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Component Manager for QuickTime

The Component Manager is used to open, communicate with, and close QuickTime components such as image compressors and movie exporters. QuickTime typically opens, configures, and closes components automatically as needed. The Component Manager provides direct access to components for situations where QuickTime's default behavior is not sufficient.

Another way to find a component of a particular type or inspect the capabilities of components, without actually opening components and interrogating them, is to use the component properties API or the component public resources.

Contents:

Component Manager Overview
Using the Component Manager
Component Manager Functions and Data Structures for Applications
Component Property Functions and Selectors
Component Resources

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