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Technical Notes
QuickTime applications can run on Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows. QuickTime content plays on Mac and Windows computers and on many handheld devices. Content can be served by progressive download from any web server or as real-time streams from streaming servers on all major operating systems. QuickTime supports dozens of file and compression formats for images, video, and audio.
A guided introduction and learning path for developers new to QuickTime.   Essential information for developers using QuickTime.   API references organized by framework.
QuickTime Topics
Carbon
C APIs for creating, delivering, and playing multimedia in Carbon applications. 		 
Cocoa
Classes for creating and playing multimedia in Cocoa applications. 		 
Compression & Decompression
Resources for compressing and decompressing various media.
Design Guidelines
Guidance in creating reliable and intuitively usable multimedia programs. 		 
File Format Specification
The structure of QuickTime movies and movie files. 		 
Graphics & Imaging
QuickTime technologies for high-level graphics support.
Import & Export
Techniques for importing and exporting images and multimedia formats. 		 
Internet & Web
QuickTime browser plug-in support for delivering multimedia from servers. 		 
Media Types & Media Handlers
Components that interpret and manipulate media types such as audio and video.
Movie Basics
Fundamental movie operations. 		 
Movie Creation
Resources for creating movie, track, and media structures. 		 
QuickTime Component Creation
Support for creating QuickTime components such as codecs and reassemblers.
QuickTime for Windows
Guidance for Windows programmers using QuickTime. 		 
Video Effects & Transitions
Real-time effects, filters, and transitions for images, movies, and applications. 		 
Virtual Reality
The creation and viewing of photographically captured panoramas.
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