Images sometimes reach through to people in ways that words cannot. Because of this, Internet websites are greatly enhanced when they display images and movies. Digital media can enrich a computer user’s experience, and thanks to software programs such as QuickTime, it’s simple to manipulate digital media whether you are a website or a website user.
QuickTime is media technology that powers audio and video and is similar to the popular freeware programs like Handbrake, Xvid and Virtual Dub which are all great free programs that allow you to download and view multiple media types across different formats. Quicktime is available as a download for Mac and Microsoft Windows operating systems. Users who want to download QuickTime have a choice of downloading it as a bundle with iTunes or as a standalone application.
With QuickTime Pro, you can edit and manipulate single images and movies as well as audio files. Take a vertical digital movie and edit it into an acceptable horizontal format. Merge movies together and create pictures inside of pictures. QuickTime is so easy to use, but it even allows you to capture videos of your desktop. This is particularly handy when you are recording “how to” videos for your website. Once you have played with your images and movies to a point of satisfaction, simply upload them to your website.
Take advantage of the QuickTime shortcuts to put a launching icon on your desktop, on your quick launch bar, or in your system tray. If you want automatic playback from movies when browsing websites, simply check the box for your choice in QuickTime Preferences. One of the great features of QuickTime is that it allows for instant-on streaming. While this is very convenient most of the time, sometimes it can cause hardship, especially if you are on a slow network connection. Thanks to the focus on usability QuickTime offers, all you have to do is go to the “streaming” tab and delete the check from “enable instant on.” Another option is increasing the delay for streaming files.