Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 10/2/01 7:15 AM, Brian Reid at reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us thoughtfully wrote: > iMovie does not actually use QuickTime, except as an export option. iMovie > does its own display management. I know that my brother is quite scornful > of QuickTime, feeling that its time has come and gone and that the world > needs newer standards. QuickTime was a necessary evil at a time when all > computers were slow and all disks were small, but things are different now. I'll bet it uses the QuickTime codec for DV import and display. And it's good to note that the QT spec is the basis for MPEG-4. Those running Macs might consider the excellent GraphicConverter which also does slide-shows with fancy dissolves and things (although not THAT fancy). Personally I think those "features" take away from the photos. Most people seem a show once and don't need to be entertained beyond the content. It's those of us who put them together that need to be entertained the umpteenth time through. The same works for video where a zillion different transitions take away rather than enhance interest. I remember seeing a baseball game where the production company had clearly just gotten a new effects generator and where using every conceivable effect. It stunk - big time - and took away from the game. Adam - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html