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naughty9s · Sep 16, 2005, 06:32 AM

Hey people,

I've just upgraded to QT 7.0.2 thru sofware update, and seem to have lost many features such as play selection only, which I use a lot in presentations. I have tried the reverter and the features are still locked out. Are Apple forcing us to buy a key for these features, 'cause its the end of the academic year, and I'm broke!! Shouldn't an update improve perfomance and features, not reduce them?

Anyone got any suggestions of how to regain these features without HAVING to buy a key??

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Jacke · Sep 16, 2005, 06:42 AM

After reverting to QT 6 you can probably enter your old pro sn.

naughty9s · Sep 16, 2005, 06:48 AM

I never had a QT Pro key, have these features always been locked out?

Randman · Sep 16, 2005, 06:49 AM

Check out apple.com. There's a way to go back.

Big Mac · Sep 16, 2005, 06:55 AM

Originally Posted by naughty9s

Hey people,

I've just upgraded to QT 7.0.2 thru sofware update, and seem to have lost many features such as play selection only, which I use a lot in presentations. I have tried the reverter and the features are still locked out. Are Apple forcing us to buy a key for these features, 'cause its the end of the academic year, and I'm broke!! Shouldn't an update improve perfomance and features, not reduce them?

Anyone got any suggestions of how to regain these features without HAVING to buy a key??

Thanks in advance for any advice.

You truly cannot afford the fee for a QT Pro key? I'm sorry to hear that. I know teachers complain about pay, but if it's truly that critical I'm surprised you haven't moved to another job or field. Please realize I'm not trying to be disrespectful.

TETENAL · Sep 16, 2005, 07:03 AM

The QuickTime Pro key only unlocks features of QuickTime Player and the QuickTime browser plug-in. QuickTime itself is always unlocked! So if you don't want to spend money on QuickTime Pro, go to Versiontracker and search for an alternative player that does what you want.

I doubt that play selection was a non pro feature before.

naughty9s · Sep 16, 2005, 07:20 AM

Ok, thanks people.

Big Mac- I'm a student, and my loan doesn't come in for 3 weeks. If I were earning money I wouldn't mind having to pay for a key

JKT · Sep 16, 2005, 07:20 AM

Read this hint to get your own free Quicktime based editor.

moonmonkey · Sep 16, 2005, 07:33 AM

Its only locked out if you have used an illegal serial number (or your name really is Pablo/Nop)

Its worth the money, buy it!

Uncle Skeleton · Sep 16, 2005, 09:10 AM

Originally Posted by TETENAL

I doubt that play selection was a non pro feature before.

Besides which I don't think you can even set a selection without pro.

All the pro features can be accessed by applescript though, so there's nothing to complain about. pro just adds the convenience of not having to touch applescript.

rozwado1 · Sep 17, 2005, 08:45 AM

Go to an Apple Store and inspect their QT Pro keys...

CaptainHaddock · Sep 17, 2005, 09:11 AM

Originally Posted by moonmonkey

Its worth the money, buy it!

It's basic functionality that should be included with the OS.

blackbird_1.0 · Sep 17, 2005, 11:07 AM

I agree.

wataru · Sep 17, 2005, 11:16 AM

No one's forcing you to buy anything. Try QTAmateur.

TETENAL · Sep 17, 2005, 11:28 AM

Originally Posted by CaptainHaddock

It's basic functionality that should be included with the OS.

Which means that you'd have to have a part of the money earned on the OS finance QuickTime Pro. Apple doesn't make any money on sales of Windows.

Krypton · Sep 17, 2005, 01:17 PM

Originally Posted by moonmonkey

(or your name really is Pablo/Nop)

I even bought a matching wig...

alphasubzero949 · Sep 17, 2005, 03:20 PM

Originally Posted by CaptainHaddock

It's basic functionality that should be included with the OS.

Exactly. How soon everyone forgets about the pre-QT 4 days.

MojoRising022 · Sep 17, 2005, 06:41 PM

You truly cannot afford the fee for a QT Pro key? I'm sorry to hear that. I know teachers complain about pay, but if it's truly that critical I'm surprised you haven't moved to another job or field. Please realize I'm not trying to be disrespectful.

That is the single most disrespecful, ignorant thing I have read on this board in years.

Chuckit · Sep 17, 2005, 08:06 PM

Originally Posted by naughty9s

I never had a QT Pro key, have these features always been locked out?

As far as I know, Apple didn't lock out anything new in QuickTime Player 7. Did you buy your computer used, perchance?

dampeoples · Sep 17, 2005, 09:14 PM

Originally Posted by MojoRising022

That is the single most disrespecful, ignorant thing I have read on this board in years.

No kidding dude, I was reading down to get to the reply button myself.

JKT · Sep 18, 2005, 06:07 PM

Originally Posted by TETENAL

Which means that you'd have to have a part of the money earned on the OS finance QuickTime Pro. Apple doesn't make any money on sales of Windows.

Nor do they gain a damned thing by forcing people to use RealPlayer or VLC or MPlayer just so that they can watch something in full-flippin'-screen!

Uncle Skeleton · Sep 18, 2005, 06:18 PM

...nor does it make any sense for you to get your panties in a bunch over QTPlayer not giving fullscreen for free when there are litterally dozens of free apps that use the QT API to give you the exact same feature, including some open source applescripts from apple's own website.

Horsepoo!!! · Sep 18, 2005, 08:41 PM

I don't want to alarm you all but there's someone holding me at gun point at the moment. He's got an Apple logo on his shirt and he's FORCING me to buy QuickTime Pro!

Horsepoo!!! · Sep 18, 2005, 08:43 PM

I don't want to alarm you all but there's someone holding me at gun point at the moment. He's got an Apple logo on his shirt and he's FORCING me to buy QuickTime Pro!

indigoimac · Sep 18, 2005, 09:37 PM

To one above. I think u made ur point the first time! And the reality is that there is a microshaft logo on the shirt

Horsepoo!!! · Sep 18, 2005, 10:56 PM

2 1 abov I tink u maid yur poeent da furst tam.