Quicktime 7 available for download


And you don't need Tiger.

As predicted, it didn't take long for Apple to release Quicktime 7.0 for the rest of us.

Apple says Quicktime now supports "pristine" H.264 video, Built by joint teams at the ITU (study group 16) and ISO/IEC's Moving Picture Expert Group.

"Chosen as the industry-standard codec for 3GPP (third-generation mobile phones), MPEG-4, HD-DVD and Blu-ray, H.264 represents the next generation of video for everything from mobile multimedia to high-definition playback," Apple says

The H.264 codec is a big deal because it will replace H.262, better known for its use in MPEG-2 and found in DVDs, within a couple of years on all mediums from the wire to the air and on disc or magnetic storage media. Its high-compression makes it ideal for transmission over the air, while its high-quality brings high-definition from the studio to the home.

Apple says also available is QuickTime 7 Pro, a "powerful application that’s ideal for creating high-quality audio and video content".

Posted: Sat - April 30, 2005 at 10:27 AM          

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