Tip #3745 - QuickTime Alternative
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Q:
Can you give me any information on a download called QuickTime Alternative?
I've seen it mentioned in various places, but I'm not too sure what it
is or if it's safe to use. Please explain!
A:
Sure, no problem! I've seen this mentioned on our message board a few
times as well and I've actually been meaning to check it out for myself,
so this is perfect timing. QuickTime Alternative seems to be an up and
coming program and as far as I see it, there's no need to delay a tip
on this any longer. So, if you're interested in what this program is all
about, continue on!
Basically, QuickTime
Alternative is exactly what it says. It is an alternative program
you can put on your computer without having to download the real QuickTime
program. (In case you're not sure, you can read here
for some basic information on QuickTime). So, what's so great about that?
Well, QuickTime is a pretty hefty program and it takes up a lot of space
on your computer. On the other hand though, QuickTime Alternative is much
smaller, leaving you plenty of room for other programs, etc.
And, as if that wasn't
great enough, with QuickTime Alternative, you can still enjoy all the
features of the regular QuickTime program, which includes playing any
QuickTime files (.mov, .qt, .3gp and various other extensions) and any
QuickTime material that happens to be embedded on Web pages. Here are
a few other advantages of QuickTime Alternative that you may be interested
in knowing as well:
- Quick and easy
install
- No background
processes
- Can use a media
player of your choice
- Low on resources
- Smaller size
Now, you will still
need a media player to use along with QuickTime Alternative, but for your
convenience, it comes along with one. It's called Media Player
Classic and it works very well with the substitute program. With
the Media Player Classic, you can even play QuickTime movies that may
be included on some Web sites. Also, QuickTime Alternative is compatible
with Internet Explorer, Opera, Netscape and Mozilla. How cool is that?!
Along with the media
player, the QuickTime Alternative download includes QuickTime codecs,
a QuickTime DirectShow filter, a QuickTime plug-in for Internet Explorer
and QuickTime plug-ins for Opera, Firefox, Mozilla and Netscape. If you
didn't notice, that is so much stuff!
So, if you're interested
in getting this program for yourself, there are two versions of it. All
that I explained above comes with the QuickTime Alternative 1.81 version.
The other is called QuickTime Alternative Lite 1.81 and it comes with
everything I mentioned except the Media Player Classic. Both versions
are free though, so you might as well go for it all! Your choice though.
If you want to download
either version, you can do so from this Web
site. Just click on the link at the top of the page that says "Download
QuickTime Alternative" and then you can choose the version
you want. You can read a little more about the program from the above
link as well, just in case you're not completely sure if you want it yet
or not. Either way, this is a pretty good alternative to QuickTime, with
all the same support. So, if you're looking for a smaller sized QuickTime,
be sure to check this one out.
I hope you enjoy it
as much as I already do!
~ Erin
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