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Tips about using QuickTime and Digital Video with onViz

From Camera To Desktop: The Distribution And Handling Of Video As Files Microsoft Word format, 84k A primer discussing the basics of Digital Video

DVD vs. CD-ROM Microsoft Word format, 34k Compares the pros and cons of determining which disc format to use

Optimizing Video for CD-ROM Microsoft Word format, 56k Although this article was written in 1997, it still provides useful information

QuickTime CODEC comparison Microsoft Word format, 44k This document provides an overview of the various compression schemes (CODECS) available with QuickTime and discusses the various pros and cons of the different CODECS.

Web site - Apple Computer's QuickTime Tools & Resources Find tools, tips, tutorials, and articles about using QuickTime here

Web site - AppleScripts for QuickTime QuickTime 5.0.2 offers dramatically increased AppleScript support in the QuickTime Player application. The QuickTime Player scripting dictionary contains exciting new commands and properties which can be used to automate many movie-editing and playback tasks performed by novices and professionals alike. This collection of example scripts contains a variety of useful scripting tools, including script applets, droplets, and compiled scripts for use with the Script Menu. These are briefly described below. All scripts are fully editable and many have properties whose values can be easily changed. NOTE: These scripts are not compatible with Mac OS X v10.0 - 10.0.4, and versions of Quicktime prior to 5.0.

Web site - Discreet products' Cleaner Discreet® cleaner™ is the industry standard for professional video encoding.