Create a free 'light' QuickTime Pro Player

Aug 23, '05 08:09:00AM

Contributed by: grasshoppermouse

To get two free QuickTime apps with several functions missing from the standard OS X player, including copy, cut, paste, trim, export, etc., first visit the QTKitImport page on Apple's Developer site. Download and mount the file QTKitImport.dmg. You will then find a program called QTKitPlayer.app in the build folder. This app worked well for me.

For another app with more capabilities (but that didn't work as well for me), first install Xcode 2.1 -- if you need help with this, you can use this walkthrough that Rob created for his Macworld weblog.

Then grab and mount the QuickTime 7.01 Software Development Kit [11.9MB download]. After downloading, install the package. Navigate to /Developer -> Examples -> QuickTime -> QTKit -> QTKitPlayer, where you will then find the file named QTKitPlayer.xcode. Double-click on it, opening it in Xcode. Select the 'Upgrade a copy' option. A QTKitPlayer window should open. Click the 'Build' button on the toolbar. You will then find the compiled app here when it's done: /Developer -> Examples -> QuickTime -> QTKit -> QTKitPlayer -> build -> Development.

The QuickTime Kit Programming Guide is a somewhat outdated tutorial on creating and adding features to these apps. Because it is outdated, you cannot successfully create these apps from scratch using the tutorial alone. But by examining the source files downloaded above, you might be able to figure out what is missing from the tutorial, and so be able to add additional features like exporting other file formats, etc.

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