New QuickTime 7.6 addresses quality, security
January 21st, 2009
Prince McLean, AppleInsider
Apple just released the new QuickTime 7.6, which includes updates for encoding quality, reliability, compatibility, and security enhancements.
New QuickTime 7.6 addresses quality, security
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Video improvements include better single-pass H.264 encoding quality and better playback of Motion JPEG content.
For 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 compatibility improvements for iChat and Photo Booth.
A series of security fixes are also part of the update, which benefits both Mac OS X and Windows users. Many of the security patches address issues with handling maliciously crafted media files, based on security vulnerabilities discovered by third party researchers.
QuickTime 7.6 is available as a 72MB download for Mac OS X 10.5 or higher, a 63MB download for Mac OS X 10.4.10 or higher, and a 20MB download for Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Vista.
Alternatively, you can download and install the update via Mac OS X’s Software Update mechanism accessible via the Apple menu.
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2 comments
Why the f#@k is the Mac version more than 3x the size of the Windows one??? :S
is the Windows version built with installers for multiple CPUs? that would be one reason right there.
72MB v. 20MB does seem a bit much though… maybe the Windows version is lacking something. or is compressed more efficiently. or is one of those oh-so-annoying partial installers (require additional downloading after you’ve downloaded it and started to run it).
who knows really.
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