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qtfullscreen.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Defines functions that illustrate how to play QuickTime movies full screen.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
qtgraphics (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Use QuickTime's graphics importers and exporters to work with still image (graphics) files.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
qtgraphics.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Use QuickTime's graphics importers and exporters to work with still image (graphics) files.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
QTGraphicsImport (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to use the QuickTime Graphics Importer to draw an image into a NSWindow using a NSQuickDrawView.
Cocoa, QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
qtgraphimp (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates how to use QuickTime's graphics importer routines to open and display image files.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
qtgraphimp.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates how to use QuickTime's graphics importer routines to open and display image files.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
qthintmovies (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates how to add hint tracks to a QuickTime movie.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
qthintmovies.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates how to add hint tracks to a QuickTime movie.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
QTimadecompression (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Deprecated - Create a QuickTime atom to decompress IMA compressed WAVE files.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
qtinfo (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to create movie previews, movie posters, and file previews.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
qtinfo.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to create movie previews, posters, and file previews.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
QTJava media samples (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Deprecated - Common media files for many of the QuickTime for Java samples.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
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.
Cocoa, QuickTime 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.
Cocoa, QuickTime 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.
Cocoa, QuickTime Technical Q&As 2008-03-17
QTKit Capture - Setting DecompressedVideoOutput CVPixelBuffer Attributes (HTML)
QA1582: Describes how to configure a DecompressedVideoOutput objects CVPixelBuffer attributes.
QuickTime 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.
Graphics & Imaging, QuickTime 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.
Cocoa, QuickTime Technical Q&As 2008-09-16
QTKit Capture Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Describes how to capture media and output it QuickTime movies.
Cocoa, QuickTime Guides 2007-10-31
QTKit Constants Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the constants and error codes in the QTKit framework.
QuickTime Reference 2007-07-19
QTKit Data Types Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the data types and constants in the QTKit framework.
Cocoa, QuickTime Reference 2006-05-23
QTKit Framework Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the interfaces for working with QuickTime movies and media capture.
Cocoa, QuickTime Reference 2007-10-31
QTKit Frequently Asked Questions (HTML)
TN2138: Provides answers to many frequently asked QTKit questions.
Cocoa, QuickTime Technical Notes 2008-04-24
QTKit Functions Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the functions in the QTKit framework.
QuickTime Reference 2009-05-06
QTKit Reference Update (HTML) (PDF)
Summarizes the symbols added to the QuickTime Kit framework.
Cocoa, QuickTime 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
QuickTime 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.
Cocoa, QuickTime Sample Code 2006-08-01
QTKitCommandLine (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Command-line tools for deleting movie segments and converting movies to 3GPP files
QuickTime Sample Code 2005-06-01
QTKitCreateMovie (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to create a movie from a sequence of images.
QuickTime Sample Code 2007-08-31
QTKitFrameStepper (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to display each video frame of a given movie
QuickTime Sample Code 2005-08-01
QTKitImport (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates movie import, advanced editing and playback with QTKit
QuickTime 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.
QuickTime Sample Code 2007-08-31
QTKitMovieShuffler (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates a simple QTKit movie player application.
Cocoa, QuickTime Sample Code 2006-01-03
QTKitPlayer (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
QTKit example code to open, edit, play, import and export QuickTime movies
Cocoa, QuickTime Sample Code 2007-08-31
QTKitProgressTester (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to call the -movie:shouldContinueOperation: delegate method during lengthy movie operations
QuickTime Sample Code 2005-08-01
QTKitSimpleDocument (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
The simplest document-based Cocoa application that opens and displays QuickTime movies
QuickTime Sample Code 2005-08-01
QTKitThreadedExport (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to export a QTMovie on a background thread.
Cocoa, QuickTime Sample Code 2006-08-01
QTKitThreadsExporter (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates QTKit threading APIs by performing concurrent exports on separate threads.
Cocoa, QuickTime 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.
Cocoa, QuickTime Sample Code 2007-09-19
qtmakemovie (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to create a QuickTime movie file 10 seconds long with one video track.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
QTMedia Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a QuickTime media object.
Cocoa, QuickTime Reference 2009-03-04
QTMetaData (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates the QuickTime 7 MetaData APIs in a Carbon application.
Carbon, QuickTime Sample Code 2009-03-16
QTMetadataEditor (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates QuickTime 7 APIs in a Metadata Browsing and Editing application
Apple Applications, QuickTime Sample Code 2008-05-09
qtmissingcomp (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates the preferred method of checking to see whether a particular component is available.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
qtmissingcomp.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates the preferred method of checking to see whether a particular component is available.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
QTML, c2pstr and Pascal strings (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1112: Describes how to avoid headaches when dealing with Pascal to C string conversion with QTML.
QuickTime Technical Q&As 2002-01-21
QTMLPrintingSample (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Uses the QuickTime APIs to draw into a standard Win32 printing device context.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-10-27
QTMovie Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a QuickTime movie and movie controller.
Cocoa, QuickTime Reference 2009-01-07
qtmoviefromprocs (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Create QuickTime movie with video and audio tracks; Video from series of individual frames
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
qtmoviefromprocs.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Create QuickTime movie with video and audio tracks; Video from series of individual frames
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
qtmoviefromurl (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates how to use QuickTime's URL data handler to open a movie file specified by a URL.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
qtmoviefromurl.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates how to use QuickTime's URL data handler to open a movie file specified by a URL.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
QTMovieLayer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a layer for drawing frames from a QuickTime movie; supports Core Animation.
QuickTime Reference 2009-04-06
qtmovietrack (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to create movie tracks, allowing you to embed one movie within another movie.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
qtmovietrack.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to create movie tracks, allowing you to embed one movie within another movie.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
QTMovieView Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a view for playing a QuickTime movie.
Cocoa, QuickTime Reference 2007-05-01
qtmultiimage (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates determining whether an image file contains more than one image and displaying any image.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
qtmultiimage.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates how to display any of the images in a multi-image file.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
qtmusic.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Deprecated - Demonstrates ways of using the QuickTime Music Architecture to play notes and tunes.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
QTMusicToo (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Deprecated - Shows all of the QuickTime Music features introduced with QuickTime 2.0.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-03-19
QTNoStepsDemo (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to subclass QTMovieView to override its default behaviors.
Cocoa, QuickTime Sample Code 2006-08-01
QTPixelBufferVCToCGImage (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates using QTPixelBufferContextCreate with NewMovieFromProperties to output pixel buffers from a movie and draw them.
Graphics & Imaging, QuickTime Sample Code 2006-07-07
QTQuartzPlayer (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
QTQuartzPlayer demonstrates how to render QuickTime Movies and live video with OpenGL and CoreVideo.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging, QuickTime Sample Code 2005-10-04
qtreadwritejpeg (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates how to compress and decompress JPEG images using QuickTime.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
qtreadwritejpeg.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates how to compress and decompress JPEG images using QuickTime.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
QTRecorder (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to use the new QTKit capture classes introduced in 10.5.
Cocoa, QuickTime Sample Code 2007-04-10
QTSampleBuffer Class Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes a QuickTime media data buffer.
QuickTime Reference 2009-04-08
QTSetMovieAudioDevice (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Create a QT audio context for an audio output device and target a movie to render to the context
QuickTime Sample Code 2006-03-03
qtshell (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Simple QuickTime and QuickTime VR viewer framework.
Carbon, Graphics & Imaging, QuickTime Sample Code 2003-10-27
qtshell.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Simple QuickTime and QuickTime VR viewer framework.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-10-27
qtshellCEvents (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
A Carbon event based movie viewer framework which demonstrates how to incorporate movie support into an application.
Carbon, QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
qtshellCEvents.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
A movie viewer framework which demonstrates how to incorporate movie support into an application.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
qtshortcut (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates how to use CreateShortcutMovieFile.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
qtshortcut.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates how to use CreateShortcutMovieFile.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
qtshoweffect (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates how to apply a filter or transition to pictures using QuickTime Effects APIs.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-02-25
qtshoweffect.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates how to apply a filter or transition to pictures using QuickTime Effects APIs.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-02-25
QTSimpleApplet (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to display any QuickTime content within a java.awt.Applet.
Java, QuickTime Sample Code 2006-06-28
qtskins (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to programmatically create and play back a movie with a skin track.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
qtskins.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to programmatically create and play back a movie with a skin track.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
qtsndtween (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Modify a QuickTime movie's sound track by increasing (or decreasing) the volume as it plays.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
qtsndtween.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Modify a QuickTime movie's sound track by increasing (or decreasing) the volume as it plays.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
QTSPketizerReassem (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Components to packetize or reassemble multimedia data that is streamed over RTP.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
QTSPketizerReassem.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Components to packetize or reassemble multimedia data that is streamed over RTP.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
qtsprites (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to create a sprite track that contains three sprites: a space ship, an icon, and a world.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-02-25
qtsprites.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to create a sprite track that contains three sprites: a space ship, an icon, and a world.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-02-25
qtspritesplus (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to use video overrides and tween tracks with sprite movies.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-02-25
qtspritesplus.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to use video overrides and tween tracks with sprite movies.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-02-25
QTSSConnectionMonitor (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Displays a graphical representation of the server's outgoing bandwidth.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
QTSSInspector (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Allows one to browse settings and server data using the Admin Protocol.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
qtstdcompr (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates how to use QuickTime's standard image compression dialog routines.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
qtstdcompr.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates how to use QuickTime's standard image compression dialog routines.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
qtstreaming (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Using the QuickTime Streaming RTPMediaPacketizer components and RTPReassembler components to stream over RTP.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
qtstreaming.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Using the QuickTime Streaming RTPMediaPacketizer components and RTPReassembler components to stream over RTP.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
QTStreamingApplet (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to display QuickTime streaming content within a java.awt.Applet.
Java, QuickTime Sample Code 2006-06-28
qtstreammsg (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to work with the status streaming messages and display a message in the controller bar.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
qtstreammsg.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to work with the status streaming messages and display a message in the controller bar.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
qtstreamsplicer (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to splice a still picture onto the front of a live or audio-only streaming movie.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
qtstreamsplicer.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to splice a still picture onto the front of a live or audio-only streaming movie.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
qttext (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates searching on text media, using a text procedure to retrieve text, and editing text media.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14
qttext.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates searching on text media, using a text procedure to retrieve text, and editing text media.
QuickTime Sample Code 2003-01-14