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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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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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Movie Basics |
2000-04-03
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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 |
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 |
2001-11-14
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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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Movie Basics |
2006-02-14
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Looping Audio Files with QuickTime for Windows
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QA1559: How to Continuously Loop Audio Files with QuickTime for Windows
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Movie Basics |
2007-10-09
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MCSetClip and Clipping with the Movie Controller
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QTMTB18: Tells why the movie controller ignores the clip set by SetMovieDisplayClipRgn and shows a correct clipping technique.
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Movie Basics |
1995-05-01
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Movie Drawing Complete Procedure with C++
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QA1150: Demonstrates a static class method which can be used as a QuickTime movie drawing complete callback.
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Movie Basics |
2002-06-18
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Movies - Saving movie playback hints
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QA1366: Explains how to save and load media play hints from Movie files.
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Movie Basics |
2004-09-14
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Playing memory-resident WAVE data using QuickTime 4
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QTMTB52: Explains how to play memory-resident WAVE data in QuickTime 4 or later.
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Movie Basics |
1999-07-21
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Playing QuickTime 3 Movie Sound Data
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QTMTB50: Explains why a movie's sound data can continue to play longer than video data.
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Movie Basics |
1998-11-09
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Preroll Movies
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QTMTB42: Lists the advantages of calling PreRollMovie to improve the performance of QuickTime movies.
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Movie Basics |
1995-05-01
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Programatically retrieving field and frame information
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QA1547: Discusses the use of the kICMImageDescriptionPropertyID_FieldInfo property to retrieve Field/Frame information.
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Movie Basics |
2007-09-13
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Programmatic configuration of a Movie Export Component
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QA1147: Demonstrates how to programmatically configure a movie export component without showing the Movie Export dialog.
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Movie Basics |
2002-06-18
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QuickTime & PutMovieIntoDataFork, Offsets
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QTMTB34: Explains restrictions on moving movie data around in a file after creation; also gives work arounds.
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Movie Basics |
1995-05-01
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QuickTime and Carbon Events
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QA1090: Discusses how to ensure smooth movie playback when using Carbon Events in an application.
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Movie Basics |
2001-10-26
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QuickTime Audio - Easy Frequency Level Metering with MovieAudio APIs
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QA1459: Describes how to perform frequency band level metering using MovieAudio metering APIs.
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Movie Basics |
2009-01-29
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QuickTime for Windows returns bdNamErr (-37) error with long Windows file names
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QA1413: Describes how QuickTime may return bdNamErr (-37) error on Windows if file name is > 63 characters
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Movie Basics |
2008-08-08
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QuickTime Media Editing
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QA1110: Explains the term "Media" as used in QuickTime and how it relates to media editing APIs.
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Movie Basics |
2002-01-16
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QuickTime Media Optimization Properties
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QA1579: Discusses the kQTMovieImporterPropertyID_AllowMediaOptimization and kQTMovieInstantiationPropertyID_AllowMediaOptimization properties.
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Movie Basics |
2009-03-30
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QuickTime movies require a valid graphics port
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QA1345: The QuickTime Movie Toolbox requires a valid graphics port for all movies.
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Movie Basics |
2004-03-19
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QuickTime Toolbox GetMovieTime Call
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QTMTB38: Provides the calls to change the current time and to reposition a movie to play from the start.
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Movie Basics |
1995-05-01
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Retrieving Audio from QuickTime Files
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QTMTB30: Describes how to retrieve audio from QuickTime files in 1 second chunks.
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Movie Basics |
1995-05-01
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Saving changes to modified movies
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QTMTB60: Describes how to ensure any changes made to a movie are saved.
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Movie Basics |
2000-09-05
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Saving playback hints in a Movie
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QA1194: Demonstrates how to use the SetTrackLoadSettings function to save the hintsHighQuality playback hint in a movie.
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Movie Basics |
2002-09-04
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Saving QuickTime Movie Files
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QTMTB47: Explains a few complications one might face in creating and saving QuickTime movie files.
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Movie Basics |
1997-01-31
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SetSoundMediaBalance balance parameter clarification
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QTMTB49: Describes correct parameter values for the SetSoundMediaBalance routine.
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Movie Basics |
2004-12-01
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Setting a Movie's Clipping Region
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QTMTB23: Explains why ShowMoviePoster doesn't honor the clipping region when clipped to the cell size.
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Movie Basics |
1995-05-01
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Setting Sequence Grabber Sound Input Device Driver Parameters
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QA1204: Setting sound input device driver parameters for QuickTime sequence grabber audio channels.
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Movie Basics |
2002-10-25
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Setting the movie background color
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QTMTB53: Describes how to apply a background color to an entire movie.
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Movie Basics |
1999-08-16
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SGSetSettings unexpected results
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QTMTB55: Explains why subsequent calls to the SGSetSettings can fail after the first call to SGSetSettings completed successfully.
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Movie Basics |
1999-10-11
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Stepping Through QuickTime-Movie
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QTMTB28: 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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Track Editing
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QTMCC17: Discusses different APIs used to edit tracks in QuickTime movies.
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Movie Basics |
2000-09-22
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Using a QuickTime time base callback to detect when a movie has stopped
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QA1282: Using a QuickTime time base callback (NewCallBack) to detect when a movie has stopped.
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Movie Basics |
2003-08-12
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Using language-tagged QuickTime UserData text APIs with CFStrings
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QA1410: Describes how to use language-tagged QuickTime UserData text APIs with CFStrings and TextEncodings.
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Movie Basics |
2005-02-11
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Using MovieExportSetSampleDescription to specify the format of exported data
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QTMTB59: Describes using the ConvertMovieToFile routine to export a WAV audio-only movie to an AIFF file using a specific compressor.
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Movie Basics |
2000-09-05
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Using Navigation Services to filter QuickTime files
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QA1152: Using the CanQuickTimeOpenFile function in a Navigation Services filter to display files that QuickTime can open.
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Movie Basics |
2002-07-15
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Using QTPixelBufferContextCreate with NewMovieFromProperties
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QA1443: Discusses using a QuickTime pixel buffer visual context and NewMovieFromProperties to output frames to pixel buffers.
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Movie Basics |
2008-08-08
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Using QTSetAtomData
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QA1231: Explains what QTSetAtomData does with the data passed into it.
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Movie Basics |
2003-01-14
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Using QuickTime to access MP3 ID3 Tags
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QA1135: Demonstrates how to extract User Data from QuickTime Movies.
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Movie Basics |
2002-04-11
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Using SetMovieGWorld to draw to the window back buffer
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QA1043: Explains how to draw into the back buffer with SetMovieGWorld.
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Movie Basics |
2001-06-26
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Using the kQTPropertyClass_DRM properties with QuickTime
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QA1476: Explains how to use the kQTPropertyClass_DRM properties with QuickTime media.
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Movie Basics |
2006-04-11
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What is SetMovieDefaultDataRef?
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QTMTB48: Describes the routine SetMovieDefaultDataRef and includes sample code showing how to use it.
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Movie Basics |
1997-03-14
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Why does my identity matrix look strange?
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QA1227: Discusses the MatrixRecord structure and QuadToQuadMatrix function.
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Movie Basics |
2003-01-15
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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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Movie Creation |
2006-01-12
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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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Movie Creation |
2006-01-12
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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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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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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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Keyframes and AddMediaSample
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QTMCC20: Describes setting flags correctly for AddMediaSample to mark keyframes and difference frames.
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Movie Creation |
2000-12-01
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Movie Export - Always fill in the MovieExportGetDataParams dataSize field
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QA1304: Outlines the importance of correctly filling in the MovieExportGetDataParams dataSize field when exporting from procedures.
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Movie Creation |
2005-02-25
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Movie Export From Procedures - Providing k2vuyPixelFormat data to MovieExportGetDataProc
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QA1465: Discusses adding the missing 'rowb' ImageDescription extension when using MakeImageDescriptionFromPixMap with a k2vuyPixelFormat GWorld for a procedures export.
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Movie Creation |
2006-03-03
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MPEG Compression in QuickTime
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QTICM16: Describes extracting information from an MPEG movie file and placing it in a specific MPEG track.
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Movie Creation |
1995-08-01
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Preview image quality of DV capture
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QTMCC12: Describes how to get full resolution preview image quality when capturing DV.
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Movie Creation |
2000-10-25
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QTKit Capture - Disabling Audio Or Video When Capturing From a Muxed Device
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QA1607: Describes the use of the setEnabled: method to disable audio or video capture from muxed devices.
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Movie Creation |
2008-05-19
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QTKit Capture - Specifying Media Compression Settings
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QA1586: Describes how to configure a file output object to save compressed captured media.
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Movie Creation |
2008-03-11
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QTKit Capture - Video Compression Options And Preview
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QA1583: Describes how video compression options may influence the resolution of previewed video.
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Movie Creation |
2008-09-16
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QuickTime Media Optimization Properties
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QA1579: Discusses the kQTMovieImporterPropertyID_AllowMediaOptimization and kQTMovieInstantiationPropertyID_AllowMediaOptimization properties.
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Movie Creation |
2009-03-30
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Sequence Grabber - Determining the capture resolution of an IIDC device
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QA1403: Discusses how to determine the resolution of a captured image from an IIDC device
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Movie Creation |
2005-01-06
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Sequence Grabber - Ensuring the SG TimeBase is being driven by the Sound Clock.
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QA1314: Ensuring the Sequence Grabber TimeBase is being driven by the Sound Clock when recording audio and video.
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Movie Creation |
2003-10-24
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Sequence Grabber - How do I save user settings as CFPreferences?
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QA1286: Saving UserData settings returned from the Sequence Grabber as CFPreferences.
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Movie Creation |
2003-09-04
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Sequence Grabber - How often should I call SGIdle?
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QA1349: This Q&A discusses how often SGIdle should be called when capturing using the Sequence Grabber.
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Movie Creation |
2004-04-06
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Sequence Grabber - Setting the sound channel play through state
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QA1303: Setting the Sound play though state when previewing and recording a sound channel with the Sequence Grabber.
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Movie Creation |
2003-09-23
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Sequence Grabber - Using the SGDataProc for Sound
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QA1348: This Q&A discusses how you can use a Sound SGChannel with the Sequence Grabber DataProc
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Movie Creation |
2004-04-06
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Sequence Grabber preallocates large file when recording
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QA1411: Describes how to prevent the Sequence Grabber from filling your entire disk when recording.
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Movie Creation |
2006-02-06
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Sequence Grabber Source, Video, and Channel Bounds
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QA1250: Explains the QuickTime Sequence Grabber's relationship between the Source, Video, and Channel Bounds when capturing video.
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Movie Creation |
2003-07-16
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Setting Sequence Grabber Sound Input Device Driver Parameters
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QA1204: Setting sound input device driver parameters for QuickTime sequence grabber audio channels.
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Movie Creation |
2002-10-25
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SGSetSettings unexpected results
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QTMTB55: Explains why subsequent calls to the SGSetSettings can fail after the first call to SGSetSettings completed successfully.
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Movie Creation |
1999-10-11
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Unwanted Audio with DV Capture
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QA1105: Explains why audio is captured from a DV source even though you may not want to.
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Movie Creation |
2002-01-14
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Using language-tagged QuickTime UserData text APIs with CFStrings
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QA1410: Describes how to use language-tagged QuickTime UserData text APIs with CFStrings and TextEncodings.
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Movie Creation |
2005-02-11
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Video capture with multiple IIDC cameras
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QA1365: Discusses factors which influence the number of IIDC cameras that can simultaniously be used for capture.
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Movie Creation |
2008-08-08
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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 Internals |
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 Internals |
2000-09-05
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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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MCSetClip and Clipping with the Movie Controller
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QTMTB18: Tells why the movie controller ignores the clip set by SetMovieDisplayClipRgn and shows a correct clipping technique.
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Movie Internals |
1995-05-01
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Setting a Movie's Clipping Region
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QTMTB23: Explains why ShowMoviePoster doesn't honor the clipping region when clipped to the cell size.
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Movie Internals |
1995-05-01
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Specifying Chunk Sizes
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QTPC08: Discusses the meaning of a QuickTime movie atom's chunk value.
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Movie Internals |
1995-08-01
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Stepping Through QuickTime-Movie
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QTMTB28: Describes how to get the first frame of a movie using GetMovieNextInterestingTime.
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Movie Internals |
1995-05-01
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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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QuickTime Component Creation |
2002-07-09
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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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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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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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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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QuickTime Component Creation |
2004-06-07
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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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QuickTime Component Creation |
2002-09-04
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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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QuickTime Component Creation |
2008-04-24
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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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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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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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Intercepting movie controller actions
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QA1094: Demonstrates how to intercept movie controller actions.
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QuickTime Component Creation |
2001-11-14
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Movie Export Component - How to ensure Final Cut Pro recognizes your exporter
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QA1415: Explains how to make sure Final Cut Pro will recognizes a custom QuickTime movie export component.
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QuickTime Component Creation |
2005-03-08
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Movie Export Components - Supporting a MovieProgressProc
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QA1230: Explains the steps needed to support a movie progress proc in a movie export component.
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QuickTime Component Creation |
2003-01-31
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Movie Import Component Selectors
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QTMCC09: Explains why there is no documentation on the movie import API selectors: kMovieImportGetFileTypeSelect and kMovieImportDataRefSelect.
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QuickTime Component Creation |
1996-08-21
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Movie Import Components - MovieImportDataRef Invoked For File Import Operations
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QA1596: Discusses how QuickTime 7.4+ invokes Movie Import Components when specifically importing from files.
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QuickTime Component Creation |
2008-03-11
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QuickTime Supported YUV Pixel Formats
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QA1060: Describes which YUV pixel formats are supported by QuickTime.
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QuickTime Component Creation |
2001-07-19
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Registering custom pixel formats with QuickTime and Core Video
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QA1401: Discusses how to register custom pixel formats with QuickTime & Core Video with QuickTime 7.
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QuickTime Component Creation |
2005-09-06
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Setting the option button in the ICM dialog
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QTMCC02: Describes how your codec can display an extra Options button in the Standard Compression dialog.
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QuickTime Component Creation |
1995-06-01
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The similarity field in ImageCodecBandCompress and Key Frames
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QA1109: Discusses the similarity field of the CodecCompressParams structure used in ImageCodecBandCompress to implement key framing during compression.
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QuickTime Component Creation |
2002-01-16
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Using cmpWantsRegisterMessage not recommended on Mac OS X
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QA1192: Describes why using the cmpWantsRegisterMessage flag is not recommended on Mac OS X.
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QuickTime Component Creation |
2003-03-11
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Video Digitizers - Adding Clean Aperture and Pixel Aspect Ratio Information
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QA1512: Discusses the importance of adding 'pasp' and 'clap' image description extensions to the ImageDescription returned by a VDIG.
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QuickTime Component Creation |
2008-11-20
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