Chapter 6
No, It’s Not Called iQuickTime
In This Chapter
Viewing movies
Listening to audio
Converting media to different formats
Keeping track of your favorite media
Tweaking QuickTime preferences
QuickTime is a set of exciting technologies that gives you access to the greatest multimedia experience around. Despite its power, don’t be surprised if you don’t even realize that you’re using it sometimes. Built with the average Joe in mind, QuickTime Player takes multimedia to new heights without forcing its users to become rocket scientists in the process.
QuickTime Can Do That?
QuickTime was created by Apple to perform all sorts of multimedia functions. Although normally associated with movie playback, QuickTime Player can do much more. Whether it’s playing movies, audio, animation, or music, QuickTime acts as the main engine that drives all your multimedia needs. (It’s even behind-the-scenes when Yosemite displays images on your screen.)
- Media player: QuickTime Player’s main claim ...
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