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Leopard Technical Q&As: QuickTime
The component architecture of QuickTime enables the creation, delivery, and playback of multimedia through computers and handheld devices. In addition to the extensive number of components that make up QuickTime, developers can write their own components, such as codecs, media handlers, and preview components.

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Video Digitizers - Adding Clean Aperture and Pixel Aspect Ratio Information (HTML)
QA1512: Discusses the importance of adding 'pasp' and 'clap' image description extensions to the ImageDescription returned by a VDIG.
2008-11-20
How can I find out what non-RGB pixel formats a codec supports? (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1249: Applications can find out if a codec supports non-RGB pixel formats.
2008-04-24
Movie Import Components - MovieImportDataRef Invoked For File Import Operations (HTML)
QA1596: Discusses how QuickTime 7.4+ invokes Movie Import Components when specifically importing from files.
2008-03-11
Why isn't my QuickTime Component recognized by iMovie '08? (HTML)
QA1545: Discusses why iMovie '08 may ignore 3rd party QuickTime Components.
2007-10-03
Importer Components - What is the 'mcfg' resource used for? (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1267: Discusses the Media Configuration 'mcfg' resource which lists Importer Component file type characteristics and its use.
2005-10-17
Implementing a CVFillExtendedPixelsCallBack (HTML)
QA1440: Discusses how you implement a Core Video custom extended pixel fill callback function.
2005-09-06
Registering custom pixel formats with QuickTime and Core Video (HTML)
QA1401: Discusses how to register custom pixel formats with QuickTime & Core Video with QuickTime 7.
2005-09-06
Movie Export Component - How to ensure Final Cut Pro recognizes your exporter (HTML)
QA1415: Explains how to make sure Final Cut Pro will recognizes a custom QuickTime movie export component.
2005-03-08
Dynamically registering a bundled component (HTML)
QA1083: Describes how to dynamically register a Component which resides in an Application bundle.
2004-06-07
Image Decompressor Data-loading Procs (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QTMCC19: Explains how to use an image decompressor's data-loading proc.
2003-07-10
Using cmpWantsRegisterMessage not recommended on Mac OS X (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1192: Describes why using the cmpWantsRegisterMessage flag is not recommended on Mac OS X.
2003-03-11
Movie Export Components - Supporting a MovieProgressProc (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1230: Explains the steps needed to support a movie progress proc in a movie export component.
2003-01-31
Video Output Components - QTVideoOutputGetIndImageDecompressor (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1226: Discusses the QTVideoOutputGetIndImageDecompressor call.
2003-01-03
Video Output Components - Implementing QTVideoOutputGetIndSoundOutput on Mac OS X (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1206: Describes how to support the QTVideoOutputGetIndSoundOutput function in Mac OS X.
2002-10-29
Filtering the Effects List returned by QTGetEffectsList (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1190: Shows how to edit the list of effects returned by the QTGetEffectsList function.
2002-09-04
Base-Derived async image codecs must implement ImageCodecQueueStarting and ImageCodecQueueStopping (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1157: Describes why base-derived codecs that set canAsync must implement ImageCodecQueueStarting and ImageCodecQueueStopping.
2002-07-09
couldNotResolveDataRef (-2000) returned from DataHSetDataRef and OpenADataHandler (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1116: Describes why DataHSetDataRef and OpenADataHandler may return a couldNotResolveDataRef error in the writing case.
2002-02-07
The similarity field in ImageCodecBandCompress and Key Frames (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1109: Discusses the similarity field of the CodecCompressParams structure used in ImageCodecBandCompress to implement key framing during compression.
2002-01-16
Intercepting movie controller actions (HTML)
QA1094: Demonstrates how to intercept movie controller actions.
2001-11-14
QuickTime Supported YUV Pixel Formats (HTML)
QA1060: Describes which YUV pixel formats are supported by QuickTime.
2001-07-19
Component Definitions (HTML)
QTMCC14: Discusses the differences between components, component instances, component storage, and component RefCons.
2000-09-22
ImageDescription Extension Format (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QTMCC04: Gives a reference for information on image description extensions.
1996-11-27
Derived Media Handler Components Update (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QTMCC08: Gives practical limits for data transfer rates under QuickTime 2.5.
1996-08-21
Movie Import Component Selectors (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QTMCC09: Explains why there is no documentation on the movie import API selectors: kMovieImportGetFileTypeSelect and kMovieImportDataRefSelect.
1996-08-21
Setting the option button in the ICM dialog (HTML)
QTMCC02: Describes how your codec can display an extra Options button in the Standard Compression dialog.
1995-06-01