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QuickTime Alternative 1.76 beta 1

Publisher: QuickTime Alternative
Last updated: September 14, 2006
File Size: 12.8 MB
OS Support: Windows (all)
License: Freeware
Downloads: 1,511
User Rating: 5 / 5  (4 votes)
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Publisher's Description

Play QuickTime files (.mov, .qt and other extensions) without having to install QuickTime Player.

Alternatively you can download the latest stable version of this software.

Some advantages compared to QuickTime player :

- Quick and easy install
- It's easy to make an unattended installation
- No background processes
- Use a player of your own choice
- Low on resources
- Smaller size

Features of QuickTime Alternative 1.71 :

- Media Player Classic [version 6.4.8.9]: this is a full-featured player which has internal decoding support for DVD, MPEG-2, MP3, MP2, AAC, AC3 and DTS. It also has internal support for opening Matroska and Ogg containers. Media Player Classic is also capable of playing QuickTime and RealMedia content if those codecs are installed.
- QuickTime Codecs [version 7.0.4.80]: required for playing QuickTime content.
- QuickTime DirectShow filter: allows you to play QuickTime content in all DirectShow enabled players.
Without this filter QuickTime content can only be played in Media Player Classic.
- QuickTime plugin for Internet Explorer: allows you to view QuickTime content that is embedded in a webpage. It is installed together with the QuickTime codecs.
- QuickTime plugin for Opera/Firefox/Mozilla/Netscape: allows you to view QuickTime content that is embedded in a webpage.
- Extra plugins for QuickTime: plugins for viewing some special formats that are sometimes used on webpages.

Changes in QuickTime Alternative 1.76 beta 1 :

- Updated QuickTime components to version 7.1.3.100
- Minor changes

Changes in QuickTime Alternative 1.71 beta 1 :

- Media Player Classic was updated to version 6.4.9.0 rev. 611
- QuickTime DirectShow parser was replaced with a new set of filters.

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