Download Quicktime Player 7 Pro For Mac
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The use of global and local PLIST files simplifies the diagnosis of certain issues. If an app player has problems in one user account but not others, then the local PLIST file is usually the source of your problem. On the other hand, if problems that exist globally in all user accounts, then the problem could be in the global PLIST file (if one exists) or may indicate the app itself has somehow become corrupted or your drive is in need of "First Aid" action to locate and correct potential problems.
That probably depends on you system configuration. On my system, if I currently attempt to "execute" a PLIST file it automatically opens/attempts to open in the Xcode app. If you want it to open in a different app, then modify your "Open with:" preference for any or all of your PLIST files. (I.e., I normally like them to open in my PlistEdit Pro app.)
Believe current trapping prevents normal Finder deletion of the QT X Player app since doing so does normally require re-installation of the OS to restore the v10.4 player. (I.e., alternative removal workflows are probably still available but as was already mentioned deleting the app is not recommended.)
I just discovered that I have Quicktime Player version 10.4 in my Applications folder AND Quicktime Player 7 version 7.6.6 in the Utilities folder. It is the 10.4 version that crashes. The Player 7 seems to work. Should I simply delete the 10.4 version?
I'm using Macbook Air 2019 with Bigsur. I got a problem with Quicktime player. When I open quicktime player and click on file -> new screen recording, I couldn't start a new recording. It shows that "quicktime player encountered an error while recording your screen" . But I still record by Command + Shift + 5.
The computer will take longer to start in safe mode, and the screen may have some distorted video as it starts up. This is normal. Once you are logged in, try and open Quicktime and test to see if the issue continues.
If everything seems to work as expected, go ahead and restart the computer normally and test again. Starting in safe mode forces the computer to run some disk checks similar to First Aid. This can resolve some issues.
The latest release of many Adobe products is not fully compatible with Catalina. OSX 10.15 completely dropped support for any 32-bit apps so Adobe is not the only casualty. Most of the components in most complex apps are now 64-bit apps, but all it takes is one block of code somewhere deep inside an app to kill the process. The problem with some forms of Quicktime is that Apple didn't exclude the QT player from the 64-bit spec so if you render to a codec that uses only 32-bit technology Catalina
When rendering, I had to click 'lossless' and then click the format options and change the Video Codec to something else (e.g. Apple ProRes 422 HQ) and QuickTime played it fine. Apparently QuickTime just doesn't like when the it is set to Animation but obviously if you need to use that I'm not sure what the fix would be. Hope this helps
The latest release of many Adobe products is not fully compatible with Catalina. OSX 10.15 completely dropped support for any 32-bit apps so Adobe is not the only casualty. Most of the components in most complex apps are now 64-bit apps, but all it takes is one block of code somewhere deep inside an app to kill the process. The problem with some forms of Quicktime is that Apple didn't exclude the QT player from the 64-bit spec so if you render to a codec that uses only 32-bit technology Catalina won't play it. It's that simple, and there is nothing that Adobe can do to change how QuickTime works. Your only option is to render to a compatible format. If you use a lot of 3rd party plug-ins and even scripts you will also have to wait for those to catch up to 64-bit. Don't count on everyone that has ever made a plug-in for AE to spend the money and time required to update their product to 64-bit.
Apple warned everybody that this change was coming and that you had to be careful. That's why I have not upgraded yet. I won't for a while. Just before I do I will make a mirror fresh backup (mirrored copy) of my boot drive so that if there are any apps critical to my business that stop working after the upgrade I can revert to the previously working OS in a matter of minutes. I do this automatically every 30 days with my machine all the time anyway. I have for years. I use a boot drive cloning app that I start on the last Saturday evening of the month so I am never without a way to boot to a backup that was working fine. My whole computer could burn down and I could buy a new one, turn it on, and boot to the cloned drive and be right back to where I started in just a little more time than it takes to turn on the machine. It's not a good idea for anyone that makes their living to update to the next generation of their OS without doing a lot of research.
Could you share the Boot drive cloning app that youre using? I'm interested in preventing apple's future 'innovations' on my system. I too avoid any updates where ever possible, but not possible when purchasing a newer mac from apple. Although I might return this 16 inch Macbook pro as I'm upset on the daily with its issues.. like the .mov files not playing on quicktime. It's one of many so far. You know, usual annoying stuff.. uneeded touch bar, running super hot, battery seeming to drain quickly, powered by thunderbolt hence no signal that its charging on the outside, it also seems to press keys or the track pad when i dont want it. Disabled the deep 2nd click on the trackpad, you know.. usual apple stuff. But, I'm also getting a weird screen scramble when i apply too much glow effect in AE. 5 days into owning this and there's already several isses. Arg, apple.
Quicktime is in a weird halfway world at the moment, where it still deals with older legacy formats, but thewir more recent player doesn't cope with those formats well. Prior to Catalina, you could still install the legacy Quicktime 7 player, which would play any old Quicktime file without argument. But the player no longer works in Catalina. Adobe apps still recognise most of them.
Apple is crazy to be abandoning so many codecs that are still used widely in production workflows, but I've given up trying to understand Apple's approach to professional users. If they had opened up their codecs to multiplatform use years ago they would own the codec market today, but... Apple.
I found my way out by exporting .mov from after effects, taking it into premiere and exporting h264 (mp4). Because for some reason its not allowing me to export through Media Enconder when i try it in After effects. Crazy.
I also can't understand when QuickView was usually the go-to for when something did not open...Now can't even save us from the process of having to import a file into a third-party tool just to preview a plain Animation (previously formatted with Quicktime7).
"Posting a little tip that corrects a little annoyance with Mavericks and Yosemite. It is no longer possible to preview DNxHD Quicktimes (and all other QTs in codecs other than Prores or H264) with the space-bar.
It turns out that the old behavior can be recovered by "transplanting" the quicklook components that handle quicktime files from a copy of OS X 10.8.5. It works fine - although you need to redo the steps when you update the OS, and you need access to a machine with 10.8.5 to grab the files."
It used to work, because I distinctly remember using it. But for some reasons, it no longer does. I was trying to use quicktime player to do a quick screen recording. I opened quicktime player, I chose screen recording and then I chose click all the settings I want until when I finish recording and tries to save it. Then I couldn't fine the save button! I
I have noticed the same problem. When streaming through my old Apple TV, I found that playing directly from Quicktime (rather than mirroring the whole screen) provided much, much better streaming. Would be nice to see that feature supported natively by Samsung.
I have the same issue on a UE55RU7400 airplays just fine using youtube etc but won't play anything through quicktime player, really frustrating as most of what I want to airplay in the first place is through that particular player and all I get is the black airplay screen. Looks like are have to go back to using my apple tv box which kind of defeats the whole point of having airplay on the tv in the first place.
I just have a 'connect to Samsung' screen my iPhone works perfectly, screen mirroring on all devices, seems like it may be a quick time issue, when I first used the TV it worked with QuickTime so I might need to back date my QuickTime, I'll report back if I have any luck.
To directly cut to the chase, it sounds like your media player (in your case QuickTime) doesn't have all the necessary codecs to preview to file. Can you try another 3rd party app or program to try to preview the same file?
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I have a similar problem. I was able to download an 8GB .MOV file, which plays fine in the Dropbox browser, but halfway through the (30min) video the audio and visual freezes (using Quicktime) or crashes completely (VLC). Can anyone help with this?
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