> dont know about h264 but was watching The History Channel
> "ancient aliens" in HD 720 setting!

I just came across this posting of yours:

http://amigaworld.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=32700&forum=28#588412

There you say it's on Youtube. Thus I conclude it must be MP4/H264. It's really hard for me to believe you have only 40% CPU load on this with your 1.0 GHz G4. So may I once more ask you to provide a link to that specific video so that others can compare?