Comments on: Snow Leopard upgrade issues: Gears, Quicktime Pro

By: mog

mog — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:20:50 +0000

Can i get that in writing :) ….not a problem. …i still find myself using QT7 over the new QT on a daily basis.

By: Sai

Sai — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:19:12 +0000

You’re a legend thanks for posting.

Sai

By: mog

mog — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:04:18 +0000

Apple does remove features in my opinion as it moves fully from professional to consumer use through the maze of pro-sumer, …i wouldn’t say it is obsession or control, just catering to the core market as it changes.

..my main gripe was the removing of QT7 itself and all of its functionality from new QT, it was like the development team just couldn’t be bothered to make the new version even as good as the previous, which was inexcusable in my opinion.

I still find myself opening QT7 on a very regular basis as i need to do anything other than watch, and the ability to do a quick basic edit without having to open FCP is a highly profitable asset.

How Windows hibernation has to do with the post i am not so sure …..it was not really about Apples shutdown and sleep functionality, …that is for another post :)

By: Danzibar

Danzibar — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:52:06 +0000

Apple historically DOES remove features all the time. This is one of the signs of their obsession with control and often a clue to future software they want to sell. Sometimes it is simply a feature they don’t like or want to deal with. Anyone remember “Save and Shutdown”? (otherwise known to the Windows world as “Hibernate”)

We use Hibernate constantly. It often SAVES your behind when taking laptops through airports or if you need to move a computer or temporarily interrupt the power on a station with a lot of open work. OS 9 had this briefly. Then Apple disabled it in an update and it has never returned. I actually had a conversation about this with some of their product VPs and an engineer back around the time of 10.2. The engineer remarked how he also would like to see that feature but was quickly drowned out by the pair of VPs (or whatever title they held) who tried to argue it was unreliable and would lose data.

Interesting that MS Windows and other platforms have been doing so for years with little or no problem.

By: Mark D

Mark D — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 06:20:37 +0000

Thank you so much!!! You rock for sharing this info. The folder is actually called Optional Installs (at least on my disc it is). Also, in order to restore all of my Quicktime functionality, I had to re-install Perian as well to be able to Export and Save As. I can’t believe that Apple would cause Snow Leopard to wipe out all of this stuff, but thanks again.

By: Vlad

Vlad — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:55:35 +0000

Thanks a lot. Your article clarifies the issue with the QT in the best way. I know what to do now.

By: Ann

Ann — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:49:37 +0000

Thanks! I was frantic until I read your post. Now I have to figure out how to empty the mail without the warning message…