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Re: Quicktime movie player

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From: Iain
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 1995 00:00
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In message <19950818.091836.78@juniperf.demon.co.uk> Adam J Juniper wrote:

> In message <19950814.235533.00@kechb.demon.co.uk> you wrote:
> 
> > In message <19950807.211333.43@rhanna.demon.co.uk> Adrian Kennard wrote:
> > 
> > > It looks good, but whats "Replay" and where do I find it ?
> > > 
> > 
> > Oh deary me. Where HAVE you been?
> > 
> > Here goes. DON'T QUOTE ME ON THIS
> > 
> > Replay is Acorn's contribution to the multimedia on-line video stuff...
> > Basically, when you run a replay file (double click on it, OR activate one
> > from an application) it will display a low resolution 'movie' with sound
> > (resolution half of mode 13?).
> 
> Replay is very similar to Apples Quicktime (not entirely disimilar to
> Quicktime, but higher detail/lower compression) and like both
> 
> IT CAN BE ANY SIZE (processor depending, of course).
> 
> (Incidentally, MovieFS from warm silence software (that plays
> quicktime & AVI files is great)
> 

Oh well. I've only seen low low low res ones. Probably
something to do with only an arm3 and play from a CD player.
Anything better would kill the processor or be too slow
for the CD player.
(assuming IT CAN BE ANY SIZE refers to the resolution)

I thought it was a good beginners summary though :)

-- 
Well, well, this post has probably already been done, but as I only am
getting this news on a weekly basis during summer holidays, and I 
reply to news as I read it, please don't complain to me :)

Only 3 weeks till we go back

iain@kechb.demon.co.uk
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From: Iain@kechb.demon.co.uk
Subject: Re: Quicktime movie player
Date: 1995/08/27
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