Play it Cool 2.6 is a QuickTime and QuickTime VR movie player and simple movie editor.
It plays all types of QuickTime movies, including mov, MIDI, MPEG and QuickTime VR movies.
It is a ╘fat application╒ ╤ it contains code for both 680x0 and PowerPC Macintoshes.
It is Shareware, and may be freely distributed.
Minimum Requirements
68020 Macintosh
800K available hard disk space
1.5 MB available RAM
System 7.0
QuickTime 1.6
QuickTime VR 1.0 (only required for playing QuickTime VR movies)
Preferred
PowerPC Macintosh or 100% compatible
More than 10 MB available hard disk space
More than 4 MB available RAM
MacOS 8.1
QuickTime 2.5 ╤ available from http://quicktime.apple.com/sw/qtmac.html
QuickTime VR 2.0.1 ╤ also available from the above address
Smoothest Movie-Playing
Smoothest movie-playing of any movie player because it:
- is a PowerPC native application using QuickTime PowerPlug
- Sets monitor to best depth
- Loads movie into RAM
- ╘Prerolls╒ movie ╤ i.e. loads the start of a movie for smooth playback
Stage Option
Increases movie performance because:
- Background applications are ignored
- All attached monitors are blanked out
- The monitor╒s resolution is changed to the most appropriate size
- Hardware scaling is used if supported
Movie Editing
- Cut
- Copy
- Paste
- Add
- Add Scaled
- Can add sound to video-only movies and vice-versa.
Creates Movie-Applications
- These are self-playing movies which are double-clickable from the desktop
- The desktop is blacked-out and the movie is played at optimal speed
- The monitor╒s resolution is changed to the most appropriate size
- User-definable text is shown before the movie plays
Playback Options
- Play up to 5 times normal speed, forward or reverse
- Loop
- Loop Back and Forth
- Play Selection Only
- Play Every Frame
- Mute Sound
Save Movie Options
- Save with dependencies
- Save self-contained
- Save playable on non-MacOS computers
Other Features
- Supports QuickTime VR
- Recompress Movie
- Compress Picture
- Export Soundtrack as AIFF
- Copy Frame as PICT
- Printing
- Movie Information
- Real-time movie data (time code, frame number and frames per second)
- Preferences
- Balloon Help
Play it Cool is Shareware.
You may use Play it Cool on a trial basis for 3 weeks. If, after that time, you like it and decide to keep it, please register by using the ╥Register╙ program that comes with Play it Cool. For instructions, read the accompanying file ╥How to Register Play it Cool╙.
When you register, you receive a registration number which will work with current and all future versions. Registration enables you to:
Ñ remove the ╥Shareware╙ notice at startup (no more clicking ╘Not Yet╒)
Ñ open up to 20 movies at a time (instead of just one)
Ñ save preferences (so that your settings are saved for next time)
Please support Shareware and register your copy!
Bug reports, suggestions, questions and comments are welcome.