QuickTime Player 7.2 Unlocks Full-Screen Playback In addition to a minor iTunes fix, Apple on Wednesday unleashed an update to its QuickTime media player software that lets users view videos in full-screen mode without a purchase upgrade.
According to ComputerWorld, there is a new trojan horse making the rounds on MySpace. This one exploits a flaw that has already been patched in QuickTime 7.1.5 and attempts to steal passwords and other personal information. Helsinki-based security vendor F-Secure Corp. ticked off the pieces the Trojan horse steals: MySpace username, FriendID, MySpace Display Name and other user passwords.
QuickTime Alternative will allow you to play QuickTime files (.mov, .qt and other extensions) without having to install the official QuickTime Player. It also supports QuickTime content that is embedded in webpages. Features of QuickTime Alternative 1.66 :
- Media Player Classic [version 6.4.8.6]: this is a full-featured player which has internal decoding support for DVD, MPEG-2, MP3, MP2, AAC, AC3 and DTS. It also has internal support for opening Matroska and Ogg containers. Media Player Classic is also capable of playing QuickTime and RealMedia content if those codecs are installed. - QuickTime Codecs [version 7.0.3.50]: required for playing QuickTime content. - QuickTime DirectShow filter: allows you to play QuickTime content in all DirectShow enabled players. Without this filter QuickTime content can only be played in Media Player Classic. - QuickTime plugin for Internet Explorer: allows you to view QuickTime content that is embedded in a webpage. It is installed together with the QuickTime codecs. - QuickTime plugin for Opera/Firefox/Mozilla/Netscape: allows you to view QuickTime content that is embedded in a webpage. - Extra plugins for QuickTime: plugins for viewing some special formats that are sometimes used on webpages.
Changes in QuickTime Alternative 1.66 :
- Added localization support. This should also fix the crashes that some people experienced. - Some improvements to .mov downloader