Apple 7.2 manual Preparing a Movie for Fast Start, Preparing a Movie for Real-Time Streaming

Preparing a Movie for Fast Start

With QuickTime Pro, you can set up a movie to start playing from a web server before the movie has completely downloaded to the user’s hard disk. This is called a “Fast Start” movie.

Set the Fast Start setting just before you distribute your movie; making other changes and resaving may undo the Fast Start setting.

If the movie is in the format you want, you can set it up for Fast Start by choosing File > Save As and then selecting “Save as a self-contained movie.” If the movie is not in the format you want, you need to encode it first by following the steps below.

To convert a movie and set it up for Fast Start:

1In QuickTime Player, choose File > Export.

2Choose “Movie to QuickTime Movie” from the Export pop-up menu.

3Click Options and select video and sound compression options appropriate for web delivery.

For more information, see “Customizing Video Export Settings” on page 43, “Customizing Sound Export Settings” on page 46, and the tutorials at www.apple.com/ quicktime/tools_tips/tutorials/.

4Make sure the “Prepare for Internet Streaming” checkbox is selected and Fast Start appears in the pop-up menu.

Preparing a Movie for Real-Time Streaming

With QuickTime Pro, you can set up a movie to be streamed over the Internet. To do so, you should compress the movie so that its data rate is appropriate for the bandwidth at which your users will connect.

Hinted streaming format is for use with QuickTime Streaming Server or Darwin Streaming Server. When you choose hinted streaming, “hint tracks” (information needed to stream the movie) are added to the movie. If the movie is already in the desired format, you can prepare a movie for streaming by choosing File > Export and then choosing “Movie to Hinted Movie.” If you want to change the movie’s format, follow the steps below.

To set up a movie for Internet streaming:

1In QuickTime Player, choose File > Export.

2Choose “Movie to QuickTime Movie” from the Export pop-up menu.

3Choose a streaming option from the Use pop-up menu.

4Click Options and select the “Prepare for Internet Streaming” checkbox.

5Choose Hinted Streaming from the pop-up menu.

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