Introduction to QuickTime

This section introduces the concepts underlying QuickTime, a set of functions and data structures that you can use in your application to control time-based data. In QuickTime, a set of time-based data is referred to as a movie . Your application can allow users to display, edit, cut, copy, and paste movies and movie data in the same way that they can work with text and graphic elements today.

This section also introduces the QuickTime architecture, the managers, and the components that constitute QuickTime. It will help you decide what level of QuickTime support your application may need to incorporate.

Introduction to QuickTime

QuickTime Concepts

The QuickTime Architecture

The Component Manager

QuickTime Components

Using QuickTime