Besides playing MPEG-4 and MP3 content, QuickTime supports timecode tracks as well as MIDI standards such as the Roland Sound Canvas and GS format extensions. QuickTime also supports key standards for web streaming, including HTTP, RTP and RTSP. Plus, QuickTime supports every major file format for images, including JPEG, BMP, PICT, PNG and GIF. QuickTime also features built-in support for digital video, including the DV camcorder formats, as well as support for AVI, AVR, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, H.263 and OpenDML.
QuickTime 6 Data Sheet Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader QuickTime 6 FAQ QuickTime Player  Playback of MPEG-4 video, ACC audio & Instant-On media  Easy-to-use controls  New enhanced interface  Bass and treble controls  Balance control  Streaming media support  Ability to save movie favorites  Ability to view VR & interactive content Mac System Requirements  A PowerPC processor–based Macintosh computer  At least 32MB of RAM  Mac OS 8.6 or later; Mac OS X v.10.1.3 or later Windows System Requirements  A Pentium-based PC or compatible computer  At least 32MB of RAM  Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP  A Sound Blaster or compatible sound card and speakers recommended  Direct X version 3.0 or later recommended Supported Web Browsers (Macintosh and Windows)  America Online 3 or later  Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.x or later  Netscape Navigator 3.x or later *QuickTime also supports import of multiple images and layers in TIFF, FlashPix, and Photoshop files. **Available via QuickTime 6 MPEG-2 Playbck Component, sold separately in the Apple Store online.		Import file formats  3DMF  AIFF  AU  Audio CD Data (Macintosh)  AVI  BMP  Cubic VR  DLS  DV  FlashPix*  FLC  GIF  JPEG/JFIF  Karaoke  MacPaint  Macromedia Flash 5  MIDI  MPEG-1  MP3(MPEG-1, Layer 3)  M3U(MP3 Playlist files)  MPEG-2**  MPEG-4 (MP4)  Photoshop*  PICS  PICT  PLS  PNG  QuickTime Image File  QuickTime Movie  SF2 (SoundFont 2)  SGI  Sound  Targa  Text  TIFF*  TIFF Fax  Virtual Reality (VR)  Wave Export formats  AIFF  AU  AVI  BMP  DV Stream  FLC  Image Sequence movie exporters  JPEG/JFIF  JPEG 2000 (Mac OS X only)  MacPaint  MIDI  MPEG-4  Photoshop  PICT  PNG  QuickTime Image  QuickTime Movie  SGI  System 7 Sound  Targa  Text  TIFF  WAV		Video Codecs  Animation  Apple BMP  Apple Video  Cinepak  Component video  DV and DVC Pro NTSC  DV PAL  DVC Pro PAL  Graphics  H.261  H.263  JPEG 2000 (Mac OS X only)  Microsoft OLE (decode only)  Microsoft Video 1 (decode only)  Motion JPEG A  Motion JPEG B  MPEG-4  Photo JPEG  Planar RGB  PNG  Sorenson Video 2  Sorenson Video 3  TGA  TIFF Sound Codecs  24-bit integer  32-bit floating point  32-bit integer  64-bit floating point  AAC (MPEG-4 Audio)  ALaw 2:1  IMA 4:1  MACE 3:1  MACE 6:1  MS ADPCM (decode only)  QDesign Music 2  Qualcomm PureVoice  ULaw 2:1 Video effects  Alpha gain  Blur  Brightness  Color style  ColorSync  Color tint  Contrast  Edge detection  Emboss  Film noise  General convolution  HSL balance  Lens flare  RGB balance  Sharpen  SMPTE Effects  Travelling Matte  Zoom Component Download QuickTime supports components from third-party developers that extend the functionality of QuickTime. To see the current list of participants in the Component Download program.