The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

Here's part two of my video podcast on the new iMac, and this one is super-sized. It is both the longest and largest video podcast we've ever done, weighing in at close to 20 minutes and 109.7MBs in size. Here's a direct link to the file [ctrl click and save to disk] or you can grab it in the iTMS here. In the first two minutes, I boot the iMac, then I race it against my wife's PowerBook. Next up, I launch a variety of programs to show you the speed of the iMac when launching Intel-ready programs. I next launch a few Rosetta programs to give you a feel of the difference. I log into World of Warcraft and have a quick look around to show you what it's like. I then take you through a mini-tour of Front Row, and end by launching a whole slew of programs simultaneously to see how the iMac holds up.

I did discover a few bugs along the way, though. When I launch iMovie HD and first try to preview yesterday's video podcast fullscreen, it plays with no picture and only audio. I stop and then replay it and it works. Also, while navigating to an episode of Lost in Front Row, Front Row totally froze on me. I had to option Apple esc to force it to quit. Additionally, while editing the video podcast in iMovie, I noticed that certain transitions caused audio to jump over from the beginning of the project, so I ultimately went sans transitions. Needless to say, there are some slight quirks. Check it out.