Thanks Jerry, George On Jan 22, 2006, at 7:28 PM, Jerry Yeager wrote: > Mmm, no, though the way the terms get used, it might seem like it. > > It might help the think of QuickTime as being a standard kind outer > wrapping (envelope or big box) for various kinds of audio and video > files, each of which can be in a different format (MP3, h.264, Motion > JPEG, etc.) called a codec. Apps that can read the QuickTime format > know how to open the envelope (box) and get the file inside. Usually > if they do that they can also play the format the inside file has been > encoded in, but not always. QuickTime Player (supplied by Apple > Computer, Inc) is one such app that knows how to open the box, there > are other apps that can also read the QuickTime format and ply the > files inside, all for your viewing/listening pleasure. > > Jerry > > On Jan 22, 2006, at 6:53 AM, George H.Yankey wrote: > >> Are " Quick Time " and " Quick Time Player " the same application? >> Just curious. >> >> George Yankey >> >> >> >> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >> | be January 24 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. >> | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >> | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> > > ----------------------------------- > Someday, I will come up with a clever signature line. I am not sure if > I will use it or not, but I will come up with one. In the mean time > this next one will have to do: > > ==================== > 'W' Is for wiretap. > > > >
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