Apple has released QuickTime 7.2 for Mac and Windows. The update includes a bunch of bug fixes, updates to the H.264 codec, and oh yeah: support for full screen playback.

That's right, the free version of QuickTime has finally caught up to pretty much every free media player on the market. Up until now, if you wanted to watch full screen video using QuicktTme, you had to pay $30 for a QuickTime Pro license.

QuickTime Pro still has a few features that set it apart from its free cousin:

• Create videos using H.264
• Record audio
  
• Create movies
  
• Save movies from the web

But full screen playback isn't a bonus feature, or something you'd only expect from a package designed for multimedia creators. In fact, if you just want to watch QuickTime movies, you can use VLC or Media Player Classic and QuickTime Alternative. It's possible that if Apple hadn't taken so long to unlock a feature that should have never been locked, hackers wouldn't have felt the need to put together alternative solutions.

[via AppleInsider]