Contents
Preface
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Welcome to QuickTime
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What Is QuickTime?
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What Is QuickTime Pro?
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What’s New in QuickTime 7?
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New in QuickTime Player
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New in QuickTime Pro
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System Requirements
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Types of Files QuickTime Supports
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Checking for New Versions of QuickTime
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Using Onscreen Help
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Where to Go for Additional Information
Chapter 1
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Using QuickTime Player
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Opening and Playing Files
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Opening and Playing Movies in QuickTime Player
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Opening and Playing Files in a Web Browser
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Viewing QuickTime Virtual Reality (QTVR) Movies
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Viewing Still Images
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Playing MIDI Files
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Opening Recently Used Files
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Finding Movies Quickly Using QuickTime Favorites
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Playing Copy-Protected Movies
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Viewing Information About a File
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Controlling Playback
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Adjusting Audio and Video Settings
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Changing Playback Preferences
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Viewing Movies at Full Screen
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Changing Movie Size for Playback
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Looping a Movie
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Simultaneously Playing Multiple Movies
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Using Frame Number and Time Codes
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Navigating a Movie by Frame Number or Time Code
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Finding Text in a Text Track
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Contents
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Preventing Users from Changing QuickTime Settings
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Viewing Movies that have Flash Content
Chapter 2
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Getting Started with QuickTime Pro
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Getting QuickTime Pro
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Using Advanced Playback Options
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Playing a Movie on a Second Display
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Presenting a Movie as a Slideshow
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Changing the Color Around a Movie
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Loading Movies into RAM for Better Playback
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Creating Movies and Other Media
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Recording Video and Audio
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About Saving Movies
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Saving Movies from the Internet
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Creating a Slideshow or Animation from Still Images
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Creating a Still Image from a Movie
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Converting Files into QuickTime Movies
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Sharing Movies by Email or the Web
Chapter 3
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Editing and Authoring with QuickTime Pro
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Simple Editing
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Selecting and Playing Part of a Movie
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Cutting, Copying, or Deleting a Section of a Movie
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Combining Two QuickTime Movies into One
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Working with Tracks
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Turning Tracks On or Off
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Extracting, Adding, and Moving Tracks
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Working with Audio Tracks
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Presenting Multiple Movies in the Same Window
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Pasting Graphics and Text into a Movie
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Working with Text Tracks
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Specifying Languages for Individual Tracks
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Changing Movie Properties
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Adding Annotations to a Movie
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Resizing, Flipping, or Rotating a Movie
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Changing a Movie’s Shape with a Video Mask
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Changing a Track’s Transparency
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Creating a Chapter List for a Movie
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Setting a Movie’s Poster Frame
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Saving a Movie with Specific Playback Settings
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Changing the Movie Controller Type
Contents
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Chapter 4
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Exporting Files with QuickTime Pro
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About Video and Audio Compression
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Exporting Files Using Presets
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Customizing Export Settings
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Customizing Video Export Settings
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Adding Special Effects and Filters to a QuickTime Movie
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Changing Image (Frame) Size
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Customizing Sound Export Settings
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Preparing Movies for Internet Delivery
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Preparing a Movie for Fast Start
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Preparing a Movie for Real-Time Streaming
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Creating Reference Movies to Optimize Web Playback
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Exporting MPEG-4 Files
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MPEG-4 Video Export Options
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MPEG-4 Audio Export Options
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MPEG-4 Streaming Export Options
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Exporting 3G Files
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3G File Format Export Options
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3G Video Export Options
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3G Audio Export Options
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3G Text Options
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3G Streaming Options
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3G Advanced Options
Appendix
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Shortcuts and Tips
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QuickTime Player Keyboard Shortcuts
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QuickTime Pro Keyboard Shortcuts
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Automating QuickTime Player with AppleScript
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Automating QuickTime Player on Windows
Glossary
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Index
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