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Mac user feedback on WD TV Live and Asus O!Play Media players
A bit late posting this but in some cases a lot of back and forth mails (questions/replies, etc.) - anyway due to length put all these on a separate page.
(Bottom of the page also has links to WD Live reference info/pages - FAQ, supported devices, disk formats, Forums, etc.) I originally asked for WD TV Live reports but there's also a couple from owners of the Asus O!Play, and one report from a WD TV (pre-Live) model owner.
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Tip for no FF/Rev with some MPEG4 files on WD TV Live
I hadn't noticed this before but the MPEG4 EyeTV exports and Handbrake conversions I had tried w/WD Live that had no FF/Rev support (mentioned in yesterday's WD TV Live post) were .M4V extension (vs MP4) - a reader tip noted the extension was the cause of no FF/Rev function:

"Just a few comments, I have both the WDTV Live and the original model.
With the WDTV Live, my sync issues only showed up in one file I have, .mp4 but was resolved by updating to the last 2009 firmware. (Last night WD released a .17 firmware update for the Live, but per chg notes it only "Improves the reliability of the WD TV Live firmware upgrade manager by incorporating a more robust method of upgrading firmware over the internet."-Mike)

The players have trouble FF and RW if a file ends in .m4v Manually changing the extension to .mp4 resolves this issue.

I bought the original model the week it came out in late 2008, and I have to say that it has been one of the most useful and reliable pieces of consumer electronics that I have ever purchased. I mainly use it for movie playback of Handbrake rips.

For music playback, I prefer an Airport Express and iTunes, especially if you have a large library and you are not using a playlist.
-Christopher"

After getting this mail, I called Eddie to try this tip. He renamed a couple samples (TV show and Movie) to .MP4 and FF/Rev worked. Also asked he check A/V sync after FF - he said FF once w/TV show within a few sec re-synced audio. Tested with a Movie (full length) and said a 16x FF in the beginning of it showed audio re-synced but after appx 20 min of playback tried FF again and this time it stayed out of sync. Pausing (twice) then play again didn't help he said. MP4 Audio sync is one of the most common complaints apparently (was OK with early firmware but a problem since .11 firmware owners have said).

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Logic Pro 9.1/Main Stage 2.1 update downloads, Release Notes and 64-Bit FAQ
I don't own these apps but apparently apple's released a new update. Here's links to release notes, 64-bit FAQ, etc. (Later added links to the "download" pages, but as usual the actual download buttons on them go to go to http://www.apple.com/logicstudio/download/ w/log-in reqd. For those with Logic Studio 2009 installed already I'm sure these appear in SU.)

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