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'''Quicktime''' is a container format developed by Apple Computer, Inc. It is usually used to wrap video content, but can also be used to wrap sound and still image data.
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The Quicktime format was used as the basis for the international standard [[MPEG-4]] format.
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'''QuickTime''' is a container format developed by Apple Computer, Inc.  It is usually used to wrap video content, but can also be used to wrap sound and still image data. 
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The QuickTime format was used as the basis for the international standard [[MPEG-4]] format.
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A now-deprecated related format for still images taken from a QuickTime video is [[QTIF]].
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==History==
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QuickTime was originally released in 1991 following years of internal development.
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QuickTime exists in 7 minor format releases from 1991 (1.x) through 2016 (7.x).
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A major upgrade to the platform occurred in 2009 with QuickTime X.
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The current version of classic QuickTime is 7.7.9 as of 2016.
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QuickTime X is At version 10.5
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== Format ==
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See [[boxes/atoms format]]. Starting in 2004, the QuickTime movie file specification has been based on [[ISO Base Media File Format]], with a brand of "<code>qt&nbsp;&nbsp;</code>".
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== Quicktime VR ==
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In the past, the Quicktime format has been used as a container for so called Virtual Reality (or rather, 360 degree panorama) data. Not clear how to identify. File extensions usually just .mov, but may be .qt or more specifically .qvr (possibly .qtvr?).
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* [http://www.mactech.com/articles/mactech/Vol.12/12.05/QTVRTutorial/index.html Getting started with QuickTime VR] - tutorial from February, 1996.]
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** Mentions "creator/file type of the downloaded movie to QuickTime VR’s 'vrod'/'MooV'", which may be the type?
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** ffprobe shows "Stream #0:1(eng): Data: none (pano / 0x6F6E6170), 0 kb/s", so I presume 'pano' is the ftyp/FourCC?
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** "The media type of the panorama track is 'pano'." from Quicktime file format specification, page 289.
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150710224427/http://www.synthetic-ap.com/qtvr/qtvrsamp.html Example Quicktime VR files]
  
 
== Specifications ==
 
== Specifications ==
  
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* [http://developer.apple.com/standards/classicquicktime.html Quicktime File Format Specification (classic, 2001)]  
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* [https://developer.apple.com/standards/classic-quicktime/ QuickTime File Format Specification (classic, 2001)]  
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* [http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/documentation/QuickTime/QTFF/ Quicktime File Format Specification (current, as of 2012)]
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* [https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/QuickTime/QTFF/ QuickTime File Format Specification (current version)]
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== Metaformat files ==
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* {{Synalysis|qt}}
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== Software ==
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* [[Konvertor]]
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* [http://archive.org/download/PowerPlay0597/PowerPlay0597.iso01.iso/TOOLS/Qtime/QT32INST.EXE QuickTime 2.1.2 for Windows (c. 1997)]
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* [http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/ Current QuickTime download]
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* [[FFmpeg]]
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== Sample files ==
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* [http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1425 Apple's sample QuickTime files in several encodings]
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* {{DexvertSamples|video/mov}}
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* {{DexvertSamples|audio/quickTimeAudio}}
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* http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/mov/
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== See also ==
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* [[Boxes/atoms format]]
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* [[ISO Base Media File Format]]
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* [[MPEG-4]]
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* [[PICT]]
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* [[QTIF]]
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* [[QuickTime Animation]]
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== Links and references ==
  
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== References ==
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* [http://www.apple.com/quicktime/ Official site]
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* [[Wikipedia:QuickTime|QuickTime : Wikipedia]]
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* {{EGFF|quicktime|QuickTime File Format Summary}}, from the [[Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats]]
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* [http://scarygoround.com/index.php?date=20110408 Even comic-strip people can have trouble getting those things to play...]
  
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QuickTime Quicktime : Wikipedia]
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Latest revision as of 08:09, 23 August 2024

File Format
Name QuickTime
Ontology
Extension(s) .mov
MIME Type(s) video/quicktime
PRONOM x-fmt/384
Wikidata ID Q942350
Kaitai Struct Spec quicktime_mov.ksy
"MOV" redirects here. For another MOV format, see Electronic Arts MOV. For movie formats in general, see Video.

QuickTime is a container format developed by Apple Computer, Inc. It is usually used to wrap video content, but can also be used to wrap sound and still image data.

The QuickTime format was used as the basis for the international standard MPEG-4 format.

A now-deprecated related format for still images taken from a QuickTime video is QTIF.

Contents

[edit] History

QuickTime was originally released in 1991 following years of internal development. QuickTime exists in 7 minor format releases from 1991 (1.x) through 2016 (7.x). A major upgrade to the platform occurred in 2009 with QuickTime X. The current version of classic QuickTime is 7.7.9 as of 2016. QuickTime X is At version 10.5

[edit] Format

See boxes/atoms format. Starting in 2004, the QuickTime movie file specification has been based on ISO Base Media File Format, with a brand of "qt  ".

[edit] Quicktime VR

In the past, the Quicktime format has been used as a container for so called Virtual Reality (or rather, 360 degree panorama) data. Not clear how to identify. File extensions usually just .mov, but may be .qt or more specifically .qvr (possibly .qtvr?).

  • Getting started with QuickTime VR - tutorial from February, 1996.]
    • Mentions "creator/file type of the downloaded movie to QuickTime VR’s 'vrod'/'MooV'", which may be the type?
    • ffprobe shows "Stream #0:1(eng): Data: none (pano / 0x6F6E6170), 0 kb/s", so I presume 'pano' is the ftyp/FourCC?
    • "The media type of the panorama track is 'pano'." from Quicktime file format specification, page 289.
  • Example Quicktime VR files

[edit] Specifications

[edit] Metaformat files

[edit] Software

[edit] Sample files

[edit] See also

[edit] Links and references

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