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Core Audio & Xcode - Ensuring the latest Core Audio Headers are installed
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QA1386: Describes how to ensure you're working with the latest Core Audio Header files with Xcode.
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Music & Audio |
2005-01-18 |
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Sequence Grabber - Determining the capture resolution of an IIDC device
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QA1403: Discusses how to determine the resolution of a captured image from an IIDC device
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Carbon, Hardware, Movie Creation |
2005-01-06 |
SetSoundMediaBalance balance parameter clarification
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QTMTB49: Describes correct parameter values for the SetSoundMediaBalance routine.
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Movie Basics, Music & Audio |
2004-12-01 |
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GetDIBFromPict fails with QuickTime "Minimum" installation
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QA1294: Demonstrates how to check for any available QuickTime components required by individual QuickTime functions.
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Movie Basics, QuickTime for Windows |
2004-09-28 |
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Adding a movie reference to a movie
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QA1376: Demonstrates how to add a reference for a movie to another movie
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Carbon, Movie Basics |
2004-09-16 |
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Adjusting the movie brightness
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QA1382: Demonstrates how to adjust the brightness of a movie for playback.
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Video Effects & Transitions |
2004-09-16 |
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Movies - Saving movie playback hints
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QA1366: Explains how to save and load media play hints from Movie files.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Movie Basics |
2004-09-14 |
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Avoiding Pauses When Looping Audio files with QuickTime
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QA1371: Demonstrates how to avoid pauses when looping audio files with QuickTime
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Games, Movie Basics, Music & Audio |
2004-09-08 |
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Sequence Grabber - Video capture with multiple IIDC cameras
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QA1365: Discusses factors which influence the number of IIDC cameras that can simultaniously be used for capture.
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Hardware, Movie Creation |
2004-08-25 |
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Getting a Packet Trace
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QA1176: Lists tools available for looking at the network packets on the wire.
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Internet & Web |
2004-07-13 |
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Available FireWire Isochronous Bandwidth
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QA1356: Discusses attempting to "pre-flight" an isochronous bandwidth allocation request by reading the currently available bandwidth.
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Hardware, Music & Audio |
2004-07-07 |
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Dynamically registering a bundled component
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QA1083: Describes how to dynamically register a Component which resides in an Application bundle.
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Carbon, QuickTime Component Creation |
2004-06-07 |
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Graphics Exporters - Creating 16-bit-per-channel image files
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QA1354: Discusses how to use QuickTime Graphics Exporters to create 16-bit-per-channel image files.
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Graphics & Imaging, Import & Export |
2004-06-03 |
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Creating a Movie from Movie Data in Memory
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QA1341: Describes how to create a movie from movie data in memory.
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Import & Export, Movie Basics, Movie Creation |
2004-05-20 |
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Movie export with AAC or AMR audio formats
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QA1347: This QA discusses use of the QuickTime AMR and AAC audio compressors on Macintosh and Windows
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Import & Export, QuickTime for Windows |
2004-05-20 |
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Sequence Grabber - How often should I call SGIdle?
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QA1349: This Q&A discusses how often SGIdle should be called when capturing using the Sequence Grabber.
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Movie Creation |
2004-04-06 |
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Sequence Grabber - Using the SGDataProc for Sound
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QA1348: This Q&A discusses how you can use a Sound SGChannel with the Sequence Grabber DataProc
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Movie Creation |
2004-04-06 |
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QuickTime movies require a valid graphics port
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QA1345: The QuickTime Movie Toolbox requires a valid graphics port for all movies.
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Movie Basics |
2004-03-19 |
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DV Codec settings and performance
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QA1149: Discusses the difference between compression quality, decompression quality, and performance with the DV codec.
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Compression & Decompression, Movie Basics |
2004-01-20 |
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How can I find out what non-RGB pixel formats a codec supports?
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QA1249: Applications can find out if a codec supports non-RGB pixel formats.
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Compression & Decompression, QuickTime Component Creation |
2004-01-05 |
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QuickTime Effects - How to set up parameter description values when using kParameterTypeDataImage
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QA1326: Setting up an effect parameter description when using kParameterTypeDataImage as the parameter data type.
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Video Effects & Transitions |
2003-12-09 |
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Sequence Grabber - Ensuring the SG TimeBase is being driven by the Sound Clock.
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QA1314: Ensuring the Sequence Grabber TimeBase is being driven by the Sound Clock when recording audio and video.
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Movie Creation |
2003-10-24 |
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QuickTime 6.4 & AvailabilityMacros.h on Mac OS X 10.2.x
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QA1316: Fixing compilation issues when upgrading to QuickTime 6.4 on Mac OS X 10.2.x systems.
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Carbon, Cocoa |
2003-10-21 |
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paramErr returned from ConvertMovieToFile when exporting to .wav
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QA1313: Avoid a paramErr returned from ConvertMovieToFile by setting up a Sound Description when exporting to a .wav file.
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Import & Export |
2003-10-06 |
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Sequence Grabber - Setting the sound channel play through state
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QA1303: Setting the Sound play though state when previewing and recording a sound channel with the Sequence Grabber.
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Movie Creation |
2003-09-23 |
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Sequence Grabber - How do I save user settings as CFPreferences?
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QA1286: Saving UserData settings returned from the Sequence Grabber as CFPreferences.
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Movie Creation |
2003-09-04 |
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Using a QuickTime time base callback to detect when a movie has stopped
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QA1282: Using a QuickTime time base callback (NewCallBack) to detect when a movie has stopped.
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Movie Basics |
2003-08-12 |
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Filtering QuickTime media types in Navigation Services
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QA1274: Describes how to filter QuickTime media types in a Navigation Services filter procedure.
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Movie Basics |
2003-07-23 |
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Sequence Grabber Source, Video, and Channel Bounds
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QA1250: Explains the QuickTime Sequence Grabber's relationship between the Source, Video, and Channel Bounds when capturing video.
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Movie Creation |
2003-07-16 |
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Image Decompressor Data-loading Procs
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QTMCC19: Explains how to use an image decompressor's data-loading proc.
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Compression & Decompression, QuickTime Component Creation |
2003-07-10 |
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Calculating the video frame rate of an MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 movie
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QA1262: Computing the video frame rate of an MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 movie.
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Movie Basics |
2003-06-02 |
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Importer Components - What is the 'mcfg' resource used for?
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QA1267: QuickTime 6 added the Media Configuration 'mcfg' resource which lists Importer Component file type characteristics.
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QuickTime Component Creation |
2003-05-12 |
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How do I count the frames in an MPEG movie?
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QTMTB54: Talks about using the QuickTime Movie Toolbox function GetMovieNextInterestingTime with MPEG media tracks.
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Movie Basics |
2003-05-02 |
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Is ColorSync thread safe?
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QA1261: Discusses ColorSync thread-safety issues.
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Graphics & Imaging |
2003-04-17 |
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Disabling QuickTime Error Dialogs When Opening or Tasking a Movie
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QA1164: How to disable QuickTime error dialogs which may be presented when opening or tasking a movie.
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Movie Basics |
2003-03-20 |
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QuickTime Error -2127 qtNetworkAlreadyAllocatedErr Explained
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QA1244: QuickTime qtNetworkAlreadyAllocatedErr error code (-2127) occurs when the user's Connection Speed preference setting is too slow.
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Transport & Delivery |
2003-03-20 |
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Using cmpWantsRegisterMessage not recommended on Mac OS X
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QA1192: Describes why using the cmpWantsRegisterMessage flag is not recommended on Mac OS X.
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QuickTime Component Creation |
2003-03-11 |
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How can I verify that a Movie can actually draw into a non-RGB GWorld?
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QA1243: Techniques to verify that a Movie can actually draw into a non-RGB GWorld.
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Compression & Decompression, Movie Basics |
2003-03-05 |
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Viewing multi-page PDF files
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QA1247: How to draw each page of a multi-page PDF document using the QuickTime movie importers.
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Import & Export |
2003-03-05 |
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Movie Export Components - Supporting a MovieProgressProc
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QA1230: Explains the steps needed to support a movie progress proc in a movie export component.
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QuickTime Component Creation |
2003-01-31 |
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Why does my identity matrix look strange?
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QA1227: Discusses the MatrixRecord structure and QuadToQuadMatrix function.
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Graphics & Imaging, Movie Basics |
2003-01-15 |
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Using QTSetAtomData
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QA1231: Explains what QTSetAtomData does with the data passed into it.
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Carbon, Movie Basics |
2003-01-14 |
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Video Output Components - QTVideoOutputGetIndImageDecompressor
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QA1226: Discusses the QTVideoOutputGetIndImageDecompressor call.
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QuickTime Component Creation |
2003-01-03 |
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Video Output Components - Implementing QTVideoOutputGetIndSoundOutput on Mac OS X
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QA1206: Describes how to support the QTVideoOutputGetIndSoundOutput function in Mac OS X.
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QuickTime Component Creation |
2002-10-29 |
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Setting Sequence Grabber Sound Input Device Driver Parameters
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QA1204: Setting sound input device driver parameters for QuickTime sequence grabber audio channels.
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Movie Basics, Movie Creation, Music & Audio |
2002-10-25 |
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Filtering the Effects List returned by QTGetEffectsList
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QA1190: Shows how to edit the list of effects returned by the QTGetEffectsList function.
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Movie Basics, QuickTime Component Creation, Video Effects & Transitions |
2002-09-04 |
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Preserving embedded ICC profiles when using QuickTime Graphics Importer/Exporters
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QA1145: Shows how to preserve the embedded ICC profile when using the QuickTime Graphics Importer/Exporter routines
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Graphics & Imaging, Import & Export |
2002-09-04 |
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Saving playback hints in a Movie
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QA1194: Demonstrates how to use the SetTrackLoadSettings function to save the hintsHighQuality playback hint in a movie.
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Movie Basics |
2002-09-04 |
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What depth should I put in an Image Description?
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QA1183: Describes how to select the correct value for the depth field of an image description.
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Compression & Decompression |
2002-08-15 |
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Using Navigation Services to filter QuickTime files
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QA1152: Using the CanQuickTimeOpenFile function in a Navigation Services filter to display files that QuickTime can open.
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Movie Basics |
2002-07-15 |
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Base-Derived async image codecs must implement ImageCodecQueueStarting and ImageCodecQueueStopping
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QA1157: Describes why base-derived codecs that set canAsync must implement ImageCodecQueueStarting and ImageCodecQueueStopping.
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Carbon, Compression & Decompression, QuickTime Component Creation |
2002-07-09 |
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Graphics Importers and image files containing multiple layers
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QA1148: Describes how to get the natural bounds of layers contained in a multi-layered image file.
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Import & Export |
2002-06-18 |
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Movie Drawing Complete Procedure with C++
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QA1150: Demonstrates a static class method which can be used as a QuickTime movie drawing complete callback.
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Movie Basics |
2002-06-18 |
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Programmatic configuration of a Movie Export Component
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QA1147: Demonstrates how to programmatically configure a movie export component without showing the Movie Export dialog.
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Import & Export, Movie Basics |
2002-06-18 |
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GraphicsImportSetBoundsRect resets your Matrix
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QA1144: Discusses how calling GraphicsImportSetBoundsRect will reset a graphics importers matrix.
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Compression & Decompression, Import & Export |
2002-05-29 |
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Using QuickTime to access MP3 ID3 Tags
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QA1135: Demonstrates how to extract User Data from QuickTime Movies.
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Movie Basics |
2002-04-11 |
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QuickTime for Windows resource files
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QA1132: Describes resource file extensions supported by QuickTime for Windows.
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QuickTime for Windows |
2002-04-08 |
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Using the QuickTime for Java libraries on OS X
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QA1058: Where to locate the QTJava.zip file for inclusion in your java/javac classpath.
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Java |
2002-04-08 |
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spatialQuality Values with Lossy Compression
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QA1126: Describes how the spatialQuality value reflects the setting of lossy compressed images like JPEG.
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Compression & Decompression |
2002-03-12 |
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48 bit & 64 bit Pixel Format support in QuickTime
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QA1114: Discusses QuickTime's support for pixel formats with more than 8 bits per channel.
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Compression & Decompression |
2002-02-07 |
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couldNotResolveDataRef (-2000) returned from DataHSetDataRef and OpenADataHandler
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QA1116: Describes why DataHSetDataRef and OpenADataHandler may return a couldNotResolveDataRef error in the writing case.
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QuickTime Component Creation |
2002-02-07 |
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QTML, c2pstr and Pascal strings
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QA1112: Describes how to avoid headaches when dealing with Pascal to C string conversion with QTML.
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QuickTime for Windows |
2002-01-21 |
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QuickTime Media Editing
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QA1110: Explains the term "Media" as used in QuickTime and how it relates to media editing APIs.
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Movie Basics |
2002-01-16 |
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The similarity field in ImageCodecBandCompress and Key Frames
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QA1109: Discusses the similarity field of the CodecCompressParams structure used in ImageCodecBandCompress to implement key framing during compression.
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QuickTime Component Creation |
2002-01-16 |
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IOKit Framework Headers
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QA1107: Describes the differences between the headers in IOKit.framework and the I/O Kit headers in Kernel.framework.
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Graphics & Imaging, Hardware |
2002-01-15 |
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Unwanted Audio with DV Capture
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QA1105: Explains why audio is captured from a DV source even though you may not want to.
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Movie Creation |
2002-01-14 |
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Intercepting movie controller actions
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QA1094: Demonstrates how to intercept movie controller actions.
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Movie Basics, QuickTime Component Creation |
2001-11-14 |
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Intercepting QuickTime Wired Actions
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QA1095: Demonstrates how to intercept wired actions in a movie controller action filter function.
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Movie Basics, Wired Movies and Sprites |
2001-11-14 |
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Determining required components for QuickTime movies
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QA1093: Shows how to determine if a given QuickTime movie requires a component that's not currently installed on the system.
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Movie Basics |
2001-11-07 |
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Is QuickTime thread-safe?
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QA1088: Discusses thread-safety and reentrancy of the QuickTime library on both Mac & Windows.
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Design Guidelines, Movie Basics |
2001-11-01 |
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Quality of QuickTime video effects
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QA1089: Describes some of the factors affecting QuickTime video effects quality.
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Compression & Decompression, Video Effects & Transitions |
2001-10-26 |
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QuickTime and Carbon Events
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QA1090: Discusses how to ensure smooth movie playback when using Carbon Events in an application.
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Design Guidelines, Movie Basics |
2001-10-26 |
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Setting the preferred CMM programatically?
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QA1086: Uses the NCMConcatProfileSet structure to specify the CMM to be used to make the CMWorldRef with the NCWConcatColorWorld function.
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Graphics & Imaging |
2001-10-24 |
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Limiting the component list in SCRequestImageSettings()
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QA1062: Describes the scCompressionListType flag, which limits the list of compressors shown in the standard image settings dialog.
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Compression & Decompression |
2001-07-24 |
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QuickTime Supported YUV Pixel Formats
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QA1060: Describes which YUV pixel formats are supported by QuickTime.
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Carbon, Compression & Decompression, QuickTime Component Creation |
2001-07-19 |
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Exporting TIFF files in little-endian format
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QA1044: Explains how to export a TIFF file in little-endian format.
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Import & Export |
2001-06-26 |
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Using SetMovieGWorld to draw to the window back buffer
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QA1043: Explains how to draw into the back buffer with SetMovieGWorld.
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Movie Basics |
2001-06-26 |
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Creating Sub GWorlds using QTNewGWorldFromPtr
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QA1014: Using QTNewGWorldFromPtr to create sub GWorlds which reference the pixel data of other GWorlds.
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Carbon, Graphics & Imaging |
2001-03-20 |
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Extracting DV Fields using QTNewGWorldFromPtr
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QA1017: Describes using QTNewGWorldFromPtr to access individual fields contained within a frame of DV source.
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Carbon, Graphics & Imaging, Movie Basics |
2001-03-20 |
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LockPixels and DisposeGWorld with QTNewGWorldFromPtr
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QA1007: Clarifies some issues surrounding pointer ownership when creating GWorlds with QTNewGWorldFromPtr
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Carbon, Graphics & Imaging |
2001-02-26 |
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Keyframes and AddMediaSample
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QTMCC20: Describes setting flags correctly for AddMediaSample to mark keyframes and difference frames.
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Compression & Decompression, Movie Creation |
2000-12-01 |
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Graphics Importer -8970 errors & TIFF Support
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QTMCC18: Discusses the -8970 error when using graphics importers with certain TIFF files.
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Compression & Decompression, Import & Export |
2000-11-29 |
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Preview image quality of DV capture
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QTMCC12: Describes how to get full resolution preview image quality when capturing DV.
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Movie Creation |
2000-10-25 |
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Component Definitions
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QTMCC14: Discusses the differences between components, component instances, component storage, and component RefCons.
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QuickTime Component Creation |
2000-09-22 |
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Decompressing MP3
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QTMCC15: Discusses decompressing an MP3 file into a buffer using SoundConverter APIs.
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Import & Export |
2000-09-22 |
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Importing Sys 7 Snds
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QTMCC16: Describes how to import System 7 sound files using QuickTime.
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Import & Export |
2000-09-22 |
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Track Editing
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QTMCC17: Discusses different APIs used to edit tracks in QuickTime movies.
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Movie Basics |
2000-09-22 |
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Batch Exporting movie sound tracks with ConvertMovieToFile()
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QTMTB62: Explains how to configure ConvertMovieToFile to use the same configuration information for more than one call.
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Movie Basics, Music & Audio |
2000-09-05 |
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BeginMediaEdits -2050 badDataRefIndex error after calling NewMovie
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QTMTB58: Describes reasons why BeginMediaEdits would return the -2050 badDataRefIndex error code during a media-editing session.
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Movie Basics |
2000-09-05 |
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Creating track references when editing movies
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QTMTB61: Explains how to use the InsertTrackSegment function to copy a track reference rather than the actual media.
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Movie Basics, Movie Internals |
2000-09-05 |
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The "packages" node in the device tree
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HW90: Describes the "packages" node in the Open Firmware device tree.
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Hardware |
2000-09-05 |
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QuickTime .qtx/.qtr/.qt/.mov files defined
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QTW99: Definitions for the QuickTime for Windows .qtx/.qtr/.qt/.mov files.
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QuickTime for Windows |
2000-09-05 |
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Saving changes to modified movies
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QTMTB60: Describes how to ensure any changes made to a movie are saved.
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Movie Basics |
2000-09-05 |
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Using MovieExportSetSampleDescription to specify the format of exported data
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QTMTB59: Describes using the ConvertMovieToFile routine to export a WAV audio-only movie to an AIFF file using a specific compressor.
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Import & Export, Movie Basics, Music & Audio |
2000-09-05 |
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Using Windows GDI for all drawing
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QTW98: Using the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) for all drawing under QuickTime for Windows.
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QuickTime for Windows |
2000-09-05 |
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Where do QuickTime extension files reside?
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QTW100: Describes where to place QuickTime extension files on Win 95/98/2000/NT systems.
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Design Guidelines, QuickTime for Windows |
2000-09-05 |
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How do I decompress individual frames into an offscreen?
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QTMTB57: Describes methods for decompressing individual frames of a video track into an offscreen memory buffer.
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Movie Basics |
2000-04-24 |
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Importing image data from memory
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QTMTB56: Explains using the graphics importer API's to read image data which resides in memory.
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Import & Export, Movie Basics |
2000-04-03 |
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Legacy Devices
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HW84: Discusses why legacy devices with hard-wired I/O addresses may not work properly with Open Firmware.
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Hardware |
2000-03-20 |
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Setting Export Quality
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QTMCC13: Demonstrates how to change the compression factor when exporting a JPEG file.
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Import & Export |
1999-12-06 |
