Support old ffmpeg-generated MKV files with no enabled tracks [r1021]
  • 10.6-compatible preference pane [r1085]
Fixes:
  • Fixed "Load External Subtitles" checkbox [r998]
  • Fixed crash/freeze when loading broken VobSub subtitles [r1000, r1034]
  • Fixed import of uncompressed audio in FLV [r1007]
  • Fixed import of some audio tracks; should improve iApps [r1042, r1088]
  • Fixed CRAM codec AVI in browsers [r1010]
  • Worked around bug in iChat codec loading [r1008]
  • Never allows Apple's code to handle AC3 data anymore so passthrough works more often [r1014]
  • Doesn't try to decode some RGB colorspaces (such as in Camtasia) that aren't supported [r1039]
  • Fixed some 16-bit RGB codecs on Intel [r1039]
  • Fixed importing movie files with no video tracks (regression from r706) [r1042]
  • Fixed H264 crash in put_h264_qpel8_h_lowpass_l2_ssse3 (in FFmpeg)
  • Fixed crash with corrupt first frame [r1061]
  • Fixed BMP/RLE in AVI [r1078]
  • Fixed several memory leaks [r1086]
  • Fixed a problem with wrong channel order in DTS 5.1 [r1076]
  • Fixed possible conflict with UniversalDetector.framework [r1100]
Subtitles:
  • Fixed garbage characters appearing at the end of a line with some fonts [r1013]
  • Better handling of invalid SSA files [r1013]
  • Fixed rendering of multi-layer subtitles [r1016]
  • Fixed SRT files using ',' for decimals [r1019]
  • Ignored SSA shapes and \blur instead of misparsing them [r1027, r1036]
  • Disabled vertical font support again to fix files wrongly using it for Latin text [r1027]
  • Fixed subtitles in MKV wrongly displaying at the end of a video [r1036]
  • Better handling of \move and \org [r1063, r1103]
Notes:
  • Compilation under 10.4 is no longer supported.
  • A52Codec has been deprecated and will be replaced by an LGPL decoder in a future release.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC

Additional Requirements:

  • Mac OS X 10.4.7 or higher

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Perian ReviewPerian should just about be packaged with Quicktime its that necessary - Version: 1.1.4, 10/11/2009 11:06PM PST

tommmyboy_sf
I'm running it 1.1.4 on my G5 PPC and my Intel Macbook, both running 10.5.8, without any problems at all. I use video daily, editing it, watching it, and converting it, and have never had a problem with Perian. I couldn't do most of the things do very easily or quickly without Perian. I would say it primarily gets its biggest work out with the Nice Player, my preferred player because its slick and has a play list ;)

If you're running Snowleopard and experiencing issues, head over to the Perian forum http://forums.cocoaforge.com/viewforum.php?f=25 and see what people are talking about and what the discussion is... the developers and people who know their video stuff often contribute to the discussions so the forum is very valuable.


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Perian Reviewplease update! - Version: 1.1.4, 9/17/2009 11:42PM PST

Fred_4
still doesn't work with Snow Leopard. The subtitles (srt files) feature is broken.
other than that, great application. can't see using quicktime without it.
if it wasn't for this one problem I would never use VLC
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Perian Review1.1.4 is terrible - Version: 1.1.4, 8/2/2009 04:00PM PST

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dirty crunt
it's terrible, am getting crashed, and video corruptions and articfacts. not on all videos but some, and if there are multiple windows open, it's take down all of niceplayer.

can the developers please make 1.1.3 available online again so people can roll back.

cheers
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