[PD] stability of Gem for video playing

[nico]

hi
>  I   would
> like to know which is the best  file extension for video supported by
> Gem (in osx and windows)  and also which is the best codec for both
> windows and osx. 

my vote is for photojpeg  in osx

> Im interested in something really  stable, if one of my
> computers with pd crashes at the middle of the piece, im gonna be dead.
theater is something where everything can happen....
> which factors influences the stability of opening and playing videos in
> gem?
> Does the video reading stabitlity comes from the amount of the video
> file size too?
>
>
i think (it might be wrong....):

it depends of the size of the video-file - 320x240 is an acceptable size 
for a powerbook g4 800mhz, i don't know what is the limitation with 
other hardware.

i've done that with 4 computers, 1 master and 3 slaves + 1 ethernet 
dispatcher (don't know the english word) and it has work during 1 month 
without a crash (thank you osx)

use a minimum of pd gui to save cpu capability.

best regards
nicolas
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