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48 bit & 64 bit Pixel Format support in QuickTime
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QA1114: Discusses QuickTime's support for pixel formats with more than 8 bits per channel.
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Compression & Decompression |
2002-02-07
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Accessing Decompressed Images
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QTMTB27: Demonstrates the use of a transfer procedure to access a decompressed image and manipulate it prior to display.
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Movie Basics |
1995-05-01
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Adding a movie reference to a movie
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QA1376: Demonstrates how to add a reference for a movie to another movie
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Carbon, Movie Basics |
2004-09-16
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Adding metadata to a QuickTime movie using the QuickTime MetaData APIs
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QA1515: Adding metadata to a QuickTime movie using the QuickTime MetaData APIs
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Movie Basics |
2008-08-08
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Adding metadata to an iTunes file using the QuickTime Metadata APIs
(HTML)
QA1508: How to add metadata to a movie using the QuickTime Metadata APIs
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Movie Basics |
2007-02-14
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Adding QuickTime Movie Data to Non-QuickTime Files
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QTMTB31: Describes how to embed QuickTime movies into files, and play back on Windows or Mac.
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Movie Basics |
1995-05-01
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Adding Unicode characters to Text Media in a Text Track
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QA1400: Describes how to add Unicode characters to text media in a text track
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Media Types & Media Handlers |
2005-09-01
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Adjusting the movie brightness
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QA1382: Demonstrates how to adjust the brightness of a movie for playback.
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Video Effects & Transitions |
2004-09-16
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AudioChannelLayout - What's the Audio Channel Order when the Layout has a Channel Bitmap?
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QA1638: Explains the audio channel order when a channel layout is tagged as kAudioChannelLayoutTag_UseChannelBitmap.
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Audio |
2009-04-12
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Available FireWire Isochronous Bandwidth
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QA1356: Discusses attempting to "pre-flight" an isochronous bandwidth allocation request by reading the currently available bandwidth.
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Audio, Hardware & Drivers |
2004-07-07
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Avoiding Pauses When Looping Audio files with QuickTime
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QA1371: Demonstrates how to avoid pauses when looping audio files with QuickTime
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Audio, Games, Movie Basics |
2004-09-08
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Base-Derived async image codecs must implement ImageCodecQueueStarting and ImageCodecQueueStopping
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QA1157: Describes why base-derived codecs that set canAsync must implement ImageCodecQueueStarting and ImageCodecQueueStopping.
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Carbon, Compression & Decompression, QuickTime Component Creation |
2002-07-09
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Batch Exporting movie sound tracks with ConvertMovieToFile()
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QTMTB62: Explains how to configure ConvertMovieToFile to use the same configuration information for more than one call.
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Audio, Movie Basics |
2000-09-05
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BeginMediaEdits -2050 badDataRefIndex error after calling NewMovie
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QTMTB58: Describes reasons why BeginMediaEdits would return the -2050 badDataRefIndex error code during a media-editing session.
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Movie Basics |
2000-09-05
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Calculating the static video frame rate of a QuickTime movie.
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QA1262: Calculating the static video frame rate of a QuickTime movie.
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Movie Basics |
2008-08-06
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Calling InitializeQTML from DLL Main
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QTW89: Don't do anything significant in your QuickTime 3 for Windows DLL Main procedure.
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QuickTime for Windows |
1998-09-21
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Capturing a real-time movie stream
(HTML)
QA1535: Capturing real-time movie streams
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Streaming |
2007-07-30
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Checking For Presence of QuickTime 3 for Windows
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QTW88: Programatically checking for the presence of QuickTime 3 for Windows.
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QuickTime for Windows |
1998-09-21
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Choosing the Position Where a Movie is Pasted
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QTMTB26: Explains how the position of a pasted movie is determined and shows how to force a given location.
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Movie Basics, Movie Internals |
1995-05-01
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Component Definitions
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QTMCC14: Discusses the differences between components, component instances, component storage, and component RefCons.
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QuickTime Component Creation |
2000-09-22
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Compressed and Uncompressed Samples in the Same Track
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QTMTB43: Recommends not to mix compressed and uncompressed data samples into the same sound track.
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Movie Basics |
1995-08-01
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Compression Sequence APIs - codecErr returned when compressing with H.264
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QA1470: Describes why ICM Compression Sequence APIs cannot be used to encode to H.264
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Compression & Decompression, Graphics & Imaging |
2006-11-15
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Compression Sessions - Configuring codec quality settings
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QA1444: Discusses how to set encoding quality for a Compression Sequence
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Carbon, Graphics & Imaging |
2005-10-17
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Compression Sessions - Configuring options using the Standard Compression dialog
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QA1456: Discusses how to configure Compression Session options using Standard Compression dialog.
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Carbon, Compression & Decompression |
2006-01-12
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Compression Sessions - Enabling muti-pass encoding
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QA1450: Describes how to enable multi-pass encoding when using ICM compression sessions.
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Carbon, Graphics & Imaging, Movie Creation |
2006-01-12
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Compression Sessions - Multipass encoding and the pass mode flags
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QA1457: Discusses how the pass mode flags work when performing multipass compression operations.
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Carbon, Compression & Decompression |
2006-10-02
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Compression Sessions - Temporal compression options
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QA1455: Discusses the temporal compression option as it relates to quality and other compression session options.
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Carbon, Compression & Decompression, Movie Creation |
2006-01-12
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CompressSequenceBegin & Ethernet in QuickTime
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QTICM13: Describes resolving an issue with missing ImageDescription when sending compressed images over Ethernet using CompressSequenceBegin.
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Compression & Decompression |
1995-05-01
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ConvertMovieToFile unexpected results
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QTMTB51: Explains why white frames can occur in a movie that was saved using ConvertMovieToFile.
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Import & Export, Movie Basics |
1999-06-14
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Core Video - Available Pixel Formats
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QA1501: Discusses how to determine all the pixel format types and format descriptions known to Core Video.
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Graphics & Imaging |
2007-01-23
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Correct Time Values
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QTMTB32: Demonstrates finding correct time values for GetMoviePict to get all the frames of a QuickTime movie.
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Movie Basics |
1995-05-01
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Correction to SetMediaDataRef, short, not pointer
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QTMTB44: Makes a correction to the description of SetMediaDataRef in the QT2.0 CD.
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Media Types & Media Handlers, Movie Basics |
1995-08-01
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couldNotResolveDataRef (-2000) returned from DataHSetDataRef and OpenADataHandler
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QA1116: Describes why DataHSetDataRef and OpenADataHandler may return a couldNotResolveDataRef error in the writing case.
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QuickTime Component Creation |
2002-02-07
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CreatePortAssociation And WM_QUERYNEWPALETTE Message
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QTW91: Activating your custom palette under QuickTime 3 for Windows by calling NSetPalette and ActivatePalette.
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QuickTime for Windows |
1998-09-21
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Creating a Movie from Movie Data in Memory
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QA1341: Describes how to create a movie from movie data in memory.
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Import & Export, Movie Basics, Movie Creation |
2006-03-21
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Creating Apple TV Media Files Containing Dolby Digital Professional AC-3 Audio
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QA1604: Discusses how to create media files containing AC-3 audio for Apple TV using Compressor and QTKit.
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Movie Creation |
2008-05-19
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Creating Core Audio Format (.caf) Files
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QA1534: Describes how to use afconvert to create .caf files
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Audio |
2009-01-07
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Creating Sample Descriptor Atoms for a Non-Mac Device
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QTPC06: Lists a reference for information on QuickTime atoms and their formats.
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Design Guidelines |
1995-08-01
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Creating Sub GWorlds using QTNewGWorldFromPtr
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QA1014: Using QTNewGWorldFromPtr to create sub GWorlds which reference the pixel data of other GWorlds.
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Carbon, Graphics & Imaging |
2001-03-20
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Creating Thumbnail PICTs
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QTICM08: Describes transforming the generic icons of QuickTime PICT-created files into thumbnail icons of these PICTs.
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Compression & Decompression |
1995-05-01
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Creating track references when editing movies
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QTMTB61: Explains how to use the InsertTrackSegment function to copy a track reference rather than the actual media.
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Movie Basics, Movie Internals |
2000-09-05
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Decompressing IMA WAVE files
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QTMCC11: Describes how to use the Sound Manager to decompress and play Window's Microsoft ADPCM-compressed WAVE files.
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Import & Export |
1998-10-19
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Decompressing MP3
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QTMCC15: Discusses decompressing an MP3 file into a buffer using SoundConverter APIs.
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Import & Export |
2000-09-22
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Decompression Sessions - Setting codec accuracy and field mode
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QA1460: Describes how to set codec accuracy and field mode options when creating a decompression sessions.
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Carbon, Compression & Decompression, Graphics & Imaging |
2006-01-12
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Derived Media Handler Components Update
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QTMCC08: Gives practical limits for data transfer rates under QuickTime 2.5.
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QuickTime Component Creation |
1996-08-21
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Determining QuickDrawVideo Media Pixel Depth
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QTMTB17: Demonstrates how to retrieve the pixel depth of a QuickTime video media or movie.
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Media Types & Media Handlers, Movie Basics |
1995-05-01
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Determining required components for QuickTime movies
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QA1093: Shows how to determine if a given QuickTime movie requires a component that's not currently installed on the system.
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Movie Basics |
2001-11-07
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Developing a QuickTime Musical Instrument
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Deprecated - QTMA05: Explains resolving the lack of QuickTime 2.0 API support for creating new music components.
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Audio |
1995-05-01
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Difference between using Restart or Shut Down in the Finder's Special menu in Open Firmware
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HW47: Explains the differences between using Restart or Shut Down on Open Firmware
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Hardware & Drivers |
1999-02-15
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Disabling QuickTime Error Dialogs When Opening or Tasking a Movie
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QA1164: How to disable QuickTime error dialogs which may be presented when opening or tasking a movie.
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Movie Basics |
2003-03-20
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DV Codec settings and performance
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QA1149: Discusses the difference between compression quality, decompression quality, and performance with the DV codec.
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Compression & Decompression, Movie Basics |
2004-01-20
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Dynamically registering a bundled component
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QA1083: Describes how to dynamically register a Component which resides in an Application bundle.
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Carbon, QuickTime Component Creation |
2004-06-07
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Endian Concerns When Playing 'snd ' Resources
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QTW97: Use the Resource Manager to avoid byte-swapping 'snd ' resources before playing under Windows
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QuickTime for Windows |
1999-11-08
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Exporting TIFF files in little-endian format
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QA1044: Explains how to export a TIFF file in little-endian format.
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Import & Export |
2001-06-26
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Extracting DV Fields using QTNewGWorldFromPtr
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QA1017: Describes using QTNewGWorldFromPtr to access individual fields contained within a frame of DV source.
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Carbon, Graphics & Imaging, Movie Basics |
2001-03-20
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Filtering QuickTime media types in Navigation Services
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QA1274: Describes how to filter QuickTime media types in a Navigation Services filter procedure.
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Movie Basics |
2003-07-23
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Filtering the Effects List returned by QTGetEffectsList
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QA1190: Shows how to edit the list of effects returned by the QTGetEffectsList function.
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Movie Basics, QuickTime Component Creation, Video Effects & Transitions |
2002-09-04
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Final Cut Pro - Preferred Video Media Time Scales and Sample Durations
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QA1447: Lists the preferred time scales/sample durations for media created for use with FCP.
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Movie Creation |
2005-10-24
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Functions that Modify Movie Properties, QuickTime Track, and Movie Sound Volume
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QTMTB39: Explains movie volume values, and how to exceed the maximum level using Sound Manager 3.0.
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Movie Basics |
1995-05-01
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GDGetScale
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Deprecated - QTICM04: Describes the function call GDGetScale, its parameters, and errors it may encounter.
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Compression & Decompression |
1995-05-01
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GDHasScale
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Deprecated - QTICM03: Describes the function GDHasScale; lists what it returns, its main purpose, parameters, and possible errors.
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Compression & Decompression |
1995-05-01
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GDSetScale
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Deprecated - QTICM05: Describes the function GDSetScale, its parameters, and the errors it may encounter.
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Compression & Decompression |
1995-05-01
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GetDIBFromPict fails with QuickTime "Minimum" installation
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QA1294: Demonstrates how to check for any available QuickTime components required by individual QuickTime functions.
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Movie Basics, QuickTime for Windows |
2004-09-28
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Getting a Packet Trace
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QA1176: Lists tools available for looking at the network packets on the wire.
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Internet & Web |
2008-06-03
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Graphics Exporters - Creating 16-bit-per-channel image files
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QA1354: Discusses how to use QuickTime Graphics Exporters to create 16-bit-per-channel image files.
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Graphics & Imaging, Import & Export |
2004-06-03
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Graphics Importer -8970 errors & TIFF Support
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QTMCC18: Discusses the -8970 error when using graphics importers with certain TIFF files.
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Compression & Decompression, Import & Export |
2000-11-29
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Graphics Importers and image files containing multiple layers
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QA1148: Describes how to get the natural bounds of layers contained in a multi-layered image file.
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Import & Export |
2002-06-18
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GraphicsImportSetBoundsRect resets your Matrix
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QA1144: Discusses how calling GraphicsImportSetBoundsRect will reset a graphics importers matrix.
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Compression & Decompression, Import & Export |
2002-05-29
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Handling of Update Events While a Movie Plays
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Deprecated - QTMTB45: Describes timing issues that can be caused by applications calling WaitNextEvent while playing a QuickTime movie.
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Movie Basics |
1995-09-15
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How can I find out what non-RGB pixel formats a codec supports?
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QA1249: Applications can find out if a codec supports non-RGB pixel formats.
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Compression & Decompression, QuickTime Component Creation |
2008-04-24
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How can I verify that a Movie can actually draw into a non-RGB GWorld?
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QA1243: Techniques to verify that a Movie can actually draw into a non-RGB GWorld.
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Compression & Decompression, Movie Basics |
2003-03-05
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How can I work with MPEG-2 media using QuickTime?
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QA1540: How to work with MPEG-2 media using QuickTime.
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Import & Export, Media Types & Media Handlers, Movie Basics |
2007-08-29
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How do I count the frames in an MPEG movie?
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QTMTB54: Talks about using the QuickTime Movie Toolbox function GetMovieNextInterestingTime with MPEG media tracks.
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Movie Basics |
2003-05-02
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How do I create a QuickTime movie from PCM audio samples in memory?
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QA1539: How to create a QuickTime movie from PCM audio samples in memory
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Audio |
2007-08-29
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How do I decompress individual frames into an offscreen?
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QTMTB57: Describes methods for decompressing individual frames of a video track into an offscreen memory buffer.
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Movie Basics |
2000-04-24
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How to Compute Data Rate for QuickTime Movies
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QTMTB46: Describes two methods of measuring the rate of samples for Quicktime movies.
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Movie Basics |
1995-09-15
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How to get a native QuickTime movie object from the QuickTime ActiveX/COM control
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QA1594: Describes how to get a native QuickTime movie object from the QuickTime ActiveX/COM control
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QuickTime for Windows |
2008-03-27
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How to Get the First Video Frame
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QTMCC01: Describes how to get the first frame of a movie using GetMovieNextInterestingTime.
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Movie Basics |
1995-05-01
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How to play a sequence of movies in a Web page
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QA1593: How to have the QuickTime plug-in play a sequence of movies, one after the other, in a Web page
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Internet & Web |
2008-08-08
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How to Tell Whether a Picture is QuickTime-Compressed
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QTICM02: Details how to determine whether a picture's QuickTime-compressed, contains QuickTime-compressed images, and type of compression used.
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Compression & Decompression |
1995-05-01
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How to work around HIMovieViewCreate failing
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QA1417: Describes how to work around HIMovieViewCreate failing to initialize the view in QuickTime 7
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Carbon |
2008-03-11
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Image Compression Dialog Options
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QTICM14: Describes how to display an extra Options button in the normal Image Compression dialog.
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Compression & Decompression |
1995-08-01
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Image Decompressor Data-loading Procs
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QTMCC19: Explains how to use an image decompressor's data-loading proc.
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Compression & Decompression, QuickTime Component Creation |
2003-07-10
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ImageDescription Extension Format
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QTMCC04: Gives a reference for information on image description extensions.
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QuickTime Component Creation |
1996-11-27
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Implementing a CVFillExtendedPixelsCallBack
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QA1440: Discusses how you implement a Core Video custom extended pixel fill callback function.
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Carbon, Compression & Decompression, Graphics & Imaging, QuickTime Component Creation |
2005-09-06
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Importer Components - What is the 'mcfg' resource used for?
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QA1267: Discusses the Media Configuration 'mcfg' resource which lists Importer Component file type characteristics and its use.
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QuickTime Component Creation |
2005-10-17
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Importing image data from memory
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QTMTB56: Explains using the graphics importer API's to read image data which resides in memory.
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Import & Export, Movie Basics |
2000-04-03
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Importing Sys 7 Snds
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QTMCC16: Describes how to import System 7 sound files using QuickTime.
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Import & Export |
2000-09-22
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Incorrect Inside Macintosh Volume V documentation
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Deprecated - QD15: Identifies incorrect documentation in Inside Macintosh Volume V regarding the formats of PnPixPat and BkPixPat opcodes.
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Carbon |
1995-09-15
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Integrating the QuickTime for Windows 7.0.3 Installer into your Application Installer
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QA1463: Describes new behavior for the QuickTime for Windows 7.0.3 Installer
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QuickTime for Windows |
2006-02-07
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Intercepting movie controller actions
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QA1094: Demonstrates how to intercept movie controller actions.
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Movie Basics, QuickTime Component Creation |
2001-11-14
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Intercepting QuickTime Wired Actions
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QA1095: Demonstrates how to intercept wired actions in a movie controller action filter function.
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Movie Basics, Wired Movies and Sprites |
2001-11-14
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IOKit Framework Headers
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QA1107: Describes the differences between the headers in IOKit.framework and the I/O Kit headers in Kernel.framework.
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Hardware & Drivers |
2002-01-15
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Is ColorSync thread safe?
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QA1261: Discusses ColorSync thread-safety issues.
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Graphics & Imaging |
2003-04-17
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Is QuickTime thread-safe?
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QA1088: Discusses thread-safety and reentrancy of the QuickTime library on both Mac & Windows.
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Design Guidelines, Movie Basics |
2006-02-14
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iSight - Configuring gain settings for IIDC cameras
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QA1421: Discusses how to configure features of IIDC cameras, specifically gain for the iSight
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Carbon, Hardware & Drivers |
2005-04-06
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Keyframes and AddMediaSample
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QTMCC20: Describes setting flags correctly for AddMediaSample to mark keyframes and difference frames.
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Compression & Decompression, Movie Creation |
2000-12-01
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Legacy Devices
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HW84: Discusses why legacy devices with hard-wired I/O addresses may not work properly with Open Firmware.
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Hardware & Drivers |
2000-03-20
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Limiting the component list in SCRequestImageSettings
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QA1062: Describes the scCompressionListType flag, which limits the list of compressors shown in the standard image settings dialog.
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Compression & Decompression |
2006-01-12
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Linked Movies with Different Color Palettes
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QTMRF07: Explains why a QuickTime movie shouldn't contain subMovies that have different color palettes.
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Movie Internals |
1996-02-15
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