What's New in QuickTime 5

Version Differences

QuickTime 5 is currently available in three versions:

QuickTime 5.0.1 for Mac OS 8, Mac OS 9, and Windows
QuickTime 5 for Mac OS X
QuickTime 5.0 RT for Mac OS 8 and Mac OS 9

QuickTime 5.0.1 is the current release for Mac OS 8, Mac OS 9, and Windows. It replaces QuickTime 5.0 RT, which was distributed only on CD for Macintosh computers. QuickTime 5.0 RT has essentially the same feature set as QuickTime 5.0.1.

QuickTime 5 for Mac OS X does not currently support the following features:

Media skins
The complete set of broadcasting APIs
QuickTime VR authoring components
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The PictureViewer application (Mac OS X offers the Preview application in its place).
The complete set of QuickTime Player AppleScript features

What's New in QuickTime 5