QuickTime 6. Yeah, baby. :)

ghost_user_nameghost_user_name
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in Mac Software edited January 2014
In case you haven't visited MacNN lately, here's a little info for you. A build of QuickTime 6 for Mac OS X has been leaked.



Performance has increased DRAMATICALLY on my dual 500 G4. Here's an example. With QT5, I can just play the <a href="http://www.crewoftwo.com/movie/duality_640x272_sv3.mov"; target="_blank">large Duality movie</a> normally without problems. However, if I double the size or try to fast-forward through it, it skips and stalls horribly. With QT6, I can double the size AND speed through it with no problems at all! It's smooth as buttah'. Also, you can play... [insert drumroll] DivX and MPEG4 movies natively! The .avi audio bug has been partially fixed, too. Sound plays okay now without needing to convert to .mov, but for me it clicks every few seconds. Not perfect, but certainly getting there.







Any questions? I'll be glad to test anything.



:cool:

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 14
    eugeneeugene Posts: 8,254member
    I wonder why it says Copyright 1991-2001 in the bottom window. Check for any new exporting options!
  • Reply 2 of 14
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    MPEG4 is available for export in both video and audio, but it doesn't exactly work. When I tried to export with MPEG-4 video codec:







    I get the error:







    and when I try the MPEG-4 audio codec:







    I get the error:







    But at least that's progress! Sorta... <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />
  • Reply 3 of 14
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    The QuickTime "favorites" window is a little different too:



  • Reply 4 of 14
    niconononiconono Posts: 27member
    it would be nice to see if it works better on a G3 than v5, which is damn slow !

    <img src="confused.gif" border="0">
  • Reply 5 of 14
    fangfang Posts: 1member
    What other native export options are available?

    What is the performance of QT6 with DivX?
  • Reply 6 of 14
    the power of xthe power of x Posts: 105member
    Any idea when it should go golden? I want to upgrade to QT Pro but I'm gonna wait for 6. WWDC maybe?
  • Reply 7 of 14
    graphitemangraphiteman Posts: 428member
    [quote]Originally posted by The Power of X:

    <strong>Any idea when it should go golden? I want to upgrade to QT Pro but I'm gonna wait for 6. WWDC maybe?</strong><hr></blockquote>



    It's been golden since QTLive. Apple is trying to get the licencing terms changed before they distribute it. This is due to Broadcaster.



    See the May02 MacAddict for more.
  • Reply 8 of 14
    tigerwoods99tigerwoods99 Posts: 2,633member
    Send me this ish man!
  • Reply 9 of 14
    matsumatsu Posts: 6,558member
    Finally a proper PORN solution for the Mac!
  • Reply 10 of 14
    nebagakidnebagakid Posts: 2,692member
    Any chance in giving us a hint where to get it?
  • Reply 11 of 14
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    The Power of X:

    WAIT before going Pro!! I can't stress that enough! QT6 needs a newer license that is different from QT5 (like how QT5 was different from QT3/4).



    Anyway, I'm not going to give out specific server names and incite rioting in the sharing community like Liquidity X did at MacNN. Believe me, the people at the server LQX mentioned were none too happy to have all the MacNN leeches show up.
  • Reply 12 of 14
    zozo Posts: 3,117member
    [quote]Originally posted by Nebagakid:

    <strong>Any chance in giving us a hint where to get it?</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Come on kids. Where else are you going to find this stuff. Check your local Carracho, Hotline, KDX servers. Also, easier, try Limewire.



    BTW, anyone notice how Limewire 2.3 kicks a lot of booty now? Faster and the interface overhaul is MUCH welcomed
  • Reply 13 of 14
    jemjem Posts: 3member
    Just out of interest... If you did install a pre-release version of QuickTime 6, and found it buggy, not to your liking, or just didn't want it on your computer, how would you remove it? As far as I can see, there isn't an installer for QT 5 that you can download for MacOS X, as it's included, so I'm not sure how exactly you'd get rid of a QT 6 install...



    Any ideas?



    Thanks!
  • Reply 14 of 14
    jambojambo Posts: 3,036member
    [quote]Originally posted by jem:

    <strong>Just out of interest... If you did install a pre-release version of QuickTime 6, and found it buggy, not to your liking, or just didn't want it on your computer, how would you remove it? As far as I can see, there isn't an installer for QT 5 that you can download for MacOS X, as it's included, so I'm not sure how exactly you'd get rid of a QT 6 install...



    Any ideas?



    Thanks!</strong><hr></blockquote>



    See this thread: <a href="http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=46&t=005080"; target="_blank">How to reinstall QT5 over QT6!</a> at MacNN.



    J :cool:
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