Mac Video Playback

2008-08-23T20:08:24Z

Awpaperwings: /* Stand-alone Players */

Thanks to the efforts of open-source teams to port their work to Mac OS X, playback of nearly all common video types is possible on Macintosh computers. Listed below are some of the more popular video playback options.

==Stand-alone Players==

;[http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/dload.html Mplayer]:A very capable multi-platform video player that does not rely on any external codecs. Due to its command-line nature, it's not tied to any particular interface, making it easy for developers to create their own front end to use with it. Because of this, most popular platforms have several different front ends that make use of it.

;[http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VLC]:This player is similar in concept to [[Mplayer]], but implements several things differently and is notorious for having playback issues with different files. Most experienced users recommend against using this player full-time and instead only keep it around for the occasional stubborn video file that refuses to play properly with other players.

==Codecs and Plugins==

;[[Perian Quicktime Components]]:A set of plugins made for use with the [[Quicktime]] media playback system that is included with Mac OS X. Including support for many different codecs, it is one of the strongest options, allowing [[Quicktime Player]] and other players using [[Quicktime]] to play most popular video formats (most notably excluding [[Ogg Media]] and [[Windows Media]] video files). This option is the closest equivalent to the popular Windows-only [[Combined Community Codec Pack]].

;[[Flip4Mac]]:A closed-source freeware plugin for use with the [[Quicktime]] that enables users to play [[Windows Media]] files within [[Quicktime Player]] and other players that make use of the [[Quicktime]] engine.

==Quicktime-Based Players==

;[http://www.apple.com/quicktime/ Apple Quicktime Player]:The media player included with Apple's Quicktime. Works for basic functions in standard mode, but for enabling, disabling, and switching tracks, a paid Quicktime Pro key is required.

;[[NicePlayer]]: A simple but powerful open source media player that allows fullscreen playback, subtitle switching, and A/V track switching. Uses Quicktime for playback by default, but can use the XINE media playback engine with the installation of a plugin.

''This page is a work in progress and is currently incomplete.''

BT clients

2008-08-23T19:45:46Z

Awpaperwings: /* A List of Commonly Used Clients */

A '''''BitTorrent Client''''' is a computer program that utilizes the BitTorrent P2P protocol to download and upload data. The original BitTorrent client was released in 2002 by Bram Cohen. Since then, many different clients have devoloped, all of which are at least partially based on the original BitTorrent client.

==A List of Commonly Used Clients==

;[[ABC]] (Acceptable Client):

;[[Azureus]] (Good Client): One of the most preferred clients on BoxTorrents. Azureus is available for the Windows, Macintosh, and Linux operating systems. This client is currently known as Vuze.
* [http://www.vuze.com/app?service=home The Official Vuze Website]

;[[BitComet]] (Bad Client): This client is not suggested for use in the BoxTorrents community. It is currently only available for the Windows platform.

;[[BitLord]] (Bad Client): This client is based on the [[BitComet]] client and includes adware and malware. It is not suggested for use in the BoxTorrents community. It is currently only available for the Windows platform.

;[[BitTornado]] (Acceptable Client): Client developed by John Hoffman. This client was the first to include [[super seeding]]. This client automatically bans connections with [[BitComet]] clients.

;[[BitTorrent 5]] (Mainline) (Acceptable Client): The official BitTorrent client.

;[[BitTorrent 6]] (Acceptable Client): The official BitTorrent client. It is based on the [[uTorrent]] client.

;[[BitSpirit]] (Acceptable Client):

;[[Deluge]] (Acceptable Client):
*[http://deluge-torrent.org/ The Deluge Website]

;[[KTorrent]] (Acceptable Client):

;[[QTorrent]] (Acceptable Client):

;[[Shareaza]] (Bad Client):

;[[Transmission]] (Acceptable Client): A client that runs on Unix based systems, Mac OSX, and BeOS. Default client for Ubuntu Linux, Zenwalk Linux and some other distributions. This client is known for having a small distribution size.
* [http://www.transmissionbt.com/ The Transmission Website]

;[[µTorrent]] or [[uTorrent]] (Good Client): One of the most preferred clients on BoxTorrents. This client is known for having a small distribution size, despite being feature rich, and using little system resources. Available for Windows and WINE emulation only.
* [http://www.utorrent.com/ The uTorrent Website]

==External Websites==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent_client The Wikipedia entry about BitTorrent clients]

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