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TITLE
Mac OS X Server: About QuickTime on Mac OS X Server
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3/11/99
10/31/00
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TOPIC
This file contains release notes for a Demonstration Release of QuickTime for Mac OS X Server.
Note:
This document was installed by Mac OS X Server in /System/Documentation/ReadMe. For a list of other release notes see:
Article 30925: "
Mac OS X Server: Release Notes
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DISCUSSION
QuickTime enables editing and playback of multimedia content in a variety of video, sound, and graphic formats.
Notes Specific to this Release
The QuickTimePlayer application is a demonstration of QuickTime technology on MacOS X Server. It offers the following features:
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It is based on QuickTime 3.0.
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Media files can be opened and played.
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The player enables simple editing features.
Known Issues
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The version of QuickTime client included with Mac OS X Server does not currently support the Streaming features provided in QuickTime Streaming Server.
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QuickTime 3.0 third-party codecs are not supported in this release. This includes Sorensen Video, Indeo, QualComm PureVoice, and QDesign Music codec.
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Audio and video capture are not currently supported.
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There is no developer access to the QTML framework yet. This will be rectified in the Carbon release.
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Movies playing offscreen may display incorrectly when brought back onscreen. Use the Window Shade button to hide and show the window to redraw its contents.
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Files need to be world-readable to be viewed.
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Files at root (/) cannot be read. Try moving them into a directory.
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The movie thumb controller sometimes leaves portions of itself behind.
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If the QuickTimePlayer application crashes, sometimes the cursor is left hidden.
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Shift-click and drag in the movie controller doesn't work (use shift-click instead).
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QTVR, QD3D, and MPEG are not currently supported.
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Playing movies backwards may sometimes fail.
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PC graphics cards set to 4444 16-bit pixel format will not get correct visual results.
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Dual monitor setups are not supported.
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