Posted by Helpful Harry on 12/24/78 11:30

In article <bruce-08EC4F.16032818102005@news.clear.net.nz>, Bruce Hoult
<bruce@hoult.org> wrote:

> In article <181020051236269239%helpful_harry@nom.de.plume.com>,
> Helpful Harry <helpful_harry@nom.de.plume.com> wrote:
>
> > > What?!? Quicktime wont even show video in full screen?!?
> > >
> > > That's pretty crap. Typical Mac, I guess.
> >
> > It has absolutely nothing to do with "Mac".
> >
> > It's one of the limitations that Apple have decided to put into the
> > free version of QuickTime. If you pay to upgrade it to the Pro version
> > you get full-screen playback (among a few other things). This is no
> > different to many other companies that have a limited "free" version
> > and a pay-for "pro" version.
> >
> > There is of course other player software that will play the movies
> > full-screen.
>
> You're managing to skate around the actual facts.
>
> An unregistered copy of the program "QuickTime Player" does not enable
> full screen playback. The QuickTime library itself is perfectly capable
> of doing it, and any 20 line program you might write yourself or
> download can do so without buying QuickTime Pro.

That's what I said. Let's try simple words:

QuickTime = free, not play full-screen

QuickTime Pro = not free, will play full-screen

Other players = some free some not free, some will play full-screen

QuickTime not needed for iPod Video
QuickTime Pro not needed for iPod Video

QuickTime not "Mac". QuickTime by Apple.
QuickTime run on Windows too.

Other companies also have limited and "Pro" versions of software.

:o)



Helpful Harry
Hopefully helping harassed humans happily handle handiwork hardships ;o)

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