QuickTime 7 Preview now available for Windows at DVinfo.net

Boyd Ostroff · June 6th, 2005, 07:30 PM

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/preview/

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/downl...eview/faq.html

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Welcome to QuickTime 7, the latest version of the world's most advanced digital media technology. Download the public preview to get a first look at the exciting new features in QuickTime 7 for Windows.

New features in QuickTime 7 Player for Windows

H.264 video playback. Watch movies created with this state-of-the-art, standards-based codec, which delivers exceptional-quality video.

Surround sound. With QuickTime 7, your PC, and surround speakers, you can enjoy the full effect of your surround sound game or movie.

New and improved playback controls. Easily change settings including jog shuttle, playback speed, bass, treble, and balance.

Zero-configuration streaming. QuickTime automatically determines your optimal Internet connection speed and reconnects dropped connections.

Live resize. Playback continues smoothly as you change the size of the QuickTime Player window

New features in QuickTime 7 Pro for Windows

Create H.264 video. Create incredible-looking video for any use, from 3G for mobile devices to HD.

Create surround audio. Create a rich multimedia experience by adding multichannel audio to your movie.

Floating controls. Easily access functions like pause, play, fast-forward, and rewind while watching full-screen movies.

Background exporting. Export your movie in the background and continue with your next playback or editing task.

Improved movie authoring. The all-new Movie Properties facilitates simple and efficient movie authoring.

Automate with VB Script. Automate your QuickTime workflow with native VB Script support in QuickTime 7. Developers can also use VB Script to access the new QuickTime Active X control for creating custom multimedia applications.

Aaron Koolen · June 6th, 2005, 07:38 PM

Yeah, seems to be working for me fine so far, but now I need a bigger monitor, cause I can't fit the H.264 trailers on my display! :)

Aaron

Yi Fong Yu · June 28th, 2005, 10:50 AM

the surround sound isn't working for me (i have m-audio rev 7.1). with my dual mp2800, it's also playing very slowly, the 720p. i hope ati updates my drivers to hardware accelerate the new codec =).

Dean Harrington · June 30th, 2005, 05:18 PM

Is Quicktime 7 compatible with 6 and below? I understand it's not.

Tom Wills · June 30th, 2005, 05:53 PM

You can't use a Quicktime 6 key on 7, and you can't play H.264 on QT6, if that's what you mean, but everything else is compatible.

Yi Fong Yu · June 30th, 2005, 07:32 PM

can everyone get surround sound from quicktime7 on apple? i can't. i hope they update it soon. i'd love to hear some of the trailers in surround and see it on big screen. very kewl stuff.

Jack Zhang · June 30th, 2005, 10:36 PM

I don't think the trailers are even encoded in 5.1!

Yi Fong Yu · July 1st, 2005, 12:00 AM

that's what i thought, but i've been hearing from quicktime7 users on mac os x platform that they can hear it. they told me all of the current HD trailers like serenity, kingdom of heaven, batman begins, fantastic four are 5.1. can someone confirm?

Sean McHenry · July 18th, 2005, 02:53 PM

Be aware that some NLE software is quite in tune to what versions of QT you install. Anyone know if Avid Xpress Pro or HD is happy with QT7 yet?

Previously, jumping in too quickly caused a large number of painful headaches.

Sean McHenry

Mike Teutsch · July 18th, 2005, 03:35 PM

I installed QT7 in order to watch one of the contest videos. Worked fine, but when I tried to use my After Effects 5.5, it put up a, "Warning that no compatable Quicktime version could be found, and therefore that function would be disabled."

Tried numerous reloads of both, but had to remove both programs and install QT 6.5, then After Effects.

Just a note of warning.

Mike

Richard Alvarez · July 18th, 2005, 06:49 PM

Sean,
word on the avid board is QT7 and HD don't mix. Wait on the upgrade.

Sean McHenry · July 19th, 2005, 10:03 AM

That's what I thought. I wonder how Premiere, After Effects, Avid and even FCP mix with the new version.

We ran into lots of issues moving ahead on QT last time.

I like to make sure folks realize that in editing, sometimes one application affects the way other work.

Like loading different NLEs with different versions of the same CoDecs. I have a wacky version of Main Concepts HD codec I can't kill from my system as one app overwrote another with a different version, that sort of thing. I think it was Vegas vs Premiere Pro that caused that mess although it may have been Encore. See what I mean.

Everyone, be cautious before upgrading.

Sean McHenry

Yi Fong Yu · July 25th, 2005, 10:24 PM

i told you guys it was encoded in 5.1:

http://vforvendetta.warnerbros.com/cmp/trailer_hi.html
check out the text. it says 5.1!

Chris Hurd · August 5th, 2005, 11:01 PM

In a couple of other threads going on in our boards, we're referencing some QT7 clips which require the Public Preview 2 version for Windows users. Marty Hudzik reports that he has encountered issues with this pre-release software and Adobe Premiere Pro. He suggests not installing QT7/PP2 on an editing machine, and it sounds to me like good advice.

June 6th, 2005, 07:38 PM	#2
Aaron Koolen Trustee Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 1,727	Yeah, seems to be working for me fine so far, but now I need a bigger monitor, cause I can't fit the H.264 trailers on my display! :) Aaron __________________ My Website Meat Free Media

June 28th, 2005, 10:50 AM	#3
Yi Fong Yu Trustee Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vulcan Posts: 1,564	the surround sound isn't working for me (i have m-audio rev 7.1). with my dual mp2800, it's also playing very slowly, the 720p. i hope ati updates my drivers to hardware accelerate the new codec =). __________________ bow wow wow

June 30th, 2005, 05:18 PM	#4
Dean Harrington Major Player Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tokyo Posts: 898	Question..... Is Quicktime 7 compatible with 6 and below? I understand it's not.

June 30th, 2005, 07:32 PM	#6
Yi Fong Yu Trustee Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vulcan Posts: 1,564	can everyone get surround sound from quicktime7 on apple? i can't. i hope they update it soon. i'd love to hear some of the trailers in surround and see it on big screen. very kewl stuff. __________________ bow wow wow

July 1st, 2005, 12:00 AM	#8
Yi Fong Yu Trustee Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vulcan Posts: 1,564	that's what i thought, but i've been hearing from quicktime7 users on mac os x platform that they can hear it. they told me all of the current HD trailers like serenity, kingdom of heaven, batman begins, fantastic four are 5.1. can someone confirm? __________________ bow wow wow

June 30th, 2005, 05:53 PM	#5
Tom Wills Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 326	You can't use a Quicktime 6 key on 7, and you can't play H.264 on QT6, if that's what you mean, but everything else is compatible.

June 30th, 2005, 10:36 PM	#7
Jack Zhang Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada Posts: 3,053	I don't think the trailers are even encoded in 5.1!

July 18th, 2005, 02:53 PM	#9
Sean McHenry Trustee Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hilliard, Ohio Posts: 1,193	Be aware that some NLE software is quite in tune to what versions of QT you install. Anyone know if Avid Xpress Pro or HD is happy with QT7 yet? Previously, jumping in too quickly caused a large number of painful headaches. Sean McHenry __________________ ‘I don’t know what I’m doing, and I’m shooting on D.V.’ - my hero - David Lynch http://www.DeepBlueEdit.com

July 18th, 2005, 03:35 PM	#10
Mike Teutsch Inner Circle Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Port St. Lucie, Florida Posts: 2,614	I installed QT7 in order to watch one of the contest videos. Worked fine, but when I tried to use my After Effects 5.5, it put up a, "Warning that no compatable Quicktime version could be found, and therefore that function would be disabled." Tried numerous reloads of both, but had to remove both programs and install QT 6.5, then After Effects. Just a note of warning. Mike __________________ Chapter one, line one. The BH.

July 18th, 2005, 06:49 PM	#11
Richard Alvarez Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San Mateo, CA Posts: 3,840	Sean, word on the avid board is QT7 and HD don't mix. Wait on the upgrade.

July 19th, 2005, 10:03 AM	#12
Sean McHenry Trustee Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hilliard, Ohio Posts: 1,193	That's what I thought. I wonder how Premiere, After Effects, Avid and even FCP mix with the new version. We ran into lots of issues moving ahead on QT last time. I like to make sure folks realize that in editing, sometimes one application affects the way other work. Like loading different NLEs with different versions of the same CoDecs. I have a wacky version of Main Concepts HD codec I can't kill from my system as one app overwrote another with a different version, that sort of thing. I think it was Vegas vs Premiere Pro that caused that mess although it may have been Encore. See what I mean. Everyone, be cautious before upgrading. Sean McHenry __________________ ‘I don’t know what I’m doing, and I’m shooting on D.V.’ - my hero - David Lynch http://www.DeepBlueEdit.com

July 25th, 2005, 10:24 PM	#13
Yi Fong Yu Trustee Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vulcan Posts: 1,564	i told you guys it was encoded in 5.1: http://vforvendetta.warnerbros.com/cmp/trailer_hi.html check out the text. it says 5.1! __________________ bow wow wow

August 5th, 2005, 11:01 PM	#14
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	In a couple of other threads going on in our boards, we're referencing some QT7 clips which require the Public Preview 2 version for Windows users. Marty Hudzik reports that he has encountered issues with this pre-release software and Adobe Premiere Pro. He suggests not installing QT7/PP2 on an editing machine, and it sounds to me like good advice. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!