Hey Mark, I can confirm that indeed Downcast is working on a app for the mac, as they responded directly to me a few weeks ago on Twitter you can check my feed here if you want to find it @blindgator
On Aug 17, 10:15 pm, Esther <mori...@mac.com> wrote: > Hi Mark, > > I use a couple of AppleScripts to speed up playback of tracks selected > in iTunes and return to normal speed. iTunes itself doesn't support > variable speed playback, but QuickTime Player, which it uses, does. So > the scripts just pass the current position in the track to QuickTime > Player, with the speed boost, and then back to iTunes at normal speed, > so the track position can be kept. I've used this method for several > years. However, it's the older version of QuickTime, which is now > dubbed "QuickTime 7", that has the easy access to A/V controls of > pitch, speed, etc. that was used for the scripts, and while this still > works (and provides different playback options -- all accessible > through the GUI with VoiceOver), it's no longer included by default > with operating system distributions starting with Lion; you have to > download it separately. > > If you're interested, I posted instructions on the Mac-access list > earlier this year, and you can read the post in the mail archives: > Speeding up podcasts on the > Mac:http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access%40mac-access.net/msg08057.html > > HTH. Cheers, > > Esther > > On Aug 17, 2:54 pm, Garth Humphreys <ghu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I don't have a recommendation at the moment but I think I saw some > > reference in the twitter stream from down cast. He mentioned that he was > > working on a Mac app. I'll be very happy if so. > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On 18/08/2012, at 5:52, Marc Sutton <marc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi Listers, > > I use and enjoy Downcast on ios. Does anyone have recommendations for > > podcast apps on the Mac? Hopefully one that will allow speeding up of > > playback. Thanks. > > Marc > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "MacVisionaries" group. > > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
