What's New in QuickTime 5

QuickTime VR Authoring Components Added

QuickTime 5 includes the addition of three QuickTime VR authoring components. These are

A QTVR Flattener, which is a movie export component that converts an existing QuickTime VR single node movie into a new movie optimized for the Web.
A Multinode Splitter, also a movie export component.
A QTVR Object Movie Compressor, a movie export component.

All three components are contained in the file QuickTime VR Authoring and are installed if the user performs a Select All in the Custom Install option.

As movie exporters, these authoring components can be demonstrated using the QuickTime Player application, QuickTime Pro, or a custom application by opening a QuickTime VR movie and then choosing Export from the File menu. You can then choose the particular exporter by selecting it from the Export: popup menu in the Export File Dialog.

Menu names that appear in the UI (subject to change) are:

Movie to Fast-Start QuickTime VR movie (the Flattener).

Appears for all single node panorama and object movies.

Movie to Separate Single-Node Movies (The Multinode Splitter).

Appears only for 2.0 format multinode movies.

Movie to QuickTime VR Object Movie (Object Movie Compressor).

Appears only for 2.0 format object movies.

Once an Export method is selected, you can click the Options button to bring up a dialog where you can choose options specific to the given exporter.

QuickTime VR Authoring Components Added

The QTVR Flattener

The QTVR Multinode Splitter

QuickTime VR Object Movie Compressor