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So is it true that the QuickTime 6.5.1 updater is huge because of embedded TIFFs?
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Eug Wanker
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May 4, 2004, 08:03 AM
 
http://hardmac.com/niouzcontenu.php?...004-05-04#2022

If true that would be lame.
     
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May 4, 2004, 08:07 AM
 
That doesn't surprise me...however, wouldn't this happen with EVERY installer from Apple in recent history and been noticed before?
     
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May 4, 2004, 08:13 AM
 
Originally posted by gorickey:
That doesn't surprise me...however, wouldn't this happen with EVERY installer from Apple in recent history and been noticed before?
Can't they just embed JPEGs or GIFs? 15 MB of TIFFs seems rather excessive.
     
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May 4, 2004, 08:16 AM
 
Originally posted by Eug Wanker:
Can't they just embed JPEGs or GIFs? 15 MB of TIFFs seems rather excessive.
I would think so for sure...
     
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May 4, 2004, 09:29 AM
 
QT updates have always been huge...I would imagine that the QT core isn't very modular and when small changes are made to the core, the whole thing has to be downloaded.

Embedded TIFFs, feh.
     
   
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