- Industry: Computer; Software
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Apple Inc., formerly Apple Computer, Inc., is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software and personal computers.
A single visual image representing a QuickTime movie. You specify a poster as a point in time in the movie and specify the tracks that are to be used to constitute the poster image.
Industry:Software; Computer
A short dynamic representation of a QuickTime movie. Movie previews typically last no more than 3 to 5 seconds, and they should give the user some idea of what the movie contains. You define a movie preview by specifying its start time, its duration, and its tracks.
Industry:Software; Computer
One of several data structures that provide the medium of exchange for movie data between applications on a Macintosh computer and between computers, even computers of different types.
Industry:Software; Computer
A sprite that lives in a sprite track and acts in a movie. See also sprite track.
Industry:Software; Computer
A QuickTime API that can be used to add password protection to QuickTime data.
Industry:Software; Computer
Short for MPEG-1, audio layer 3. A form of digital audio compression that reduces the size of audio files without drastically compromising sound quality. MP3s reduce unnecessary data that is less audible to the human ear. These files end with .mp3.
Industry:Entertainment
The MPEG-4 audio/video container format, also known as MPEG-4 Part 14. MP4 files can hold many different types of data, such as AAC and MP3 audio, or MPEG-2 and H.264 video. Typically, files with the.mp4 extension contain both audio and video data, while.m4a denotes files containing only audio data.
Industry:Software; Computer
Moving Picture Experts Group. An international working group of ISO/IEC that develops standards for digitally coded representations of audio and video. MPEG is part of the names of many perceptual coding formats published by the group. Pronounced “EM-peg.” See also IEC, ISO.
Industry:Software; Computer
A set of audio and video perceptual coding formats, formally designated as ISO/IEC-11172. MPEG-1 encompasses the Video CD and MP3 formats.
Industry:Software; Computer
A set of audio and video perceptual coding formats, formally designated as ISO/IEC-13818, first published in 1994. MPEG-2 encompasses formats of generally higher quality than MPEG-1, including broadcast-quality video and (with modifications) DVD movies.
Industry:Software; Computer
