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Quick QuickTime Q&A

Source: The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Nov 05, 2009

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Filed under: Multimedia, Software

QuickTime was one of the few apps which changed significantly in Snow Leopard. We've heard from some readers who missed the initial reports about it, so we're repeating it here, with some additional QuickTime information.

Q: "What happened to QuickTime in Snow Leopard?"

QuickTime Player "X" has brought significant changes to the way the app looks and works. Most notably, there is no "chrome" to the player when a file is being played. This is intended to let you see as much of the picture as possible.

Q: "How do I get the old QuickTime back?"

You can install QuickTime Player 7 on Snow Leopard. Apple even posted instructions which boil down to this:

Insert your Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Install DVD.

Open the Optional Installs folder and double-click "Optional Installs.mpkg".

Select the QuickTime 7 option and click Continue.

QuickTime Player 7 will be installed in your Utilities folder.

It goes on to say "If you double-click any media that requires QuickTime Player 7 for playback and it is not already installed, you ...Read the full article

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