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Apple releases QuickTime 7.6
MacDailyNews —
... and enhance security. This release is recommended for all QuickTime 7 users. What’s in this update? • Video: - Improves single-pass H.264 encoding quality - Increases the playback reliability of Motion JPEG media • Audio: - Improves AAC encoding fidelity - Audio tracks from MPEG video files now export consistently • Application Support: - Improves compatibility with iChat and Photo Booth • Security: - For information on the security content of this update, visit: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3403 QuickTime 7.6 is available via Software Update. ...
QuickTime 7.6 addresses security issues
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... 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: Improves AAC encoding fidelity; Audio tracks from MPEG video files now export consistently
Application Support: Improves compatibility with iChat and Photo Booth
As far as the security updates are concerned, the word from Ryan Naraine at ZDnet is that this patch closes ...
QuickTime 7.6 lands with H.264 encoding improvements, more
Infinite Loop —
... , 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 separate security document for the QuickTime 7.6 update that details the fixes available for both Mac and Windows users. A quick scan says that most of these patches address issues with ...
TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 26-Jan-09
TidBITS: Mac News for the Rest of Us —
... 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 security document detailing the accompanying bug fixes. Issues addressed mainly include maliciously crafted URLs and movie files that lead to application crashes. The update is currently available via Software Update and from ...
Apple issues critical security update for QuickTime
CNET News - Apple —
... Apple has issued a critical security update for QuickTime media player, aimed at resolving vulnerabilities that could potentially allow a malicious attacker to take control of a person's computer, according to an Apple advisory released this week. ...
