What Is QuickTime Used for?
QuickTime is a multimedia application developed by Apple that interacts with digital video, animation, sound and text. It is available for both the Mac and Windows operating systems and has a development tool kit that allows users to program add-ons and special features.
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History
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QuickTime was first released in 1991 at the World Wide Developers Conference and labeled QuickTime 1.0. It was introduced to a large audience by Ben and Jerry's to create an interactive ice cream tour.
QuickTime Player
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The QuickTime player is distributed through a free download. It allows the viewers watch video in full screen mode. It can also be used for a variety of audio formats such as MP3, .WAV and AIFF.
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Format
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QuickTime can be identified by the .MOV extension. This a file that stores several data tracks such as audio, video and special effects. Each track is digitally encoded and referenced for playback.
Structure
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The application structure with QuicQuickTimektime allows video and audio to be decoded and encoded from format to format.
Bugs
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Versions of QuickTime from 4.0 to 7.3 contained a bug which compromised the security of Windows-based computers using the QuickTime player. Version 7.6 disables a user's ability to play certain games such as Civilization 4.
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