QuickTime Player
| QuickTime Player | |
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| Basic data
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| developer | Apple |
| Current version | 7.7.8 |
| operating system | macOS , Mac OS Classic , Windows |
| category | Media player |
| License | Proprietary |
| German speaking | Yes |
| QuickTime website | |
The QuickTime Player is a program for multimedia playback for Mac OS, OS X and Windows developed by Apple . It also acts as a streaming client for MPEG-4 , 3GPP , and QuickTime compatible live streaming content. Furthermore, the QuickTime Player makes screen, video and audio recordings possible. The player is part of a QuickTime installation. The player does not play the video or music files, but rather acts as a graphical user interface for QuickTime.
The application was originally designed to test Apple's QuickTime 1.0 and then became known as MoviePlayer. It was released as part of the QuickTime installation to offer a simple video player. Over time, the popularity and the areas of application increased. In 1999 it was released with QuickTime version 4.0, and the entire interface was redesigned. This gave the player a surface that looks similar to brushed aluminum.
In addition to the free QuickTime Player, there is QuickTime Pro , which, in addition to the functions of the player, has recording, editing, conversion and export functions for media processing.
Security flaws
The Department of Computer Security ( US-Cert ) of the US Department of Homeland Security advises users of Quicktime for Windows to uninstall the program from their computer as soon as possible. The reason for this are security gaps in the software, which can be used to gain control of the computer from outside. Apple has discontinued support for Quicktime for Windows, there will be no security update.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alert (TA16-105A): Apple Ends Support for QuickTime for Windows; New Vulnerabilities Announced (English) , US-CERT. April 14, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
- ↑ Apple video player: US government recommends deleting QuickTime , Spiegel Online. April 15, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
- ↑ dpa Berlin, quoted. According to AZ Allgemeine Zeitung, issue Mainz, p. 34, from April 23, 2016