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Correction to SetMediaDataRef, short, not pointer (HTML)
QTMTB44: Makes a correction to the description of SetMediaDataRef in the QT2.0 CD.
QuickTime Technical Q&As 1995-08-01
Creating Sample Descriptor Atoms for a Non-Mac Device (HTML)
QTPC06: Lists a reference for information on QuickTime atoms and their formats.
QuickTime Technical Q&As 1995-08-01
Image Compression Dialog Options (HTML)
QTICM14: Describes how to display an extra Options button in the normal Image Compression dialog.
QuickTime Technical Q&As 1995-08-01
MPEG Compression in QuickTime (HTML)
QTICM16: Describes extracting information from an MPEG movie file and placing it in a specific MPEG track.
QuickTime Technical Q&As 1995-08-01
Specifying Chunk Sizes (HTML)
QTPC08: Discusses the meaning of a QuickTime movie atom's chunk value.
QuickTime Technical Q&As 1995-08-01
Getting a List of Drivers & LUNs (logical unit numbers) (HTML)
Deprecated - DV04: Describes a legacy Mac OS technique for obtaining a list of SCSI Parallel drivers, devices, and LUNs.
Hardware & Drivers Technical Q&As 1995-07-01
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.
QuickTime Technical Q&As 1995-06-01
Using the Wide Routines in <FixMath.h> (HTML)
TB14: Details the Wide routines listed in the FixMath.h header (WideDivide, WideCompare, WideBitShift, WideShift, etc.).
Carbon Technical Q&As 1995-06-01
Accessing Decompressed Images (HTML)
QTMTB27: Demonstrates the use of a transfer procedure to access a decompressed image and manipulate it prior to display.
QuickTime Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
Adding QuickTime Movie Data to Non-QuickTime Files (HTML)
QTMTB31: Describes how to embed QuickTime movies into files, and play back on Windows or Mac.
QuickTime Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
Choosing the Position Where a Movie is Pasted (HTML)
QTMTB26: Explains how the position of a pasted movie is determined and shows how to force a given location.
QuickTime Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
CompressSequenceBegin & Ethernet in QuickTime (HTML)
QTICM13: Describes resolving an issue with missing ImageDescription when sending compressed images over Ethernet using CompressSequenceBegin.
QuickTime Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
Correct Time Values (HTML)
QTMTB32: Demonstrates finding correct time values for GetMoviePict to get all the frames of a QuickTime movie.
QuickTime Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
Creating Thumbnail PICTs (HTML)
QTICM08: Describes transforming the generic icons of QuickTime PICT-created files into thumbnail icons of these PICTs.
QuickTime Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
Determining QuickDrawVideo Media Pixel Depth (HTML)
QTMTB17: Demonstrates how to retrieve the pixel depth of a QuickTime video media or movie.
QuickTime Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
Developing a QuickTime Musical Instrument (HTML)
Deprecated - QTMA05: Explains resolving the lack of QuickTime 2.0 API support for creating new music components.
QuickTime Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
Functions that Modify Movie Properties, QuickTime Track, and Movie Sound Volume (HTML)
QTMTB39: Explains movie volume values, and how to exceed the maximum level using Sound Manager 3.0.
QuickTime Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
GDGetScale (HTML)
Deprecated - QTICM04: Describes the function call GDGetScale, its parameters, and errors it may encounter.
QuickTime Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
GDHasScale (HTML)
Deprecated - QTICM03: Describes the function GDHasScale; lists what it returns, its main purpose, parameters, and possible errors.
QuickTime Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
GDSetScale (HTML)
Deprecated - QTICM05: Describes the function GDSetScale, its parameters, and the errors it may encounter.
QuickTime Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
How to Get the First Video Frame (HTML)
QTMCC01: Describes how to get the first frame of a movie using GetMovieNextInterestingTime.
QuickTime Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
How to Tell Whether a Picture is QuickTime-Compressed (HTML)
QTICM02: Details how to determine whether a picture's QuickTime-compressed, contains QuickTime-compressed images, and type of compression used.
QuickTime Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
MCSetClip and Clipping with the Movie Controller (HTML)
QTMTB18: Tells why the movie controller ignores the clip set by SetMovieDisplayClipRgn and shows a correct clipping technique.
QuickTime Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
PICT, QuickTime-Compressed Testing (HTML)
QTICM09: Details how to determine whether a picture's QuickTime-compressed, contains QuickTime-compressed images, and type of compression used
QuickTime Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
Preroll Movies (HTML)
QTMTB42: Lists the advantages of calling PreRollMovie to improve the performance of QuickTime movies.
QuickTime Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
QuickTime & Noise Problems (HTML)
QTPC02: Talks about ways to reduce noise in movies created with the CinePak codec.
QuickTime Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
QuickTime & PutMovieIntoDataFork, Offsets (HTML)
QTMTB34: Explains restrictions on moving movie data around in a file after creation; also gives work arounds.
QuickTime Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
QuickTime Sound (HTML)
QTMRF04: Explains what the sowt and the twos format is in QuickTime.
QuickTime Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
QuickTime Toolbox GetMovieTime Call (HTML)
QTMTB38: Provides the calls to change the current time and to reposition a movie to play from the start.
QuickTime Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
Retrieving Audio from QuickTime Files (HTML)
QTMTB30: Describes how to retrieve audio from QuickTime files in 1 second chunks.
QuickTime Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
Setting a Movie's Clipping Region (HTML)
QTMTB23: Explains why ShowMoviePoster doesn't honor the clipping region when clipped to the cell size.
QuickTime Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
Special Profile Sizes in ColorSync Manager (HTML)
CS03: Answers several questions on special profile sizes in ColorSync Manager and other efficiency issues.
Graphics & Imaging Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
Stepping Through QuickTime-Movie (HTML)
QTMTB28: Describes how to get the first frame of a movie using GetMovieNextInterestingTime.
QuickTime Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
Gestalt Manager Q&As (HTML)
Deprecated - OS505: Describes methods utilizing the Gestalt Manager for determining whether a Macintosh is a U.S. machine.
Carbon Technical Notes 1992-12-01
Pascal to C: PROCEDURE Parameters (HTML)
Deprecated - PT31: Nested procedures and PROCEDURE parameters in Pascal when converting them into C or C++.
Carbon, Darwin Technical Notes 1990-02-01
Searching Volumes - Solutions and Problems (HTML)
Deprecated - FL31: Discusses searching volumes using PBCatSearch.
Carbon Technical Notes 1988-10-01
Version Territory (HTML)
Deprecated - OV12: Please see Technical Note 1132 - Version Territory.
Carbon Technical Notes 1988-04-01
Boot Blocks (HTML)
Deprecated - DV03: Warns that Boot Block form and function will change and describes undocumented Boot Blocks features.
Hardware & Drivers Technical Notes 1987-03-01
All Hardware Products (HTML)
A list of links to all Apple hardware developer notes.
Hardware & Drivers Guides
Carbon Result Codes Index (HTML)
An alphabetic list of result codes in the Carbon application environment, with links to their API reference pages.
Carbon Reference
GDB Quick Reference (PDF)
Printable quick reference card.
Tools Reference
GNU C/C++/Objective-C 3.3 Compiler (HTML)
Explains how to use the GNU compilers from the command line.
Carbon, Darwin, Open Source, Tools Reference
Java 3D 1.2 API Reference (HTML)
Describes the Javadoc-formatted API for the Java 3D 1.2 package. Does not include any Apple-specific reference.
Java Reference
Java Advanced Imaging 1.1 API Reference (HTML)
Describes the Javadoc-formatted API for the Java Advanced Imaging 1.1 package. Does not include any Apple-specific reference.
Java Reference
NSTableView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a view that displays and manages tabular data.
Cocoa, User Experience Reference