Prince McLeanVideo improvements include better single-pass H.264 encoding quality and better playback of Motion JPEG content.
For audio, Apple reports that encoding fidelity has been improved for MPEG 4 AAC (Advanced Audio Codec, the successor to MP3) playback, the default option for ripping in iTunes. Release notes also state that audio tracks from MPEG video files now export consistently.
The new update also includes compatibility improvements for iChat and Photo Booth.
A series of security fixes are also part of the update, which benefits both Mac OS X and Windows users. Many of the security patches address issues with handling maliciously crafted media files, based on security vulnerabilities discovered by third party researchers.
QuickTime 7.6 is available as a 72MB download for Mac OS X 10.5 or higher, a 63MB download for Mac OS X 10.4.10 or higher, and a 20MB download for Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Vista.
Alternatively, you can download and install the update via Mac OS X's Software Update mechanism accessible via the Apple menu.
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I hope this addresses the overall speed of the program.
Quicktime is the slowest loading program on my 2.4ghz iMac and movies take 5-10 seconds to load.
I hope this addresses the overall speed of the program.
Quicktime is the slowest loading program on my 2.4ghz iMac and movies take 5-10 seconds to
load.
Well mine is instant on a 2.2 MBP maybe you loading a big movie file but even then mine is only 2 seconds.
I hope this addresses the overall speed of the program.
Quicktime is the slowest loading program on my 2.4ghz iMac and movies take 5-10 seconds to load.
Movies load fast on my iMac G5! Maybe you have some third-party QuickTime plug-in slowing things down.
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Interesting improvements. Should those make a difference with apps like iSquint or handbrake which use shared libraries?