QuickTime Source DirectShow Filter

DirectShow source filter for playback of QuickTime media.

Overview

• Type: DirectShow Filter
• Status: Released
• DLL Name: QTSourcePXT.dll
• Download: QuickTime DirectShow Source Filter

MediaLooks QuickTime Source is a DirectShow source filter that allows developers to playback Apple QuickTime media (.MOV, .AMR, .MP4, etc.) via the native QuickTime runtime. The filter requires QuickTime Player (7.0 or higher) to be available on the computer. You can download it free of charge from Apple's web site.

Since the native QuickTime runtime code is used for playback, there is no degradation of quality compared to the original QuickTime player.

QuickTime Source can be used transparently with any development environment (such as Visual C++, .NET (C#, Visual Basic), VB6, Delphi or C++Builder) - direct use of DirectShow is not required.

This QuickTime component is implemented into products from companies like Mediafour, Root6, Streambox and Framecaster.

Possible Uses

• Add QuickTime media support to your DirectShow player application.
• Convert .MOV files to other formats.
• Extract thumbnails from QuickTime movies.

Availability for End Users

This product is free for end users if used for personal non-commercial goals. For more information see QuickTime Plugin.

Features

• Playback all file and data formats supported by the current version of QuickTime Player (file containers: .MOV, .AMR, .M4V, .MP3, .3GP, etc.; video compression formats: H.261, H.263, H.264, MPEG-4, DV, DVCPRO, DVCPRO 50, DVCPRO HD, etc.; audio compression formats: AAC, AMR, etc.)
• Allows export of QuickTime movies into various file formats including 3GPP, 3GPP2, MPEG-4, etc. (requires QuickTime Pro).
• Supports streaming (progressive download) over HTTP and HTTPS.
• Real-time playback of HD H.264 movies.
• Multichannel audio support.
• Supports alpha-channel output.
• Supports compressed raw output for different mediatypes (e.g. DV, DVCPRO, DVCPRO50, MPEG-4, AVC/H.264, MPEG-2/MPEG-2 IMX 30/40/50).
• Allows to read time codes.
• Supports edited movies.
• Frame-accurate seeking.

Future Features

• RTSP streaming support.
• Support for video editing (cue-in and cue-out points). Requires QuickTime Pro.

Requrements

• QuickTime 7.0 runtime or higher.

Usage With SDKs

• DeckLink SDK
• Playout SDK

See Also

• QuickTime DirectShow Source Filter: Release Notes
• QuickTime DirectShow Source Filter: FAQ
• QuickTime DirectShow Source Filter: Property Page

External links

• QuickTime Player Tech Specs - includes list of supported formats.
• QuickTime Components - additional decoders for QuickTime Player.
• QuickTime System Recommendations

Downloads

• QuickTime DirectShow Source Filter

This download is a full-featured 30-day trial. For more information on this release, please refer to Release Notes. For general information on installing MediaLooks' products, please see Installation Guidelines.

• Apple QuickTime Player

Licensing

If you are interested in licensing this product please contact us through the form below or call one of the authorized resellers.

Apple and QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.