Questions tagged [quicktime]

QuickTime is an extensible proprietary multimedia framework developed by Apple Inc. A framework called qtkit can be used to develop multimedia applications on top of quicktime.

QuickTime has been decommissioned ... as per the Apple page :

This library is no longer being updated.

https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/navigation/index.html#section=Frameworks&topic=QuickTime

Find the latest API reference, articles, and sample code on our Developer Documentation page.

https://developer.apple.com/documentation

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Convert videos from .264 to .265 (HEVC) with ffmpeg

I see that there are a few questions on this subject but I am still getting errors. All I want to do is convert videos in my library to HEVC so they take up less space. I've tried this: ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -c:v libx265 output.mp4 ffmpeg seems to…
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Quicktime X - How to hide mouse during screen capture?

I am attempting to record an app demo on the simulator, and want to use the Quicktime screen capture feature. However, I would like to hide the mouse during the capture. Is this possible? Doesn't seem to be a built in feature, so I am assuming I…
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How to remove or edit Exif from mp4 video?

I recorded a Full HD video with Samsung Galaxy II, when I uploaded it to YouTube I found that it turned to 90 degrees like Portrait layout 1080x1920 NOT 1920x1080. I found the cause of the problem: YouTube is reading video metadata and rotate…
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Mac OS X public APIs for checking/requiring HDCP/DPCP protection?

Are there any public APIs in Mac OS X for checking the High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP), and/or Display Port Content Protection (DPCP) compliance of connected displays, or for requiring that your application's output only be…
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What is a 10.6-compatible means of recording video frames to a movie without using the QuickTime API?

I'm updating an application to be 64-bit-compatible, but I'm having a little difficulty with our movie recording code. We have a FireWire camera that feeds YUV frames into our application, which we process and encode out to disk within an MPEG4…
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QuickTime API fails with error 2048

I have trouble with QuickTime API on MacOS 10.7.2(b.11C74). Here is a piece of openFrameworks code which opens a movie descriptor: // ofQuickTimePlayer.cpp bool createMovieFromURL(string urlIn, Movie &movie){ char * url = (char…
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Capybara-webkit and Qt5 on Yosemite

Latest Capybara-webkit throws a deprecation warning: WARNING: The next major version of capybara-webkit will require at least version 5.0 of Qt. You're using version 4.8.7. So I: gem uninstall capybara-webkit brew uninstall qt brew install qt5 gem…
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Play Quicktime movie from Terminal

Is there a possibility to play a Quicktime movie (.mov) file from the command line (i.e., Terminal)? I haven't found a way to achieve this. I could do it with an Automator script but it would be nicer if I can run it directly from the Terminal.
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How to capture video of an iPhone simulator, while showing touches or cursor?

What's the best way to capture video from an iPhone simulator, while capturing touch events and/or cursor? I've tried the Xcode tool xcrun simctl io booted recordVideo but that doesn't capture any touch events. I've also tried QuickTime screen…
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Why is my App Store Connect 'app preview' the wrong size?

I'm trying to create an App Preview for my ios app in App Store Connect. I'm targeting 6.5" displays. I successfully created the .mov file using QuickTime, recording my app activity on my iPhone XR. However, when I uploaded the file to App Store…
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Cross-Platform webcam access

I'm looking for a cross-platform video capture library, for webcam access. One that wraps V4L/V4L2 on Linux, DirectShow on Windows, and QuickTime on the Mac. C or C++ is preferred, but I can work in Java or Python if those have better options for…
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generating MIDI in javascript

I'd like to generate a sequence of MIDI notes in javascript and then play it. Many plugins support MIDI, but I'm not aware of any supporting "data:" URL. Generating MIDI content is not a big deal - but feeding this content into player is. Anyone…
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64-bit Quicktime Question

Does anyone out there know if there is a way to pull raw, still-compressed audio and video samples out of a Quicktime .mov file using an Apple API / Framework targeting the Mac that can be compiled natively in 64-bit (IE: QTKit)? I know this…
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Is it possible to fake a (mp4) moov atom?

I'm trying to play a MP4-Stream. The stream is send from my android phone. The problem is, that the moov atom, which is needed to play the mp4, is only written if the phone is done with the recording progress. So at the moment I'm only to play the…
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Flash ActiveX API documentation?

I am trying to put a Flash ActiveX control into a Windows Form but I am running into a problem: a lack of documentation. The best I have found is a site called "F-IN-BOX" that has some documentation but much of the API is still a black box. For…
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