QuickTime is a family of digital media software for creation, delivery and playback software lets you deliver live or pre-recorded video and audio to an audience of any size.
When combined with QuickTime Player and QuickTime Pro, these applications work together to provide the industry`s first end-to-end, standards-based digital media delivery system.
QuickTime 7 delivers numerous bug fixes and addresses critical security issues. This update is recommended for all QuickTime 7 users.
Here are some key features of "Apple QuickTime":
· Get More with H.264 - That`s because QuickTime 7 Player takes advantage of the latest video compression technology. It`s called H.264, and it`s an important new industry standard that`s quickly garnered widespread support. Chosen as the industry-standard codec for 3GPP (mobile multimedia), MPEG-4 HD-DVD and Blu-ray, H.264 represents the next generation of video for everything from mobile multimedia to high-definition playback.
· Ultra-efficient, the H.264 codec compresses video tightly - resulting in much smaller files - without sacrificing any quality. So you can watch video of astonishing quality - crisp, clear and brilliantly saturated - in a window up to four times the size you are currently used to seeing.
· Full Screen Playback - Tired of pillar bars and letterboxes? Full screen playback, now included in the free QuickTime Player, has been enhanced to allow you to take full advantage of your computer`s widescreen display. Select from three different modes to fit your content to any size screen.
· Just Open It and It Works - The new QuickTime 7 Player not only delivers startling quality, but it`s easier to use than ever. It requires no set up for content that streams over the network. Instead, QuickTime 7 Player automatically determines your system`s connection speed and chooses the highest quality stream for the amount of bandwidth you have available. And if you ever lose a connection while watching streaming video, QuickTime 7 Player automatically reconnects. Now, that`s convenience.
· You also have the option of using the Player`s new audio and video playback controls. With them, you can easily adjust balance and volume or make changes to bass and treble response. If you`re running Mac OS X Tiger or later with a capable video card, you can adjust brightness, color, contrast and tint with sliders in the same control palette, too. Want to speed through a movie? Or really s l o w t h i n g s d o w n? A handy slider lets you set playback speed from 1/2x to 3x normal speed. And by using the new Jog Shuttle, you can adjust the speed at which you search through individual movie frames.
· Sounds Really Good, Too - Do you think great video deserves great audio? We do, too. And QuickTime 7 Player delivers truly outstanding multi-channel audio. In fact, it provides you with up to 24 channels of audio. So if you watch a movie that offers surround sound, you`ll be amazed at the heightened audio experience you`ll enjoy from your Mac or PC and your surround-sound speakers. A really good sport, QuickTime 7 Player supports a wide-range of industry-standard audio formats, including AIFF, WAV, MOV, MP4 (AAC only), CAF and AAC/ADTS.
Requirements:
· Tiger System Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4.9 or later, 400 MHz G3 processor or faster and at least 256 MB of RAM.
· Panther System Requirements: Mac OS X 10.3.9, 400 MHz G3 processor or faster and at least 128 MB of RAM.
Limitations:
· All the PRO features are disabled.
What`s New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· CVE-ID: CVE-2010-3787
· Available for: Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later
· Impact: Viewing a maliciously crafted JP2 image may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution
· Description: A heap buffer overflow exists in QuickTime`s handling of JP2 images. Viewing a maliciously crafted JP2 image may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This issue is addressed through improved bounds checking. For Mac OS X v10.6 systems, this issue is addressed in Mac OS X v10.6.5. Credit to Nils of MWR InfoSecurity, and Will Dormann of the CERT/CC, for reporting this issue.
· CVE-ID: CVE-2010-3788
· Available for: Mac OS X v10.5.8, Mac OS X Server v10.5.8, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later
· Impact: Viewing a maliciously crafted JP2 image may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution
· Description: An uninitialized memory access issue exists in QuickTime`s handling of JP2 im...
