QuickTime is Apple's multiplatform, industry-standard, multimedia software architecture that provides significant development advantages on Mac OS X. Developers can take advantage of QTKit—QuickTime's modern object-oriented programming interface—to easily create QuickTime-savvy Cocoa-based Mac OS X applications. QuickTime enables you to capture, process, encode, playback, export and deliver video, audio, animation, graphics, text and music. And since QuickTime also provides file format converters for more than 250 common image, video, and audio file formats, you can support and convert new file formats within your application quickly and easily. Read more...

What's New in QuickTime

The What's New in QuickTime collection of documents describe new features and API changes introduced with each new version of QuickTime. Developers updating code written for an earlier version of QuickTime should make sure and read these documents to quickly gain familiarity with the latest API features and changes. The most recent document in this collection covers the new features and API changes introduced in the latest version of QuickTime and is the most up-to-date documentation available.

Technical Notes

The following technical notes present fundamental information for all QuickTime developers.

Modernizing QuickTime Applications

Thread-safe Programming in QuickTime

QuickTime Articles

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Related Links

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QuickTime Reference Library

Guides Reference Sample Code Technical Notes Technical Q&As Release Notes

Fundamentals

Essential information for developers using QuickTime.

API Reference

Descriptions of the programming interface elements for QuickTime.

Mailing Lists

QuickTime-API Mailing List

This list is the place for discussions of developing using the QuickTime API, including tools, software, techniques, and hints.

QuickTime-Java Mailing List

This list is for the discussion of QuickTime for Java.

QuickTime-Users Mailing List

This list is the place for discussions about the QuickTime technologies, including using QuickTime tools and creating content with QuickTime.

QuickTime-VR Mailing List

This mailing list is an informal means for developers interested in QTVR to share technical information.

Streaming-server-dev Mailing List

This list is for the discussion of QuickTime Streaming Server.

Business Resources

Mac Market

Business Development

Product Development

QuickTime Software Licensing and Logos

Distribution

Promotion

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