QuickTime Alternative
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| Developer(s) | KL Software |
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| Stable release | 2.9.0 / 2009-06-02 |
| Operating system | Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 2008 and 7 |
| Type | video codec bundle |
| License | Freeware |
| Website | Quicktime Alternative |
QuickTime Alternative is a codec package for Microsoft Windows for playing .MOV files, otherwise only decodable using Apple Inc.'s proprietary QuickTime software. To play .MOV files, QuickTime Alternative uses codecs taken from QuickTime 7.[1]
QuickTime Alternative is downloadable in a bundle that consists of Media Player Classic and the QuickTime web browser plugin or without Media Player Classic, under the brand QT Lite.
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[edit] Differences from Quicktime
The differences between QuickTime Alternative and Apple Inc.'s QuickTime are their features, virtual size, and consumption of system resources. QuickTime Alternative is a smaller package because it lacks the non-essential additions present in Apple's QuickTime, those being features not vital to playing .MOV files and streaming QuickTime media. In addition, QuickTime Alternative does not run background processes as its counterpart does, allowing it to require less system resources to operate.
Because it is trimmer than Apple's version, QuickTime Alternative is marketed to users who do not use QuickTime's added features and/or want a more efficient method of playing QuickTime content.
QuickTime Alternative also contains the QuickTime web browser plugin required for playing QuickTime files (.MOV) in Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Seamonkey, Netscape, Opera and Chrome.
[edit] History
- On March 10, 2006 version 1.56 of QuickTime Alternative was released. QuickTime Alternative 1.56 is the last QT6-based version of QuickTime Alternative, which makes it the last version with support for Windows 95, 98, 98 SE, ME and NT.
- On June 9, 2007, a new page was created with instructions on how to install and configure the official QuickTime player for minimum intrusion and maximum quality.[2]
- On June 28, 2007, an alternative package called QT Lite was introduced. The only difference between it and QuickTime Alternative is the omission of Media Player Classic.
- On September 14, 2007, a new version (1.90) of QuickTime Alternative was released, without any Pro functionality. Another change was the removal of DirectShow filters that were included in prior versions. QuickTime Alternative 1.90 was the last version with support for Windows 2000.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "About QuickTime Alternative". 2007-10-01. http://codecguide.com/about_qt.htm.
- ^ QuickTime Installation Guide, CodecGuide.com
[edit] External links
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