Editing QuickTime (section)

=== QuickTime 7.x ===
[[File:QuickTime 7.6.6 for Windows.png|thumb|QuickTime Player 7.6.6 playing ''[[Big Buck Bunny]]'' running on [[Microsoft Windows]]]]
Initially released on April 29, 2005, in conjunction with [[Mac OS X v10.4]] (for version 10.3.9 and 10.4.x), QuickTime 7.0 featured the following:<ref>{{cite web | title=ArsTechnica&nbsp;– Video in Tiger | url=https://arstechnica.com/apple/2005/04/28/macosx-10-4/16/ | access-date=May 5, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Apple&nbsp;– Developer&nbsp;– QuickTime 7 Update Guide | url=https://developer.apple.com/documentation/QuickTime/Conceptual/QT7UpdateGuide/index.html | access-date=January 9, 2007}}</ref>

* Improved MPEG-4 compliance.
* A [[H.264/MPEG-4 AVC]] codec (does not support the [[AVCHD]] H.264 AVC format from Sony HD camcorders).
* Support for ''[[Core Audio]]'', a set of [[Application programming interface]]s that supports high resolution sound and replaces [[Sound Manager]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Apple&nbsp;– Developer&nbsp;– QuickTime 7 Audio Enhancements |url=https://developer.apple.com/documentation/QuickTime/Conceptual/QT7UpdateGuide/Chapter02/chapter_2_section_6.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40001163-CH313-718813 |access-date=January 9, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706155450/http://developer.apple.com/documentation/QuickTime/Conceptual/QT7UpdateGuide/Chapter02/chapter_2_section_6.html |archive-date=July 6, 2008 }}</ref>
* Support for using [[Core Image]] filters in Mac OS X v10.4 on live video (Not to be confused with [[Core Video]]).
* Support for [[Quartz Composer]] (.qtz) animations.
* Support for distinct decode order and display order.
* ''QuickTime Kit Framework'' (''QTKit''), a [[Cocoa (API)|Cocoa]] framework for QuickTime.
After a couple of preview Windows releases,<ref>{{cite web | title= Apple Unveils Preview Release of QuickTime 7 for Windows | url= https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2005/jun/06quicktime.html | access-date= June 1, 2007 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070319123416/http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2005/jun/06quicktime.html | archive-date= March 19, 2007 | url-status= dead | df= mdy-all }}</ref> Apple released 7.0.2 as the first stable release on September 7, 2005, for [[Windows 2000]] and [[Windows XP]]. Version 7.0.4, released on January 10, 2006, was the first [[universal binary]] version. But it suffered numerous bugs, including a [[buffer overrun]], which is more problematic to most users.

Apple dropped support for Windows 2000 with the release of QuickTime 7.2 on July 11, 2007.<ref>{{cite web | title=Apple&nbsp;– QuickTime&nbsp;– Download&nbsp;– QuickTime Version Availability | url=https://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/version.html | access-date=July 16, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070525103601/http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/version.html |archive-date = May 25, 2007}}</ref> The last version available for Windows 2000, 7.1.6, contains numerous security vulnerabilities.<ref>{{cite web | title= Apple Releases Security Updates for QuickTime | url= http://www.uscert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-193A.html | access-date= July 16, 2007 | url-status= dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070830011856/http://www.uscert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-193A.html | archive-date= August 30, 2007 | df= mdy-all }}</ref> References to this version have been removed from the QuickTime site, but it can be downloaded from Apple's support section.<ref>[https://www.apple.com/support/downloads/quicktime716forwindows.html Apple&nbsp;– Support&nbsp;– Downloads&nbsp;– QuickTime 7.1.6 for Windows<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Apple has not indicated that they will be providing any further security updates for older versions. QuickTime 7.2 is the first version for Windows Vista.

Apple dropped support for Flash content in QuickTime 7.3, breaking content that relied on Flash for interactivity, or animation tracks. Security concerns seem to be part of the decision.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307176|title=About the security content of QuickTime 7.3.1|date=December 13, 2007|access-date=April 10, 2008|publisher=Apple|archive-date=March 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080311142419/http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307176|url-status=dead}}</ref> Flash flv files can still be played in QuickTime if the free [[Perian]] plugin is added.

In QuickTime 7.3, a [[Central processing unit|processor]] that supports [[Streaming SIMD Extensions|SSE]] is required. QuickTime 7.4 does not require SSE. Unlike versions 7.2 and 7.3, QuickTime 7.4 cannot be installed on Windows XP without service packs or with Service Pack 1/1A installed (its setup program checks if Service Pack 2 is installed).

QuickTime 7.5 was released on June 10, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|title=Apple releases QuickTime 7.5 for Mac and Windows|url=http://macdailynews.com/2008/06/10/apple_releases_quicktime_75_for_mac_and_windows/|website=MacDailyNews|date=June 10, 2008|access-date=June 13, 2017}}</ref> QuickTime 7.5.5 was released on September 9, 2008,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Apple Releases QuickTime 7.5.5|url=https://www.macrumors.com/2008/09/09/apple-releases-quicktime-7-5-5/|access-date=2020-11-08|website=MacRumors|date=September 9, 2008 |language=en}}</ref> which requires Mac OS X v10.4 or higher, dropping 10.3 support. QuickTime 7.6 was released on January 21, 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Apple - Support - Downloads|url=https://support.apple.com/en_GB/downloads/quicktime|access-date=2020-11-08|website=support.apple.com}}</ref> QuickTime 7.7 was released on August 3, 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|title=QuickTime 7.7 released for Mac OS X Leopard and Windows|url=https://www.engadget.com/2011-08-03-quicktime-7-7-released-for-mac-os-x-leopard-and-windows.html|access-date=2020-11-08|website=Engadget|date=August 4, 2011 |language=en}}</ref>

QuickTime 7.6.6 is available for OS X, 10.6.3 Snow Leopard until 10.14 Mojave, as 10.15 Catalina will only support 64-bit applications.<ref name="7.7.3" /> There is a 7.7 release of QuickTime 7 for OS X, but it is only for Leopard 10.5.<ref name="QuickTime 7.7">{{cite web|url=http://support.apple.com/kb/DL761 |title=QuickTime 7.7 for Leopard |access-date=August 15, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108010313/https://support.apple.com/kb/dl761 |archive-date=January 8, 2015 }}</ref>

QuickTime 7.7.6 is the last release for Windows XP Service Pack 2 or 3.

QuickTime 7.7.9 is the last Windows release of QuickTime. Apple stopped supporting QuickTime on Windows afterwards.<ref name="Windows" />

Safari 12, released on September 17, 2018, for macOS Sierra and macOS High Sierra (and the default browser included on macOS Mojave released on September 24, 2018), which drops support for NPAPI plug-ins (except for Adobe Flash) dropped its support for QuickTime 7's web plugin. On September 24, 2018, Apple dropped support for the macOS version of QuickTime 7. This effectively marked the end of the technology in Apple's codec and web development.

Starting with macOS Catalina, QuickTime 7 applications, image, audio and video codecs will no longer be compatible with macOS or supported by Apple.