Oh great. Now we'll get the interminable "but the Sorenson codec was so much better!" threads.
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Apple to Integrate 'QuickTime Pro' Features in Snow Leopard?
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Oh great. Now we'll get the interminable "but the Sorenson codec was so much better!" threads.
Just like they did for full screen support moving from the pro to the public version. Sad it has taken this long.
Not unless they make the full version for Windows also freely available. That said, I'm glad that Apple decided to make it free. Quicktime always felt like cripple-ware, with all these deactivated menu items.
The are probably just removing it for the development builds?
This last build is the first time the pro features have been "free".
I suspect this is part of the transition to QTX. It's been slowly ported to Cocoa a bit at a time. It's not fully Cocoa yet but it's getting there. I'm guessing 2 seeds from now we will see QTX.
There has yet to be any PPC versions of OS 10.6..It's Intel only.
Rosetta is an optional install so it might get pulled all together depending on a couple of big company holdouts... *cough* Intuit *cough*.
MPEG-4 still has patent licensing fees, though. I expect they're just taking the financial hit, as they still have to pay the decoding fees anyway also, on top of that, there is a limit of 100,000 USD (IIRC Apple certainly reaches it though) for each of the fees regardless of how many units shipped.
Apple needed something to demo Grand Central!
Apple needed something to demo Grand Central! What better than to demonstrate transcoding at up to 10x speeds!
Apple needed something to demo Grand Central! What better than to demonstrate transcoding at up to 10x speeds!
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I think this is a good idea. I don't see QT Pro being a huge revenue stream for Apple. I paid the $30 several versions ago and haven't had to pay for it since. The code has worked for each upgrade (major and minor) since.
I think that this is a good idea. I hope it turns out to be the case in the final release of snow leopard.
I think this is a good idea. I don't see QT Pro being a huge revenue stream for Apple. I paid the $30 several versions ago and haven't had to pay for it since. The code has worked for each upgrade (major and minor) since.
I think that this is a good idea. I hope it turns out to be the case in the final release of snow leopard.
Yes, you're probably right, but it isn't official yet, and Apple can still decide to release intel-only or both. Steve could always make the call one way or the other.
or not. remember at this point folks are talking about rumors and speculation based on what's in the builds. it is still possible that, as one poster pointed out, its just that Pro was turned off for testing purposes.
until Snow Leopard's features are announced by Apple, assume nothing.
The H.264/AAC implementation is based off Apple's Quicktime format and is now considered an "open format". If one excludes the old sorenson format and sticks to H.264/AAC then there would be no need for licensing fees since Apple and a couple of judges have allowed it to be in the public domain. One simply pays a fee to the open consortium organization. Apple pays it too. Just like Microsoft does now with Windows 7. It's the better MPEG format now so wide spread adoption is already there.
So you encourage use of QT Pro without paying? I never had to as it is supplied free with Final Cut Pro but unlike you I applaud those that did the right thing and paid. I pay for iLife upgrades even though it is easy to get and no serial required. I know it is an old and worn out discussion on this forum but here I go again; if what you do to earn a living was so easily ripped off I am certain you would not encourage people to do it. Those who own software companies have to pay for R&D, staff salaries and so on yet you seem to think it's ok to steal software from them. Do you shop lift too if there are no cameras watching I wonder?.
I think its wise to do this now, even though it should of been done a long time ago. Hopefully, it will have incorporated Blu-Ray support. I almost bought a Blu-ray drive from Circuit City this weekend at a very nice price; but i didn't because there still is no support in OS X for it yet.
Its about damn time! I always thought that shelling out 30 bucks to be able to save a video I downloaded was kind of ridiculous. I know I know, its only 30 bucks, but I'm cheap.
Note, I'm not taking either side here, but that's an inaccurate comparison. If you take something from a store, they no longer have that item. That is stealing. If you pirate software, you are a copyright violator, not a thief.
Not defending pirating, but if you're going to criticize something, criticize it for what it really is.
Sigh. What exactly is the point of this?
Last time I checked, the program in question is called "QuickTime Player". That's because it's primary purpose in life is to PLAY MEDIA. Playing media is a vital function that every modern platform needs, and QTP is a reasonable engine for that.
Every feature beyond playing media is bloat. Consider...
do you use QTP to convert media for the iPhone? Or do you use HandBrake or iSquint?
do you use QTP to record and edit video? Or do you use iMovie or FCP?
QTPro is everything that is bad about Windows Media in a nutshell. Focus Apple, FOCUS!
Maury
You really should look up the definition of "pirate" sometime.
Okay, yes, I don't mean the maritime type.
