Movie Toolbox: New Features

The sections in this chapter describe the new features of the Movie Toolbox (up to QuickTime 3.0). An overview of all the new features is provided, followed by detailed information on access keys.

New Features of the Movie Toolbox

QuickTime 3 Reference describes all features added to the QuickTime Movie Toolbox after version 1.6 (up to version 3.0). This section provides the best introduction to these topics, and is of interest to most developers, including those already familiar with QuickTime. The new features documented include

Preloading Tracks
Hints
Data References (track references, modifier tracks, and timecode media handler.)
Data Handler Components
QuickTime Atoms
Support for Access Keys
Compressed Movie Resources
Support for Progressive Downloads

Using Access Keys

QuickTime 3 Reference explains how to use access keys to work with encrypted data, such as a program which requires a password to register. The topic is introduced in "New Features of the Movie Toolbox," above. This section contains sample code for registering, unregistering and getting access keys. It also illustrates the Access Keys portion of the QuickTime control panel.

Access Key Functions

QuickTime 3 Reference describes the functions used to get, register, and unregister access keys.