Chapter 18

The Multimedia Mac

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Playing movies and music with QuickTime Player

Bullet Watching movies and TV shows with the TV app

Bullet Reading books with the Books app

Bullet Finding and listening to podcasts with the Podcasts app

Bullet Taking pictures and movies with Photo Booth

Bullet Viewing and converting images and PDFs with Preview

macOS comes equipped to handle almost any type of media content, from movies and DVDs to graphics in a wide variety of formats. In this chapter, you learn about QuickTime Player, the TV app, the Books app, the Podcasts app, Photo Booth, and Preview.

Playing Movies and Music in QuickTime Player

QuickTime is Apple’s technology for digital media creation, delivery, and playback. It’s used in myriad ways by apps such as Apple’s iMovie, by websites such as YouTube (www.youtube.com), and in training videos delivered on CD or DVD.

QuickTime Player is the macOS app that ...

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