Apple 'abandons' QuickTime on Windows (opens in new tab)

(bbc.com)

9 pointswckronholm9y ago16 comments

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At my place of work, we are heavily invested in a web application hosted by a vendor who insisted QT was needed to play all the little sounds on the web interface that the user hears. It was literally the only reason we had to bring it into our environment, and they insisted we have it and there was no other way they could play sounds through the browser. This should be interesting.

hackuser9y ago

What are the most common current uses of QuickTime?

smt889y ago

Years ago, iTunes would aggressively push users to install QuickTime. Many will not yet have uninstalled it.

bsharitt9y ago

Didn't iTunes initially require QuickTime?

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ajanuary9y ago

It's not common, but the product my work makes uses it as a cross-browser, cross-platform (Windows and OS X) way of embedding video into a web page with good scrubbing and multitrack audio support.

We're replacing it with native HTML video, but comparing the number of workarounds and shims needed to get feature parity across browsers and platforms, Quicktime is certainly the easier choice. It's just not future proof.

RickS9y ago

Media programs that use the codecs - namely adobe video stuff, but pro tools/cubase and some audio tools as well.

mattkrea9y ago

I'm on Mac but I use it for recording my desktop multiple times per work.

kitsunesoba9y ago

If you’re using a relatively recent version of OS X, Quicktime Player is mostly just a first-party front end for the Quicktime-replacing AV frameworks that got ported to OS X from iOS a few versions back. It probably keeps the Quicktime name only for legacy reasons and so upgraders aren’t confused as to where the default media player disappeared to.

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wildpeaks9y ago

In my case, the ability to use RGBA .mov files in After Effects.

KaiserPro9y ago

its used as a container for a lot of TV/film work.

Its notorious for not being colour correct, or stable.

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Cheyana9y ago

hackuser9y ago

What are the most common current uses of QuickTime?

smt889y ago

Years ago, iTunes would aggressively push users to install QuickTime. Many will not yet have uninstalled it.

bsharitt9y ago

Didn't iTunes initially require QuickTime?

1 more reply

ajanuary9y ago

It's not common, but the product my work makes uses it as a cross-browser, cross-platform (Windows and OS X) way of embedding video into a web page with good scrubbing and multitrack audio support.

RickS9y ago

Media programs that use the codecs - namely adobe video stuff, but pro tools/cubase and some audio tools as well.

mattkrea9y ago

I'm on Mac but I use it for recording my desktop multiple times per work.

kitsunesoba9y ago

1 more reply

wildpeaks9y ago

In my case, the ability to use RGBA .mov files in After Effects.

KaiserPro9y ago

its used as a container for a lot of TV/film work.

Its notorious for not being colour correct, or stable.

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