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No i DON'T want tp upgrade to Pro!

I wish i didn't have to use RealPlayer, actually - horrid thing! i don't expect Final Cut Pro etc bundled with my OS, but a simple thing like Quick Time Pro is surely not too much to ask? Also, a bit off topic , but whilst i like Stuffit, am i right that OS X isn't even bundled with a full version of that? I think it would be cool if Apple could integrate some sort of zipping/archiving utility into the OS (as much as i like Stuffit)
 
wowser said:
really? how do i access it?
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It's the archive function. You can get to it by Right-Clicking, err, Ctrl-Clicking on file/folder/whatever and choosing the archive option. Or, I'm sure it's in a menu as well - just not at my mac right now.
 
You can get QuickTime for free. Just purchase DVD Studio Pro or the Final Cut Pro production bundle :D
 
Select a file/folder -> Right Click (control-click if you're a single button mouse user) -> Create Archive of "blah blah filename blah" -> watch it get ZIP'd.
 
I think it sad apple does not include quicktime pro for Mac hardware users.

PC users can deal with it. But personly I think it stupid when ever some one on a PC pays for pro. There are legit workarounds to getting all the stuff pro offers for windows. On my PC quicktime has 0 file assutinoals to it. Quicktime files I can run though any other media player because there are the quicktime codex advible on the net. Once those are installed WMP winamp or what ever your main media player is. From there you have full screen loop and everything else
 
Elan0204 said:
I don't think that anyone expects all their software to be free, but Quicktime is a core component of Mac OS X, it is a required application. You can run your Mac without Final Cut Pro, or Office, or most any other application, but you can't uninstall Quicktime. So for an integral part of the OS to nag you to upgrade it every time you open it is unacceptable. If Apple doesn't want to give you Pro, at least there should be a legitamate way to turn off the upgrade message.
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I never said "all their software" and I agreed with the earlier statements as I noted in my post that it is a VERY ANNOYING BOX THAT COMES UP EACH TIME. I don't know if your reply were both referring to my post or not so sorry if it wasn't. :rolleyes:

anyway, I agree you should get base quicktime free and you should be able to disable or get rid of the darn box...like after five times or something like that. I would even be ok with it coming up three or four times a year.
 
Really, it's not that much for all of the extra features it gives you. I use it all the time, and I would have paid twice as much as they charge- well maybe not. But seriously, it is well worth it. When I first bought it, I didn't think I would use it much, but there is so much stuff you can do with it. I couldn't live with the free version anymore.

Daniel
 
Phat_Pat said:
you can also save MOST quicktime files you veiw off the internet......
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Nope, ALL quicktime files. I've yet to see one that I can't. Now, getting the file through the (much easier) quicktime pull-down menu is tough when it's not there. But after the file has finished downloading, navigate to /tmp/501/TemporaryItems/ (or with whatever your user number is) and the QT file will be there (just name it whatever you want with a ".mov" file extension). However, I suppose you're right if you're talking about streamed QT files, I have yet to find a way to obtain those. (Hint - this also works for acquiring iTMS music videos. I'm not sure about the legalities of these actions though.)
 
Phat_Pat said:
neat little trick:

turn your clock waaaaay ahead of time. i'm talking years. open up quicktime. the upgrade thing will pop up. click later. then quit and change your clock back. this should stop it until the date that you set your clock ahead to.

anyone correct me if i'm wrong
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Don't take credit. Thats from OS X Missing Manual
 
jimsowden said:
Don't take credit. Thats from OS X Missing Manual
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shhhhh :rolleyes: ;)

Blackheart said:
Nope, ALL quicktime files. I've yet to see one that I can't. Now, getting the file through the (much easier) quicktime pull-down menu is tough when it's not there. But after the file has finished downloading, navigate to /tmp/501/TemporaryItems/ (or with whatever your user number is) and the QT file will be there (just name it whatever you want with a ".mov" file extension). However, I suppose you're right if you're talking about streamed QT files, I have yet to find a way to obtain those. (Hint - this also works for acquiring iTMS music videos. I'm not sure about the legalities of these actions though.)
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actually i have come across a few that have been blocked. The Shrek 2 file that was the one its web site that showed the first 10 minutes of the movie was blocked. I have come across others but i can't remember them right at the moment.....
 
grobbins said:
What problems have you had with RealPlayer 10?
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no problems - for Real Networks files it is fine - i just wouldn't want to bother using it for anything else. I'm very against the idea of companies patenting their own file formats, so i have to have 1 good player (quick time) another so-so player (Real) and a dreadful one (WIndows Media)
 
wowser said:
no problems - for Real Networks files it is fine - i just wouldn't want to bother using it for anything else. I'm very against the idea of companies patenting their own file formats, so i have to have 1 good player (quick time) another so-so player (Real) and a dreadful one (WIndows Media)
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RealPlayer uses an open-source playback engine, available from HelixCommunity.org. Unlike QuickTime Player, RealPlayer offers free, resizable full-screen playback of both RealVideo and QuickTime files.
 
wowser said:
DO you work for Real Networks??? What i am saying is - what other players play .ram / .ra files???
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I'm one of the developers on the Mac version of RealPlayer.

The file formats are open, though the codecs used (such as AAC and ATrac, among others) are owned by other companies and organizations. Their binaries can be licensed, but the formats are proprietary. The same is true for the codecs used by Apple and Microsoft.

Real is the only company that produces software for Windows, Mac, and Linux, and that makes open source the servers, encoders, and playback architecture, aside from the codecs. Individuals and companies have built their own players with our components, though I don't know of any alternatives on the Mac that are build on the Helix platform.
 
I think the Mac version is a lot better than the WInodws version - RealOne player for windows would take over your computer if it had half the chance! And also, i am not keen on the lime green appearance of Real Player for Mac
 
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