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[edit] Overview
QuickTime is Apple Computer's cross-platform multimedia software architecture used to create and publish video, sound, graphics, text, music, VR and 3D media with either an RTSP "true streaming" server or a regular HTTP web server for downloads. QuickTime displays and plays digital media through an application called the QuickTime Player. There is a free version and a Professional Version (US$30) which adds more editing and presentation capabilities to the basic version.
Reference this web page for an overview of the QuickTime Architecture(authored by Media Solutions, University of Utah)
As well, Apple Computer maintains the history and format overview in the article QuickTime from the Wikipedia.
Of course, Apple maintains its own website related to all things about QuickTime.
[edit] Guidelines
On a general, industry-wide level, Akamai has generated a whitepaper technical guide to "Best Practices in Digital Media Delivery" http://www.akamai.com/html/perspectives/whitepapers_content.html. No endorsements of Akamai products and services are to be inferred; however, the guide summarizes nicely the major media architectures and includes references to additional resources.
[edit] Resources
- QuickTime Article from the Wikipedia
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QuickTime
- Overview of the QuickTime Architecture, authored by Media Solutions, University of Utah
- http://stream.uen.org/medsol/digvid/html/2B_mediaarchquicktime1.html
- Overview and History of QuickTime
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QuickTime
- Apple Computer's Home Page for QuickTime
- http://www.apple.com/quicktime/
- Showcase of QuickTime Media
- http://www.apple.com/quicktime/whatson/
- General Information from Apple
- http://www.apple.com/quicktime
- An Introduction to QuickTime, from Apple
- http://developer.apple.com/quicktime/qttutorial/index.html
- Help on QuickTime Player, Internet, Editing, Tracks
- http://helpqt.apple.com/qthelp9w5/QuickTime.Help/QuickTimeHelp.htm
- Troubleshooting the QuickTime Installation
- http://www.apple.com/quicktime/troubleshooting
- Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTSP) and QuickTime
- http://www.apple.com/quicktime/tools_tips/tutorials/rtp.html
- Technical & Developer Information for QuickTime
- http://developer.apple.com/quicktime/
- QuickTime Streaming Server Information
- http://www.apple.com/quicktime/products/qtss/
- Support and FAQs from Apple on QuickTime
- http://www.info.apple.com/usen/quicktime/
- Information about Firewalls
- http://www.apple.com/quicktime/resources/qt/us/proxy/
- Comparison of Media Architectures (using a 1-minute movie)(QuickTime, Real, WindowsMedia, MPEG-4, MPEG-1, MPEG-2)
- Encoded and posted by Media Solutions, University of Utah
- http://stream.uen.org/medsol/digvid/html/sampler_compare_archs.html
- Comparison of Progressive Download & Streaming Movides, organized by production values found in source materials
- Encoded and posted by Media Solutions, University of Utah
- http://stream.uen.org/medsol/digvid/html/sampler_linear_movies.html
- Streaming Media Format and Encoding Matrix (Windows Media, Real, QuickTime, Flash Video at various bandwidths)
- Encoded and posted by MultiMediaPros, Inc.
- http://www.multimediapros.com/encoding.asp (scroll to matrix at bottom of page)
- Flip4Mac plug-in to play Windows Media files with QuickTime
- http://flip4mac.com/
- http://flip4mac.com/wmv_download.htm
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