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1. Use a text editor to alter the values after the QTtext tag Import the text track back into your movie In Windows click Convert To import the text with the default settings click Save To select different settings such as font attributes click Options You can also insert tags throughout the text to change values while the movie plays Setting the Frame Duration of a Text Track With QuickTime Pro you can set the duration of each frame in an existing text track to a value other than 2 seconds To do so you export the track make changes then reimport the track To change the current text frame information In QuickTime Player choose File gt Export and choose Text to Text from the Export pop up menu Click Options and select Show Text Descriptors and Time Edit the information in the text file and then import the track back into the movie The duration for each line of text in the text file appears on a separate line before the line of text The time you type is the length of time after the movie has started at which this line of text will appear Chapter 3 Editing and Authoring With QuickTime Pro 35 36 Ou A WwW Timestamps are specified as hours minutes seconds fractions of a second the default Text to Text export setting is 1 600th of a second For example if you enter the time 00 02 11 00 the text on the following line appears at 2 minutes and 11 seconds into the movie For information about
2. See Creating a Still Image From a Movie on page 28 To find a movie s dimensions choose Window gt Show Movie Properties select the video track and click Visual Settings To add graphics or text Copy the text or graphic to the Clipboard In QuickTime Player move the playhead to the point at which you want the copied item to appear Choose Edit gt Paste This procedure inserts the graphic into the movie at the Paste location in its own frame To paste the graphic onto the frame at the Paste location choose Edit gt Add to Movie To make a graphic show up in more than one frame select the portion of the movie you want to add it to and choose Edit gt Add to Selection To add the graphic to the entire movie choose Edit gt Add to Selection and Scale You can use this technique to add a company logo throughout a movie Also see Changing a Track s Transparency on page 38 Working With Text Tracks You can add text to a QuickTime movie to create titles credits and subtitles With QuickTime Pro text tracks are searchable so you can use keywords to find precise frames in the movie The following topics provide details about adding text tracks Adding a Text Track to a QuickTime Movie With QuickTime Pro you can import a text file into a QuickTime movie To add a text track Create a text file containing the text you want in the movie and save the file as text only txt Separate ea
3. from the QuickTime Pro menu If the movie is a Real Time Streaming Protocol RTSP movie it is saved as a small reference movie that points to the actual movie on the Internet The QuickTime website has a number of QuickTime movies including the latest movie trailers that you can view in your web browser Go to www apple com quicktime Adjusting Playback Preferences for Internet Movies When you watch movies on the Internet they start playing automatically You can however download entire movies to your hard disk before they start playing so that you can watch the movies at your convenience To download movies before they start playing in Mac OS X Choose QuickTime Player gt QuickTime Preferences and click Browser Deselect Play movies automatically To download movies before they start playing in Windows Choose Edit gt Preferences gt QuickTime Preferences Choose Browser Plug in Deselect Play movies automatically So that you don t have to download movies and images each time you view them on a website QuickTime can save these files in a storage area called a cache If you view a movie or image more than once having the item cached improves performance To have QuickTime cache movies and images you view on the Internet select Save movies in disk cache You might not want to select this option if you don t have sufficient free space on your hard disk to allocate a cache or if for security r
4. gt Preferences gt QuickTime Preferences and then choose Update Check Using Onscreen Help While QuickTime is open you can see instructions for performing tasks by choosing Help gt QuickTime Player Help Where to Go for Additional Information Consult the resources listed below for more information about QuickTime Latest QuickTime content listings QuickTime Player includes an up to the minute guide to the best in QuickTime content You can view the latest news entertainment educational features and more You can also listen to audio programs To view the content guide open QuickTime Player and choose Window gt Content Guide You can also visit http www apple com quicktime QuickTime News For the latest news on QuickTime content and products sign up for the QuickTime newsletter at http applenews lists apple com subscribe Tutorials and tips For step by step tutorials and a collection of instructional books and CDs visit http www apple com quicktime tools_tips Discussion lists Sign up with one of the many QuickTime specific discussion lists to post messages exchange ideas and information and keep current with the latest QuickTime developments at http www apple com quicktime resources mailing_list html Developer support If you re interested in developing products using QuickTime go to developer apple com quicktime Technical support To view all the support resources available visit http www apple c
5. the timeline To step through frame by frame first click the small black triangle and then press the Right or Left Arrow keys on your keyboard Some movies have chapter lists you can use to jump to a specific point in a movie If a movie has a chapter list a pop up menu appears between the timeline and the equalizer Choose a chapter from the pop up menu to jump to that chapter You can drag the handle in the lower right corner of the window to resize the viewing space Opening and Playing Files in a Web Browser With the QuickTime plug in part of the free QuickTime software you can play most multimedia you encounter on the Internet within your web browser On some websites movies play automatically On other sites you need to click an image of the movie or a play button When a movie plays on a webpage you typically see controls you can use to play pause fast forward rewind and adjust the volume of the movie QuickTime The playhead Volume km g QuickTime Pro menu Play Pause Rewind fast forward To play a movie in a web browser go to the website and follow the site s instructions to watch the movie Chapter 1 Using QuickTime Player With QuickTime Pro you also have the option of saving the movie to your hard disk if the author of the movie allows it To save a movie from the web click the downward pointing arrow on the right and choose Save as QuickTime Movie or Save as Source
6. If you re using a computer in a public setting at a kiosk for example you can prevent users from changing QuickTime settings and saving movies from the Internet To set up QuickTime for use on a public computer in Mac OS X Open System Preferences click QuickTime and click Advanced Select Enable kiosk mode To set up QuickTime for use on a public computer in Windows Choose Edit gt Preferences gt QuickTime Preferences Choose Browser Plug in Select Enable kiosk mode Chapter 1 Using QuickTime Player 21 22 Getting Started With QuickTime Pro Learn how to use the advanced playback options in QuickTime Pro create movie postcards and share them via email or the web Getting QuickTime Pro To get QuickTime Pro choose a QuickTime Pro menu item and click Buy Now or choose QuickTime Player gt Buy QuickTime Pro You must be connected to the Internet using the computer on which you want QuickTime Pro installed You may need to restart QuickTime Player to make the new options available Using Advanced Playback Options With QuickTime Pro you have many options for playing movies such as presenting movies at full screen playing a movie on a second display and more Viewing Movies at Full Screen With QuickTime Pro you can set the screen so that only the movie is visible not the QuickTime Player window desktop or other windows This presentation setting is called full screen mode You can
7. also set a movie to play at half size double size or other sizes To play a movie at full screen do one of the following Choose View gt Full Screen e Choose View gt Present Movie choose Full Screen and click Play To quit full screen mode press Esc You can also set options for all movies playing at full screen For example you can hide the movie controls or change the amount of time they display before they hide To set these options in Mac OS X choose QuickTime Player gt Preferences and click Full Screen To set these options in Windows choose Edit gt Preferences gt Player Preferences and then click Full Screen Note As long as Display full screen controls is selected in QuickTime Player Preferences you can make hidden controls appear by moving the pointer If you are authoring a movie you can save it so that it always opens at full screen For information see Saving a Movie With Specific Playback Settings on page 40 Playing a Movie on a Second Display With QuickTime Pro and a two display setup with dual display support you can play a movie on one display while working in another application on the other display This arrangement is useful for presentations Mac OS X Make sure Mirror Displays is not selected Open System Preferences click Displays and click Arrangement If you don t see an Arrangement button your computer does not support this feature Windows Whether you can pla
8. and select the filter and settings you want to use The selected filter is applied to the entire movie Changing Image Frame Size With QuickTime Pro you can change the size of a movie s video frame For example if your movie will be viewed on a small screen such as a mobile device you can change the movie s dimensions to match the target device You can experiment with making the frame size smaller for a given data rate to get better encoding results To change the size of a movie s video frame Choose File gt Export Choose a file format from the Export pop up menu Click Options In the Video area of the Movie Settings dialog click Size and then choose an option e Use current size This option the default keeps the exported movie s image size the same as your original source movie e Use custom size When you choose this option you can specify in pixels a height and width for the exported movie s image size For best results choose dimensions smaller than your source movie and keep the height to width ratio the same as the source so that objects don t appear distorted Chapter 4 Exporting Files With QuickTime Pro A U N Customizing Sound Export Settings To customize sound settings for export Choose File gt Export Choose Movie to QuickTime Movie from the Export pop up menu Click Options In the Sound area of the Movie Settings dialog click Settings and then choose your options Format
9. clicking Use Defaults To edit MIME settings in the Mac OS open QuickTime Preferences and click Advanced In Windows choose Edit gt Preferences gt QuickTime Preferences choose Browser Plug in and click MIME Settings Chapter 1 Using QuickTime Player 16 Viewing QuickTime Virtual Reality QTVR Movies QTVR movies display three dimensional places panoramas and objects with which the user can interact With a QTVR panorama it s as if you re standing in the scene and you can look around you up to 360 degrees in any direction In a QTVR movie of an object you can rotate the object in any direction 600e redrock_lg mov Click to show the movie s hot spots Drag to resize the window Click to zoom in or out To pan through a QTVR movie drag the cursor through the scene To zoom in or out click the or button If the buttons are not showing zoom in by pressing Shift zoom out by pressing Control Some QTVR movies have hot spots that take you from one scene or node to another As you move the mouse over a hot spot the cursor changes to an arrow To see all the places where you can jump from one node in a scene to another click the Show Hot Spot button an arrow with a question mark in it A translucent blue outline of any hot spots within the currently visible VR scene appears If there are no hot spots clicking this button has no effect Click a hot spot to jump to a new scene To
10. e Frame rate Frame rate is the number of individual images shown every second Standard NTSC video has a frame rate of 29 97 frames per second fps and the standard for film is 24 fps The European standard PAL is 25 fps QuickTime movies are sometimes created with a slower frame rate to reduce bandwidth and CPU requirements Chapter 4 Exporting Files With QuickTime Pro 43 BW N Movies with higher frame rates show motion better but have larger file sizes If you choose a frame rate that s lower than the movie s current frame rate frames will be deleted If you choose a number that s higher than the movie s current frame rate existing frames will be duplicated not recommended since it increases file size without improving quality When choosing a frame rate use a simple fraction of your current frame rate such as 1 2 1 3 and so on For example if your current frame rate is 30 29 97 use 15 or 10 e Other options Some compressors or codecs offer options specific to the codec After you select a compressor codec any special options appear Adding Special Effects and Filters to a QuickTime Movie With QuickTime Pro you can add special effects such as blur emboss and film noise to a movie before you export it You add special effects by using filters To set a filter for a movie In QuickTime Player choose File gt Export Choose Movie to QuickTime Movie from the Export pop up menu Click Options click Filter
11. fragment not the whole movie must fit on the handset The remaining formats are provided for specific networks With these formats you can restrict distribution so that a file can t be shared from the recipient s phone set this option in the Advanced pane These formats may limit the acceptable file size or data rate check with the service provider for more information 3GPP Mobile MP4 is for NTT DoCoMo s i motion 3G service With this format you can use the 3GPP options described above 3GPP2 EZmovie is for KDDI s 3G network service This format provides the same options as 3GPP2 described above except for AMR audio support AMC EZmovie is for KDDI subscribers with AMC capable phones With this format you Can use MPEG 4 video QCELP audio KDDI s text format 3G Video Export Options Video Format If your source movie has only one video track and it is already compressed you can choose Pass through so that the video doesn t get compressed again Data Rate The more kilobits per second kbps the better the movie quality For best playback however don t choose a data rate higher than the available bandwidth Optimized for If you choose H 264 from the Video Format pop up menu choose your intended delivery method from the Optimized for pop up menu This setting tells the codec how much the data rate can vary above and below the data rate you choose Image Size If you re sending the file to a mo
12. from the 26 sharing movies via the 28 J jog shuttle 19 K keyboard shortcuts 53 key frame options 43 59 60 L languages 36 Layer control 33 locked media files 18 looping 20 M media keys 18 memory options 24 MIDI 17 MIME Settings 15 Mirror Displays 23 monitors See displays movie controller 40 Movie Download Cache Size slider 13 MPEG 4 files exporting 47 49 Multi pass mode 51 Mute checkbox 31 33 N new features in QuickTime 7 7 O Open Image Sequence command 27 opening files 9 11 opening files automatically 19 opening more than one movie at atime 20 Open Recent command 17 P pass through 51 pasting items into a movie 33 playback options 13 18 40 playhead 11 playing movies 11 playing sound 19 Play movies automatically checkbox 13 poster frames 39 Preferences 19 Preload this track checkbox 24 39 Preview application 16 protocols 14 Q QuickTime Player Preferences 19 QuickTime plug in 12 QuickTime Pro defined 6 getting 22 QuickTime Streaming 46 QuickTime VR movies 16 QuickTime website 13 Index R recording audio and video 25 reference movies 13 26 47 repeating a movie 20 resizing a movie 37 rotating a movie 37 RTSP 14 S Save movies in disk cache checkbox 13 saving amovie 26 secured media files 18 selecting part of amovie 29 self contained movies 26 sharing movies 28 Show Movie Info command 18 Single pass mode 51 size changing
13. in the Windows environment bitmapped Represented by pixels chapter list A list of locations in a movie A user can choose an item from the chapter list to go to that point in the movie codec From compressor decompressor A codec is technology for compressing and decompressing data Codecs can be implemented in software hardware or a combination of the two Codecs can by lossy or lossless depending on whether data is lost during compression compression The process of reducing the data size of a file Darwin Streaming Server A technology for delivering media over the Internet in real time Based on the same code as Apple s QuickTime Streaming Server QTSS Darwin Streaming Server is an open source streaming server Fast Start A method of delivering a movie so that it can start playing before it is fully downloaded frame A single image in a movie Glossary frame rate The number of frames displayed per second GIF Graphics Interchange Format A file format for images hint track In a streamed movie a hint track specifies for the server how the movie s content is to be transmitted hot spot A place in a virtual reality movie where the user can interact with the movie using the mouse Instant On A technology that dramatically improves access to streaming content for broadband users JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group A standard for compressing still images layer In QuickTime movies how
14. secured media files To use such a file you must enter a media key which is usually available from the media file provider To enter a media key in Mac OS X Open System Preferences click QuickTime and click Advanced Click Media Keys Click the plus sign and then enter the key provided by the author or vendor To enter a media key in Windows Choose Edit gt Preferences gt QuickTime Preferences Choose Media Keys from the pop up menu Click Add and then enter the key provided by the author or vendor Viewing Information About a File QuickTime Player can display information about a QuickTime file such as its compression format size and frame rate while playing To view information about a file Open the file Choose Window gt Show Movie Info With QuickTime Pro you can see additional information about a movie by choosing Window gt Show Movie Properties For more information about movie properties see Changing Movie Properties on page 36 Controlling Playback You can change playback options such as balance playback speed the size at which a movie plays and whether the QuickTime Player window shows You can also optimize movies for playback on certain computers Chapter 1 Using QuickTime Player Adjusting Audio and Video Settings For any QuickTime movie with an audio track you can adjust the right left balance as well as the volume bass and treble levels For any movie you can als
15. the other text track descriptors see the developer section of the QuickTime website at www apple com quicktime Specifying Languages for Individual Tracks With QuickTime Pro you can create a movie with support for multiple languages by specifying a language for an individual track For example you can create a movie that contains a separate audio track for each language QuickTime automatically plays the correct track based on the language setting of the user s computer To specify languages Create or assemble the alternate tracks Record voiceovers in each desired language or create text tracks to use as subtitles Save each alternate track as a self contained movie and put all the alternates together in a single folder Put a copy of your original movie self contained and minus any tracks that are now stored as alternates in the folder with the alternates Open the movie and choose Window gt Show Movie Properties In the Properties window select a sound or text track and click Other Settings Choose the language of this track from the Language pop up menu Choose a track to use when a different language is selected from the Alternate pop up menu Save as a self contained movie choose Edit gt Save As and make sure Make movie self contained is selected Repeat these steps for additional language tracks each time choose the previously selected language from the Alternate pop up menu Changing Movie Propertie
16. the playhead to the point at which you want to insert the movie usually the very beginning or end of the original movie and choose Edit gt Paste Choose File gt Save As to name and save the new movie Working With Tracks A QuickTime movie is made up of one or more tracks Each track stores a particular kind of data For example a QuickTime movie could have a video track music tracks and sound effects tracks Chapter 3 Editing and Authoring With QuickTime Pro With QuickTime Pro you can edit tracks individually You can move tracks from one movie to another turn a track on or off delete tracks or modify the information contained in a track Audio narration Video 2 Audio sound effects Video 1 Text title Text credits Turning Tracks On or Off With QuickTime Pro you can choose one or more tracks to enable or disable For example you might want to turn off tracks to simplify editing or to hide a track in a final movie When you export a movie only enabled tracks are exported To turn movie tracks on or off In QuickTime Player choose Window gt Show Movie Properties The movie s tracks appear in the list at the top of the Properties window Use the Enable checkboxes to turn tracks on selected or off deselected To delete a track drag it to the Trash or select it and click Delete You can also choose Edit gt Cut or press the Delete key Note For aud
17. the tutorials at http www apple com quicktime tools_tips tutorials Make sure the Prepare for Internet Streaming checkbox is selected and Fast Start appears in the pop up menu Preparing a Movie for Real Time Streaming With QuickTime Pro you can set up a movie to be streamed over the Internet To do so you should compress the movie so that its data rate is appropriate for the bandwidth at which your users will connect Hinted streaming format is for use with QuickTime Streaming Server or Darwin Streaming Server When you choose hinted streaming hint tracks information needed to stream the movie are added to the movie If the movie is already in the desired format you can prepare a movie for streaming by choosing File gt Export and then choosing Movie to Hinted Movie If you want to change the movie s format follow the steps below To set up a movie for Internet streaming In QuickTime Player choose File gt Export Choose Movie to QuickTime Movie from the Export pop up menu Choose a streaming option from the Use pop up menu Click Options and select the Prepare for Internet Streaming checkbox Choose Hinted Streaming from the pop up menu Chapter 4 Exporting Files With QuickTime Pro If you want to stream a QuickTime movie using QuickTime Streaming Server you should use a web optimized video or audio compressor to compress the movie file All QuickTime compressors are compatible with Quick
18. track that modifies the display of other tracks virtual reality VR The effect achieved by QuickTime VR where users can manipulate objects or environments wav A Windows format for sound files Glossary Index 3G files exporting 49 51 A AN Controls 19 animations 27 annotations 36 AppleScript 54 audio adding an audio track 32 audio controls 19 33 B balance changing for an audio track 33 balance controls 19 bass level 19 33 bit rate See data rate browser playing movies ina 12 C Cache checkbox 24 chapter lists 12 38 color changing a movie s border 24 compressing audio and video 41 51 connection speed 14 content guide 19 converting files to QuickTime 28 copy protected movies 18 cropping movies 30 D data rate 14 43 46 48 50 dimensions of a movie changing 20 44 determining 34 disk cache 13 displays using more than one 23 Index E editing QuickTime movies 29 38 email sharing movies via 28 Empty Download Cache checkbox 13 Enable kiosk mode checkbox 21 Encoding Mode 51 equalizer 11 19 exporting movies 41 51 F Fast Start 45 Favorites 17 file formats 9 filters special effects 44 firewalls 14 frame rate 18 27 43 48 50 full screen mode 22 H help getting additional 10 onscreen 10 hinting 46 HomePage 28 HTTP 14 l importing files 9 Instant On streaming 14 Internet connection speed 14 preparing movies for delivery over the 45 47 saving movies
19. you want to export in QuickTime Player then choose File gt Export Choose Movie to MPEG 4 from the Export pop up menu To adjust settings such as file format compression and distribution restrictions click Options The options you choose depend on the network over which you ll deliver the file and the viewers connection The following sections describe the options in detail MPEG 4 Video Export Options When you export a movie to MPEG 4 format by choosing File gt Export and then choosing Movie to MPEG 4 you access the following options by clicking Options and then clicking Video e File Format To ensure operability with devices made by ISMA members choose MP4 ISMA For more information go to http www isma tv Chapter 4 Exporting Files With QuickTime Pro 47 48 Video Format Choose the video compressor codec you want to use to compress your video For the highest quality at the lowest data rate or the smallest file H 264 is recommended If you need the file to play on a device that supports MPEG 4 video choose MPEG 4 Basic or MPEG 4 Improved depending on the target device If your source movie s video track is already compressed you can choose Pass through so that the video doesn t get compressed again Data Rate The more kilobits per second kbps the better the movie quality For best playback however don t choose a data rate higher than the available bandwidth Optimized for If
20. 1 42 Getting Started With QuickTime Pro Getting QuickTime Pro Using Advanced Playback Options Viewing Movies at Full Screen Playing a Movie on a Second Display Presenting a Movie as a Slideshow Changing the Color Around a Movie Loading Movies Into RAM for Better Playback Creating Movies and Other Media Recording Video and Audio About Saving Movies Saving Movies From the Internet Creating a Slideshow or Animation From Still Images Creating a Still Image From a Movie Converting Files Into QuickTime Movies Sharing Movies by Email or the Web Editing and Authoring With QuickTime Pro Simple Editing Selecting and Playing Part of a Movie Cutting Copying or Deleting a Section of a Movie Combining Two QuickTime Movies Into One Working With Tracks Turning Tracks On or Off Extracting Adding and Moving Tracks Working With Audio Tracks Presenting Multiple Movies in the Same Frame Pasting Graphics and Text Into a Movie Working With Text Tracks Specifying Languages for Individual Tracks Changing Movie Properties Adding Annotations to a Movie Resizing Flipping or Rotating a Movie Changing a Movie s Shape With a Video Mask Changing a Track s Transparency Creating a Chapter List for a Movie Setting a Movie s Poster Frame Saving a Movie With Specific Playback Settings Changing the Movie Controller Type Exporting Files With QuickTime Pro About Video and Audio Compression Exporting Files Using Presets Contents Append
21. Choose the compressor codec you want to use for compressing sound For general use and Internet delivery of music MPEG 4 Audio AAC is recommended Channels Choose between mono 1 channel or stereo 2 channels Rate Digitized sound is made up of sound samples The more samples per second the higher the sound quality To maintain quality music requires a higher sampling rate than spoken voice because music uses a wider range of frequencies Audio CDs use a sampling rate of 44 1 kHz Other options To see additional options specific to your chosen codec if any click the Advanced Settings button Preparing Movies for Internet Delivery With QuickTime Pro you can create movies so that they can be delivered over the Internet You can deliver a movie over the Internet in two ways With HTTP download the movie is downloaded to the client s hard disk Fast Start is a QuickTime feature that enables users to watch or listen to media as it is being downloaded long before the whole movie has been downloaded from a standard web server to their hard disks Fast Start works well for short form movies where file size is limited It ensures high quality playback regardless of users Internet connection speeds although those with slower connections will wait longer before media starts to play Real time streaming provided by QuickTime Streaming Server QTSS delivers media in real time over the Internet from modem rates to broadband No fil
22. Link v Movie to QuickTime Movie a Options Sound to AIFF Sound to AU Sound to Wave ja Senne Save Export Use About Video and Audio Compression Because uncompressed video and audio require a lot of disk space to store and a lot of bandwidth the rate at which data can be transferred to deliver you ll want to compress encode your movie before sending it to another computer or on the web Movies are usually compressed encoded as part of the export process 41 un AeA W N 1 2 3 Exporting Files Using Presets QuickTime Pro offers a myriad of settings and options for compressing video and audio during export To help simplify the process of compressing and exporting QuickTime Pro also offers export presets Different presets are available for each file format To export a movie using presets In QuickTime Player open the movie you wish to export Choose File gt Export Choose a file format from the Export pop up menu Choose the preset that best meets your needs from the Use pop up menu Choose a filename and location and click Save Note To use the same settings you used during the last export choose Most Recent Settings from the Use pop up menu Customizing Export Settings For the greatest possible control when compressing and exporting media files use the export options available in QuickTime Pro For video compression and export QuickTime Pro offers customizable settings in three cate
23. Mention of third party products is for informational purposes only and constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation Apple assumes no responsibility with regard to the performance or use of these products Simultaneously published in the United States and Canada 019 0404 09 07 05 Preface Chapter 1 O ONNN AA AO Contents Welcome to QuickTime What Is QuickTime What Is QuickTime Pro What s New in QuickTime 7 New in QuickTime Player New in QuickTime Pro System Requirements Types of Files QuickTime Supports Checking for New Versions of QuickTime Using Onscreen Help Where to Go for Additional Information Using QuickTime Player Opening and Playing Files Opening and Playing Movies in QuickTime Player Opening and Playing Files in a Web Browser Viewing QuickTime Virtual Reality QTVR Movies Viewing Still Images Playing MIDI Files Opening Recently Used Files Finding Movies Quickly Using QuickTime Favorites Playing Copy Protected Movies Viewing Information About a File Controlling Playback Adjusting Audio and Video Settings Changing Playback Preferences Changing Movie Size for Playback Looping a Movie Simultaneously Playing Multiple Movies Finding Text in a Text Track Preventing Users From Changing QuickTime Settings Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 22 22 22 22 23 24 24 24 25 25 26 26 27 28 28 28 29 29 29 30 30 30 31 31 32 33 33 34 36 36 36 37 37 38 38 39 40 40 41 4
24. Movies in the Same Frame With QuickTime Pro you can place multiple video tracks in the same window to play movies side by side or to create a picture within a picture effect To present multiple movies in the same frame In QuickTime Player choose Edit gt Select All to select the entire contents of the first movie Choose Edit gt Copy then open the second movie Move the playhead to the point at which you want the first movie to begin playing usually the beginning or end of the original movie and choose Edit gt Add to Movie Choose Window gt Show Movie Properties select the new video track and click Visual Settings Use the Current Size and Layer controls to set the new video to a desired size and layer layers with lower numbers are farther forward or more on top For example for a picture within a picture effect with the added movie inside the original movie make the new movie smaller and assign it a lower layer number Pasting Graphics and Text Into a Movie With QuickTime Pro you can paste graphics and text into a QuickTime movie Chapter 3 Editing and Authoring With QuickTime Pro 33 34 If a pasted graphic is larger than the movie s dimensions QuickTime Pro resizes the movie to fit the dimensions of the graphic For best results size graphics using a graphics program to match the movie size before you insert them You can export a single frame from the movie to use as a guide for text placement
25. Pro users enjoy not only all the great features in QuickTime Player but also the following new QuickTime Pro capabilities Preface Welcome to QuickTime e Floating controls Full screen mode now provides floating DVD like controls for easy access to functions like pause play fast forward and rewind Move your mouse and the full screen controller appears on the screen for several seconds Create H 264 video Use this codec for all your video encoding needs Create content ranging in size from HD high definition to 3G for mobile devices and everything in between e Create surround audio Create a rich multimedia experience for your customers by adding multi channel audio to your movie If some of your customers don t have surround speakers don t worry QuickTime automatically mixes the audio to work with the speaker setup of each user e Concurrent exports Export multiple files at once and continue with your next playback or editing task e Improved movie authoring Editing tasks are much easier with new hot keys for in and out points In addition the Movie Properties interface has been completely redesigned to facilitate simple and efficient movie authoring e New AAC constant quality mode Create AAC audio files optimized for constant quality rather than a constant bit rate for a consistently high quality listening experience e 3G streaming Create 3G files for RTSP streaming that are fully interoperable with other 3G st
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27. QuickTime is not the frontmost application deselect to mute the audio when QuickTime is not the active application Show equalizer Select or deselect to show or hide the equalizer which shows the presence of audio in the QuickTime Player window e Show Content Guide automatically Select to see the latest content listings when QuickTime Player first opens unless you open a specific movie file e Pause movie before switching users Select to automatically pause a movie when you use fast user switching to let another person use your computer With QuickTime Pro more options are available For information about them see Viewing Movies at Full Screen on page 22 and Setting Recording Options on page 25 Chapter 1 Using QuickTime Player 19 20 Changing Movie Size for Playback QuickTime Player includes several options for changing movie playback size QuickTime Pro provides additional playback options such as setting the screen so that only the movie and not the QuickTime Player window or any other windows or the desktop is visible This is called full screen mode To change a movie s playback size choose View gt a size or drag the resize control in the lower right corner of the window To stretch the movie in any direction hold down the Shift key when you drag holding down the Shift key while dragging doesn t preserve the aspect ratio To return the movie to its default size and aspect ratio press Comma
28. Reset Changing a Movie s Shape With a Video Mask With QuickTime Pro you can change the shape of a movie from rectangular to other shapes using a video mask In combination with a media skin you can skin a movie so that it plays in a non rectangular region for example a movie could play from within a ship porthole and then use a mask to restrict the movie s shape to the desired playback region Use a graphics program to create the mask and save it as a QuickTime compatible file for example BMP GIF JPEG or PICT The mask should be a black shape on a white background The movie appears through the black shape To add a video mask In QuickTime Player choose Window gt Show Movie Properties Select the video track you want to assign the mask to then click Visual Settings Chapter 3 Editing and Authoring With QuickTime Pro 37 38 A U N Drag the mask file from the Finder to the Mask well in the Properties window or click Choose to select the file Changing a Track s Transparency With QuickTime Pro you can create a track that is partly transparent This technique is useful for example for overlaying a movie with a logo To change a track s transparency Add the track to the movie See Extracting Adding and Moving Tracks on page 31 Choose Window gt Show Movie Properties Select the track and click Visual Settings Choose Blend from the Transparency pop up menu and dr
29. Time Streaming Server but the compressors listed here are optimized to give the best results for delivery over the Internet For a complete list of compressors that QuickTime supports see the Products area of the QuickTime website http www apple com quicktime products e Video compressors H 264 MPEG 4 Sorenson Video any version H 263 H 261 e Audio compressors AAC QUALCOMM PureVoice AMR QDesign For more information about preparing a movie for streaming go to www apple com quicktime tools_tips tutorials Creating Reference Movies to Optimize Web Playback You can use reference movies to provide the appropriate movie for different users connection speeds For example you can have a smaller movie streamed to users connected over a standard modem and a larger version of the movie streamed to users connected over a broadband connection Apple provides a free tool MakeRefMovie X that greatly simplifies the process of creating reference movies You can download this software at http developer apple com quicktime quicktimeintro tools Exporting MPEG 4 Files MPEG 4 is the latest worldwide industry standard for delivering professional quality audio and video over a wide range of bandwidths from mobile multimedia to high definition When you want to create a file that will work with another MPEG 4 device use QuickTime Pro to create MPEG 4 content by exporting a movie To export a file to the MPEG 4 format Open the movie
30. ack options Choose Window gt Show Movie Properties Select Movie and click Presentation Select desired options Save the movie Changing the Movie Controller Type With QuickTime Pro you can specify the kind of playback controls available on the QuickTime Player window For a QTVR movie for example you can save the movie with one of the QTVR movie controllers To specify a movie controller type Choose Window gt Show Movie Properties Select Movie and click Presentation Choose an option from the Movie Controller Type pop up menu Save the movie Chapter 3 Editing and Authoring With QuickTime Pro Exporting Files With QuickTime Pro If you want more control over how QuickTime creates a file use the Export feature of QuickTime Pro With QuickTime Pro you can export a movie to a number of different file formats such as QuickTime movie MOV MPEG 4 3GPP 3GPP2 AVI and DV In addition you can export an audio track to several different audio formats export the individual frames of a movie as separate image files or export a text track to a text file To see the list of file formats available for a movie open in QuickTime Player choose File gt Export and browse the list of file format choices in the Export pop up menu Movie to 3G Movie to AVI Movie to BMP Movie to DV Stream g Movie to FLC Movie to Hinted Movie mM Movie to Image Sequence Movie to MPEG 4 Movie to Picture Movie to QuickTime Media
31. ag the Transparency Level slider Creating a Chapter List for a Movie With QuickTime Pro you can create a pop up chapter list to navigate to specific points in a movie First you create a list of topics or entry points and then you import the list into the movie as a text track When you play the movie in QuickTime Player the current chapter displays in the movie controller See Opening and Playing Movies in QuickTime Player on page 11 To create a chapter list In a text editor or word processor type your list of chapters and save the document as plain text Make each item very short preferably one word but no more than two or three words and separate each item with a carriage return In QuickTime Player choose File gt Open File select the text file and click Open Choose File gt Export In the Export pop up menu choose Text to Text In the Use pop up menu choose Text with Descriptors Click Options In the Text Export Settings dialog select Show Text Descriptors and Time select Show time relative to start of Movie and set fractions of seconds to 1 30 the default is 1 1000 Click OK then click Save to create a text file with descriptors Open the exported list in your text editor or word processor and open the target movie in QuickTime Player 7 Choose Window gt Show Movie Info In QuickTime Player drag the playhead on the timeline to find the first point in the movie wh
32. an image is displayed depends on its layer images with lower layer numbers are displayed on top MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface A software and hardware standard set by the music industry that enables electronic instruments to communicate with one another and with computers MP3 MPEG 1 layer 3 A format for compressing music MPEG 4 An ISO standard based on the QuickTime file format that defines multimedia file and compression formats node In QuickTime VR a point from which an object or panorama can be viewed NTSC National Television System Committee The organization that defines North American broadcast standards The term NTSC video also refers to the video standard defined by the committee which is 29 97 fps 525 lines per frame and interlaced PAL Phase Alternation by Line A video format used by many European countries and other countries outside North America The PAL standard is 25 fps 625 lines per frame and interlaced PICT A Macintosh picture file format that does not apply compression to an image and therefore maintains the same quality level from copy to copy pixel The onscreen dots that form text and graphics A contraction of the words picture and element plug in Software that helps a web browser interpret certain types of media files PNG Portable Network Graphics A file format for images poster In QuickTime a still image usually a single frame from a movie used to represent the movie to
33. ata too much data in memory may cause poor performance system errors or unpredictable results Chapter 2 Getting Started With QuickTime Pro Creating Movies and Other Media With QuickTime Pro you can create movies in various ways Recording Video and Audio With a video camera and a Macintosh computer you can use QuickTime Pro to record a movie QuickTime Pro can capture video from most FireWire equipped sources including the Apple iSight DV cameras and some webcams With a Mac OS X or Windows computer you can also record audio using a built in or external microphone To record audio or video with QuickTime Pro Connect the camera or microphone to the computer unless you are using a built in microphone In QuickTime Pro choose File gt New Movie Recording or File gt New Audio Recording A preview window appears which you can use to adjust settings such as camera position lighting and audio level before you start recording To start recording click the Record button at the bottom of the window To stop recording click the button again You can also Option click the Record button to pause and resume recording and press Option to stop recording The movie you just recorded appears in a QuickTime movie window By default the movie is saved on the desktop but you can choose another default location in the Recording pane of QuickTime Player Preferences To see where the movie has been saved Command click the icon a
34. bile phone choose one of the standards Current maintains the source material size the resulting file may not play on a mobile phone To choose a size not listed in the pop up menu choose Custom Frame Rate In most cases your video will look better if you choose a number that is exactly divisible by the FPS frames per second of your source For example if your source is captured at 30 FPS choose a frame rate of 10 or 15 Don t choose a rate larger than that of your source material Chapter 4 Exporting Files With QuickTime Pro e Key Frame The more often you specify a key frame the lower the number the better the video quality but the bigger the file These additional options are available when you click Video Options e Re sync markers Adds re sync markers inside the video frames to help with packet loss recovery when streaming Encoding Mode With H 264 video you can speed up the compression process for preview purposes for example by choosing Faster encode Single pass With the default option Best quality Multi pass the codec determines how many passes are needed to compress the data for the best quality 3G Audio Export Options When you export a movie to 3G format by choosing File gt Export and then choosing Movie to 3G you access the following options by clicking Options and then clicking Audio e Audio Format If your source movie has only one audio track and it is already compressed you
35. can choose Pass through so that the audio doesn t get compressed again Data Rate As with video the more kilobits per second the better the audio quality Channels Choose between mono 1 channel or stereo 2 channels Frames per sample Available only with AMR audio this option enables exported audio data to be packed more efficiently Silence detection Available only with AMR audio this option detects audio portions with low signal levels and adjusts the data rate of the output accordingly Output Sample Rate Available only with AAC audio It s best to match the sample rate to that of the target device Encoding Quality Available only with AAC audio By choosing Best you can get higher quality audio but it takes longer to encode 3G Text Options When you export a movie to 3G format by choosing File gt Export and then choosing Movie to 3G you access the following options by clicking Options and then clicking Text These options are available if your movie has a text track credits titles subtitles and so on Some mobile devices can t play text in a movie To allow the movie to play only if the text can be displayed on the receiving device select Require text capability on handset Deselect this checkbox to allow the audio and video to play even if the text can t be displayed on the device Chapter 4 Exporting Files With QuickTime Pro 51 52 3G Streaming Options When you export a movie
36. ch paragraph with a Carriage Return character Each paragraph appears in a separate frame of the movie By default each text frame is displayed for 2 seconds In QuickTime Player choose File gt Open File and select the text file Click Open Overlaying a Movie With Text With QuickTime Pro you can use QuickTime Player to overlay superimpose text on a specific part of an existing movie Chapter 3 Editing and Authoring With QuickTime Pro wu A A WwW N To overlay text In QuickTime Player choose File gt Open File and then select the text file Choose Edit gt Select All and then choose Edit gt Copy In Windows click Options select the Keyed Text checkbox and copy the track Select the part of the movie on which you want to overlay the text Choose Edit gt Add to Selection and Scale Save as a self contained movie The text appears throughout the part of the movie you selected For information about adjusting how long each line of text displays see Setting the Frame Duration of a Text Track on page 35 Specifying Font Styles for Text Tracks With QuickTime Pro you can change the font attributes of a text track already ina movie To do so you export the track make changes then reimport the track To change font styles for the text track In QuickTime Player choose File gt Export Choose Text to Text from the Export pop up menu Click Options and select Show Text Descriptors and Time
37. ckTime automatically determines the best connection speed for your computer If a connection is lost during streaming QuickTime automatically reconnects to the server Surround sound QuickTime Player can now play up to 24 channels of audio With QuickTime 7 your Mac and surround speakers you can enjoy the full effect of your surround sound movie or game e New and improved playback controls Use the new A V Controls window to adjust settings for the best viewing experience Easily change settings including jog shuttle playback speed bass treble and balance All new content guide The all new QuickTime Content Guide provides the latest in entertainment on the Internet e Spotlight friendly media With Mac OS X v10 4 you can use Spotlight to easily find your QuickTime content Spotlight can search for movie attributes such as artist copyright codec and so on e Screen reader compatibility Using VoiceOver included with Mac OS X v10 4 visually impaired users can enjoy QuickTime Player features e Easy access to QuickTime Pro When you use the free QuickTime Player features available only in QuickTime Pro display a Pro by their names If you choose one of these items you ll see a definition of the feature and learn how to purchase QuickTime Pro To purchase QuickTime Pro you must be connected to the Internet using the computer on which you want to install the software S TES CES New in QuickTime Pro QuickTime 7
38. dd to Selection and Scale The audio is sped up or slowed down to fit the length of the paste destination the pitch remains the same For best results make the slideshow length match that of the audio as closely as possible You can also lengthen a soundtrack by adding multiple audio files to the movie each beginning at a different point Alternatively you can keep the original audio speed and alter the image speed by opening a new player window copying and pasting the audio into the new window and then copying the slideshow and pasting it into the new window by choosing Edit gt Add to Selection and Scale If you re using Mac OS X You can also use the recording feature in QuickTime Pro to narrate your slideshow See Recording Video and Audio on page 25 Chapter 2 Getting Started With QuickTime Pro 27 28 A U N A U N Creating a Still Image From a Movie With QuickTime Pro you can export a single frame from a movie as an image file To save a still image from a movie Move the playhead to the frame you want to export Choose File gt Export Choose Movie to Picture from the Export pop up menu Click Options and choose a format from the Compression type pop up menu To export every frame from the movie as a series of images choose Movie to Image Sequence Exporting every frame can generate a very large number of files you may want to export to a folder rather than to the desktop Co
39. deo to match the audio You might have better results if you compare the timelines of the two tracks and cut from one or the other until they have the same duration Note If your audio and video are created by the same device such as a DV camera and are created at the same time the audio and video will be synchronized Chapter 3 Editing and Authoring With QuickTime Pro BW N Changing Sound Track Volume Levels and Other Audio Settings With QuickTime Pro you can change the volume and balance of audio and music tracks For example if a movie has more than one audio track you can adjust the volume of the tracks relative to one another You can also change the bass and treble levels To change settings for an audio track In QuickTime Player choose Window gt Show Movie Properties In the Properties window select the audio track and click Audio Settings Drag the sliders to adjust the settings Use the pop up menu to the right of each audio channel to specify where the channel s sound should be directed To direct a channel s sound to the subwoofer choose LFE Screen To specify a particular output for the audio device choose one of the Discrete options To silence a channel choose Unused To turn off the audio without having to delete the track select Mute To play only the selected audio track select Solo To save the balance and channel settings with your movie choose File gt Save or Save As Presenting Multiple
40. e Simple Editing With QuickTime Pro you can perform movie editing tasks Selecting and Playing Part of a Movie To perform editing functions such as Copy and Delete in most cases you need to first select the desired portion of a movie If you don t select anything the edit commands work on the current frame To select a portion of a movie move the In and Out selection markers The darkened area between the two markers indicates the selected portion To fine tune the selection select a marker and move it with the arrow keys You can also move the playhead and press for In or O for Out to set the start or end point of the selection even while the movie is playing The playhead Tip To move the In or Out marker to a different position drag the playhead to the desired position or use the arrow keys then press lor O 00 00 11 In and Out markers showing the selected portion of the movie The length of a selection appears to the left of the timeline hours minutes seconds To play the selection choose View gt Play Selection Only so that the checkmark appears then click Play To play the whole movie choose View gt Play Selection again to remove the checkmark With QuickTime Pro you can save the movie choose File gt Save so that the next time it is opened only the part you selected plays 29 30 Note By default the selection markers hide when nothing is selected making it eas
41. e of the most popular software such as iTunes iMovie and Final Cut Pro from Apple as well as many third party programs uses the QuickTime architecture for important multimedia functions These applications require QuickTime to be installed in order to function properly What Is QuickTime Pro You can easily add a host of useful features to your QuickTime software by purchasing QuickTime Pro With QuickTime Pro you can Play movies at full screen Save files from the Internet Edit audio and video Record audio and video Macintosh only Add special effects Create slideshows Convert and save video audio and images to more than a hundred standard formats For information about how to start using QuickTime Pro see Getting QuickTime Pro on page 25 Preface Menu items with Pro are available after you upgrade to QuickTime Pro What s New in QuickTime 7 Both the free QuickTime Player and QuickTime Pro provide a host of new features New in QuickTime Player e H 264 video support This state of the art standards based codec delivers exceptional quality video at the lowest data rate possible across data rates ranging from 3G to HD and beyond e Live resize Playback continues smoothly as you change the size of the QuickTime Player window Some hardware requirements may apply e Zero configuration streaming You no longer need to set your Internet connection speed in QuickTime Preferences Qui
42. e is ever downloaded to a viewer s hard disk Media is played but not stored by the client software as it is delivered You would choose real time streaming rather than Fast Start for webcasts of live events in real time delivery of long form video 24 7 Internet radio and TV channels and other cases in which you don t files stored on a user s hard disk QTSS uses the RTSP protocol Preparing a Movie for Fast Start With QuickTime Pro you can set up a movie to start playing from a web server before the movie has completely downloaded to the user s hard disk This is called a Fast Start movie Chapter 4 Exporting Files With QuickTime Pro 45 _ wu A WwW N Set the Fast Start setting just before you distribute your movie making other changes and resaving may undo the Fast Start setting If the movie is in the format you want you can set it up for Fast Start by choosing File gt Save As and then selecting Save as a self contained movie If the movie is not in the format you want you need to encode it first by following the steps below To convert a movie and set it up for Fast Start In QuickTime Player choose File gt Export Choose Movie to QuickTime Movie from the Export pop up menu Click Options and select video and sound compression options appropriate for web delivery For more information see Customizing Video Export Settings on page 42 Customizing Sound Export Settings on page 45 and
43. e your intended delivery method from the Optimized for pop up menu This setting informs the codec how much the data rate can vary above and below the data rate you choose This option is available only for compressors that can apply limits such as H 264 e Key frame options Many compressors use frame differencing to compress moving images Frame differencing is the process of determining what information has changed from a starting frame called a key frame to subsequent frames The key frame contains all of the information for an image Subsequent frames contain only the information that has changed Depending on the compressor you use you can specify how often you want key frames to occur If you don t have enough key frames the quality of your movie might be lower because most frames are generated from others However more key frames result in a larger movie with a higher data rate With some compressors an additional key frame is inserted automatically if too much of the image has changed from one frame to the next A good rule of thumb for general use is to have one key frame every 5 seconds multiply the frames per second by 5 If you are creating a file for RTSP streaming and have concerns about the reliability of the delivery network as with the public Internet you may want to increase key frame frequency to one key frame every 1 or 2 seconds To let the compressor choose the key frame interval select Automatic
44. easons you don t want movie data stored in a cache file You can specify how big to make the cache by changing the Movie Cache Size setting How big you make the cache depends on how much free space your hard disk has A larger cache can hold more files or larger files but it takes up more space on your hard disk After the QuickTime cache fills all the space reserved for it older items are automatically deleted from the cache when new items are added To clear the cache click Empty Download Cache in Windows choose Download Cache in QuickTime Settings and then click Empty Cache Now You might want to clear the cache for security or privacy reasons or to recover free space on your hard disk Chapter 1 Using QuickTime Player 13 14 QuickTime automatically detects your Internet connection speed so that you get the highest quality QuickTime content that your Internet connection can support If movies you re watching on the Internet don t play properly however it may help to change the connection speed setting To change the connection speed setting in Mac OS X open QuickTime Preferences and click Streaming In Windows open QuickTime Preferences and choose Connection Speed QuickTime tries to play versions of the movie authored to match the connection speed you choose If you choose a speed slower than your actual connection speed the resulting movie may be smaller in size and lower in quality than your connection can actually s
45. eferences Choose Music from the pop up menu Select the synthesizer you want Opening Recently Used Files You can easily open recently used files To open recently used files Choose File gt Open Recent gt option To change the number of items that appear in the Open Recent submenu in Mac OS X choose QuickTime Player gt Preferences click General and choose an option from the pop up menu In Windows choose Edit gt Preferences gt Player Preferences Finding Movies Quickly Using QuickTime Favorites You can easily find and open movies by putting pointers to them in your QuickTime Favorites window To view your list of favorites choose Window gt Favorites gt Show Favorites To add a movie to the Favorites list Open the movie in QuickTime Player Choose Window gt Favorites gt Add Movie As Favorite You can also drag a file from the Finder to the Favorites list window Chapter 1 Using QuickTime Player 17 18 To rearrange movies in the list drag them To delete an item from the list drag the item to the Trash or select the item and press the Delete key In Windows drag the item to the Recycle Bin or select the item and press the Backspace key Deleting an item from the Favorites list does not delete the file from your hard disk or wherever the file is saved Playing Copy Protected Movies QuickTime movies can be encrypted so that only authorized viewers can watch them Such movies are known as
46. ere you want to begin a new chapter Use the Right and Left Arrow keys to step forward or backward a frame at a time as needed Note the current time in the Properties window Chapter 3 Editing and Authoring With QuickTime Pro 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 In the text file find the first chapter title and change the timestamp just before that chapter title to the time you noted in the Properties window The timestamp might now read for example 00 01 30 15 meaning that selecting the first chapter title will jump the viewer 1 minute 30 seconds and 15 frames into the movie Repeat steps 9 through 11 until you ve identified all the places in the movie that correspond to the chapter divisions and you ve entered the proper timestamps in the text file Change the last timestamp the one after the last chapter title in the text file to match the duration of the movie Save the text file and import it into QuickTime Player QuickTime creates a new movie with just a text track Choose Edit gt Select All choose Edit gt Copy and close the movie Click in the main movie choose Edit gt Select All then choose Edit gt Add to Selection and Scale QuickTime adds the text track to the movie Choose Window gt Show Movie Properties In the Properties window select the video or audio track you want to associate with the chapter track and click Other Settings Choose the main video or audio t
47. erence movie QuickTime follows the pointers to access and play the other movies or parts of movies To determine whether a movie contains pointers to other data choose Window gt Show Movie Properties select the movie at the top of the window and click Resources If the file containing the movie does not appear in the list then the movie has pointers and is not self contained If a small document icon appears to the left of the filename in the title bar of a player window you can Command click the icon to see the name and location of the file that contains the movie The term reference movie is also used for the files you can create to intelligently deliver different sized streams to different users depending on their connection speeds For more information see Creating Reference Movies to Optimize Web Playback on page 47 Saving Movies From the Internet With QuickTime Pro you can save download a movie viewed in your web browser to your hard disk The movie must be authored to allow for saving If it s a streaming movie QuickTime Pro saves a small reference movie that points to the stream To save an Internet movie on your hard disk When the movie finishes loading when the entire progress bar is filled with gray click the down arrow in the playback controls Choose Save as QuickTime Movie If this command is not available the movie is authored so that it cannot be saved Chapter 2 Getting Started Wit
48. gories video settings filters also known as special effects and image size QuickTime Pro also offers many options for customizing compression settings for sound The following topics provide information about which options to choose when exporting and compressing movies Customizing Video Export Settings To customize video settings for export Choose File gt Export Choose a file format from the Export pop up menu Click Options Chapter 4 Exporting Files With QuickTime Pro 4 In the Video area of the Movie Settings dialog click Settings and choose your settings e Compression type Choose the video compressor codec you want to use to compress your video For the highest quality at the lowest data rate or the smallest file H 264 is recommended e Data rate bit rate In general the higher the data rate the better the quality but the bigger the file In most cases you ll want to set a data rate based on the way your movie will be viewed For example for streaming to 1 Internet dialup connections limit the data rate to around 45 kilobits per second to leave room for network traffic If the file will be downloaded for playback the data rate can be higher a 56K modem user however has longer to wait before playback begins The data rate of a movie is also affected by other compression options you set such as the frame rate To let the compressor choose an appropriate data rate select Automatic e Optimized for Choos
49. h QuickTime Pro Creating a Slideshow or Animation From Still Images With QuickTime Pro you can combine a series of still images to create a movie that plays like a slideshow This process is an easy way to share the pictures from your digital camera or mobile phone Note Slideshows look best when all the images are the same size To create a slideshow from still images Put all the graphic files you want to include in a folder Name each file with the same name followed by an increasing number for example picture 1 picture2 Most digital cameras number files automatically The numbers must be increasing but don t have to be precisely sequential for example you could name the files picture1 picture5 picture 10 and so on In QuickTime Player choose File gt Open Image Sequence then select the first file Choose a frame rate how long each frame will be displayed from the Image Sequence Settings pop up menu Slideshows usually work best when slides are shown at 2 to 3 seconds per frame QuickTime Pro creates the movie which shows each picture in sequence Choose File gt Save to name and save the movie You can add music to your slideshow by adding an audio track to your movie before saving it Open an audio file select the portion you want to add to the slideshow and choose Edit gt Copy Select the slideshow or a portion of it and choose Edit gt Select All then choose Edit gt A
50. he new track to cover and then choose Edit gt Add to Selection and Scale in step 3 Scaling audio may change the speed of the audio although the pitch remains the same when you play the movie in QuickTime Player You could add video to sound instead and speed up or slow down the video to match the audio You might have better results if you compare the timelines of the two tracks and cut from one or the other until they have the same duration Working With Audio Tracks QuickTime audio includes music tracks which contain MIDI or other data and sound tracks which contain digitized audio Adding an Audio Track to a QuickTime Movie You can easily add audio and other tracks to a QuickTime movie To add an audio track to a movie In QuickTime Player choose File gt Open File and select the audio file you want to import In the QuickTime Player window that opens choose Edit gt Select All to select the entire audio file then choose Edit gt Copy Open the movie to which you want to add the audio To add the audio to the whole movie choose Edit gt Add To add the audio to a part of the movie select a part and choose Edit gt Add to Selection and Scale Add to Selection and Scale slows down or speeds up the audio track to fit the length of the selected part of the movie the pitch remains the same when you play the movie in QuickTime Player You could add video to sound instead and speed up or slow down the vi
51. ically QuickTime streaming uses Real Time Streaming Protocol RTSP to ensure the best performance If your network connection is protected by a firewall you may want to use the HTTP protocol instead Chapter 1 Using QuickTime Player To use HTTP streaming in Mac OS X In QuickTime Player choose QuickTime Player gt QuickTime Preferences or open System Preferences and click QuickTime Click Advanced Choose Custom from the Transport Setup pop up menu Choose HTTP from the Transport Protocol pop up menu To use HTTP streaming in Windows In QuickTime Player choose Edit gt Preferences gt QuickTime Preferences Choose Streaming Transport Select Use this protocol and port ID and choose Use HTTP Port ID If QuickTime can configure itself for your firewall you can now watch streaming QuickTime movies If you still experience problems contact your network administrator or see the information on the Apple QuickTime website www apple com quicktime Setting QuickTime to Handle More or Fewer File Types MIME Settings When files are downloaded over the Internet each file is assigned a MIME type to indicate what kind of file it is Your browser keeps track of which plug in should be used to display each kind of file QuickTime can display a wide variety of file types To make QuickTime handle more or fewer file types you can edit the MIME type settings If you edit the list you can return to the default list by
52. io formats AIFF AIFC Audio CD CAF MOV MP3 MPEG 4 AU WAV iTunes audio Still image formats BMP GIF JPEG JFIF JPEG 2000 PDF MacPaint PICT PNG Photoshop including layers SGI Targa FlashPix including layers TIFF including layers Animation formats Animated GIF FLC Flash PICS Other formats KAR Karaoke MIDI QuickDraw GX QuickTime Image File QuickTime VR Text For a complete list of supported formats see the Products area of the QuickTime website To determine if QuickTime Player can open a file choose File gt Open File and select the file you want to open You will be able to select only files that can be imported 1 MPEG 2 playback is available via the QuickTime MPEG 2 Playback Component sold separately at the Apple Store online Because some file formats can contain many different kinds of audio and video QuickTime may not be able to play all audio and video formats within a particular file format Preface Welcome to QuickTime 10 Checking for New Versions of QuickTime From time to time Apple releases new versions of QuickTime If you re connected to the Internet while using QuickTime Player you ll be notified when there s a newer version of QuickTime available It s a good idea to have the latest version of the software installed on your computer To check for a new version of QuickTime if you are using Mac OS X choose QuickTime Player gt Update Existing Software In Windows choose Edit
53. io tracks other options are available by clicking Audio Settings To play only the audio in the selected track select Solo To play the movie without audio select Mute Extracting Adding and Moving Tracks With QuickTime Pro you can create a new movie from one or more tracks of an existing movie while leaving the original movie file intact For example you could create a movie that uses only the audio from an existing movie To do so you extract the desired tracks You can also add the extracted track to an existing movie To extract a track and add it to another movie Choose Window gt Show Movie Properties Select the desired track or tracks and click Extract You can select more than one track by holding down the Shift key when you click QuickTime creates a new movie containing the extracted tracks Chapter 3 Editing and Authoring With QuickTime Pro 31 32 3 To add the extracted track to another movie select the movie or the portion of it you want your pasted media to fit into and choose Edit gt Add to Movie When you add a track to a movie the track s duration is unaltered For example if you add a 10 second sound track to a 1 minute movie the sound track plays for 10 seconds starting at the position in the movie where you added the track To scale a track so that it stretches or compresses to a particular length drag the In and Out markers of the target movie to select the duration you want t
54. ix Glossary Index 42 42 44 44 45 45 45 46 47 47 47 48 49 49 49 50 51 51 52 52 53 53 53 54 54 56 59 Customizing Export Settings Customizing Video Export Settings Adding Special Effects and Filters to a QuickTime Movie Changing Image Frame Size Customizing Sound Export Settings Preparing Movies for Internet Delivery Preparing a Movie for Fast Start Preparing a Movie for Real Time Streaming Creating Reference Movies to Optimize Web Playback Exporting MPEG 4 Files MPEG 4 Video Export Options MPEG 4 Audio Export Options MPEG 4 Streaming Export Options Exporting 3G Files 3G File Format Export Options 3G Video Export Options 3G Audio Export Options 3G Text Options 3G Streaming Options 3G Advanced Options Shortcuts and Tips QuickTime Player Keyboard Shortcuts QuickTime Pro Keyboard Shortcuts Automating QuickTime Player With AppleScript Automating QuickTime Player on Windows Contents Welcome to QuickTime Want to play movies from your hard disk or the Internet QuickTime Player makes it easy What Is QuickTime QuickTime Player is a free multimedia player You can use it to view many kinds of files including video audio still images graphics and virtual reality VR movies QuickTime supports the most popular formats on the Internet for news sports education movie trailers and other entertainment QuickTime is also a multimedia architecture that other applications can leverage Som
55. media to be sent between mobile devices QuickTime supports standards for nearly any kind of 3G mobile network To import a 3G file choose File gt Open File and then select the file You can also open a 3G file in QuickTime by dragging it to the QuickTime icon in the Dock or double clicking the file Mac OS X only With QuickTime Pro you can export video audio and text to one of the many 3G formats that QuickTime supports To export a file to the 3G format Open the movie you want to export in QuickTime Player then choose File gt Export Choose Movie to 3G from the Export pop up menu To adjust settings such as file format compression and distribution restrictions click Options The options you choose depend on the mobile network over which you ll deliver the file and the capabilities of the viewer s phone The following sections describe the options in detail 3G File Format Export Options After you choose File gt Export and click Options the first two items in the File Format pop up menu are the standard formats 3GPP is for GSM networks With this format you can use e MPEG 4 H 263 or H 264 video e AAC or AMR audio Chapter 4 Exporting Files With QuickTime Pro 49 50 3G timed text 3GPP2 is for CDMA 2000 networks With this format you can use MPEG 4 H 263 or H 264 video AAC AMR or QCELP audio 3G timed text Movie fragments enables playback to start sooner for longer movies since only the
56. most playback options When available each of these shortcuts appears to the right of its associated menu item A few keyboard shortcuts have no menu equivalents For this control Press Mac OS X Press Windows Play pause Space bar Space bar Play or pause all movies Command Return Alt Return Play movie backward Shift double click Shift double click Command Left Arrow Stop playback and go back one frame Left Arrow Left Arrow Stop playback and go forward one frame Right Arrow Right Arrow Go to beginning of selection or movie Option Left Arrow Control Left Arrow Go to end of selection or movie Option Right Arrow Control Right Arrow Turn volume up Up Arrow Up Arrow Turn volume down Down Arrow Down Arrow Turn volume up to maximum level Option Up Arrow Control Up Arrow Turn volume down to minimum level Option Down Arrow Control Down Arrow QuickTime Pro Keyboard Shortcuts To do this Press Mac OS X Press Windows Enter full screen mode Command F Alt F Exit full screen mode Command period or Esc Alt period or Esc Play movie at half size Command 0 Alt 0 Play movie at normal size Command 1 Alt 1 53 54 To do this Press Mac OS X Press Windows Play movie at double size Command 2 Alt 2 Play movie at full size Command 3 Alt 3 Move In marker to playhead location l Move Out marker to playhead location O 0 Extend selection to the left Option Shift Left Arrow E
57. movie 20 44 slideshow creating from still images 27 slideshows 24 27 Solo checkbox 31 33 special effects 44 still images converting to slideshow 27 exporting frames from a QuickTime movie 28 viewing and modifying 16 streaming 46 subtitles 21 system requirements 9 T technical support 10 text adding a text track 34 finding 21 overlaying a movie with text 35 specifying font styles 35 titles 21 tracks 30 36 adding an audio track 32 adding a text track 34 disabling 31 transparency 38 treble level 19 33 Trim to Selection 30 V versions getting new versions of QuickTime 10 video frame changing the size of 44 video masks 37 virtual reality movies 16 volume 11 33 adjusting during playback 12 changing sound track volume 33 Index Ww web See Internet 61 62 Index
58. nd 1 in Windows press Alt 1 With QuickTime Pro you can also view movies at full screen For more information see Viewing Movies at Full Screen on page 22 Looping a Movie You can play a movie repeatedly When the movie finishes it automatically starts playing again To loop a movie Choose View gt Loop With QuickTime Pro you can also play the movie forward and then backward repeatedly by choosing View gt Loop Back and Forth Simultaneously Playing Multiple Movies You can have more than one QuickTime Player window open at a time To open more than one QuickTime Player window do one of the following e Double click another movie file e Choose View gt Play All Movies By default when you have more than one QuickTime Player window open the audio plays only on the active frontmost QuickTime Player window For information about changing this setting see Changing Playback Preferences on page 19 Chapter 1 Using QuickTime Player Finding Text in a Text Track Some movies contain text such as titles credits subtitles or section headings You can search for text in a movie so that for example you can find specific frames in the movie To search for text in a QuickTime movie Choose Edit gt Find gt Find If this command is unavailable the movie does not have a text track In the Find dialog type the text you are looking for and click Next Preventing Users From Changing QuickTime Settings
59. nverting Files Into QuickTime Movies If you have QuickTime Pro you can use QuickTime Player to convert many types of video audio graphics and animation files including Flash files into QuickTime movies To convert a file into a QuickTime movie open it in QuickTime Player and then choose File gt Save Sharing Movies by Email or the Web With QuickTime Pro and Mac OS X it s easy to create movies that are just right for sharing with others by email or on your Mac HomePage Simply select how you want to share your movie and QuickTime Pro automatically creates a file suitable for that delivery method To use the Share feature to put your movie on the web you need a Mac account To share a movie Choose File gt Share Click Email or HomePage Choose a name and size for the movie If you are going to publish your movie on the web you can type a name for the movie the name you type will appear on the webpage Click Share While the movie is being exported you can click the x to cancel the export if necessary If you click Email a new message window opens in Mail with your movie attached If you click HomePage your browser opens to the specified webpage with the movie embedded Send the URL to friends so that they can view the movie Chapter 2 Getting Started With QuickTime Pro Editing and Authoring With QuickTime Pro Learn how to use QuickTime Pro to edit movies manipulate movie tracks and much mor
60. o set playback options such as speed and playback rate the jog shuttle To set audio and video controls Choose Window gt Show A V Controls Drag a slider to adjust the setting Other playback options for playing several movies at once or for playing a movie while using another application for example are available in QuickTime Player Preferences To open QuickTime Player Preferences in Mac OS X choose QuickTime Player gt Preferences In Windows choose Edit gt Preferences gt Player Preferences For more information see Changing Playback Preferences Changing Playback Preferences You can change playback preferences by choosing QuickTime Player gt Preferences The available options include e Open movies in new players Select to open movies in a new player window deselect to replace the movie in the current player window with the new movie e Automatically play movies when opened Select to make all movies start playing when they re opened deselect to have the movie start when you click the Play button e Use high quality video settings when available When this option is selected video looks sharper and smoother but more processor capacity is used e Play sound in frontmost player only Select to play the audio for only one QuickTime Player window the active window deselect to play the sound of all playing movies simultaneously e Play sound when application is in background Select to play audio even if
61. om support Preface Welcome to QuickTime Using QuickTime Player This chapter explains the basics of using QuickTime Player Opening and Playing Files You can open and play QuickTime movies in QuickTime Player or in your web browser Opening and Playing Movies in QuickTime Player You can use QuickTime Player to play media stored on your computer s hard disk a CD a DVD or the Internet To open a movie on your hard disk a CD or a DVD do one of the following In the Finder or Windows Explorer double click the file or drag it to the QuickTime Player application icon Choose File gt Open and select the file e Drag the file to the QuickTime Player icon in the Dock Mac OS X only To open a movie on the Internet open QuickTime Player choose File gt Open URL and enter the URL the Internet address for the movie file OOE sample_100kbit mp4 When audio is detected you ll see activity in the equalizer QuickTime Drag to resize the window Go to beginning rewind Fast forward go to end Play Pause QuickTime Player has onscreen controls similar to those found on CD players and DVD players Use the controls to play pause rewind fast forward jump to the beginning or end and adjust the volume of a QuickTime movie You can also use the controls to move forward or backward in a movie To go to a specific point in the movie drag the playhead the small black triangle in
62. rack from the Chapters pop up menu If you have a movie with alternate subtitle or sound tracks you can create multiple chapter lists in different languages and set the appropriate subtitle or sound track as the owner of each chapter list The chapter list will change to match the selected language Select the text track then select Preload this track to make the chapter track load first Deselect the new text track so that it doesn t display on top of the video The new track will still function as a chapter track Save the movie as a self contained movie You can now choose a chapter title from the pop up menu to the right of the timeline Setting a Movie s Poster Frame A poster frame is a still image of a movie that represents the movie in places like the QuickTime Player Favorites window and the Finder The default poster frame is the first frame in the movie With QuickTime Pro you can change the poster frame Chapter 3 Editing and Authoring With QuickTime Pro 39 40 A WwW N BW N To change a movie s poster frame In QuickTime Player drag the playhead or use the arrow keys to move the playhead to the desired frame Choose View gt Set Poster Frame To view a movie s poster frame choose View gt Go to Poster Frame Saving a Movie With Specific Playback Settings With QuickTime Pro you can specify how a movie should open and play and what happens when the movie finishes To specify playb
63. reaming handsets and delivery architectures New for Macintosh In addition to the those above QuickTime Pro for Mac OS X provides these capabilities e Record audio and video With a digital video camera connected to your Mac you can quickly create video postcards to share with family and friends e Share movies Easily create a movie file for sending via email or posting to a website e Automator compliant With Mac OS X v10 4 Tiger employ the easy to use interface of Automator for streamlining your QuickTime workflow QuickTime 7 Pro users have exclusive access to a set of QuickTime based Automator actions for easily automating such tasks as starting and stopping captures hinting movies enabling tracks and more With Automator and QuickTime 7 Pro you can also create your own set of personalized QuickTime based Automator actions Preface Welcome to QuickTime System Requirements For Mac OS computers A400 MHz or faster G3 PowerPC processor based Macintosh computer e At least 128 MB of RAM e Mac OS X version 10 3 9 or later For Windows computers A Pentium processor based PC or compatible computer At least 128 MB of RAM e Windows 98 Me 2000 XP Types of Files QuickTime Supports You can open import dozens of types of media with QuickTime Some of the formats you can open in QuickTime include the following Video formats MOV MPEG 1 MPEG 2 1 MPEG 4 3GPP 3GPP2 JPEG DV Motion JPEG AVI MQV H 264 Aud
64. s The following sections describe how to resize or rotate a movie set a movie s poster frame and more Adding Annotations to a Movie With QuickTime Pro you can add annotations to document information about the movie such as its author director and copyright information You can annotate the entire movie and any of its individual tracks Chapter 3 Editing and Authoring With QuickTime Pro BW N To annotate a movie In QuickTime Player choose Window gt Show Movie Properties Select an item from the list and click Annotations Choose an annotation to add from the Add Annotation pop up menu Double click the annotation where it says Empty to edit it Users who don t have QuickTime Pro see only three of the annotations the movie contains Which three appear depends on which annotations the movie contains Resizing Flipping or Rotating a Movie With QuickTime Pro you can change the size and orientation of a video track of a movie To resize or rotate a QuickTime movie In QuickTime Player choose Window gt Show Movie Properties In the Properties window select a video track and click Visual Settings To resize the movie type new numbers in the Current Size fields To keep the same height to width proportions select Preserve Aspect Ratio To rotate the movie click one of the rotate buttons Flip horizontal or vertical s t Rotate right or left To restore the movie to its original appearance click
65. source movie has only one audio track and it is already compressed you can choose Pass through so that the audio doesn t get compressed again Data Rate As with video the more kilobits per second the better the audio quality Channels Choose between mono 1 channel or stereo 2 channels Output Sample Rate Available only with AAC audio It s best to match the sample rate to that of the target device Chapter 4 Exporting Files With QuickTime Pro e Encoding Quality Available only with AAC audio The Good setting is optimized for the highest speed encoding for higher quality choose Best for 16 bit audio or Better if your audio source is 24 bit MPEG 4 Streaming Export Options When you export a movie to MPEG 4 format by choosing File gt Export and then choosing Movie to MPEG 4 you access the following options by clicking Options and then clicking Streaming If you re going to deliver the exported file using RTSP streaming select Enable streaming Streamed data must be sent in smaller size packets Some networks have limitations on packet size and packet duration If your network provider gives you information about size limitations you can change the packet size and the maximum packet duration to comply with your delivery network Otherwise use the default values Exporting 3G Files QuickTime Player can import and play back files for use on 3G networks high speed mobile networks that enable multi
66. step backward scene by scene click the Back button The Back button appears only on QTVR movie windows not in all QuickTime movie windows Viewing Still Images You can view still images in QuickTime Player Choose File gt Open File and select the file or drag the file to the QuickTime Player icon in the Dock Mac OS X only Mac OS X You can use Preview to convert a still image to other formats Preview is in the Applications folder on your hard disk You can also convert many kinds of files using QuickTime Pro For more information see Converting Files Into QuickTime Movies on page 28 Chapter 1 Using QuickTime Player Windows If you have QuickTime Pro you can use PictureViewer to import and export various types of still image file formats and to rotate images PictureViewer is in the QuickTime folder on your hard disk Playing MIDI Files QuickTime Player can import MIDI Karaoke MIDI Standard MIDI and General MIDI formats To open a MIDI file choose File gt Open File and select the file QuickTime uses its built in synthesizer to play MIDI files You can also set QuickTime to use an external synthesizer instead of the built in one To specify a different synthesizer in Mac OS X Open System Preferences click QuickTime and then click Advanced Choose the synthesizer you want from the Default Synthesizer pop up menu To specify a different synthesizer in Windows Choose Edit gt Preferences gt QuickTime Pr
67. t the top of the window Setting Recording Options When you first use QuickTime Pro to record video or audio settings are automatically chosen for you If you want you can change settings such as which recording device and format to use and where recorded movies are stored To change recording options Choose QuickTime Player gt Preferences Click Recording Choose the desired options for your video source microphone and quality and then choose a default location to store recorded files Chapter 2 Getting Started With QuickTime Pro 25 About Saving Movies With QuickTime Pro you can create and edit movies and then save them When you choose File gt Save As you can save the movie as one of the following A self contained movie includes all the data video audio and so on you used to create the movie within a single file A reference movie contains pointers to other movies or parts of movies stored elsewhere such as in different folders on your hard disk or even on a web server Pointers to other movies are created when for example you copy and paste part of a movie from one movie into another If you are concerned about free space on your hard disk and can be sure your source movies won t change location you can save your movie as a reference movie the media you copy and paste is stored as a space saving pointer to that media rather than being stored entirely inside your new movie file When you play a ref
68. t to enumerate player windows the Remove and Add methods permit the removal and creation of new QuickTime Player windows Appendix Shortcuts and Tips e QuickTimePlayer e This object has properties and methods to open movies control the window s position and appearance and to interact with its menus The QTControl property returns the ActiveX control hosting the window s movie To examine the QuickTime Player or QuickTime Control interfaces in detail look at the Apple QuickTime Player Library 1 0 or Apple QuickTime Control 2 0 interfaces in a COM object browser Appendix Shortcuts and Tips 55 56 Glossary AIFF Audio Interchange File Format An audio file format used widely on the web aspect ratio The relationship between the height and width of an image audio channel Audio tracks can contain one or more channels of audio data Each channel represents the sound directed to a particular speaker For instance stereo tracks contain two audio channels audio channel label Each audio channel may be labeled to specify where its sound should be directed In a stereo track the channels are typically labeled Left and Right In a 5 1 surround sound track there are labels for Left Right Center Left Surround Right Surround and LFE Screen the sub woofer bandwidth The capacity of a network connection measured in bits or bytes per second bps or Bps for carrying data BMP A bitmapped graphics format used for still images
69. to 3G format by choosing File gt Export and then choosing Movie to 3G you access the following options by clicking Options and then clicking Streaming To create a file for RTSP streaming to QuickTime Player select Enable streaming This option creates a hint track instructions necessary for streaming a file Optimize for server helps the server to process the file faster but increases the file size 3G Advanced Options When you export a movie to 3G format by choosing File gt Export and then choosing Movie to 3G you access the following options by clicking Options and then clicking Advanced If your file is in Mobile MP4 or EZmovie format you can restrict distribution so that once the file is on a handset it can t be sent or copied anywhere else You can specify how many times the file can play back on the handset once downloaded or make the file expire after a certain number of days or on a certain date Fragment movie enables the file to download via HTTP in small pieces so that playback can start faster and so that larger files can be played on the handset only the fragment not the entire movie must fit on the handset at one time Chapter 4 Exporting Files With QuickTime Pro Shortcuts and Tips Appendix Learn keyboard shortcuts and other tips for using QuickTime efficiently QuickTime Player Keyboard Shortcuts QuickTime Player and QuickTime Pro provide keyboard shortcuts for
70. uickTime Pro you can set a movie to play as a slideshow To play a movie as a slideshow Choose View gt Present Movie Click Slideshow then click Play To advance the slideshow click the mouse or press the Left or Right Arrow keys Changing the Color Around a Movie By default the onscreen area around the edge of a movie playing in full screen mode is black but you can change it to another color To change a movie s border color Choose View gt Present Movie Click the color well to the right of the pop up menu then choose a color from the Colors window If you have more than one display you can have this color appear on all displays not just the one playing the movie by selecting Display background color on all screens Loading Movies Into RAM for Better Playback QuickTime has two memory RAM options you can use to improve playback performance Preload puts the entire movie into memory before it is played Cache keeps movie data in memory after it has played This option is useful for small files you want to loop With QuickTime Pro you can adjust memory options for a QuickTime movie track To adjust memory options for a track Choose Window gt Show Movie Properties Select the track you want to adjust and click Other Settings To put the track into memory select Preload this track To keep track data in memory select Cache Use these options only with tracks that contain very small amounts of d
71. upport If you choose a speed faster than your actual connection QuickTime playback may stutter or appear jerky because it is sending more data than your connection can support If you re unsure of your connection speed check with your Internet service provider ISP If you change your connection speed setting and later want to make QuickTime automatically detect your speed again choose Automatic from the Streaming Speed pop up menu in Mac OS X To set the Internet connection speed in Windows choose Edit gt Preferences gt QuickTime Preferences and then choose Connection Speed Instant On QuickTime includes Instant On a technology that dramatically reduces buffer wait time when you view streamed video Instant On provides an instantaneous viewing experience you can navigate quickly through video as if it were on your hard disk To experience Instant On you must have a broadband connection The responsiveness of Instant On is affected by available bandwidth and the size or data rate of the content It can also be affected by the codec used to compress the streaming video Instant On is on by default If you experience problems with streamed video you can change the wait time drag the Play slider or turn off Instant On open QuickTime Preferences and click Streaming Viewing Streamed Files Behind a Firewall QuickTime streaming chooses the best protocol a method of communicating via the Internet for your needs Typ
72. users Glossary 57 58 protocol A set of standards for sending and receiving information on a network QTSS QuickTime Streaming Server A technology used to deliver media over the Internet in real time QuickTime Player An application that opens and plays QuickTime movies as well as many other kinds of files QuickTime Pro A version of QuickTime Player with advanced features primarily the addition of editing capabilities QuickTime VR A QuickTime media type with which users can interact with three dimensional places and objects reference movie A file that contains the location of one or more media files A reference file linked from a webpage for example can direct a QuickTime Player to the version encoded for a particular connection speed RGB Red green blue a way of representing colors onscreen RTSP Real Time Streaming Protocol A protocol for controlling a stream of real time multimedia content Sources of data can include both live feeds and stored digital video sprite An image that is defined once and is then animated by commands that change its position or appearance streaming Delivery of video or audio data over a network in real time in packets instead of in a single file download TIFF Tagged Image File Format A format for graphics commonly used to transfer bitmapped images between applications track A single data type in a QuickTime movie A movie may contain one or more tracks tween track A
73. xtend selection to the right Option Shift Right Arrow Extend selection to point clicked in LCD Shift click Automating QuickTime Player With AppleScript In Mac OS X you can use AppleScript to automate QuickTime Player functions For example you can open a movie and tell it to play for a specific duration automate the conversion of movies from one format to another adjust track playback properties such as start time volume and layer or adjust movie properties such as copyright and author To determine all of the AppleScript commands you can use to control QuickTime Player install AppleScript and look at the QuickTime Player AppleScript dictionary Open Script Editor Choose File gt Open Dictionary Select QuickTime Player Sample QuickTime Player scripts can be found on the AppleScript website www apple com applescript quicktime Automating QuickTime Player on Windows In Windows you can use JavaScript Visual Basic or other Active Scripting languages to automate QuickTime Player functions As with AppleScript on Mac OS X you can control movie playback convert movies from one format to another adjust movie and track properties and more There are three QuickTime Player objects available for use e QuickTimePlayerApp e The application object This object has a Players property which returns a collection of the QuickTime Player windows The Quit method exits the program e QuickTimePlayers e Use this objec
74. y to determine whether or not a frame is selected To turn off this option so that the selection markers appear even when nothing is selected choose QuickTime Player gt Preferences click General and deselect Hide selection indicators for empty selection Cutting Copying or Deleting a Section of a Movie Selecting and moving copying or deleting trimming part of a movie is easy in QuickTime Pro To cut copy or delete part of a movie Move the playhead until the desired frame appears or select the part of the movie you want to modify use the In and Out selection markers and the arrow keys Choose Edit gt Copy Cut or Delete If you choose Copy or Cut you can paste the selection elsewhere Position the playhead where you want to paste the selection and choose Edit gt Paste QuickTime Pro inserts the selection you pasted at the position of the playhead You can also delete all parts of a movie that are not selected by choosing Edit gt Trim to Selection Note After you delete parts of a movie the file size stays the same until you choose File gt Save As and select Save as a self contained movie Combining Two QuickTime Movies Into One With QuickTime Pro you can easily add one movie to another to make one longer movie To combine two movies In QuickTime Player choose Edit gt Select All to select the entire contents of the first movie Choose Edit gt Copy then open the second movie Move
75. y a movie on a second display depends on your computer and monitor Open the Display control panel click Settings and make sure that the second display is enabled If it is not enabled click it and make sure Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor is selected To play a movie on a second display Open a movie in QuickTime Player Choose View gt Present Movie The two displays are shown side by side one contains the menu bar A Q appears on the display on which the movie will play To play the movie on the other display click it Choose an option from the pop up menu To play the movie without displaying the QuickTime Player controls choose Full Screen Select Movie or Slideshow mode In slideshow mode you can advance frames by clicking the mouse or pressing the Right Arrow or Left Arrow key Click Play You can open other applications while the movie is playing To make another application active press Command Tab in Windows Alt Tab You can now use the mouse and keyboard in other applications while the movie continues to play Chapter 2 Getting Started With QuickTime Pro 23 24 A U N To stop the movie before it ends press Command Tab in Windows Alt Tab to make QuickTime Player active and then click the mouse All QuickTime movie playback keyboard shortcuts are available in full screen mode Presenting a Movie as a Slideshow In a slideshow the viewer clicks to advance to the next frame With Q
76. you choose H 264 from the Video Format pop up menu choose your intended delivery method from the Optimized for pop up menu This setting tells the codec how much the data rate can vary above and below the data rate you choose Image Size Current maintains the source material size To choose a size not listed in the pop up menu choose Custom Frame Rate In most cases your video will look better if you choose a number that is exactly divisible by the FPS frames per second of your source For example if your source is captured at 30 FPS choose a frame rate of 10 or 15 Don t choose a rate larger than that of your source material Key Frame The more often you specify a key frame the lower the number the better the video quality but the bigger the file If you choose MP4 from the File Format pop up menu and H 264 from the Video Format pop up menu and then click Video Options you get the following additional options e Restrict Profile s to If you need the file to play on a device that conforms to one or more of the standard s profiles check those profiles here e Encoding Mode Choose whether you want the best quality or faster encoding MPEG 4 Audio Export Options When you export a movie to MPEG 4 format by choosing File gt Export and then choosing Movie to MPEG 4 you access the following options by clicking Options and then clicking Audio e Audio Format Choose your audio compressor codec here If your

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