QuickTime Alternative
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| Developer(s) | KL Software |
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| Stable release | |
| Operating system | Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista Windows 7[3][2] |
| Platform | Microsoft Windows |
| Size | 18.1 MB[1] (QuickTime Alternative) 16.7 MB[2] (QT Lite) |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Video codec |
| License | Freeware[verification needed] |
| Website | Quicktime Alternative QT Lite |
QuickTime Alternative is a codec package for Microsoft Windows for playing QuickTime media, normally only playable by the official QuickTime software distribution from Apple Inc.[3] QuickTime Alternative consists of codec libraries extracted from the official distribution, including the official QuickTime plugin required for playing QuickTime files (.MOV and others) in web browsers such as Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox, and also includes Media Player Classic.[citation needed]
The main functional differences between the official QuickTime distribution and QuickTime Alternative from an end-user standpoint are in feature set, size, and consumption of system resources. QuickTime Alternative is a smaller package and lacks the full complement of software included in Apple QuickTime, including QuickTime Player, PictureViewer, and any QuickTime Pro features. In addition, QuickTime Alternative does not run background processes such as the optional QuickTime Tray Icon from the official distribution.[citation needed]
QT Lite is a smaller version of QuickTime Alternative that does not contain Media Player Classic.[4] It is maintained concurrently with QuickTime Alternative.
History
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- On March 10, 2006 version 1.56 of QuickTime Alternative was released. QuickTime Alternative 1.56 is the last version of QuickTime Alternative based on Apple QuickTime 6.0, which makes it the last version with support for Windows 9x and Windows NT 4.0.[citation needed]
- On June 28, 2007, QT Lite was introduced.
- On September 14, 2007, QuickTime Alternative 1.90 was released, which removes QuickTime Pro functionality and DirectShow filters, both of which were included in prior versions. Based on QuickTime 7.2,[5] QuickTime Alternative 1.90 is the last version with support for Windows 2000[6][7] or CPUs without SSE support[7].
See also
References
- ^ a b "Download QuickTime Alternative". codecguide.com. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
- ^ a b c "QT Lite". codecguide.com. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
- ^ a b "About QuickTime Alternative". 1 October 2007.
- ^ "QT Lite". codecguide.com. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
QT Lite contains exactly the same components as QuickTime Alternative. The ONLY difference between the two packs is that QT Lite does not contain Media Player Classic.
- ^ Download QuickTime Alternative 1.90 - Change Log - FileHippo.com
- ^ Old versions of QuickTime Alternative
- ^ a b Download QuickTime Alternative 1.95 - Change Log - FileHippo.com
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