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QuickTime 7 Pro to require paid upgrade, new Tiger builds seeded

QuickTime 7.0 Pro will Require Paid Upgrade

Along with Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger" Apple will ship a major update to its QuickTime digital media software, labeled QuickTime 7.0.

Sources close to the development team say the 7.0 release will require "Pro" users to purchase a new license for the software, expected to cost $30. All license keys for versions of QuickTime 6 will be disabled in the new version, sources explained.

As previously reported, QuickTime 7 will also make it so previously free features—such as opening a new player window—require users to purchase a "Pro" license.

Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger build 8A393

In related news, Apple today seeded Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger build 8A393. The build comes just one week after the company provided developers with build 8A385.

Weighing in at just shy of 2279MB, the latest seed addresses several of the known issues pertaining to the previous build, including bugs associated with the Dock, iDisk synching, and Finder window titles.

However, sources said the new build has introduced a couple of new glitches, such as Spotlight's search menu malfunctioning and abnormalities with the 23-inch Cinema Display.

Apple Remote Desktop 2.2 Build 7C10

Earlier this week Apple seeded Apple Remote Desktop 2.2 Build 7C10, which will deliver "enhanced functionality and improved reliability."



100 Comments

j@ffa 22 Years · 50 comments

This isn't unreasonable, though I'm sure plenty of people will claim that it is. As I recall this has been standard policy for QT sellingness.

What I want to know is, what makes QT7 such a 'major' upgrade? I mean, other than a new codec and some gimmicky full screen controls... feel free to correct me if I'm missing something obvious.

jouster 23 Years · 450 comments

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Originally posted by J@ffa
This isn't unreasonable, though I'm sure plenty of people will claim that it is. As I recall this has been standard policy for QT sellingness.

What I want to know is, what makes QT7 such a 'major' upgrade? I mean, other than a new codec and some gimmicky full screen controls... feel free to correct me if I'm missing something obvious.

Just guessing, but perhaps support for H.264? Pixlet? Given Steve's comment at MWSF, it seems reasonable to expect some sort of hi-def goodness.

ipodandimac 22 Years · 3018 comments

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Originally posted by J@ffa
This isn't unreasonable, though I'm sure plenty of people will claim that it is.

i'll be the first to say it is reasonable. $30 is a small price to pay for such diverse functionality. the whole point of quicktime "pro" is that pros use it. if you make money using quicktime for video or whatever, $30 is nothing. another way of looking at it is that until quicktime 8 is released, let's say in 2 years, you're paying just over $1/month for quicktime 7. you probably pay more in text messaging fees on your cell.

applenut 24 Years · 5503 comments

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Originally posted by ipodandimac
i'll be the first to say it is reasonable. $30 is a small price to pay for such diverse functionality. the whole point of quicktime "pro" is that pros use it. if you make money using quicktime for video or whatever, $30 is nothing. another way of looking at it is that until quicktime 8 is released, let's say in 2 years, you're paying just over $1/month for quicktime 7. you probably pay more in text messaging fees on your cell.

um...last time i checked you didn't need to be a pro to want to open a new qt player window or to fucking save a movie or god forbid watch something full screen.

30 dollars is a big price to pay on top of 129 for BASIC functionality.