Video Background and Tips

(And don't forget to check out the HotMedia area for video information that I've written in my Macworld column, "Media.")

What is QuickTime? - An introduction to the Apple technology that enables programs to work with dynamic data such as video. Also introduces the hardware and software you'll need to create QuickTime movies. Excerpted from my Macworld New Complete Mac Handbook, 4th edition.

QuickTime Technicalities - Understanding frame rates and movie sizes, a look at factors that influence QuickTime's performance, and an introduction to how QuickTime compression works. Excerpted from my Macworld New Complete Mac Handbook, 4th edition.

QuickTime VR - Think of it as virtual VR. Apple's QuickTime VR provides user-explorable environments without the goggles. (Also see Apple's QuickTime VR site and the Apple QuickTime VR white paper.)

Multimedia Secrets - Tips and techniques for digitizing video and preparing audio. A Macworld I wrote for the September 1995 issue.

Advanced AV Options - Macworld Lab and Macworld Contributing Editor Deke McClelland survey video-capture hardware. From Macworld, September 1995.

QuickTime Developer Information - Direct from Apple's Developer Technical Support department.