Quicktime 7.0.1 Released

[min_t]

I think the ? issue in quicktime is a Safari browser issue and not quicktime. QT7 in firefox works fine for embedded video.

Upgraded from QT7 to 7.0.1 does not require another payment of $29. Only if you are upgrading ver. 6x or earlier.

 

[MattG]

Still no fix for the problem with Quicktime windows coming up with a white, empty space, or for Safari rendering the .PNG files that link to Quicktime videos incorrectly.

 

[cwedl]

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.

It says on their website: Please note: DivX is not supported on Mac OS X 10.4. We are working to resolve the issues and appreciate your patience.

It works fine in quicktime, the two help menus don't bother me because I am always in full screen.

 

[reckless_0001]

Well ifilm.com & IGN still not working... Works in Camino though.. Probably have to wait until the 10.4.2 update for this one even though it was an issue before 10.4.1... 😛

 

[wdlove]

Apple again really quick on the draw with its updates. Too bad that they haven't fixed all the bugs yet.

 

[zv470]

Question on free updates...

Why would Apple offer a free upgrade from Quicktime Pro 6 to 7? Do other companies do that? Adobe-Macromedia, Microsoft?

no.

so the people who payed for QT6 Pro... and who're whining 😛 please stop

I bought Pro 7... and I'm not going to whine when 8 comes out.


BUT... if Apple charged for QT 7.0.1 update... i would be really pissed off hehe 😀

 

[DPazdanISU]

c'mon lets all whine about no news on WWDC. I didn't get a new PM so why should I be quiet? 🙄

 

[James Philp]

I just wanted to say that this thread was started 20 minutes or so after this one, that was quickly closed down by a MOD.
I find this very un-community like and can't understand why.
I feel sorry for Windowlicker who posted the original thread, and even took the time to post important information. 🙁
What was wrong with his thread, may I ask?

 

[nagromme]

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

I'm GLAD they didn't delay the Panther QT 7, and delay Tiger itself (which is always QT 7), just for the sake of releasing simultaneously with Windows.

Plus it's only fair since MS releases new WMP versions late for us 🙂

As for h.264... taking off is in no doubt: it's part of all the next-gen DVD standards,

 

[skopcho]

Quicktime on windows

I wonder if they're holding out on the windows version because of how much processing power HD video requires. It sure would look bad if a windows laptop could playback HD video better than a top-of-the-line powerbook. It will also provide a direct comparison between the processor power needed to run WMV HD vs. QT HD.

 

[aafuss1]

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.

I agree-perhaps they've have not released yet because iTunes for Windows also bundles QT and they would have to update the iTunes for Windows download with 7.0.

 

[GregA]

Why would Apple offer a free upgrade from Quicktime Pro 6 to 7? Do other companies do that? Adobe-Macromedia, Microsoft?

no.

Actually take a look at what they DO offer. Most companies offer an upgrade for people who bought their previous product - with QT Pro, Apple does NOT.

In fact, I bought QT Pro 5 a few days before QT Pro 6 was released. To get QT Pro 6 I had to pay the full price again.

edit: And no I'm no longer complaining. But if you put up a comment that asks people not to complain, but that doesn't acknowledge the reality of the situation, you'll get a reply.

 

[Freg3000]

Perhaps Apple would distribute QuickTime 7 and iTunes 5 together to maximize distribution of both.

Sounds like a plan. 🙂

 

[skopcho]

Perhaps Apple would distribute QuickTime 7 and iTunes 5 together to maximize distribution of both.

Sounds like a plan. 🙂

Which would play into the whole 'year of HD', iTunes Movie Store deal. But surely they'd want to test the windows version out in the wild before they opened their movie download app, no?

 

[Applespider]

In fact, I bought QT Pro 5 a few days before QT Pro 6 was released. To get QT Pro 6 I had to pay the full price again.

Now that I can understand being annoyed about. I do think that if you upgraded within the last 3 months, then you should get a discount off the next Quicktime. If you bought QT6 3 years ago, then it's probably fair enough that you fork out again.

I considered upgrading to QTPro in Jan this year but knew the likely situation with QT7 so waited for Tiger.

 

[SPUY767]

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.)

:Cough: iTunes 4.8 :Cough:

 

[asif786]

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.

uhm, well apple's a major corporation, so i have no sympathy with them. it's not like we're talking about a poor student here who can't port their software over to another platform. they have billions of dollars at their disposal. they can snatch the best programmers from anywhere they want. they just couldn't be bothered - and that's not good enough for apple.

let's not compare apple to ms/wmp. we all know that's a lost cause. they dont need to worry about getting wmp onto the mac/linux because it's a small percentage.

what i dont understand is how apple can be shouting from the rooftops about this new h.264 tech when it's only applicable for 2% of the worlds computers..i run a streaming server - how about i use h.264 and save on bandwidth? uh..wait..i cant - because apple says qt7 windows is 'coming soon'.

for gods sake apple, if you're going to compete in a cross-platform market, at least make sure you have concurrent releases.

aafuss1, there's been an itunes update after the qt7 release, so i dont think it's a distribution issue.

 

[James Philp]

what i dont understand is how apple can be shouting from the rooftops about this new h.264 tech when it's only applicable for 2% of the worlds computers..i run a streaming server - how about i use h.264 and save on bandwidth? uh..wait..i cant - because apple says qt7 windows is 'coming soon'.

They're shouting about it because it's also the next DVD (either HD DVD or Blu-Ray) standard, and will be everywhere in the next few years.
What they're saying is Macs are ready for the HD content that will be everywhere when DVDs go HD.
No-one is going to use WMV conversion for DVDs.

 

[t300]

Still doesn't fix my problem of bringing back up a suspended movie window. Have to bring it up from the window, still.

 

[phawksworth]

Paying for pro

Why would Apple offer a free upgrade from Quicktime Pro 6 to 7? Do other companies do that? Adobe-Macromedia, Microsoft?

no.

so the people who payed for QT6 Pro... and who're whining 😛 please stop

I bought Pro 7... and I'm not going to whine when 8 comes out.

That's a fair comment, and we do always see similar gripes about paying for upgrades, but I didn't choose to upgrade QT. I bought a new operating system. If I had then lost functionality in other apps that I had purchased for use on Panther I would not have been impressed. Photoshop, Dreamweaver and FCExpr2 still work. (Thank goodness!)

(Granted, I was excited to get h.264 abilities, but I feel I have lost something that I had before upgrading the OS)

 

[James Philp]

(Granted, I was excited to get h.264 abilities, but I feel I have lost something that I had before upgrading the OS)

I had moved QT to a folder within the Applications folder, and it was still there after the upgrade. Unfortunately, the 6.5.2 player still uses the QT 7 stuff.

 

[deebster]

I would have had it downloaded sooner if not for Software Update's continual refusal to install software if I select "Download Only." 🙁

'Download only' vs 'Download and install'. what do you think the difference might be? 😉

 

[gorkonapple]

Anyone notice this??

I downloaded a MPEG clip in the browser and no matter if my sound is MUTED or jacked all the way up, the video ALWAYS is LOUD. I have to change it real qiuick before my eardrums get blasted and then I load another clip and it's LOUD again. Did NOT notice this in QT 7 only in 7.0.1. Quicktime is IGNORING my mixer settings.

 

[azhelkov]

Update fixed "Show movie properties" crash in my case. I don't know was it isolated problem or common case. I reported it back to Aplle couple weeks ago.
Alexander

 

[reorx]

what i dont understand is how apple can be shouting from the rooftops about this new h.264 tech when it's only applicable for 2% of the worlds computers..i run a streaming server - how about i use h.264 and save on bandwidth? uh..wait..i cant - because apple says qt7 windows is 'coming soon'.

As far as I know, h.264 is just a pre-ratified standard from the same people who brought you MPEG 1 2 and 4, and thus William H. Gates III can implement the codec for Windows if he cared to. Of course, he's shooting for a new Windows Mediocre Player format for HD content. Of course, that will work on the 40-50% of the windows computers in the world capable for actually keeping up with full-frame HD content. Market share is a piss-poor indicator of anything useful: I have 1 mac and 4 fully-legit XP machines at home right now. Of those 4 machines, only one is > 1GHz P4. Tell me that my 433 Celeron laptop is "legitimately counted" of market share - it won't even stream web content over wireless because its too cpu intensive.

Sorry for the rant... I'm tired of hearing about the "market-share" silliness.