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Perian is awesome and updater works 
- Version: 1.2, 12/17/2009 05:54PM PST
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develand
When encoding video, pass-through of DTS audio is currently broken in Perian - Version: 1.1.4, 12/13/2009 01:55AM PST
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Kudrabar
Here's one more problem with version 1.1.4 of Perian (from the HankBrake Guide SurroundSound page):
"VLC or Perian can decode DTS [audio] in .mkv files, but pass-through of DTS is currently broken in Perian. To use pass-through, make sure you have AC3 or DTS Passthru selected in the Audio Codecs pop-up menu."
Don't get me wrong -- I LOVE Perian, but this version has some serious problems (also read my comment below) that I assume the Perian team is working to overcome.
"VLC or Perian can decode DTS [audio] in .mkv files, but pass-through of DTS is currently broken in Perian. To use pass-through, make sure you have AC3 or DTS Passthru selected in the Audio Codecs pop-up menu."
Don't get me wrong -- I LOVE Perian, but this version has some serious problems (also read my comment below) that I assume the Perian team is working to overcome.
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- When encoding video, pass-through of DTS audio is currently broken in Perian
MAJOR PROBLEM: Perian 1.1.4 is incompatible with x264 !! - Version: 1.1.4, 12/6/2009 03:26AM PST
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Kudrabar
ACCORDING TO THE DEVELOPER OF x264Encoder*:
"Perian 1.1.4 seems to have a regression in "multiple B-frames" movie support.
- Zero or One B-Frame movie[s] never hit this issue.
- [The] Movie itself is not broken.
- This issue does not occur under Apple H.264 decoder 7.6.x."
THIS PROBLEM MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO USE THE FANTASTIC (and greatly superior) x264Encoder FOR CERTAIN ENCODING JOBS UNTIL PERIAN RELEASES A FIX. And, as evidenced by the posts above, this is not the only important reason to fix this version of Perian! I LOVE Perian, but this version has major issues.
* x264Encoder is an alternative implementation of Apple's own H.264 encoder which is substantially faster but produces higher quality video than H.264 (also sometimes written "h.264"). The developer of x264Encoder also offers the outstanding xvidEncoder and mp4vEncoder, which also improve on their respective namesake encoders. Checkout their reviews here and/or at MacUpdate.com (which is a much better software updating and reviewing website than VersionTracker.com that's not as subservient to the software and media industries as VersionTracker, which is owned by Viacom -- also the owner of Warner Bros., CBS, Comedy Central, Joost, and a host of software and other media companies that can have conflicts of interest with other software companies that list on VersionTracker). [I hope this comment makes it past the censors! :) ]
"Perian 1.1.4 seems to have a regression in "multiple B-frames" movie support.
- Zero or One B-Frame movie[s] never hit this issue.
- [The] Movie itself is not broken.
- This issue does not occur under Apple H.264 decoder 7.6.x."
THIS PROBLEM MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO USE THE FANTASTIC (and greatly superior) x264Encoder FOR CERTAIN ENCODING JOBS UNTIL PERIAN RELEASES A FIX. And, as evidenced by the posts above, this is not the only important reason to fix this version of Perian! I LOVE Perian, but this version has major issues.
* x264Encoder is an alternative implementation of Apple's own H.264 encoder which is substantially faster but produces higher quality video than H.264 (also sometimes written "h.264"). The developer of x264Encoder also offers the outstanding xvidEncoder and mp4vEncoder, which also improve on their respective namesake encoders. Checkout their reviews here and/or at MacUpdate.com (which is a much better software updating and reviewing website than VersionTracker.com that's not as subservient to the software and media industries as VersionTracker, which is owned by Viacom -- also the owner of Warner Bros., CBS, Comedy Central, Joost, and a host of software and other media companies that can have conflicts of interest with other software companies that list on VersionTracker). [I hope this comment makes it past the censors! :) ]
It did. Perfectly.
I have used Perian for a long time. One of those apps I always grab right away when re-configuring or moving into a new Mac.
Long live Perian!