HyperCard and QuickTime (7/92)

What is QuickTime, and how does it relate to HyperCard?

QuickTime is Apple's technology for storing and displaying digital "movies"
on the Macintosh screen. Movies can be compressed still images, animations,
or captured video. QuickTime provides Macintosh developers and customers
with a software-only solution for integrating motion video into Macintosh
applications.

What Do I Need to Run HyperCard with QuickTime?
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* A Macintosh computer with a 68020 processor or better.

* The QuickTime stack is a high-level authoring tool for users to integrate
movies into their HyperCard applications. You must have Apple QuickTime
software before the HyperCard QuickTime tool will function.

* System 7.0 or better, and Apple QuickTime extension 1.0 or later.

* HyperCard 2.1 or later (HyperCard memory allocation must be 2MB or more.)


This article is adapted from the Claris Tech Info database.
Published Date: Feb 19, 2012