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- Date: Wed, 16 Nov 94 12:41:15 +0500
- From: Eric Bennett <EricB@psu.edu>
- Subject: QT.on.IBM.v11.hqx.sit
- To: macgifts@SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU
-
- You have a November 12 upload called QT.on.IBM.sit.hqx; I wrote this document
- but did not upload it. The person who uploaded it uploaded an OLD, OUTDATED
- copy of this file. Please remove it and replace it with the new version 1.1 of
- this document, which I have enclosed (I have also sent the removal request to
- info-mac-request@sumex.stanford.edu). Thanks.
-
-
- Description of upload:
-
- This text document explains how to save Macintosh QuickTime movies in a format
- that can be played in Microsoft Windows 3.1 or greater. It includes information
- on where to get the required software for both the Mac and Windows machines.
-
- -Eric Bennett (EricB@psu.edu)
-
- Drawing on my fine command of the language, I said nothing.
- -Robert Benchley
-
-
-
- Windows AVI-->Mac QT Conversion instructions v1.0
- created 9/11/94
-
- There is a tiny Mac application which tries to convert AVI files to QuickTime
- format. To get it, FTP to “mac.archive.umich.edu” and get the file
- /mac/graphics/quicktime/aviquicktime.sit.hqx. If the site is too busy, try gopher
- instead: gopher.archive.merit.edu. Choose “Merit Software Archives” and then
- “Macintosh Archive.” The file you want is
- graphics/quicktime/aviquicktime.sit.hqx. THIS PROGRAM DOES NOT ALWAYS
- WORK. Some AVI files will not convert properly; I do not know why. If anyone
- has a more reliable conveter, please let everyone know (especially if it’s free)!
-
-
- Mac QT <----> Windows 3.1 (QT/Windows) Conversion instructions v1.1
- created 3/17/94, updated 9/11/94
-
- This section explains how to play Macintosh QTs with Windows. The old, out of
- date version of this "how to" file from last March seems to have fallen into the
- hands of many people, so I think it’s worth it to repost this updated version. Before
- I explain the conversion process, let me give you a brief background of the problems
- involved.
-
- QuickTime movies have a section containing actual data and a section
- containing information on how to play that data--the compression method for
- graphics or sounds, playback rates, etc. Under MS-DOS, a file is a file is a file, so QTs
- under DOS have everything in one chunk. Macintosh files, however, have two
- pieces--a data fork and a resource fork (the resource fork allows programmers to
- easily add and access specific pieces of data in their programs--sound, icons, etc.).
- DOS has no analogous structure. When one converts files from Mac to IBM, a Mac
- file often becomes TWO files on the DOS disk, one containing the data fork and one
- containing the resource fork. This situation is a problem because:
- 1. DOS movie players generally want everything in one file; and
- 2. The Mac saves the movie data in the data fork, but control info in the
- resource.
- Therefore, for the DOS or Windows players to work, all of the movie data must
- be integrated into ONE file, a process known as "flattening."
-
- So just how does one deal with the problem? Simple. You need to obtain two
- software packages from Apple, both of which are available for free over internet (I
- don't want to get into the copyright problems involved in redistributing software, so
- I'm not including the software here--instead, I'm telling you where you can get it).
-
-
- 1. Using anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.APPLE.COM, enter the
- SOFTWARE:MAC:SC:SNIPPETS:QUICKTIME directory and download
- PLAYMOVIE.HQX. This is a binhexed StuffIt archive which contains source code
- for PlayMovie AND a compiled version of PlayMovie. This is the necessary Mac
- software. (Some other programs, such as Adobe Premiere, will work as well.)
-
- 2. QuickTime for Windows, currently at version 1.1.1, is the necessary Windows
- software. You can get it via ftp:
- winftp.cica.indiana.edu /pub/pc/win3/desktop/qtw111.zip
- or
- cnuce-arch.cn /pub/msdos/win3/desktop/qtw111.zip
- or (but this is in Mac BinHex format--you'll need an .hqx decoder)
- ftp.support.apple.com /pub/Apple SW Updates/Macintosh/Supplemental
- System Software/QuickTime for Windows (1.1.1).hqx
-
-
- NOTE: QT/Windows is available from LOTS of places on internet; it seems to
- come and go at will from the various FTP sites. If you do an archie search for
- filenames beginning with "qtw" you will find many copies of it all over the place (in
- .exe, .zip, and .arj formats at the very least). BE SURE TO GET VERSION 1.1.1. The
- archive should be between 700-800k if it’s in ZIP format (if it’s much smaller, it may
- be missing some things).
-
-
- You must have access to a Mac, since PlayMovie, the flattener, is a Macintosh
- application. Open the Mac QT movie with PlayMovie. WHILE THE MOVIE IS
- PLAYING, select "Save flattened" from the file menu to save a flattened copy of the
- movie (the movie closes when it's done playing, so you can't save it then). Transfer
- this flattened movie to the IBM (use whatever means necessary--modem, ethernet,
- disk [CompactPro for Mac and its DOS extractor companion, ExtractorPC, will allow
- multidisk archives, so you might try them for movies that don’t fit on one disk]).
-
- I believe that QuickTime for Windows v1.1.1 requires Windows 3.1. The file
- "Player.exe," which should be in the QTW archive which you obtain by FTP (some
- archives I have seen are missing this program), can open flattened QT movies (use a
- ".mov" file extension).
-
- Moving QT/Windows files to the Mac should not be a problem. A few Mac
- programs will open such flattened files directly; others may require you to set the
- file type to "MooV" (using ResEdit’s “Get file info” command or another utility
- altogether) before they display it in the file open dialog. These files will (should!)
- play just fine without resources. SUGGESTION: since the Mac and Windows
- environments both support flattened files, Mac users might want to leave all of
- their QT movies in flattened format so that it's easier to exhange files.
-
- Good luck! If you have trouble, feel free to email me and ask questions (I'm
- batting 100% on solving problems thus far...). Please let me know if you found this
- info useful or if there are any errors in it.
-
- This file is for everyone's benefit, so please distribute it freely to anyone
- who might find it useful. Thanks.
-
- -Eric Bennett (ericb@psu.edu)
-
-