Author Topic: Wii Photo Channel to be modified in December (Read 9664 times)

Nemo · « **Reply #25 on:** November 13, 2007, 04:18:22 PM »

If they're going to use something less popular and inexpensive, they might as well just use ogg vorbis format. :B

DAaaMan64 · « **Reply #26 on:** November 13, 2007, 04:25:53 PM »

I think this may have just ruined my life, my style, my store

Kairon · « **Reply #27 on:** November 13, 2007, 04:32:59 PM »

It's ruined my Tuesday, I'll tell you that.

UltimatePartyBear · « **Reply #28 on:** November 14, 2007, 04:48:19 AM »

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Originally posted by: Nemo
If they're going to use something less popular and inexpensive, they might as well just use ogg vorbis format. :B

I'd support that. I've got a lot of legacy mp3 files, plus what I download from OC Remix and the like, but I've been using ogg vorbis for all my new acquisitions for a long time now. I don't have a single AAC file.

NeoThunder · « **Reply #29 on:** November 14, 2007, 10:06:25 AM »

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Originally posted by: ShyGuy
What is this going to do to Excite Truck and Endless Ocean?

This will not affect Excite Truck since it uses it's own in game MP3 player software

Mashiro · « **Reply #30 on:** November 14, 2007, 10:46:52 AM »

I'm amazed so many people even use this channel to cry about such a change.

NeoThunder · « **Reply #31 on:** November 14, 2007, 12:06:07 PM »

that is true, i never use it for music since it's so picky with what mp3's it will play

i do look at pics on it from time to time

Maverick · « **Reply #32 on:** November 14, 2007, 12:20:18 PM »

Guess I'm the only one then?...

Nintendo panders exclusively to me CONFIRMED.

Kairon · « **Reply #33 on:** November 14, 2007, 01:19:16 PM »

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Originally posted by: Maverick
Guess I'm the only one then?...

Nintendo panders exclusively to me CONFIRMED.

Why Maverick? Why are you ruining gaming? T_T

Maverick · « **Reply #34 on:** November 14, 2007, 02:05:04 PM »

Because I love seeing you cry. :-P

NeoThunder · « **Reply #35 on:** November 20, 2007, 12:01:59 PM »

So if i go and update...... how do i convert my mp3's to .aac files?

Shecky · « **Reply #36 on:** November 20, 2007, 01:27:21 PM »

Ok, this doesn't negate the overal problem. The Wii needs a music channel, specifically tailored to play music files.

jakeOSX · « **Reply #37 on:** November 20, 2007, 11:43:56 PM »

hm. this is interesting. i can't see this being a predecessor to an iTunes channel, as iTunes does not require AAC. wonder if this stuff has anything to do with it?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mp3#Licensing_and_patent_issues

i do agree, having the ability to purchase desired codecs would be great. show support with our money.

is there an address we can (calmly and politely) voice our opinion of this change?

jakeOSX · « **Reply #38 on:** November 20, 2007, 11:51:00 PM »

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Originally posted by: NeoThunder
So if i go and update...... how do i convert my mp3's to .aac files?

iTunes does have this ability.

i rip into MP3 personally. until my car plays AAC...

Donutt007 · « **Reply #39 on:** November 21, 2007, 02:19:52 AM »

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Originally posted by: NeoThunder
So if i go and update...... how do i convert my mp3's to .aac files?

Yeah just do it in iTunes, if you need a walk through
MP3 to AAC

If this only affects music on the photo channel, then I don't really care. I listen to the cheesy ass music they already have on there and laugh. But still, I might want to use it, so if the only thing the update does besides change that is add a stupid picture icon, I'm passing.

Shecky · « **Reply #40 on:** November 21, 2007, 02:21:38 AM »

The only thing the photo channel uses for music is background for slide shows right? That's great and all, but if I really wanted a particular song to back up my slide show then I could convert it to a format that worked.

Now, who in there right mind is using that to actually play their entire music collection??

Nintendo knows this feature is seldom used. That's why they're dropping it. It is probably due to licensing issues or money. However, if we want to complain about music support on the Wii, we should first be complaining about the lack of a channel whose goal is to play music, not some dinky side feature of the photo channel.

Ian Sane · « **Reply #41 on:** November 21, 2007, 05:36:07 AM »

I don't think I've ever used the photo channel. In fact I had no idea it even supported MP3s. Still doesn't make sense to change it. I figure it's just Nintendo being the typical restrictive cockheads they always are. "And" company? They've never been an "and" company and never will be. It's an abundance of little annoying things like this that I think prevented the Gamecube from ever overcoming the N64's stigma. By itself this one issue is really nothing but when everything has some dumb issue like this the whole console starts to look unappealing. Nintendo really needs to learn this. The Wii's Virtual Console also has a dumb method of storing games. Another minor but irritating limitation that by itself doesn't sound like a big deal. But combines with this MP3 thing now it all sounds worse. I think the Wii is safe but it's something to learn for future consoles.

Nintendo is the master of the completely avoidable f*ck up and that needs to stop. Save the f*ck ups for the stuff beyond your control because stuff like that will always happen and you don't need the little stuff that you absolutely should have gotten right on top of that.

Flames_of_chaos · « **Reply #42 on:** December 10, 2007, 01:54:37 PM »

I downloaded 1.1 to see if anything is different, the only thing amusing I found is to use one of your pictures as a icon of the photo channel. And if your Wii had Version 1.0 you can downgrade it by deleting the photo channel V1.1 and once its deleted you will have version 1.0 again. If anyone is interested the download to 1.1 is 4 blocks.

Edit: And for some reason you can also send this as a gift which is amusing.

stevey · « **Reply #43 on:** December 10, 2007, 02:10:47 PM »

Does anyone know if it can view .gif images now?

UncleBob · « **Reply #44 on:** December 10, 2007, 02:16:17 PM »

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Originally posted by: Lord_die_seisEdit: And for some reason you can also send this as a gift which is amusing.

I noticed that too. I sent it to Pale, for no other reason than to check out the gift giving feature.

NeoThunder · « **Reply #45 on:** December 10, 2007, 07:20:19 PM »

I don't know if this has been realized yet, but you can downgrade back to the ver. 1.0 by deleting the photo shop channel from your memory in the "channels" section of the Wii memory.

Flames_of_chaos · « **Reply #46 on:** December 11, 2007, 02:03:42 AM »

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Originally posted by: NeoThunder
I don't know if this has been realized yet, but you can downgrade back to the ver. 1.0 by deleting the photo shop channel from your memory in the "channels" section of the Wii memory.

You do realize I said that in my post. "And if your Wii had Version 1.0 you can downgrade it by deleting the photo channel V1.1 and once its deleted you will have version 1.0 again. If anyone is interested the download to 1.1 is 4 blocks."

NeoThunder · « **Reply #47 on:** December 11, 2007, 05:48:47 PM »

i didn't see your post, so I appologize. I thought it was assumed from the beggining that if you upgrade, you couldn't turn it back

Tanookisuit · « **Reply #48 on:** December 12, 2007, 02:36:29 AM »

It's a pretty weak upgrade. I like seeing a photo of me and my girlfriend when I turn on my Wii, but beyond that, it feels pretty worthless.

NeoThunder · « **Reply #49 on:** December 13, 2007, 04:34:25 AM »

does anyone know what video types the photo channel supports

on their website it says .mov and .avi
but then it says something about being in jpeg motion

does this simply mean flash?

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