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New QuickTime 7.6 addresses quality, security
AppleInsider —
... Published: 02:00 PM EST Apple just released the new QuickTime 7.6, which includes updates for encoding quality, reliability, compatibility, and security enhancements. Video improvements include better single-pass H.264 encoding quality and better playback of Motion JPEG content. In audio, Apple reports that encoding fidelity has been improved for MPEG 4 AAC (Advanced Audio Codec, the successor to MP3) playback, the default option for ripping in iTunes. Release notes also state that audio tracks from MPEG video files now export consistently. The new update also includes ...
QuickTime 7.6 addresses security issues
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
Filed under: Multimedia, Software Update, Security QuickTime 7.6 is in the wild. Released today via Software Update and on Apple's support site, the new version "includes changes that increase reliability, improve compatibility and enhance security." It also makes your whites whiter and your brights brighter while helping you avoid embarrassing social situations.
More details via the update page:
Video: Improves single-pass H.264 encoding quality; Increases the playback reliability of Motion JPEG media
Audio: ...
QuickTime 7.6 lands with H.264 encoding improvements, more
Infinite Loop —
[image] Apple has released an update to QuickTime 7 this afternoon, bringing with it a number of recommended security, compatibility, and reliability updates. QuickTime 7.6 , according to Apple, now improves single-pass H.264 encoding quality as well as playback reliability of Motion JPEG media. When it comes to audio, AAC encoding fidelity has been improved, and audio tracks from MPEG videos are more consistent when being exported. Finally, compatibility has been improved when using QuickTime with iChat and PhotoBooth. Oh, but that's not all! Apple has a ...
QuickTime 7.6 Update
HardMac.com —
QuickTime 7.6 is now available via the software update.
QuickTime 7.6 includes changes that increase reliability, improve compatibility and enhance security. This release is recommended for all QuickTime 7 users.More information is available at Apple.
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Apple Releases Quicktime 7.6 Update, Aimed at All Users
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News —
... In a support note issued by Apple, they explain specifics involved regarding the update, “QuickTime 7.6 includes changes that increase reliability, improve compatibility and enhance security. This release is recommended for all QuickTime 7 users.” ...
TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 26-Jan-09
TidBITS: Mac News for the Rest of Us —
... QuickTime 7.6 from Apple brings several updates to the multimedia software. Changes include enhanced single-pass H.264 encoding quality, more reliable Motion JPEG media playback, heightened AAC encoding fidelity, improved export consistency for audio tracks from MPEG video files, and increased compatibility with iChat and Photo Booth. Apple has also released a separate ...
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