Filed under: Video, Freeware, Open Source
Miro 2.0 revamps interface and improves performance
Miro, the open-source video client and podcatcher, has hit version 2.0. In addition to a revamped interface and various performance improvements in viewing and downloading, the new version also adds support for streaming shows on Hulu, CBS, etc. as well as audio podcasts.As before Miro features a comprehensive content guide, YouTube downloading, and a built-in bittorrent client. Although you can cobble together most of Miro's functionality with other software, perhaps its biggest advantage is bringing together a bunch of disparate video sources from around the internet (many of them in HD) and putting them in a single, convenient interface.
Miro is a free download from the Participatory Culture Foundation.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Eminemdrdre00 said 12:25PM on 2-12-2009
I was a big Miro fan on the PC. Since switching to a mac last summer I've just been using iTunes. I'll give Miro 2.0 a try though!
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Simon Arch said 1:35PM on 2-12-2009
I tried the first version and deleted it after it stole all media file associations without asking first. That's just rude. So I need to ask: Does it still grab file associations without asking?
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Shattered Ice said 2:00PM on 2-12-2009
No at least on PC it doesn't. It asked me either when installing or starting it for the first time.
Simon Arch said 3:34PM on 2-12-2009
Well, that's good. I don't appreciate applications that don't play well with others.
OwlBoy said 2:16PM on 2-12-2009
Still slow as can be on my G5. Always has been super-unsnappy.
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OwlBoy said 2:17PM on 2-12-2009
Also, I can play 720p - 1080p video on this G5 still, dunno why an interface is so slow.
jjs1138 said 4:24PM on 2-12-2009
I think I want to like Miro, but after a day's use, I don't really see much advantage over iTunes. And a few podcast playback features found in iTunes are missing in Miro, mainly the ability to handle enhanced audio podcasts and being able to automatically playback video podcasts in full screen.
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manga said 10:17PM on 2-24-2009
My Miro 2.0 is much slower than before the upgrade. Is it just me?
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