QuickTime 4: What‘s New
This article outlines the new features in QuickTime 4.
Streaming Internet services
Play live and stored streaming video and audio using standards-based low-bit-rate compressors and decompressors
Experience smooth playback even over 28.8-Kbps modems
Network protocol support: HTTP, RTP/RTSP, FTP
URL data handler
Ability to open an HTTP, RTSP, or FTP URL, including password-protected FTP sites, in the QuickTime Player
Easy-to-use QuickTime Player interface
Visible Timecode and audio EQ display
Single-click access to your favorite QuickTime movies
Automatic selection of the best-quality movie for a given Internet connection, processor speed, or spoken language
Internet decompressors: H.263, GSM, MS DVI, RTP DVI, MPEG-1 Layer 3 (MP3)
Small, fast dynamic Internet installer
Component installation updates your system as you need it
Optimized audio sample rate conversion for improved playback quality
Bass, treble, and balance control
Sophisticated lens flare and zoom effects
QuickTime API support for Java
QuickTime VR speed and accuracy improvements
QuickDraw 3D support for compressed textures and wired sprite actions
QuickDraw 3D performance improvements
Media import and export for PNG, TIFF, TARGA, MacPaint, Macromedia Flash, and FlashPix formats (import only for FlashPix)
Image sequence movie exporters
Published Date: Feb 20, 2012
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