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Leopard Reference Library: QuickTime
The Cocoa API for QuickTime includes classes for use in Mac OS X applications that include multimedia such as video, sound, animation, graphics, text, and interactivity. QuickTime supports most major formats of images, video, and sound, including MPEG-4 video and AAC audio.

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BackgroundExporter (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates techniques which can be used to export QuickTime movies in a separate export process.
Sample Code 2005-07-22
Cocoa - SGDataProc (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Uses a Sequence Grabber data function and an NSQuickDrawView to simulate a preview operation for captured video.
Sample Code 2003-01-14
CocoaCreateMovie (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to create a QuickTime movie from a set of Cocoa JPEG NSImage objects.
Sample Code 2003-01-14
CocoaVideoFrameToGWorld (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to draw each frame of a QuickTime movie into a Cocoa NSQuickDrawView.
Sample Code 2003-01-14
CocoaVideoFrameToNSImage (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to create an NSImage for each frame of a QuickTime movie.
Sample Code 2003-01-14
ColorMatching (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Performs simple color matching of images using ColorSync or the QuickTime 6.4 Graphics Importers.
Sample Code 2003-12-18
ExtractMovieAudioToAIFF (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to extract audio from QuickTime Movies and write the data to an AIFF file.
Sample Code 2006-03-31
Fiendishthngs (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Fiendishthngs lists all the the Components it finds on the system and lets you query them for information.
Sample Code 2007-09-13
LiveVideoMixer3 (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
LiveVideoMixer3 is extended to support Video In via QTKit
Sample Code 2006-08-01
Managing QTCompressionOptions - An overview of the QTCompressionOptionsWindow sample (HTML)
TN2219: Introductory overview of the QTCompressionOptionsWindow sample demonstrating one way to manage QTCompressionOptions objects.
Technical Notes 2008-03-11
Movie Overlay (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to overlay text & graphics and perform animation on an QTMovieView through a floating overlay window.
Sample Code 2008-07-25
Movies - Saving movie playback hints (HTML)
QA1366: Explains how to save and load media play hints from Movie files.
Technical Q&As 2004-09-14
MungSaver (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates a simple Screen Saver module for Panther, using the Sequence Grabber DataProc mung technique.
Sample Code 2003-11-18
MyMovieFilter (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
How to play a movie into a layer-backed QTMovieView and apply a Core Image filter while the movie plays.
Sample Code 2008-06-02
MyRecorder (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates the use of the QTKit Capture APIs
Sample Code 2008-01-29
NSCoder QTKit Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes additions for encoding and decoding time and time range structures.
Reference 2007-05-07
NSValue QTKit Additions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes additions for wrapping time and time range structures.
Reference 2007-05-07
OpenGLCaptureToMovie (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
How to capture the screen on Mac OS X using OpenGL and save to a QuickTime movie.
Sample Code 2007-08-30
OpenGLCompositorLab (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates using OpenGL to composite multiple sources in hardware. Requires NVIDIA GeForce 4 Ti hardware.
Sample Code 2003-04-21
QTAudioExtractionPanel (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Enhances the QTKitPlayer to add an Audio Channel Mapping and Extraction panel
Sample Code 2005-06-27
QTCaptureAudioPreviewOutput Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an output destination used to preview audio being captured.
Reference 2009-04-08
QTCaptureConnection Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a connection for media stream capture, used with a QTCaptureSession object.
Reference 2009-05-06
QTCaptureDecompressedVideoOutput Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a QuickTime capture output object for decompressing video.
Reference 2009-03-04
QTCaptureDevice Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that represents a connected physical media capture device, such as a camera or microphone.
Reference 2009-05-06
QTCaptureDeviceInput Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a wrapper for a QTCaptureDevice object.
Reference 2009-04-08
QTCaptureFileOutput Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an interface for writing captured media to files.
Reference 2007-07-23
QTCaptureInput Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an input source connection for a capture session object.
Reference 2009-04-08
QTCaptureLayer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a layer that displays captured video frames from a device; supports Core Animation.
Reference 2009-04-06
QTCaptureMovieFileOutput Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object that writes captured media to a QuickTime movie file.
Reference 2009-03-04
QTCaptureOutput Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interface for connecting capture output destinations to a capture session object.
Reference 2009-03-04
QTCaptureVideoPreviewOutput Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes an object for previewing a video stream that is being captured.
Reference 2009-03-04
QTCaptureView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a view that displays a video preview of a capture session.
Reference 2009-04-08
QTCompressionOptions Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes compression options for a media type.
Reference 2009-04-08
QTCompressionOptionsWindow (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how easy it is to manage QTCompressionOptions instances with a user interface.
Sample Code 2008-02-22
QTCoreImage101 (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to render a QuickTime Movie using Core Image filters and the new video pipeline.
Sample Code 2005-07-19
QTCoreVideo101 (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates (with very little code) how to render a QuickTime Movie using CoreVideo and OpenGL.
Sample Code 2008-04-24
QTCoreVideo102 (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
An application demonstrating the use of QTKit, CoreVdeo, and OpenGL.
Sample Code 2008-06-06
QTCoreVideo103 (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to render a QuickTime Movie using OpenGL texture range and the Core Video pixel buffer pipeline.
Sample Code 2008-06-06
QTCoreVideo201 (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to render a QuickTime Movie using OpenGL FBO and the Core Video texture pipeline.
Sample Code 2008-06-06
QTCoreVideo202 (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to render a QuickTime Movie using OpenGL PBO and the Core Video pixel buffer pipeline.
Sample Code 2009-04-07
QTCoreVideo301 (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates adding of effects & filters to QuickTime Movies in realtime using GLSL shaders and the Core Video texture pipeline.
Sample Code 2009-04-07
QTDataReference Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the location of a QuickTime movie or other media data.
Reference 2009-04-08
QTEffectsDialog - Cocoa (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to display the standard QuickTime effects parameters dialog in a Cocoa application.
Sample Code 2003-09-04
QTExtractAndConvertToAIFF (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates using MovieAudioExtraction and an AudioConverter to extract and convert audio to a AIFF file.
Sample Code 2006-11-08
QTExtractAndConvertToMovieFile (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates using MovieAudioExtraction and an AudioConverter to extract and convert audio to a QuickTime movie file.
Sample Code 2006-11-08
QTFormatDescription Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
New document that describes the Objective-C API for supporting and working with QuickTime Capture.
Reference 2009-04-08
QTKit Capture - Disabling Audio Or Video When Capturing From a Muxed Device (HTML)
QA1607: Describes the use of the setEnabled: method to disable audio or video capture from muxed devices.
Technical Q&As 2008-05-19
QTKit Capture - Disabling specific audio channels when recording (HTML)
QA1617: Describes how to disable specific audio channels when recording using QTKit Capture.
Technical Q&As 2008-10-13
QTKit Capture - Extracting SMPTE Timecode information from a QTSampleBuffer (HTML)
QA1600: Describes how to use the QTSampleBufferSMPTETimeAttribute with a sample buffer.
Technical Q&As 2008-03-17
QTKit Capture - Setting DecompressedVideoOutput CVPixelBuffer Attributes (HTML)
QA1582: Describes how to configure a DecompressedVideoOutput objects CVPixelBuffer attributes.
Technical Q&As 2008-03-06
QTKit Capture - Specifying Media Compression Settings (HTML)
QA1586: Describes how to configure a file output object to save compressed captured media.
Technical Q&As 2008-03-11
QTKit Capture - Video Compression Options And Preview (HTML)
QA1583: Describes how video compression options may influence the resolution of previewed video.
Technical Q&As 2008-09-16
QTKit Capture Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Describes how to capture media and output it QuickTime movies.
Guides 2007-10-31
QTKit Constants Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the constants and error codes in the QTKit framework.
Reference 2007-07-19
QTKit Data Types Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the data types and constants in the QTKit framework.
Reference 2006-05-23
QTKit Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interfaces for working with QuickTime movies and media capture.
Reference 2007-10-31
QTKit Frequently Asked Questions (HTML)
TN2138: Provides answers to many frequently asked QTKit questions.
Technical Notes 2008-04-24
QTKit Functions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the functions in the QTKit framework.
Reference 2009-05-06
QTKit Reference Update (HTML) (PDF)
Summarizes the symbols added to the QuickTime Kit framework.
Release Notes 2007-07-18
QTKitAdvancedDocument (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Enhances the QTKitSimpleDocument sample to resize the movie window and limit selectable file types in open panels
Sample Code 2005-08-01
QTKitButtonTester (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to use the QTMovieView methods for hiding and showing the buttons in the movie controller bar.
Sample Code 2006-08-01
QTKitCommandLine (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Command-line tools for deleting movie segments and converting movies to 3GPP files
Sample Code 2005-06-01
QTKitCreateMovie (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to create a movie from a sequence of images.
Sample Code 2007-08-31
QTKitFrameStepper (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to display each video frame of a given movie
Sample Code 2005-08-01
QTKitImport (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates movie import, advanced editing and playback with QTKit
Sample Code 2005-06-01
QTKitMovieFrameImage (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Using the QTMovie frameImageAtTime: withAttributes: method to get an image for the frame at a given time in a QTMovie.
Sample Code 2007-08-31
QTKitMovieShuffler (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates a simple QTKit movie player application.
Sample Code 2006-01-03
QTKitPlayer (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
QTKit example code to open, edit, play, import and export QuickTime movies
Sample Code 2007-08-31
QTKitProgressTester (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to call the -movie:shouldContinueOperation: delegate method during lengthy movie operations
Sample Code 2005-08-01
QTKitSimpleDocument (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
The simplest document-based Cocoa application that opens and displays QuickTime movies
Sample Code 2005-08-01
QTKitThreadedExport (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to export a QTMovie on a background thread.
Sample Code 2006-08-01
QTKitThreadsExporter (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates QTKit threading APIs by performing concurrent exports on separate threads.
Sample Code 2007-10-08
QTKitTimeCode (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to use the QuickTime 32-bit Timecode Media Handler to Add and Remove Timecode Tracks.
Sample Code 2007-09-19
QTMedia Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a QuickTime media object.
Reference 2009-03-04
QTMovie Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a QuickTime movie and movie controller.
Reference 2009-01-07
QTMovieLayer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a layer for drawing frames from a QuickTime movie; supports Core Animation.
Reference 2009-04-06
QTMovieView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a view for playing a QuickTime movie.
Reference 2007-05-01
QTNoStepsDemo (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to subclass QTMovieView to override its default behaviors.
Sample Code 2006-08-01
QTQuartzPlayer (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
QTQuartzPlayer demonstrates how to render QuickTime Movies and live video with OpenGL and CoreVideo.
Sample Code 2005-10-04
QTRecorder (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to use the new QTKit capture classes introduced in 10.5.
Sample Code 2007-04-10
QTSampleBuffer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a QuickTime media data buffer.
Reference 2009-04-08
QTtoCG (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to create a CGImageRef with the proper ColorSync profile from a QuickTime image on disk.
Sample Code 2003-01-14
QTTrack Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a QuickTime movie track.
Reference 2009-03-04
QuickTime 6.4 & AvailabilityMacros.h on Mac OS X 10.2.x (HTML)
QA1316: Fixing compilation issues when upgrading to QuickTime 6.4 on Mac OS X 10.2.x systems.
Technical Q&As 2003-10-21
QuickTime Audio - Easy Frequency Level Metering with MovieAudio APIs (HTML)
QA1459: Describes how to perform frequency band level metering using MovieAudio metering APIs.
Technical Q&As 2009-01-29
QuickTime Kit Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Provides a tutorial on how to build and extend a QTKitPlayer application using the QuickTime Kit framework in Cocoa.
Guides 2005-11-09
QuickTime Overview (HTML) (PDF)
Introduces the main concepts and services of QuickTime.
Guides 2005-08-11
SillyFrequencyLevels (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to obtain audio frequency levels from a Movie using SetMovieAudioFrequencyMeteringNumBands and GetMovieAudioFrequencyLevels APIs.
Sample Code 2006-01-25
SimpleCocoaJavaMovie (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Deprecated - A simple movie player showing how to use the NSMovieView and NSMovie Cocoa Java classes.
Sample Code 2003-01-14
SimpleCocoaMovie (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to use the NSMovieView and NSMovie Cocoa AppKit classes.
Sample Code 2003-01-14
SimpleCocoaMovieQT (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
A simple movie player showing how to use the NSMovieView and NSMovie Cocoa Objective-C classes.
Sample Code 2003-01-14
Thread-safe programming in QuickTime (HTML)
TN2125: Discusses how to use QuickTime from background threads for applications and component developers.
Technical Notes 2007-09-14
ThreadsExporter (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates importing and exporting still images in different formats on separate threads.
Sample Code 2005-07-26
ThreadsExportMovie (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates movie exporting using the QuickTime movie export component on separate threads of a Cocoa application.
Sample Code 2006-01-03
ThreadsImporter (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates importing and displaying still images on separate threads.
Sample Code 2005-07-22
ThreadsImportMovie (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates importing and displaying QuickTime Movies on separate threads.
Sample Code 2005-07-26
TrackFormatDemo (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to get a human-readable, localized description of a track's format.
Sample Code 2006-08-01
Using QTPixelBufferContextCreate with NewMovieFromProperties (HTML)
QA1443: Discusses using a QuickTime pixel buffer visual context and NewMovieFromProperties to output frames to pixel buffers.
Technical Q&As 2008-08-08
Using the QTKit Framework (HTML)
Learn how the QuickTime Kit works and how to use it in your application.
Articles 2006-06-19
Video (HTML) (PDF)
Explains how to use QuickTime movies in Cocoa.
Guides 2002-11-12
VideoViewer (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Simple example of video rendering using QuickTime visual contexts, OpenGL, Core Video and Core Image.
Sample Code 2005-08-01
WhackedTV (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
A Cocoa version of the venerable HackTV sample code, demonstrating usage of the Sequence Grabber API's
Sample Code 2008-05-09
WritableFileDemo (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to create an empty, writable file associated with a QTMovie object.
Sample Code 2006-08-01