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#1 2003-01-26 4:01 am
Quicktime questions
Ok, I've always wondered a few things about quicktime...
1. Why do they refuse to include very common encodings, such as divx?
2. Is quicktime really the leader in internet movie stuff?
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#2 2003-01-26 4:04 am
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Re: Quicktime questions
1) I don't think they refuse. Apple doesn't need other people's technologies.
2) Yes.
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#3 2003-01-26 4:27 am
Re: Quicktime questions
1) DivX is (i believe) Microsoft's pirated, polluted form of MPEG-4. Apple is completely compliant with the MPEG-4 standard, so working with DivX would be compared to treason.
2) Yup. Something like 60%, although DivX controls the..."seedier" side of the Net.
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#4 2003-01-26 5:20 am
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Re: Quicktime questions
1) DivX is (i believe) Microsoft's pirated, polluted form of MPEG-4.
jesus christ- why did you even reply if you have no clue? You couldn't be further from the truth.
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#5 2003-01-26 5:29 am
Re: Quicktime questions
OK OK, but I did say "i believe". MS does have some form of that, don't they?
So what is it then.
btw instead of including divx support, Apple should push QT to everyone making it the standard completely.
To be equal you have to add or subtract. And I have never liked math. People who want to be equal's lives are filled with subtractions and auditions. We will call you back and tell you. - MM
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#6 2003-01-26 5:32 am
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Re: Quicktime questions
Forest Gump beat me at Chess
tip: you could cut down on your misinformation factor up to 95% if you check out google.com before posting.
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#7 2003-01-26 5:36 am
Re: Quicktime questions
Goodbye.
I hate trolls. 
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#8 2003-01-26 7:53 am
Re: Quicktime questions
Ok, I've always wondered a few things about quicktime...
1. Why do they refuse to include very common encodings, such as divx?
2. Is quicktime really the leader in internet movie stuff?
1. Most divxs play in QT Player, especially after you run them through any number of apps which fix the sound track bug.
2. Depends on how you would define 'leader.' 
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