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Apple Hardware QT VR movies - Anyone have any?

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CMMac

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Jun 12, 2010
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Hi all those hardcore Apple collectors - I was wondering if any of you could help me out?

I wish I had done better in downloading Apple's old hardware gallery qtvr movies. Does anyone know if there is an archive around or if they have a backup?

I have searched everywhere on the internet and used www.archive.org/ as much as possible but there are some that are simply not available anymore anywhere on the internet. Here are the ones I'm looking for:

Description - original_file_name.mov - Size

  • 20th Anniversary Mac - file name unknown-?
    Blue & White G3 - Yosemite480.mov - 4.3MB
    PowerMac G4 original (1999) - g4_480.mov - 4.2MB
    PowerMac G4 (2000) Gigabit Ethernet - qtvr_pmg4_480_a.mov - 4.3MB
    PowerMac G4 (2002) the one just before G5 - pmg4_aug2002_qtvr480.mov - 684KB
    Original bondi blue iMac - imac_vr.mov-?
    2nd Gen multi-colored iMacs - imac_flower_360.mov - 4.0MB
    3rd Gen multi-colored iMacs - imac_dv_320.mov - ?
    Graphite iMac - 1qtvr_imacgraph_480.mov - 3.9MB
    Blue Dalmation iMac - imac_dots_480.mov - 6.7MB
    Powerbook 1400 (1996) - file name unknown - 2.6MB
    Powerbook G3 (1999) the one not open vertically - pbg3320x480hi.mov - 1.5MB
    Powerbook G3 (2000) open vertically 360x537 - file name unknown - 716KB
    Powerbook G4 15" Ti Nov 2002 480x540 - pbg4_nov2002_qtvr480.mov - 4.2MB
    Powerbook G4 12" Jan 2003 - powerbook12_jan2003_qtvr480.mov - 5.3MB
    Macbook Air 2008 - macbookair_512x512_20080114.mov - 7.9 MB
    iBook Tangerine (1999) 320x240 - file name unknown - 388KB
    iBook Blueberry (2000) 480x409 - ibook_blueberry_480.mov - 1.5 MB
    iBook Tangerine (2000) 480x409 - ibook_tangerine_480.mov - 3.3 MB
    iBook G3 May 2002 480x529 - may2002_ibook_qtvr480.mov - 3.1MB
    iPods June 2004 (iPod and iPod Mini in the same movie) - ipods_june2004.mov - 4.3 MB
    iPod aug 2002 demo - ipod_demo_aug2002.mov - ?
    eMac nov 2002 480x540 - emac_nov2002_qtvr480.mov - 3.3MB
    iSight on Powerbook G4 12" 2003 482x540 - filename unknown - 804KB
    20 inch Cinema Display - mar20_cinema_hd_qtvr480a.mov - ?
    Cinema HD Display 20 inch mar 2002 - mar20_cinema_hd_qtvr480a.mov - 3.3MB
    Cinema HD Display 23 inch jan 2003 - cinema_hd_jan2003_qtvr480.mov - 3.3 MB

Any information or help would be much appreciated.
 
Thanks so much MacTech68 - There's three I can knock of the list. Let me know the best way to get the emac and ibook ones from you.
 
Looked thru my collection and have found the following:


20th Anniversary Macintosh (unsure of original filename)
030_005.mov (pb3400 QTVR for interest's sake)
aig.mov (Apple Icon Garden - in case you've never seen it)
imac_dots_480.mov (Blue Dalmation Slot Load iMac)
imac-qtvr.mov (Original Bondi 233 iMac)
mar20_cinema_hd_qtvr480a.mov
pmg4_aug2002_qtvr480.mov (Mirror Drive Doors G4)
qtvr_pmg4_480_a.mov (which is actually a Digital Audio G4 - 4 PCI Slots)
yosemite480.mov (G3 Blue&White Tower)

I have many more, but you've not requested them so I assume you have them.

I'd love to know if this project will be available anywhere as I don't have all of them myself. I'm more focused on TVCs.

Same location as previous but "2" instead of "1" ;)
 
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I'm also interested in this project of yours. I have a few of these, but I don't remember which ones. I may have to dig them out now.
 
Awesome - I think I'm half way through the list. I have updated what I have left to get in the list below.

Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh 320x320 resolution - File Name Unknown - 3.2 MB
PowerMac G4 original (1999) - g4_480.mov - 4.2MB
2nd Gen multi-colored iMacs - imac_flower_360.mov - 4.0MB
Graphite iMac - 1qtvr_imacgraph_480.mov - 3.9MB
Powerbook 1400 (1996) - file name unknown - 2.6MB
Powerbook G3 (1999) the one not open vertically - pbg3320x240hi.mov - 1.5MB
Powerbook G3 (2000) open vertically 360x537 - 1qtvr_powerbookg3v_480.mov - 716KB
Powerbook G4 15" Ti Nov 2002 480x540 - pbg4_nov2002_qtvr480.mov - 4.2MB
iBook Blueberry (2000) 480x409 - ibook_blueberry_480.mov OR 1qtvr_ibookblue_480.mov - 1.5 MB
iBook Tangerine (2000) 480x409 - ibook_tangerine_480.mov OR 1qtvr_ibooktang_480.mov - 3.3 MB
iPods June 2004 (iPod and iPod Mini in the same movie) - ipods_june2004.mov - 4.3 MB
iPod aug 2002 demo - ipod_demo_aug2002.mov - ?
iSight on Powerbook G4 12" 2003 482x540 - isight_jun2003_qtvr480.mov - 804KB
Cinema HD Display 23 inch jan 2003 - cinema_hd_jan2003_qtvr480.mov - 3.3 MB
 
Mactech68 & Intell - I'll definitely share my results with you since you guys have shown interest and have helped out. I will get my QTVR files together and post them online for you to look at and download if you see any you don't have. I also have one of the most complete Apple Ads and Product Intro movie collections I know of that you can check out. It may take a day or two since I'm in the middle of my work week with 12hr shifts. I'll keep you updated.

When I signed up with MacRumors I checked the option for people to be able to e-mail me. I'm not sure how it works but if you know - send me a quick message and maybe I can send the link that way.

I originally got my list together from this page:
http://homepage.mac.com/takacam01bigd/ads/index.html#QTVR

I tried contacting the guy to do some trades but got no reply. He lists the The Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh as a 320x320 (3.2 MB) file and it looks like it has a different view angle than the one I received from you Mactech68, so there still may be another version out there.
 
Two Last Things To Note:

1. I think Apple has permanently has given up on using QTVR for their products. See my other post here.
I have the latest ipod Nano, iPod Touch, Macbooks, and iPhone 3GS movie files before they were converted to HTML 5 360 view. I never saw the iPod Classic, iPad, nor iPhone 4 released in QTVR format.

2. I thought I remember a G4 tower QTVR that when rotated also had a gold Optical Disc spit out of the DVD Drive. I thought it was with the G4 towers that first had the DVD burner, however I may be mistaking this with the 8600 Tower which also spits out a disc. If anyone does know of a QTVR movie like this let me know.
 
CMMac said:
...I thought I remember a G4 tower QTVR that when rotated also had a gold Optical Disc spit out of the DVD Drive. I thought it was with the G4 towers that first had the DVD burner, however I may be mistaking this with the 8600 Tower which also spits out a disc. If anyone does know of a QTVR movie like this let me know.
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I'm pretty sure that's all I have, unless I have some "sort later" folders somewhere.... but where? ;)

I recall a PowerBook (1400?) having a gold disk and the 8600 or G3 Minitower having a gold disk.

One day, I must copy all my TVCs and videos to a single drive and sort them. They are reasonably sorted, but not as well as I'd like. :rolleyes:
 
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CMMac said:
Awesome - I think I'm half way through the list. I have updated what I have left to get in the list below.

Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh 320x320 resolution - File Name Unknown - 3.2 MB
PowerMac G4 original (1999) - g4_480.mov - 4.2MB
2nd Gen multi-colored iMacs - imac_flower_360.mov - 4.0MB
Graphite iMac - 1qtvr_imacgraph_480.mov - 3.9MB
Powerbook 1400 (1996) - file name unknown - 2.6MB
Powerbook G3 (1999) the one not open vertically - pbg3320x240hi.mov - 1.5MB
Powerbook G3 (2000) open vertically 360x537 - 1qtvr_powerbookg3v_480.mov - 716KB
Powerbook G4 15" Ti Nov 2002 480x540 - pbg4_nov2002_qtvr480.mov - 4.2MB
iBook Blueberry (2000) 480x409 - ibook_blueberry_480.mov OR 1qtvr_ibookblue_480.mov - 1.5 MB
iBook Tangerine (2000) 480x409 - ibook_tangerine_480.mov OR 1qtvr_ibooktang_480.mov - 3.3 MB
iPods June 2004 (iPod and iPod Mini in the same movie) - ipods_june2004.mov - 4.3 MB
iPod aug 2002 demo - ipod_demo_aug2002.mov - ?
iSight on Powerbook G4 12" 2003 482x540 - isight_jun2003_qtvr480.mov - 804KB
Cinema HD Display 23 inch jan 2003 - cinema_hd_jan2003_qtvr480.mov - 3.3 MB
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Updated the list with file name corrections, ibook, imac graphite SE, powerbook, and iSight were the ones corrected.
 
Trinity said:
which are you still missing? I use to keep all the qtvr I achieved
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Still missing these:

Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh 320x320 resolution - File Name Unknown - 3.2 MB
PowerMac G4 original (1999) - g4_480.mov - 4.2MB
2nd Gen multi-colored iMacs - imac_flower_360.mov - 4.0MB
Graphite iMac - qtvr_imacgraph_480.mov OR 1qtvr_imacgraph_480.mov - 3.9MB
Powerbook 1400 (1996) - file name unknown - 2.6MB
Powerbook G3 (1999) the one not open vertically - pbg3320x240hi.mov - 1.5MB
Powerbook G3 (2000) open vertically 360x537 - 1qtvr_powerbookg3v_480.mov - 716KB
Powerbook G4 15" Ti Nov 2002 480x540 - pbg4_nov2002_qtvr480.mov - 4.2MB
iBook Blueberry (2000) 480x409 - ibook_blueberry_480.mov OR 1qtvr_ibookblue_480.mov - 1.5 MB
iBook Tangerine (2000) 480x409 - ibook_tangerine_480.mov OR 1qtvr_ibooktang_480.mov - 3.3 MB
iPods June 2004 (iPod and iPod Mini in the same movie) - ipods_june2004.mov - 4.3 MB
iPod aug 2002 demo - ipod_demo_aug2002.mov - ?
iSight on Powerbook G4 12" 2003 482x540 - isight_jun2003_qtvr480.mov - 804KB
Cinema HD Display 23 inch jan 2003 - cinema_hd_jan2003_qtvr480.mov - 3.3 MB
 
CMMac said:
Thanks for the link. It may be a copy of the TAM VR video I'm looking for, only its converted into Flash so you can't really control it like a true QTVR file. you can only play it one way. I'm hoping someone would still have the QTVR version though.
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Check the comments below the video. There's a 500x500 QTVR of the TAM as a zip file. Not a 320x320 but hey, nice all the same.

:)
 
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MacTech68 said:
Check the comments below the video. There's a 500x500 QTVR of the TAM as a zip file. Not a 320x320 but hey, nice all the same.

:)
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my bad, good catch. Wish I could get the top one as an original too. I'll try joining the site and see if they still have it.
 
 
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This is my QTVR Collection. If you want anything from it post ;)
 

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Can everyone who has QTVR files of Apple devices please give them to me. I plan to start an online archive where people can view and download QTVRs of Apple products. I am a 11 year old Apple geek who wasn't around to copy them back then and didn't even now what QTVR was but now I do and I want all the files I can get. :apple: on! This is my first post.
 
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