Reporting and Resolving Boxee Beta Issues - needs updating

[williammanda]

There is a mistake in this thread:

Stuttering video while watching Flash, Silverlight (NetFlix) or DirectX Based Content in Boxee Beta.

To view smooth playing Flash, Silverlight and & HD content in Boxee Beta, a video card that supports GPU acceleration for all three types of media is required. To maximize this, the following updates should be considered where appropriate for Windows, Mac and Linux machines.
Your mileage may vary based on OS, hardware, drivers, local network and ISP connection speed.

* Adobe Flash 10.1 Beta- To use GPU acceleration in Boxee Beta with compatible video cards. Examples-Hulu, YouTube, etc.
o Flash Beta 10.1 - Windows, Mack, Linux
Windows-Install both ActiveX and Plug-in (32 and 64 bit)
Mac & Linux-Install the singe file listed.
Uninstall first any Adobe Flash programs before installing this update!
http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer10/

The GPU function only works in windows and not for linux or mac.

[NomadDNA]

The bullet you've specified tells Linux and Mac users to download Flash 10.1beta, which, for best Boxee performance, is a wise decision.

http://forum.boxee.tv/announcement.php?f=8

[judgeschambers]

To view smooth playing Flash, Silverlight and & HD content in Boxee Beta, a video card that supports GPU acceleration for all three types of media is required.To maximize this, the following updates should be considered where appropriate for Windows, Mac and Linux machines.

My statement in the box above does somewhat lead that there are acceleration advantages for all platforms.

NomadDNA, should I update this? Does mac & linux not offer gpu acceleration? If not, then I should reword my guide.

[williammanda]

From Adobe website:

In Flash Player 10.1, H.264 hardware acceleration is not supported under Linux and Mac OS. Linux currently lacks a developed standard API that supports H.264 hardware video decoding, and Mac OS X does not expose access to the required APIs. We will continue to evaluate adding the feature to Linux and Mac OS in future releases.

[judgeschambers]

Yet there is a beta Flash 10.1 for them. They just don't support acceleration then?

NomadDNA and agentlame, can you clear this up so I can update the Announcement thread.