With PowerPC Media Center You Can?

 * Stream YouTube videos at 144p, 360p, and 720p.
 * Stream YouTube live streams at 144p, 240p, 360p, and 720p.
 * Stream Twitch live streams at 160p, 240p, 360p, and 720p.
 * Download a YouTube video, an entire channel, or a playlist at
   various resolutions.
 * Download SoundCloud tracks as MP3s, or YouTube videos as M4As.
 * Convert your existing media files to many formats, including Mac
   OS 8.6/QuickTime 6 compatible ones that work on older Macs and
   other computers. This can also be done automatically when
   downloading a YouTube video or live stream.
 * Use a web interface over your local network that has 100%
   compatibility in Classilla, Netscape 4, Internet Explorer 5, and
   TenFourFox to download YouTube videos in QuickTime 6 compatible
   media files. This is great for not only classic Mac OS but older
   Windows versions and the like.
 * Update the built in YouTube-dlp via the web interface or the in
   app option.
 * Download a file via a URL (with TLS 1.3 and modern certificates).
 * Access git, openssl, python, and the other modern programs used by
   PPCMC in a Terminal.app window.
 * Burn And Rip CDs (audio, audio+data mixed mode, and data). Can be
   used for PSX and Sega Saturn backups/original media.
 * Convert a folder of media files to WAVs and burn them
   automatically to a CD-R.

YouTube and Twitch options use [YouTube-dlp][1], which may stop
working if it becomes out of date. If you are getting errors when
using these options, update YouTube-dlp from within the App or the Web
Interface.

[GitHub][2] || [Homepage][3] || [Macintosh Garden][4] || [][5]Official
MacRumors Thread

## Table Of Contents

 * Downloads
 * Installing The App
 * Installing The Web Interface
 * Using The App
 * Using The Web Interface
 * Ripping And Burning CDs
 * History
 * Bundled Programs
 * Licenses
 * More Awesome Software


Downloads


7.2.6 - 12/11/2021

 * [ppcmc_7.2.6_panther_ppc][6] for PowerPC 604, G3, G4, and G5 Macs
   on Mac OS X 10.3.9-10.5.8.
 * [ppcmc_7.2.6_tiger_ppc][7] for PowerPC 604, G3, G4, and G5 Macs on
   Mac OS X 10.4.0-10.5.8.
 * [ppcmc_7.2.6_tiger_i386][8] for Intel Macs on Mac OS X
   10.4.8-10.5.8.

Changes In Version 7.2.6:

 * Removed YouTube-dl and replaced it with YouTube-dlp as it is now
   vastly superior in speed, reliability, and accessibility to
   content.
 * Added streaming of 144p (3GP), and 720p (MP4) for all YouTube
   videos. FFplay, QuickTime, VLC, and Mplayer all support this.
 * Intel Mac OS X 10.4.8-10.5.8 are now supported by the new Intel
   native build.
 * Rewrote the `Play Media File` function to be faster and to fix a
   bug where certain file names would cause a video to not play.
 * YouTube live streams that are not live and have ended can now be
   played back by the `Stream YouTube Video` or `Stream YouTube Video
   In QuickTime` options.
 * PPCMC7 now automatically applies a different FFplay configuration
   for ppc, ppc750, and ppc7400 Macs to boost performance over
   quality (thanks Dronecatcher). For ppc7450, an option is to do so
   is available.
 * Fixed/Updated the 720p format used for streaming YouTube live
   streams to format 300.
 * New build system rewritten for portability, faster
   development/modification, and enhanced functionality.
 * Updated FFmpeg/FFprobe/FFplay to the latest version, 4.4.1.
 * Updated OpenSSL to the latest version of the 1.1.1 branch, 1.1.1l.
 * Updated the CA certificates to the latest extraction of
   10-26-2021.
 * Updated CDRdao to the latest version, 1.2.4.
 * Updated Python to the latest version of Python 3.6, version
   3.6.15.
 * Updated cURL to the latest version, 7.80.0.
 * Updated Git to the latest version, 2.34.1.
 * Removed TenFourFox box support due to a bug with URLs being not
   updated.
 * Updated the web interface to support Python 3.6/yt-dlp.
 * Added YASM to the build tools to enable all X86 assembly
   optimizations available in FFmpeg for Intel Macs.
 * Optimized PPCMC.app to take up less space by removing unnecessary
   files.


Installing The App Copy `PPCMC.app` into your `/Applications` folder.
If you try to run PPCMC.app anywhere but the /Applications folder and
or rename PPCMC.app you will be prompted to change it to
`/Applications/PPCMC.app`.
Installing The Web Interface Open `PPCMC.app` and select the `Web
Interface` option. Then select either `Install` or `Uninstall`. After
doing so, make sure Web Sharing is enabled in your Mac's System
Preferences.
Using The App Select A Default Video Player On the first launch of
PowerPC Media Center, you will be asked what video player you'd like
to use as your default player for streaming video and playing video
files. Here is some info on each to help you decide which is best for
you:

Video Player | Notes | Download(s)
---|---|---
FFplay | The latest version of FFplay is included in PowerPC Media
Center 7, it is a modern up to date video player which supports many
video codecs and filetypes.. | A native Intel or PowerPC build is
included in PPCMC7.
VLC | VLC is a good video player but the latest versions available for
Mac OS X Panther, Tiger, and Leopard are outdated and may have
compatibility issues with certain video streams and files. If you have
issues with playback when using VLC on Panther, Tiger, or Leopard, use
FFplay as it supports modern video codecs, formats, and filetypes. |

 * VLC version 2.0.10 - [(PowerPC)][9] [(Intel)][10] for Mac OS X
   10.5+
 * VLC version 0.9.10 - [(PowerPC)][11] [(Intel)][12] for Mac OS X
   10.4.7+
 * VLC version 0.8.6i - [(PowerPC)][13] for Mac OS X 10.3+ with
   QuickTime 6.5.2+ installed


Mplayer | A port of Mplayer version 1.3 was released on the
[][14]PowerPC MacRumors Forum. It requires a PowerPC G4 or better Mac
to run, and supports many video codecs and formats. | Mplayer version
1.3 - [(PowerPC)][15] for Mac OS X 10.4.11+

### Fullscreen Preference

After selecting the default video player, you will be asked if you
want videos to start in fullscreen automatically.

Note: FFplay can be entered into fullscreen mode from windowed mode by
clicking on the FFplay window and pressing the `f` key. You can then
press the `f` key while in fullscreen mode to hide the video. You may
then later click the `ffplay` app in your dock and then press the `f`
key to make the video visible again in fullscreen mode, but you can
not currently go back to windowed mode in FFplay once in fullscreen
mode.

After selecting your fullscreen preference, PPCMC.app will close. Open
`/Applications/PPCMC.app` to begin using it with the preferences you
just selected. You may use the in app `Edit Preferences` option to
change them in the future.

### Using URLs To Access Content

PowerPC Media Center uses URLs to stream or download content. After
you select an option that needs a URL to function, PPCMC will get a
URL through one of the following methods:

URL Method | Notes
---|---
Safari | If Safari is open, PPCMC 7 will automatically use the URL of
the last active Safari Window.
Copied URL | If a URL is copied to the clip board, PPCMC 7 will use
that URL. If Safari is also open, you will be asked if you want to use
the URL in your clip board or the URL in the last active Safari window
Manual Entry | If there is not a URL is copied to the clip board and
Safari is not open, PPCMC 7 will display a text box that you can enter
a link in once a feature that requires a URL is selected.

### Finding URLs

Here are some URL workflows below:

URL Workflow | Notes | Available On
---|---|---
Safari + Google | Usually, you can use [Google][16] to find a YouTube
video if you know the name of it. Once you find the video in the
search results, click it. A page void of content will load. Then you
can open `PPCMC.app` and it will use that video. | Mac OS X 10.3.9+
Safari + ytprivate.com | You can use [ytprivate.com][17] to search
across YouTube. After clicking the video, click `Watch On YouTube`.
This will load the YouTube URL in Safari. Then, you can open
`PPCMC.app` and it will use that video. | Mac OS X 10.4.0+ (currently
can?t connect on Safari v1.3 with Mac OS X 10.3.9)
Camino + ytprivate.com | Since currently Safari v1.3 (the newest
available on Mac OS X 10.3.9) is not able to connect to
[ytprivate.com][18], a different browser has to be used. The last
version of Camino for Panther and Tiger both work well to browse
ytprivate.com. Use Camino to search for a YouTube video, click the
video, and then click `Watch On YouTube`. Then copy the link in the
address bar and open `PPCMC.app` |

 * Mac OS X 10.3.9+ ([][19]Camino v1.6.11).
 * Mac OS X 10.4+ ([][20]Camino v2.1.2).


TenFourFox + YouTube.com | TenFourFox still works with YouTube.com, so
you can browse, copy the link of a video, and open `PPCMC.app` |

 * Mac OS X 10.4.11+ ([][21]Intel).
 * Mac OS X 10.4.11+ ([][22]PowerPC).



### Streaming YouTube Videos

Standard YouTube videos can be streamed at 144p (3GP), 360p (MP4), and
720p (MP4). Currently live YouTube live streams can be streamed at
144p (MP4), 240p (MP4), 360p (MP4), 480p (MP4), and 720p (MP4).

Note: Not all resolutions may be available on some videos (this
applies to downloading videos as well). If you see an error in
Terminal.app about the format not being available try a different one
(360p is guaranteed to work).

Note: [QuickTime version 7.3.1+][23] can be used to stream YouTube
videos in addition to FFplay, VLC, and Mplayer by using the `Stream
YouTube Video In QuickTime` option.

Use 144p (3GP) for a PowerPC G3 or slower G4. This format is not high
quality but it does not require a fast device.

### Streaming Twitch Live Streams

Twitch live streams can be streamed at 160p (MP4), 240p (MP4), 360p
(MP4), 480p (MP4), and 720p (MP4).

Use 160p (MP4) for a PowerPC G3 or slower G4.

### Downloading YouTube Videos In The App

If the current URL is a channel or playlist instead of a single video,
any of the below options as well as the 'Download YouTube Video(s) as
M4A' option will download every video on the channel not in a playlist
or the entire playlist. If a video in a Playlist is deleted or removed
it will simply be skipped and the specified option will continue.

The `Download YouTube Video(s) as 3GP 144p` option allows you to
download the 3GP format YouTube provides for lower-end devices. It is
very low quality but playable directly on PowerPC G3 and slower G4
processors, unlike the standard H.264 MP4 options.

The `Download YouTube Video(s) as MP4 H.264` category provides options
that directly download specific formats YouTube provides and combines
them into one MP4 H.264 file. These files can later be played back by
any media player up to the task. For resolutions higher then 480p Core
Player should be used.

The 'Download YouTube Video(s) as MP4 H.264' category excludes some
lower end PowerPC systems such as the iBook G3 Clamshell 300MHz, as it
is just not up to the task. Also, QuickTime versions older then 7.3.1
may not support MP4 H.264. This is important since Mac OS 8.6-9.2.2
can run only up to QuickTime 6. QuickTime 6 does not support H.264 MP4
files, however it was the first version to support MP4 Part 2. MP4
Part 2 is the direct predecessor of H.264. These reasons are why the
'Download+Convert YouTube Video(s) for QuickTime 6' category exists.
Along with providing MP4 Part 2 options, MP3 and even MP1 for a 300MHz
G3 is provided in this category. All options that also convert the
downloaded YouTube videos will take longer then the options in the
'Download YouTube Video(s) as MP4 H.264' and using the fastest PowerPC
Mac available is recommended to speed up conversion time.

## Converting Existing Files

The Convert Media File option supports the following output formats
listed below.

 * 240p MPEG 1
 * 360p MPEG 1
 * 480p MPEG 1
 * 240p MP4 Part 2
 * 360p MP4 Part 2
 * 480p MP4 Part 2
 * 720p MP4 Part 2
 * MP3 @320KB/s Birtate
 * MP3 @128KB/s Birtate
 * MP3 @96KB/s Birtate
 * Mono MP3 @320KB/s Birtate
 * Mono MP3 @128KB/s Birtate
 * Mono MP3 @96KB/s Birtate

The 240p and 360p options have a video bitrate limit of 500KB/s. The
480p options have a video bitrate limit of 1MB. The 720p options have
a video bitrate limit of 3MB. These specifications were chosen for
compatibility and performance reasons.

## Misc Options

The PPCMC Shell option presents you a special Terminal.app window that
adds the PPCMC subsystem to the $PATH. This allows you to use OpenSSL,
Python, CURL, or any other program within PPCMC.

The About option displays the versions of PPCMC's dependency programs.

Other misc options are quite self explanatory.


Using The Web Interface

The web interface allows you to use select options remotely on your
local network. Specifically written to be compatible with Internet
Explorer 5, Classilla, Netscape Navigator 4, and TenFourFox. It is ran
from one PPC Mac with PPCMC installed that is connected to a local
network and the Internet. Other devices on the same local network can
access the Web Interface.

### Connecting Devices

Get the URL of your PPCMC Mac from the System Preferences Sharing
section, it will be displayed after Web Sharing is turned on.

Then using any computer in the same local network, load the URL +
ppcmcw/index.php in a Web browser. Example URL below (replace
192.168.1.123 with your Web Sharing IP).

<http://192.168.1.123/ppcmcw/index.php>

Do not hit the server with multiple requests, only one at a time is
currently supported.

### Downloading YouTube Videos With The Web Interface

Select any of the download options presented on the web interface
homepage. The new page will contain a text box, paste any YouTube-dl
link into it and click the Go button. This may take quite a few
minutes, all depending on length of video, specified file type, and
speed of the server running it. This is why you should run the web
interface on the most powerful Mac OS X 10.3.9-10.6.8 Mac you have.
After the process completes, the browser will stop loading and the
output of all commands used to complete your request will be
displayed. You can then click the Downloads link in the web interface
to go to the dl directory. This directory contains any videos
downloaded via the web interface, which can be downloaded directly to
your Mac. This can be cleared by clicking the delete all button on the
home page.

### Streaming Web Interface Files On The DL Page

QuickTime 6 MP4's as well as MP3's can be streamed directly from the
dl directory with a compatible web browser. Alternatively you can open
the URL in Quicktime 6, which enables fullscreen playback and better
performance.

### Displaying URLs With TLS 1.3 Support

The Display URL option allows you to view websites within the web page
using up to TLS 1.3. HTML, mostly text based pages work best. Viewing
websites in this way is static. Websites that partially work include
wikipedia.org, macintoshgarden.com (even downloads), macos9lives.com,
and YouTube.com (no streaming obviously). Keep in mind this results in
something broken but most times readable and better then nothing.


Burning And Ripping CDs

As of PowerPC Media Center 7.2.4, PowerPC Media Center can burn and
rip CDs. To use this functionality, Open PPCMC.app, and double click
`CD Options`. You will be presented with the following options:

 * `Burn Audio CD` \- Allows you to select an existing `.toc` or
   `.cue` file and burn a standard audio CD
 * `Burn Data CD Or Mixed Mode Data+Audio CD` \- Allows you to select
   an existing `.toc` or `.cue` file and burn either a data-only CD
   or a mixed mode CD with both audio and data. This option works for
   burning PSX/Playstation 1 backups and homebrew CDs. Other consoles
   like the Sega Saturn and Sega CD will also probably work with this
   option as it byte swaps audio data in mixed mode CDs
   automatically.
 * `Burn Folder Of WAVs To Audio CD` \- Allows you to select an
   existing folder of *.WAV and or *.wav files to burn as a standard
   audio CD. This will also automatically create a `.cue` file in the
   folder of *.WAV and or *.wav files for future use, such as with
   the previously mentioned `Burn Audio CD` option in PPCMC7.
 * `Convert And Burn Folder Of Media Files To Audio CD` \- Allows you
   to select an existing folder containing any media file type,
   automatically convert it to .wav, generate a `.cue` file, and then
   burn it to a standard Audio CD.
 * `Rip Audio CD` \- Rips a standard Audio CD in raw mode.
 * `Rip Data CD Or Mixed Mode Data+Audio CD` \- Rips a data or mixed
   mode data+audio cd in raw mode. This option works for burning
   PSX/Playstation 1 backups and homebrew CDs. Other consoles like
   the Sega Saturn and Sega CD will also probably work with this
   option. Disregard the audio byte swap message at the end of
   ripping as PPCMC7 automatically does this when burning mixed mode
   data+audio CDs.


History

PowerPC Media Center was originally created by 'Hugh Downs'
('OpenSourceMac' of Macintosh Garden) with contributions from Dan at
ppclundite, PowerPC Media Center was in development for 6 years until
the last final update.

All versions 7.0 and above have been worked on by Alex Free.

### MacRumors Forums Contributions

[][24]DroneCatcher came up with the FFplay configuration for slower
PowerPC Macs to boost performance over quality.

[][25]Wowfunhappy suggested a solution to make a single
FFfmpeg/FFplay/FFprobe binary work on 604?s/G3's with AltiVec disabled
but also G4's and G5's with AltiVec enabled.

[][26]Wicknix is responsible for the Twitch.tv live stream support.

### Attributions

Thomas Bernard's SDL 2.0.3 patches for Mac OS X 10.4 PPC that I came
across [here][27] were used as the base for [Panther_SDL2][28], my
fork of SDL 2.0.3 which powers the FFplay media player in PowerPC
Media Center 7.

As of PPCMC 7.2.6, the following MacPorts patches are being used:

 * [patch-pre-Sierra.diff][29] (OpenSSL).
 * [cdrdao-device-default-bufsize.patch][30] (CDRdao).
 * [patch-dao_ScsiIf-osx.cc.diff][31] (CDRdao).
 * [patch-sha1dc-older-apple-gcc-versions.diff][32] (Git).

Note: A full changeling is available in each release, name
`Changelog.html`.


Bundled Programs

 * OpenSSL version 1.1.1l - <https://www.openssl.org/source>
 * Curl version 7.80.0 - <https://curl.se/download.html>
 * Panther_SDL2 2.0.3 (current main SDL2 release is version 2.0.14) -
   <https://github.com/alex-free/panther_sdl2>,
   <https://www.libsdl.org/download-2.0.php>
 * FFMPEG version 4.4.1 (includes FFplay and FFprobe)
   <https://ffmpeg.org/download.html>
 * Python version 3.6.15 (latest Python 3.6.x release, current Python
   release is version 3.10.x) <https://www.python.org/downloads>
 * LAMEVMX version 3.100 (for PowerPC build)
   <https://github.com/classilla/lamevmx>,
   <https://lame.sourceforge.io>
 * LAME version 3.99.5 (for Intel build) (latest version is 3.100)
   [][33]https://sourceforge.net/projects/lame/files/lame/3.99
 * Zlib version 1.2.11 - <https://zlib.net>
 * Mozilla's CA PEM extracted by the cURL project on 10/26/2021 -
   <https://curl.se/docs/caextract.html>
 * YouTube-dlp commit 487c5b33897075270c647fa061c066ec0703bcc4 -
   [][1]https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/
 * AtomicParsley version 0.9.0 -
   [][34]http://atomicparsley.sourceforge.net
 * Git version 2.34.1 - [][35]https://git-scm.com
 * CDRdao version 1.24 - [][36]http://cdrdao.sourceforge.net

Unless otherwise noted, each program is the newest version and up to
date as of this release on 12/11/2021.


Licenses

PPCMC itself is released into the Public Domain, however it uses many
dependency programs under different terms. All licenses are
distributed within each release, in the 'licenses' folder. PPCMC is
entirely open source, all patches, source code, and build scripts are
available in the separate source download.

Compatibility
Architecture: PPC x86 (Intel:Mac)

604/G3/G4/G5 Mac OS X 10.3.9-10.5.8
Intel Mac OS X 10.4.8-10.5.8

  [1]: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp
  [2]: https://github.com/alex-free/powerpc-media-center
  [3]: https://alex-free.github.io/ppcmc7
  [4]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/ppc-media-center-7x-youtube-streamer-downloader-convertor
  [5]: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/2-17-2021-ppcmc-7-2-2-beta-youtube-twitch-streaming-downloading-file-conversion-web-interface-more-for-panther-604-g3-g4-g5.2224743
  [6]: https://github.com/alex-free/powerpc-media-center/releases/download/7.2.6/ppcmc_7.2.6_panther_ppc.zip
  [7]: https://github.com/alex-free/powerpc-media-center/releases/download/7.2.6/ppcmc_7.2.6_tiger_ppc.zip
  [8]: https://github.com/alex-free/powerpc-media-center/releases/download/7.2.6/ppcmc_7.2.6_tiger_i386.zip
  [9]: https://get.videolan.org/vlc/2.0.10/macosx/vlc-2.0.10-powerpc.dmg
  [10]: https://get.videolan.org/vlc/2.0.10/macosx/vlc-2.0.10-intel.dmg
  [11]: https://get.videolan.org/vlc/0.9.10/macosx/vlc-0.9.10-powerpc.dmg
  [12]: https://get.videolan.org/vlc/0.9.10/macosx/vlc-0.9.10-intel.dmg
  [13]: https://get.videolan.org/vlc/0.8.6i/macosx/vlc-0.8.6i-powerpc.dmg
  [14]: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/01-feb-2020-smtube-20-1-0-os-x-10-4-alternative-for-youview-mactubes-mobile-youtube-installer.2104767
  [15]: https://www.dropbox.com/s/5pwytrr9rg30jhx/MPlayer-1.3.0_3_OSX_Tiger.mpkg.zip?dl=0
  [16]: http://google.com
  [17]: http://ytprivate.com
  [18]: https://ytprivate.com
  [19]: https://caminobrowser.org/releases/1.6.11
  [20]: https://caminobrowser.org/download/releases/2.1.2
  [21]: https://sourceforge.net/projects/tenfourfox/files/unstable/contrib
  [22]: https://sourceforge.net/projects/tenfourfox/files
  [23]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/quicktime-7
  [24]: https://forums.macrumors.com/members/dronecatcher.896995
  [25]: https://forums.macrumors.com/members/wowfunhappy.1168870
  [26]: https://forums.macrumors.com/members/wicknix.1081053
  [27]: https://gist.github.com/miniupnp/26d6e967570e5729a757
  [28]: https://github.com/alex-free/panther_sdl2
  [29]: https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/blob/master/devel/openssl11/files/patch-pre-Sierra.diff
  [30]: https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/blob/master/sysutils/cdrdao/files/cdrdao-device-default-bufsize.patch
  [31]: https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/blob/master/sysutils/cdrdao/files/patch-dao_ScsiIf-osx.cc.diff
  [32]: https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/blob/master/devel/git/files/patch-sha1dc-older-apple-gcc-versions.diff
  [33]: https://sourceforge.net/projects/lame/files/lame/3.99
  [34]: http://atomicparsley.sourceforge.net
  [35]: https://git-scm.com
  [36]: http://cdrdao.sourceforge.net

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