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Filed under: Video, Windows, Apple, Freeware

Keeping up with Apple: QuickTime Alternative 2.7 released

Quicktime Alternative
Hot on the heels of the release of QuickTime 7.5.5 yesterday, the makers of QuickTime Alternative have released version 2.7: with support for QuickTime 7.5.5 files.

QuickTime Alternative is a Windows program for users who might occasionally want to watch a QuickTime file but don't want to install Apple's media player. The program is bundled with Media Player Classic, an open source Windows media playback utility that looks a lot like Windows Media Player 6. You can use Media Player Classic to watch MOV files you've downloaded to your hard drive. Or you can install the browser plugin to watch files embedded on web pages. The latest version of QuickTime Alternative incldues support for Google Chrome as well as Firefox, Netscape, and Opera.

QuickTime Alternative makes use of the codecs taken from Apple software but is not an official Apple product.

Filed under: Security, Video, Macintosh

Mac trojan masquerading as codec

Late last week, Intego Security released a press release detailing a new Trojan web variant, aimed at Mac users. A Trojan, known as OSX.RSPlug.A (or OSX/Puper), is installed on the system by the user, under the guise that it is a video codec, required for playing a free video file.

The installer, under the clever name MacCodec, requires administrative access to install (meaning the user has to not only specifically agree to download the file, he/she has to enter in the admin password before it will install), and instead of installing a codec, it runs a script that creates a scheduled task that changes the DNS server, in an attempt to redirect users to malicious phishing sites. Unsurprisingly, this Trojan seems to be almost exclusively targeting porn sites that offer those always-hard-to-resist "Download Sample Now" or "Free movie clip" downloads.

Like clockwork, the pandering , the hysteria and the schadenfreude has already hit the web. Many of these articles fail to adequately underscore a few points that, we at Download Squad, think are pretty important for users to consider:

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Filed under: Audio, Video, Windows, Macintosh, Apple

iTunes 7.5 released


Apple has just released iTunes 7.5, available for both Windows and Mac users.

Per the Apple's Software Update utility:

"iTunes 7.5 features the ability to activate iPhone wherever service is offered and support for Phase, a new interactive music game designed exclusively for iPod nano (third generation), iPod classic, and iPod (fifth generation). This release also includes bug fixes to improve stability and performance."

Additionally, a 7.3 update to QuickTime is available as well. 7.3 is bundled with the iTunes download, but is also available individually.

Again, per Apple's Software Update utility:

QuickTime 7.3 addresses critical security issues and delivers:
- Support for iTunes 7.5
- Updated support for creating iPhone-compatible web content
- Updated JavaScript support in the QuickTime Web Plug-in
- Numerous bug fixes

This release is recommended for all QuickTime 7 users.


QuickTime 7.2 was causing lots of problems with Windows Vista, which we hope the newest update will resolve.

Filed under: Internet, Video

TVTonic upgrade adds QuickTime support to Windows Vista Media Center

TVTonic
Waveexpress is releasing an updated version of TVTonic for Windows Vista. The big news is that the upgrade adds support for native QuickTime video playback using Windows Vista's Media Center interface.

TVTonic is an application that works in conjunction with Windows Media Center to download and stream internet video using a 10-foot interface. In other words, you can watch video podcasts like RocketBoom in your living room.

You can download and watch pretty much anything that has an RSS feed, but TVTonic also has an index of 358 video channels. And almost all of them use the QuickTime format, which means if you're using Windows Vista Media Center, up until now you could access only a limited number of channels. Not only does the new version of the software support QuickTime playback using the TVTonic application, but you'll be able to watch QuickTime movies stored in your "My Videos" directories.

Filed under: Design, Fun, Utilities, Video, Macintosh, Apple, Freeware

NicePlayer - what the Quicktime player oughta be

Nice PlayerLong time Mac users complain that the Finder is antiquated, and sorely needs to be refreshed. Luckily, it looks like they're going to get their wish in the upcoming Leopard release. However, there's another basic Mac application that needs some attention: the Quicktime player.

Admittedly, Apple has finally left the dark ages by allowing the free version of Quicktime to actually display full-screen movies. Yeesh, it took them forever to get around to that. But honestly, it's just not good enough.

To see what we're talking about, download the free NicePlayer. NicePlayer is effectively Quicktime with a modern user interface, but it offers a few extra benefits, like an extensible plug-in architecture. You can feed all of your video playing needs through NicePlayer, and after using it for a little while, we can only ask "why wouldn't you?".

Filed under: Video, Windows, Macintosh, Apple

QuickTime 7.2 finally supports full screen playback

QuicktimeApple 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]

Filed under: Utilities, Video, Macintosh, Freeware

Perian: Play (almost) every video file in QuickTime

PerianHere's one for the Mac folks: Perian is a free download for OS X that allows QuickTime to play video files in almost any format known to man. It uses the fantastic open source ffmpeg library to enable DivX, XviD, AVI, and even Flash Video files in a variety of configurations. According to the Perian web site, it will also be bundled with the next version of Democracy Player. Very cool.

[Via Anarchaia]

Filed under: Audio, Video, Macintosh, Apple, Microsoft

Microsoft distributes WMV/WMA component for QuickTime

Flip4MacIt's not often that Microsoft distributes third-party tools on its own web site, but it looks like they're making an exception for Flip4Mac, a plugin for QuickTime Player that lets Mac users to watch WMV and listen to WMA files without downloading Windows Media Player. It supports pretty much all the formats that WMP9 does, and since it's a QT plugin, it'll also let you watch streaming Windows Media files inside Safari.

[Via Digg]

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Forumwarz - a potentially offensive time waster

I pwn UAfter spending the better part of an hour on Forumwarz I still can't decide if it's just sick or if it's kind of fun. It's a bit like a car wreck on the highway. I know I shouldn't be looking but I can't quite turn away.

It's sick, it's twisted, it's the internet on it's worst level and darn it, it's kind of fun. At least for a little while.

Forumwarz is a parody role-playing game that takes place on the internet - or at least the Forumwarz version of it. Your goal is to complete missions that are given to you through a mock up of GoogleTalk called Sentrillion.

Your first "friend" is ShallowEsophagus who begins giving you missions to pwn various forums by being a troll. Depending on the character type you are assigned at start up, you have tools like drooling on the keyboard or bashing your head on the keyboard that you can use to destroy forum threads and eventually, pwn a forum.

Future missions involve buying illegal software from the Russians, pwning more difficult forums and other internet oddness.

Completing missions gives you cash, called Flezz in game, and items that you can pawn or use in other missions. The game is NOT for those easily offended. It's crass, coarse and there are frequent f-bombs in the fake chat sessions.

This is also a game for a more mature audience as it requires you to shop at the Drugs R Fun store to get various concoctions to improve your playing, engage in certain cyber activities to get more Flezz and just generally use a more adult perspective.

If you can get past that, here are the more enjoyable and time-wasting aspects.

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