Why does iScreensaver require QuickTime?
In order to make the iScreensaver software truly cross-platform, we chose to use Apple’s QuickTime as the file format basis. QuickTime is a cross-platform file format that supports over 200 different audio and video file formats, including MPEG, Flash, and others. QuickTime handles all the details, which means that the video (and audio) will look (and sound) the same on both Macintosh and Windows. QuickTime comes standard on all Macintosh computers, is pre-installed on many Windows PCs right out of the box, and has been installed on many more by the end users. If iTunes and/or an iPod has been used on that machine, it already has QuickTime. Please read more about QuickTime. Top of page.
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