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Product Guide
Mac OS X Tiger
QuickTime 7
QuickTime 7, the all-new version of Apple’s award-winning media player and media archi-
tecture, redefines the digital media experience for movie watchers, moviemakers, and
everyone in between. Delivering a host of new free player features, including stunning
H.264 video and multichannel audio, as well as new QuickTime Pro features such as real-
time audio and video recording and simplified content sharing, QuickTime 7 will change
the way you experience movies on your computer, your mobile phone, and beyond.
New in QuickTime 7
H.264 video. QuickTime 7 features an ultra-efficient new video codec called H.264, which
delivers stunning video quality at remarkably low data rates. So you see crisp, clear video
in much smaller files, saving on bandwidth and storage costs. Apple’s implementation of
H.264 uses a set of advanced technologies and patent-pending techniques to achieve
this impressive efficiency. Chosen as the industry-standard video codec for 3GPP, MPEG-4,
HD-DVD, and Blu-ray, H.264 represents the next generation of video for everything from
mobile multimedia to high definition video playback. Numerous broadcast, cable, and
video conferencing groups consider H.264 the video codec of choice for their deploy-
ments. Learn more about H.264 on page 25.
Live resize. With QuickTime 7, you get clear, fluid playback even as you change the
size of your player window. Just grab the resize control in the player window or use
command keys: QuickTime Player grows or shrinks smoothly and elegantly.
QuickTime 7 delivers the following
free player features:
• H.264 video playback
• Live resize
• Multichannel audio playback
• New and improved playback controls
• Zero-configuration streaming
• Spotlight-friendly media
• VoiceOver compatibility
QuickTime 7 Pro offers:
• Audio and video recording
• Simple movie sharing
• New and improved full-screen controls
• Concurrent exports
• All-new movie settings
• New hot keys for simple editing
• Automator compatibility