Comments on: Present Status of Quicktime In Windows 64-bit Applications

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By: Vincent Rioux

Vincent Rioux — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:19:30 +0000

AVI is not a codec / a compression method – like MOV (Quicktime), it is only a container.

Using 64-bit operating systems, you need to make sure your pipeline has a preview codec of sufficient quality and availability to all software needed.

I have had very good results with x264, a codec available in both 32-bit and 64-bit flavours, which mean complete interoperability between not just XSI 64-bit, but also 32-bit applications. If your client requires Quicktime files, you can easily install both 32-bit and 64-bit x264 codecs, output x264 AVI from XSI and convert to MOV using 32-bit Premiere or any other Quicktime-outputting software.

http://x264.nl/

What we do need, if somebody is up to the task, is some modification to VirtualDUB to make it capable of replacing the container of a video stream without recompression or any other change in the stream itself. VirtualDUB can already do that to convert AVI 1.0 files to AVI 2.0 files.

http://www.virtualdub.org/

What are others doing with this situation?

Vincent

By: Marc Hall

Marc Hall — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:08:07 +0000

Wow, this is an old tread, but hurray for Happy’s comment. QT 7.5 was not working on our new XP64 machines, and as he mentions version 7.1.5 seems to be the only version of QT7 that runs under windows 64 bits.

So, since our XSI’s are all 64 bits, we’re now wondering what the best pipeline for animation previews be… We hate AVI’s they are too crapy when compressed and too heavy otherwise, so we’re thinking of doing PNG sequences… Any thoughts?

By: ascii

ascii — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:20:39 +0000

yeah! Andrew Jakobs is right. Why apple cannot do something to solve the problem about incompatability of xp64bit in quick time player but xp32bit does…. they must to do something. they can if they like. :/

By: Fique longe do Quicktime 7.4! - Allan Brito

Fique longe do Quicktime 7.4! - Allan Brito — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:02:47 +0000

[...] um pouco mais, descobri uma explicação mais técnica para a incompatibilidade em um artigo direcionado a usuários do Softimage XSI. O problema todo está relacionado limitação do Quicktime ainda ser uma aplicação de 32 Bits, o [...]

By: Kuroyume

Kuroyume — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:11:43 +0000

I see that this thread started at the end of 2005 and here we are in the middle of 2007 (1.5+ years) and Apple still leaves us crying for 64-bit Windows QuickTime support. I realize that this is an SoftImage XSI blog, but the same issue exists for Maxon Cinema 4D which also utilizes QuickTime for certain audio/image/video support.

When will Apple provide a 64-bit DLL, API, and codecs? There are now not only the single Windows XP Pro x64 out there (what I use) but also several flavors of Windows Vista 64-bit. In the coming months, mainly due to pre-installs of Vista, the number of 64-bit Windows OSs is going to skyrocket. While Jobs moans and groans over iPhone, iPod, and iTunes, will he even notice that he is losing Windows base due to some form of obstinance?

Anyone recommend an alternative API lib for PNG and PICT image support that’ll work in Windows 64-bit using C++?

Sad, sad, sad

By: Patrick Boucher

Patrick Boucher — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 03:54:26 +0000

Unfortunately this is not a Softimage thing. It is an Apple thing, thus questions should be directed there. When Apple comes out with a 64bit windows version of Quicktime all will be well in XSI/QT land.

By: Kai B.

Kai B. — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 23:19:17 +0000

I hope this will be dealt with soon. Very soon. We are losing market share now boys…. It would be nice to use my 64 bit machines? The client prefers to send quicktimes.

Whats up Softimage?

By: Patrick Boucher

Patrick Boucher — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 14:36:37 +0000

Aldo, you”re probably better off fielding these concerns to the friendly folk at Softimage Support. The people here definitely won”t be as authoritative on licensing subjects as Softimage would.

Thanks.