QuickTime Pro 4 for Macintosh and Windows, Second Edition (Visual QuickStart Guide) - Softcover

Stern, Judith L.; Lettieri, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0201354691 ISBN 13: 9780201354690

Publisher: Peachpit Pr, 1999

Synopsis

Shows how to view QuickTime movies, details the techniques for editing movies including manipulating tracks independently, and examines movie distribution, with an emphasis on Web delivery. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About this title

Review:

QuickTime Pro for Macintosh and Windows can help you handle any multimedia viewing or authoring job. It will help you create multimedia projects, edit digital video and animation, or simply assist you with downloading movie trailers off the Web.

This small book reveals the true depth of QuickTime, from the differences between the Standard and Pro versions to how to use other media, such as Macromedia Flash movies, as layers in a QuickTime movie.

Some of the best chapters describe how to add features to your QuickTime movies, like adding searchable text tracks, music, and MIDI tracks, or creating QuickTime movies for Internet streaming delivery.

Like other books in the Visual QuickStart series, this accessible little reference volume is easy to read and filled with tips and tricks for just about anyone using QuickTime--passive viewers and content creators alike.

There's no companion CD-ROM--one of the ways the publisher keeps the cost down--which is unfortunate because QuickTime movies demonstrating some of the examples in the book would have been more than worth the extra few dollars.

Even without a CD-ROM, though, this is a recommended book. There is plenty of information here for users of this pervasive technology. --Mike Caputo

From the Back Cover:

Whether you're new to multimedia ora seasoned author, QuickTime Pro 4: Visual QuickStart Guide will have you up and running fast with Apple's award-winning, cross-platform multimedia package. This step-by-step guide walks you through QuickTime 4, QuickTime Player Pro, and all the latest components, with in-depth coverage of QuickTime 4's new true streaming feature. Written for the beginner and advanced user alike, QuickTime Pro 4: Visual QuickStart Guide gives you straightforward explanations of the features you'll find in the Professional edition of the package, including its extensive editing tools and newfound ability to import MP3 and Flash files. Informative screenshots are sprinkled liberally throughout the book to help keep you on track as you work.

About this edition

• Publisher: Peachpit Pr
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0201354691
• ISBN 13: 9780201354690
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 359