What's New in QuickTime 5

New Player Application Capabilities

In addition to the user interface changes, QuickTime 5 introduces new capabilities to the QuickTime Player application. These are described as follows:

If a complete installation is performed, QuickTime now includes the VR Flattener component. If a VR panorama is loaded in QuickTime Player, and the VR Flattener component is installed, the Export pop-up menu includes an item named Movie to Fast Start QuickTime VR Movie. Choose this item to export the panorama as a Fast Start VR movie with a preview. There will also be an item named either "Movie to QuickTime VR Movie 1.x" or "Movie to QuickTime VR Movie 2.x," allowing you to convert your panorama from one format to the other.
In addition to exposing many more of QuickTime Player's features to AppleScript in QuickTime 5 (see "AppleScript Changes and Additions" for more information), the features of the Plugin Helper application are now accessible through AppleScript extensions to QuickTime Player. You still need to use Plugin Helper to set plugin attributes manually, but you can use AppleScript and QuickTime Player to automate the task.
It is now possible to attach a " media skin" to a movie, which controls the appearance and behavior of the QuickTime Player 5 application when the movie is played. A media skin allows you to control the size and shape of the Player window, as well as the color, width, and texture of the frame (if any). It also eliminates the visible movie controller or VR controller, allowing you to design your own controls using wired sprites. This is discussed in more detail in "Media Skins" .

What's New in QuickTime 5