Quicktime 7.0.1 Released

[MacRumors]

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Now available via Software Update for QuickTime 7.0 users:

QuickTime 7.0.1 provides several important bug fixes, a security enhancement, and improved compatibility with Final Cut Studio. This update is recommended for all QuickTime 7 users. For detailed information on the security enhancement, please visit this website:

http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n61798

Important Notice to QuickTime Pro Users
Installation of QuickTime 7 will disable the QuickTime Pro functionality in prior versions of QuickTime, such as QuickTime 5 or QuickTime 6. If you proceed with this installation, you must purchase a new QuickTime 7 Pro key to regain QuickTime Pro functionality. After installation, visit www.apple.com/quicktime to purchase a QuickTime 7 Pro key.

[iMetalG5]

If I have QT 7 Pro now... and download update I should still be good right? thanks for clarification.

[notjustjay]

You know, I really find it annoying how I'm supposed to re-purchase a new QT Pro key every time they release updates.

I know, I know, you have to pay for major upgrades for any software package, but ... this really should have come with Tiger.

[varmit]

Downloaded and installed, now going to ifilm.com to see if my problems have been fixed. Also, I see that when I clicked on a movie trailer in the content browser that came up when I restarted, The Davinci Code was the movie, it opened iTunes to see the trailer. Then when I clicked on Large, it took up the whole screen, with play, exit button, banner bar and the full screen qt movie. Hmmmmm. and my ifilm.com problems not solved. Still a Q with a white ? mark.

[biohazard6969]

it is really stupid that they would have such a policy, don't many other companies offer free updates? i know for limewire pro its like 3 free updates or something like that

[millhouse]

this is all nice and good, but i'd really like to see it out for windows!

[Object-X]

Hope it's faster.

[MacsAre1]

I would have had it downloaded sooner if not for Software Update's continual refusal to install software if I select "Download Only." Installed now, and I don't notice any problems yet. Although I didn't notice any problems before, either.

[Freg3000]

Originally Posted by millhouse

this is all nice and good, but i'd really like to see it out for windows!

Yes me too. I really would like it to be out as soon as possible so I can start distributing h264 content to all my friends.

[Brize]

What is it with the two Help menus in QT7? A minor annoyance I know, but I thought they'd have rectified that in 7.0.1. Seems not.

[Windowlicker]

Originally Posted by biohazard_6969

it is really stupid that they would have such a policy, don't many other companies offer free updates? i know for limewire pro its like 3 free updates or something like that

Well, you most likely have more than three free updates on QuickTime too.
But, I still think you should get the pro license when purchasing Tiger since Panther users can have the same app too. That's a bit unfair in my point of view.

[Daveway]

There goes my 20 day uptime

I find it horrible that I'm still getting "Q"s with question marks. What's the point of having an iFilms widget if Quicktime doesn't work with it.

[jsw]

Originally Posted by notjustjay

You know, I really find it annoying how I'm supposed to re-purchase a new QT Pro key every time they release updates.

I know, I know, you have to pay for major upgrades for any software package, but ... this really should have come with Tiger.

I think the better thing to have done would have been to enable the features which can be easily and legally hacked - like full screen mode (hackable via AppleScript) - standard and make the Pro version really just those features useful mainly to the prosumer market.

[animefan_1]

Originally Posted by biohazard_6969

it is really stupid that they would have such a policy, don't many other companies offer free updates? i know for limewire pro its like 3 free updates or something like that

Of course this statement totally disregards the fact that it has been almost three years since QT 6 was released (and you didn't have to repurchase an QT Pro update between the initial 6.0 release up to the most recent 6.5.2 update).

Also, while there are a bunch of companies who do free updates, there are also a bunch that don't: Microsoft, Adobe, Avid, Symantec, Intuit and Apple (of course).

Yes, there are upgrade paths for programs like FCP, Office and Photoshop, but $29 isn't too much for an upgrade.

Just because Apple (or anyone else) may be able to give software (updates) away for free doesn't mean they have to.

[animefan_1]

Originally Posted by Brize

What is it with the two Help menus in QT7? A minor annoyance I know, but I thought they'd have rectified that in 7.0.1. Seems not.

Do you have DivX installed? I think that's a bug with DivX 5.2.1 and QT 7.

[confirmed]

Originally Posted by Brize

What is it with the two Help menus in QT7? A minor annoyance I know, but I thought they'd have rectified that in 7.0.1. Seems not.

this is actually a bug with the Divx plug-in.. if you remove that, the second help menu goes away. there are actually a couple other bugs that Divx causes.. problems with minimizing quicktime movies, as well as the curser not hiding in some full-screen games.

currently i'm using MPlayer for Divx content until an updated Quicktime plug-in is released.

[Brize]

Originally Posted by animefan_1

Do you have DivX installed? I think that's a bug with DivX 5.2.1 and QT 7.

Yep, I do have DivX installed. That explains things -- many thanks.

[Doctor Q]

Originally Posted by iMetalG5

If I have QT 7 Pro now... and download update I should still be good right? thanks for clarification.

Originally Posted by notjustjay

You know, I really find it annoying how I'm supposed to re-purchase a new QT Pro key every time they release updates.

I know, I know, you have to pay for major upgrades for any software package, but ... this really should have come with Tiger.

Just to clarify, the update from QuickTime 7.0 to QuickTime 7.0.1 does not affect QuickTime Pro, but updating from QuickTime 6.0 or earlier to QuickTime 7.0 or later does disable the QuickTime Pro features until/unless you buy a new QuickTime Pro key.

[Yvan256]

Originally Posted by animefan_1

Yes, there are upgrade paths for programs like FCP, Office and Photoshop, but $29 isn't too much for an upgrade.

Problem is, QTPro doesn't have any "upgrade" pricing. You get QTPro for 29$US, and that's it. If you want to upgrade later on, it's still 29$US. There's no "upgrade price" like 9.99$ or even 19.99$.

Sure, 29$US isn't expensive for what QTPro can do, but I still believe the regular QT should at LEAST have the "full-screen" option. It's completely stupid to make regular folks pay 29$US to play movies in full-screen.

(FYI: I paid my QTPro license for the export options, not the full-screen playback capability.)

[asif786]

Originally Posted by millhouse

this is all nice and good, but i'd really like to see it out for windows!

exactly, how do they expect h.264 to take off if they haven't even released quicktime for windows?

it's kinda nuts imho. i'm sure it's not that difficult to do. something tells me they're being difficult on purpose.

[ebally]

This is getting silly now... I was hoping the this update would fix the question mark problem I was having with IGN QuickTime movies, but no such luck. Maybe things will be better with QuickTime 7.0.2?

[Apple]

Very Poor Update... It did not fix any of the problems I am having, like the question marks

[mileslong]

guys i had quicktime pro 7 and i did the update today and it was free. i didnt have to pay anything else for the update to 7.1

[javiercr]

For what i read in the apple site this is only a security update, however it's 26Mb, which must pretty much replace the entire program!

also the Pro update only referst to version pre 7, you don't have to pay to update from 7 pro to 7.0.1 pro!

[dstorey]

Originally Posted by asif786

exactly, how do they expect h.264 to take off if they haven't even released quicktime for windows?

it's kinda nuts imho. i'm sure it's not that difficult to do. something tells me they're being difficult on purpose.

Have you not thought of the fact that Quicktime is a big piece of software,and they can't just wave a magic wand and make a windows version appear. For QT7 on OS X they rewrote Quicktime player in cocoa, using QtKit. I believe they also rewrote the quicktime api to simplify it for developers and make it work in a more cocoa way. last time I checked cocoa doesn't exist on Windows, so the port to windows is not just a simple recompile.