Apple releases QuickTime 7.0 for Panther
Apple today released QuickTime 7 for Mac OS X "Panther," which was developed under the code-name "Gibson." The update provides a vast array of new features, including: H.264 video support, live player resize, zero-configuration streaming, surround sound, new and improved playback controls and an all-new content guide. Users who pay a $30 upgrade fee to QuickTime 7.0 Pro will gain access to advanced features such as: audio and video recording, simplified movie sharing, full-screen floating controls, H.264 video creation, surround audio creation, concurrent exports, improved movie authoring, AAC constant-quality encoding and 3G streaming content creation. Mac OS X 10.3 "Panther" users can access the update from the Software Update mechanism located in the Apple menu.
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(edit: links fixed now)
CLIP 01
5.4mb, (right-click and save as/download)
http://www.phatcraft.com/matrix_revo..._clip.h264.mov
(encoded with Quicktime 7 Pro h.264, single pass,
video rate limited to 1000kbits/sec,
640x272 pixels)
CLIP 02
4.5mb (right-click and save as/download)
http://www.phatcraft.com/matrix_revo...ip.h264.02.mov
(encoded with Quicktime 7 Pro h.264, multi-pass,
video rate limited to 800kbits/sec,
640x272 pixels)
CLIP 03
8.7mb (right-click and save as/download)
http://www.phatcraft.com/matrix_revo...ip.h264.04.mov
(encoded with Quicktime 7 Pro h.264, multi-pass,
video rate target was ~ 1800kbits/sec,
640x272 pixels)
CLIP 03 is NICE at 2kbits/sec man... remember that these clips are re-encoded from a DVD MPEG-2 compressed approx 816x336 clip
quality would be great if you had a high-def uncompressed source, no? and something like Sorenson Pro AVC h.264 codec to give you that 'encoding edge'. but for $30 bucks, this is pretty sweet cutting edge h.264
and they play back well on quicktime7 for panther 10.3.9 even fullscreen, even on my iBook G4 933mhz 256mb ram. well done apple.
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disclaimer: the above clip is (c) respective owners. this clip is only used for testing, non-commercial educational purposes
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Originally posted by macfly
heres a question for those in the know. if you upgrade to pro do you have to wait to get the box in the mail? why cant apple just send you an email with the key code? seems like a simple enough thing that would save a few days time once your $30 gets processed...
methinks that's what they do... you only get a receipt in the mail IIRC
i would imagine thats what would happen but u never know...
Originally posted by macfly
heres a question for those in the know. if you upgrade to pro do you have to wait to get the box in the mail? why cant apple just send you an email with the key code? seems like a simple enough thing that would save a few days time once your $30 gets processed...
You can, they do, and it's instant.
Originally posted by sunilraman
Test Clips Here... Short clips from Matrix Revolutions (see important disclaimer below)
(edit: links fixed now)
CLIP 01
5.4mb, (right-click and save as/download)
http://www.phatcraft.com/matrix_revo..._clip.h264.mov
(encoded with Quicktime 7 Pro h.264, single pass,
video rate limited to 1000kbits/sec,
640x272 pixels)
CLIP 02
4.5mb (right-click and save as/download)
http://www.phatcraft.com/matrix_revo...ip.h264.02.mov
(encoded with Quicktime 7 Pro h.264, multi-pass,
video rate limited to 800kbits/sec,
640x272 pixels)
CLIP 03
8.7mb (right-click and save as/download)
http://www.phatcraft.com/matrix_revo...ip.h264.04.mov
(encoded with Quicktime 7 Pro h.264, multi-pass,
video rate target was ~ 1800kbits/sec,
640x272 pixels)
CLIP 03 is NICE at 2kbits/sec man... remember that these clips are re-encoded from a DVD MPEG-2 compressed approx 816x336 clip
quality would be great if you had a high-def uncompressed source, no? and something like Sorenson Pro AVC h.264 codec to give you that 'encoding edge'. but for $30 bucks, this is pretty sweet cutting edge h.264
and they play back well on quicktime7 for panther 10.3.9 even fullscreen, even on my iBook G4 933mhz 256mb ram. well done apple.
....
disclaimer: the above clip is (c) respective owners. this clip is only used for testing, non-commercial educational purposes
....
Looks stunning - cant wait to see what a 300-400k stream looks like
Originally posted by Not Unlike Myself
So how long until QT7 is available as a standard download for everyone?
ahhh, isnt that what this thread is about? That its available for everyone...I am downloading it right now.
Originally posted by zenatek
ahhh, isnt that what this thread is about? That its available for everyone...I am downloading it right now.
Sorry.. what I meant was Windows. (everyone *else*)
Originally posted by graf
Presumably, it's a bad idea to install this update if you have bought quicktime 6 pro (and quicktime 6 mpeg-2 plugin)? Or can the two run side by side?
I have Pro and just installed 7.0.
If Pro is there, I can't find it. So I guess you can't if you do a basic software update.
But that is ok because I had planned on buying Pro as soon as I get Tiger loaded (this weekend).
Originally posted by Not Unlike Myself
Sorry.. what I meant was Windows. (everyone *else*)
Oh yah, sorry forgot there was other people besides us mac users.
Estimated time left 60 minutes on a dual 2.0 with 1500mb RAM, with fans going up and down...
Originally posted by Minguez
Just tried to encode a 3 minute 720x575 clip in h.264 from final cut.
Estimated time left 60 minutes on a dual 2.0 with 1500mb RAM, with fans going up and down...
What are your quality settings like?
Movies are close to unplayable on my G3 800 w/ 640MB RAM.
Originally posted by CrunchinJelly
I hope there's an update released soonish to sort out performance issues.
Movies are close to unplayable on my G3 800 w/ 640MB RAM.
"Movies", like ALL movies, even ones that used to play fine? Or "movies", like the new H.264 stuff?
- Jasen.
Just regular .mov's are now close to unplayable.
Edit: I'm really annoyed, actually. Safari 1.3 is a massive improvement over 1.2, but QuickTime is simply awful. I don't dare buy Tiger now!