The QuickTime system software extension enables you to integrate graphics, sound, video, text, music, and animation into documents. By providing a standard way for all Macintosh programs to control these multimedia elements, QuickTime makes them easier to use. QuickTime 2.0 includes support for larger, smoother, video, as well as time-code, 16-bit audio compression, and MPEG. It also includes support for synthesized music.
You do not interact directly with the QuickTime extension. It works behind the scenes as part of your system software, providing new features to application programs that support QuickTime. The specific features of QuickTime and how they are presented depend on the programs you use.
The QuickTime Extras folder includes:
- sample movie files
- the QuickTime Musical Instruments extension (on the CD)
- Movie Player 1.0
To play sample movies:
To play a sample movie, double-click the movie’s icon, then click the Play button of the Movie Controller.
QuickTime Musical Instruments:
The QuickTime Musical Instruments file contains many musical instrument samples that you can use in QuickTime movies.
To Install QuickTime Musical Instruments:
1. Drag the QuickTime Musical Instruments icons from the CD to your hard disk’s System Folder icon (not into the open folder).
2. Click OK in the dialog box that appears.
3. Restart your Macintosh.
For Software Developers:
The QuickTime 2.0 Developer Kit includes tools for creating and editing movies, compressing audio, and adding time code to movies. It also includes sample movies such as music movies, MPEG movies, time-code movies, and technical documentation. It is available from the Apple Programmers and Developers Association (APDA) for $195.
Apple, the Apple logo, and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. QuickTime is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
