Chapter 1. Getting Started with QuickTime Pro

QuickTime is much more than a digital media player. It’s also a software architecture that other applications, such as Final Cut Pro, can use to drive multimedia functions. As a software architecture QuickTime comes with its own suite of applications, including QuickTime Player (with browser plug-in), QuickTime Pro, QuickTime Broadcaster, QuickTime Streaming Server, MPEG-2 Playback Component, and Darwin Streaming Server. Together they let you create, deliver, and play multimedia content. Additional components from third-party developers extend the capabilities of QuickTime even further.

This book focuses on how to use QuickTime Pro for a broad range of multimedia tasks. Whether you’re an experienced ...

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