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QuickTime applications can run on Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows. QuickTime content plays on Mac and Windows computers and on many handheld devices. Content can be served by progressive download from any web server or as real-time streams from streaming servers on all major operating systems. QuickTime supports dozens of file and compression formats for images, video, and audio.

A guided introduction and learning path for developers new to QuickTime.   Essential information for developers using QuickTime.   API references organized by framework.
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Inside Mac ICM Code (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates the use of the QuickTime Image Compression Manager.
Compression & Decompression 2003-01-14
Inside Mac Movie TB Code (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Deprecated - Macintosh Movie Toolbox sample code.
Movie Basics, Movie Creation 2003-01-14
JPEG File Interchange Format (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Preview component which lets you make previews from JFIF files in the QuickTime StandardFilePreview dialog.
Graphics & Imaging 2003-01-14
MakeEffectMovie (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Creating a movie with an effects track allowing the user to specify the effect using the standard effects dialog.
Movie Basics, Movie Creation, Video Effects & Transitions 2003-01-14
MCComponent (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
A sample QuickTime component skeleton.
QuickTime Component Creation 2003-01-14
mdiplayer.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to display QuickTime movies using the MDI (multiple document interface).
Movie Basics, QuickTime for Windows 2003-01-14
mfc.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Contains a number of QuickTime samples using MFC: MFCMDIPlayer, MFCQTClasses, QTClasses, SimpleEdit, SimplePlayer.
Movie Basics, QuickTime for Windows 2003-01-14
Movie From DataRef (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates Asynchronous Movie loading and the NewMovieFromDataRef API. Part of "An Introduction to QuickTime".
Movie Basics, Transport & Delivery 2003-01-14
MovieBrowser (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
BrowserMaker creates a document with links to other movies in a folder.
Movie Basics 2003-01-14
MovieSprites (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Testing for mouse clicks on a sprite. Part of "An Introduction to QuickTime."
Wired Movies and Sprites 2003-01-14
MovieToAIFF (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Using Movie Export Component to export QuickTime movie files into AIFF files.
Import & Export 2003-01-14
MyComponent (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Sample component shell, useful for writing a new component.
QuickTime Component Creation 2003-01-14
MyRegisterComponent (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
This component registers another component and makes it the default component.
QuickTime Component Creation 2003-01-14
offscreen.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Uses NewGWorldFromHBITMAP to wrap a gworld around an existing DIB, then draws movie frames into this gworld.
Movie Basics, QuickTime for Windows 2003-01-14
Play Movie with Controller (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Playing a QuickTime movie using a movie controller. Part of "An Introduction to QuickTime".
Movie Basics 2003-01-14
PlayMovieJava (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Deprecated - Display any QuickTime content within an AWT container using the QTCanvas.
Java 2003-01-14
qdmediahandler (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates one way to write a derived media handler.
Media Types & Media Handlers, QuickTime Component Creation 2003-01-14
qdmediahandler.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates one way to write a derived media handler.
Media Types & Media Handlers, QuickTime Component Creation, QuickTime for Windows 2003-01-14
qdmediamaker (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
QDMMaker is a sample application that creates movies that use the QuickDraw media handler.
Media Types & Media Handlers, QuickTime Component Creation 2003-01-14
qdmediamaker.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
QDMMaker is a sample application that creates movies that use the QuickDraw media handler.
Media Types & Media Handlers, QuickTime Component Creation, QuickTime for Windows 2003-01-14
QT Internals (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Dumps information about movie structures.
Movie Internals 2003-01-14
QT QDesign decomp (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Deprecated - Decompressing QDesign compressed files using the Sound Manager's SoundConvert routines and QuickTime QDesign codecs.
Audio 2003-01-14
qt3dtween (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Creates a QuickTime movie containing both a 3D track and a tween track.
Movie Basics 2003-01-14
qt3dtween.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
A sample application that creates a QuickTime movie containing both a 3D track and a tween track.
QuickTime for Windows 2003-01-14
qtbigscreen (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to play QuickTime Movies fullscreen, handle application messages and use time base callbacks.
Movie Basics 2003-01-14
qtbigscreen.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to play QuickTime Movies fullscreen, handle application messages and use time base callbacks.
Movie Basics 2003-01-14
QTBRemoteAdmin (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how one might write a remote administration tool for QuickTime Broadcaster.
Streaming 2003-01-14
qtcapture (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates how to use the sequence grabber to capture sound and video.
Movie Creation 2003-01-14
qtchannels (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates adding items to (and remove items from) the favorites drawer in QuickTime Player.
Carbon 2003-01-14
qtchannels.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates adding items to (and remove items from) the favorites drawer in QuickTime Player.
Movie Basics, QuickTime for Windows 2003-01-14
qtcompress (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Uses the standard image compression dialog to get compression settings, then compresses an image with the settings.
Compression & Decompression, Movie Basics 2003-01-14
qtcompress.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Uses the standard image compression dialog to get compression settings, then compresses an image with the settings.
Compression & Decompression, Movie Basics, QuickTime for Windows 2003-01-14
qtcontroller (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Displays a pop-up menu when the user clicks on the custom button in the movie controller bar.
Movie Basics 2003-01-14
qtcontroller.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Displays a pop-up menu when the user clicks on the custom button in the movie controller bar.
Movie Basics, QuickTime for Windows 2003-01-14
qtcreatemovie (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
CreateMovie demonstrates creating a very simple QuickTime movie with a video track and a sound track.
Movie Basics 2003-01-14
qtcreatemovie.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
CreateMovie is a Windows application that demonstrates creating a QuickTime Movie with a video track and a sound track.
Movie Basics 2003-01-14
qtcustombutton (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Display a pop-up menu when the user clicks on the custom button in the movie controller bar.
Movie Basics, QuickTime Media Skins 2003-01-14
qtcustombutton.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Display a pop-up menu when the user clicks on the custom button in the movie controller bar.
Movie Basics 2003-01-14
qtdataexchange (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
QuickTime's movie importers and exporters. Import files and export movie into any supported format.
Import & Export, Movie Basics 2003-01-14
qteffects (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to work with QuickTime video effects.
Video Effects & Transitions 2003-01-14
qteffects.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to work with QuickTime video effects.
Video Effects & Transitions 2003-01-14
QTEffectsJava (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Deprecated - Applies QuickTime visual effects to two source images at runtime.
Java 2003-01-14
qtfiletransfer (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates using QuickTime's ftp and http data handlers to transfer a file asynchronously from a web server.
Transport & Delivery 2003-01-14
qtfiletransfer.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates using QuickTime's ftp and http data handlers to transfer a file asynchronously from a web server.
Transport & Delivery 2003-01-14
qtflattentohandle (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
DataHandlerType provides data input and output services to the media handler. Open movie, flatten, then play
Movie Basics, Movie Creation 2003-01-14
qtflattentohandle.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
DataHandlerType provides data input and output services to the media handler. Open movie, flatten, then play
Movie Basics, Movie Creation 2003-01-14
qtframestepper (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
QTFrameStepper.c defines functions that you can use to step frame-by-frame through a QuickTime movie.
Movie Basics 2003-01-14
qtframestepper.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Defines functions that you can use to step frame-by-frame through a QuickTime movie.
QuickTime for Windows 2003-01-14
qtfullscreen (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Defines functions that illustrate how to play QuickTime movies full screen.
Movie Internals 2003-01-14
qtfullscreen.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Defines functions that illustrate how to play QuickTime movies full screen.
QuickTime for Windows 2003-01-14
qtgraphics (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Use QuickTime's graphics importers and exporters to work with still image (graphics) files.
Import & Export, Movie Basics 2003-01-14
qtgraphics.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Use QuickTime's graphics importers and exporters to work with still image (graphics) files.
Import & Export, Movie Basics, QuickTime for Windows 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.
Import & Export, Movie Basics 2003-01-14
qtgraphimp (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates how to use QuickTime's graphics importer routines to open and display image files.
Import & Export 2003-01-14
qtgraphimp.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates how to use QuickTime's graphics importer routines to open and display image files.
Import & Export, QuickTime for Windows 2003-01-14
qthintmovies (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates how to add hint tracks to a QuickTime movie.
Import & Export, Streaming 2003-01-14
qthintmovies.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates how to add hint tracks to a QuickTime movie.
Import & Export, QuickTime for Windows, Streaming 2003-01-14
QTimadecompression (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Deprecated - Create a QuickTime atom to decompress IMA compressed WAVE files.
Audio 2003-01-14
qtinfo (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to create movie previews, movie posters, and file previews.
Movie Basics, Movie Internals 2003-01-14
qtinfo.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to create movie previews, posters, and file previews.
Movie Basics, Movie Internals, QuickTime for Windows 2003-01-14
QTJava media samples (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Deprecated - Common media files for many of the QuickTime for Java samples.
Java 2003-01-14
qtmakemovie (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to create a QuickTime movie file 10 seconds long with one video track.
Movie Basics, Movie Creation 2003-01-14
qtmissingcomp (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates the preferred method of checking to see whether a particular component is available.
QuickTime Component Creation 2003-01-14
qtmissingcomp.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates the preferred method of checking to see whether a particular component is available.
Carbon 2003-01-14
qtmoviefromprocs (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Create QuickTime movie with video and audio tracks; Video from series of individual frames
Import & Export, Movie Basics, Movie Creation 2003-01-14
qtmoviefromprocs.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Create QuickTime movie with video and audio tracks; Video from series of individual frames
Import & Export, Movie Creation, QuickTime for Windows 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.
Movie Basics 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 for Windows 2003-01-14
qtmovietrack (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to create movie tracks, allowing you to embed one movie within another movie.
Movie Basics 2003-01-14
qtmovietrack.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to create movie tracks, allowing you to embed one movie within another movie.
Movie Basics 2003-01-14
qtmultiimage (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates determining whether an image file contains more than one image and displaying any image.
Graphics & Imaging 2003-01-14
qtmultiimage.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates how to display any of the images in a multi-image file.
QuickTime for Windows 2003-01-14
qtmusic.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Deprecated - Demonstrates ways of using the QuickTime Music Architecture to play notes and tunes.
Audio 2003-01-14
qtreadwritejpeg (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates how to compress and decompress JPEG images using QuickTime.
Compression & Decompression, Graphics & Imaging 2003-01-14
qtreadwritejpeg.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates how to compress and decompress JPEG images using QuickTime.
Compression & Decompression, QuickTime for Windows 2003-01-14
qtshellCEvents (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
A Carbon event based movie viewer framework which demonstrates how to incorporate movie support into an application.
Carbon, Movie Basics 2003-01-14
qtshellCEvents.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
A movie viewer framework which demonstrates how to incorporate movie support into an application.
Movie Basics, QuickTime for Windows 2003-01-14
qtshortcut (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates how to use CreateShortcutMovieFile.
Movie Basics 2003-01-14
qtshortcut.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates how to use CreateShortcutMovieFile.
Movie Creation 2003-01-14
qtskins (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to programmatically create and play back a movie with a skin track.
Movie Basics, Movie Creation, Movie Internals, QuickTime Media Skins 2003-01-14
qtskins.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to programmatically create and play back a movie with a skin track.
Movie Basics, Movie Creation, Movie Internals, QuickTime for Windows, QuickTime Media Skins 2003-01-14
qtsndtween (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Modify a QuickTime movie's sound track by increasing (or decreasing) the volume as it plays.
Audio, Movie Internals 2003-01-14
qtsndtween.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Modify a QuickTime movie's sound track by increasing (or decreasing) the volume as it plays.
Audio, Movie Internals, QuickTime for Windows 2003-01-14
QTSPketizerReassem (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Components to packetize or reassemble multimedia data that is streamed over RTP.
Streaming 2003-01-14
QTSPketizerReassem.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Components to packetize or reassemble multimedia data that is streamed over RTP.
Streaming 2003-01-14
QTSSConnectionMonitor (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Displays a graphical representation of the server's outgoing bandwidth.
Streaming 2003-01-14
QTSSInspector (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Allows one to browse settings and server data using the Admin Protocol.
Streaming 2003-01-14
qtstdcompr (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates how to use QuickTime's standard image compression dialog routines.
Compression & Decompression 2003-01-14
qtstdcompr.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates how to use QuickTime's standard image compression dialog routines.
Compression & Decompression 2003-01-14
qtstreaming (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Using the QuickTime Streaming RTPMediaPacketizer components and RTPReassembler components to stream over RTP.
QuickTime Component Creation, Streaming 2003-01-14
qtstreaming.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Using the QuickTime Streaming RTPMediaPacketizer components and RTPReassembler components to stream over RTP.
QuickTime Component Creation, QuickTime for Windows, Streaming 2003-01-14
qtstreammsg (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to work with the status streaming messages and display a message in the controller bar.
Movie Basics, Streaming 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.
Movie Basics, QuickTime for Windows, Streaming 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.
Streaming 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.
Streaming 2003-01-14
qttext (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates searching on text media, using a text procedure to retrieve text, and editing text media.
Movie Creation 2003-01-14
qttext.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates searching on text media, using a text procedure to retrieve text, and editing text media.
Movie Creation 2003-01-14
qttimecode.win (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to use the timecode media handler.
Media Types & Media Handlers, Movie Internals 2003-01-14
QTtoCG (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to create a CGImageRef with the proper ColorSync profile from a QuickTime image on disk.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2003-01-14
qtvectors (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to construct a QuickTime vector movie.
Movie Creation, Movie Internals 2003-01-14