Apple Brings QuickTime to Java
PR Newswire - March 24, 1998 08:48
AAPL %CPR %PDT V%PRN P%PRN
SAN FRANCISCO, JAVAONE, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Apple Computer, Inc.
(Nasdaq: AAPL) today announced QuickTime for Java, bringing QuickTime's
industry leading digital media and digital video capabilities to the Java
platform. A developer framework for easily adding multimedia playback,
authoring and publishing capabilities to Java software, QuickTime for Java
will significantly increase Java's acceptance in new media markets and enable
delivery of compelling interactive content to Java customers.
QuickTime for Java allows developers to write Java programs that
incorporate QuickTime content and functionality. Java developers will now
have unlimited access to QuickTime's rich support for digital media, including
graphics, sound, video, text, music, VR and 3D. Additionally, they will be
able to deliver high-quality video and audio using QuickTime 3's compression
technologies, which ensure outstanding fidelity even at low bit-rates.
"QuickTime is the industry standard in digital media and digital video,
and has delivered ground-breaking capabilities to the Macintosh and Windows
platforms," said Avie Tevanian, vice president of Software Engineering at
Apple. "Integrating QuickTime with Java will not only open new doors for
QuickTime, it will also allow the creation of truly advanced interactive
software by the Java community."
Licensing and Availability
A developer release of QuickTime for Java is now available. For
information on how to get the software, visit the QuickTime website at
apple.com.
QuickTime: The Standard for Digital Video and New Media Publishing
First released by Apple Computer, Inc. in 1991, QuickTime is the de facto
standard for digital media authoring and delivery. Its latest release,
QuickTime 3, combines advanced digital video streaming technologies with major
breakthroughs in ease-of-use.
QuickTime is the only digital media technology platform capable of
integrating 3D animation, real-time special effects, virtual reality, and
streaming video and audio across all major personal computer platforms.
QuickTime currently supports over 35 popular media file formats, including
most major video, still image, audio, animation, and MIDI formats. QuickTime
is the winner of numerous industry awards and QuickTime's file format has been
chosen as the starting point for the International Standard Organization's
(ISO) MPEG-4 Intermedia Format.
Apple Computer, Inc. ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s
with the Apple II, and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the
Macintosh. Apple is now recommitted to its original mission - to bring the
best personal computing products and support to students, educators,
designers, scientists, engineers, businesspersons and consumers in over 140
countries around the world.
Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, and QuickTime are registered trademarks
of Apple Computer, Inc. Additional company and product names may be
trademarks or registered trademarks of the individual companies and are
respectfully acknowledged.
SOURCE Apple Computer, Inc.
/EDITORS' ADVISORY: For additional information visit Apple's website
(http://www.apple.com/pr/), call Apple's Media Helpline at (408) 974-2042, or
contact Kelli Kaufman of Niehaus Ryan Group, Inc., (650) 827-7041./
/CONTACT: Staci Sheppard, 408-974-8404, email: sheppard@apple.com, or
Russell Brady, 408-974-6877, email: brady2@apple.com, both of Apple Computer,
Inc./
/Web site: apple.com
(AAPL) |
