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QuickTime 6 Public Beta Available

Posted by pudge on from the i-got-yer-royalty-fee-right-here dept.

krugdm writes "Apple has announced that a public beta of QuickTime 6 is now available. MPEG-4 support is there, as well as support for other technologies, such as JPEG2000, and Flash 5. The beta expires in October. An interesting in the FAQ's says that, '... because QuickTime 6 will include royalty-bearing technologies, a new QuickTime Pro key will be required to unlock pro functionality in the final release.'" It is available for Mac OS, Mac OS X, and Windows, and supports AAC audio too. I also wonder why MPEG-4 is ".mp4". ".mp3" isn't for MPEG-3, after all. Flummery!

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  1. Other Big News: eMac by SpamJunkie · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Of course the other big news is that the eMac is now available to everyone, not just education customers. The price isn't that bad - really good for a G4 system actually.

    I still wish it was possible to get a geforce4 MX and a DVD drive (read: not a combo drive) but otherwise the eMac is exactly what I want. I think I'll be getting one too, and soon.

  2. Someone has to say it.... by delphi125 · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Instant-On: Instant-On means instant gratification for broadband users.

    Euuw! Oh well, a dirty mind is a joy forever.

  3. Re:So... by bsartist · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Also I get sick and tired of this Linux users don't pay for anything mantra, this is not true.

    Yeah, the folks at Loki are swimming in money they made from selling software for Linux. Not.

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