Date: Wed, 16 Nov 94 12:41:15 +0500
From: Eric Bennett <[email protected]>
Subject: QT.on.IBM.v11.hqx.sit
To: [email protected]

You have a November 12 upload called QT.on.IBM.sit.hqx; I wrote this document
but did not upload it.  The person who uploaded it uploaded an OLD, OUTDATED
copy of this file.  Please remove it and replace it with the new version 1.1 of
this document, which I have enclosed (I have also sent the removal request to
[email protected]).  Thanks.


Description of upload:

This text document explains how to save Macintosh QuickTime movies in a format
that can be played in Microsoft Windows 3.1 or greater.  It includes information
on where to get the required software for both the Mac and Windows machines.

-Eric Bennett ([email protected])

Drawing on my fine command of the language, I said nothing.
-Robert Benchley



Windows AVI-->Mac QT Conversion instructions v1.0
created 9/11/94

There is a tiny Mac application which tries to convert AVI files to QuickTime
format.  To get it, FTP to �mac.archive.umich.edu� and get the file
/mac/graphics/quicktime/aviquicktime.sit.hqx.  If the site is too busy, try gopher
instead: gopher.archive.merit.edu. Choose �Merit Software Archives� and then
�Macintosh Archive.�  The file you want is
graphics/quicktime/aviquicktime.sit.hqx.  THIS PROGRAM DOES NOT ALWAYS
WORK.  Some AVI files will not convert properly; I do not know why.  If anyone
has a more reliable conveter, please let everyone know (especially if it�s free)!


Mac QT <----> Windows 3.1 (QT/Windows) Conversion instructions v1.1
created 3/17/94, updated 9/11/94

This section explains how to play Macintosh QTs with Windows.  The old, out of
date version of this "how to" file from last March seems to have fallen into the
hands of many people, so I think it�s worth it to repost this updated version.  Before
I explain the conversion process, let me give you a brief background of the problems
involved.

QuickTime movies have a section containing actual data and a section
containing information on how to play that data--the compression method for
graphics or sounds, playback rates, etc.  Under MS-DOS, a file is a file is a file, so QTs
under DOS have everything in one chunk.  Macintosh files, however, have two
pieces--a data fork and a resource fork (the resource fork allows programmers to
easily add and access specific pieces of data in their programs--sound, icons, etc.).
DOS has no analogous structure.  When one converts files from Mac to IBM, a Mac
file often becomes TWO files on the DOS disk, one containing the data fork and one
containing the resource fork.  This situation is a problem because:
1.  DOS movie players generally want everything in one file; and
2.  The Mac saves the movie data in the data fork, but control info in the
resource.
Therefore, for the DOS or Windows players to work, all of the movie data must
be integrated into ONE file, a process known as "flattening."

So just how does one deal with the problem?  Simple.  You need to obtain two
software packages from Apple, both of which are available for free over internet (I
don't want to get into the copyright problems involved in redistributing software, so
I'm not including the software here--instead, I'm telling you where you can get it).


1.  Using anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.APPLE.COM, enter the
SOFTWARE:MAC:SC:SNIPPETS:QUICKTIME directory and download
PLAYMOVIE.HQX.  This is a binhexed StuffIt archive which contains source code
for PlayMovie AND a compiled version of PlayMovie.  This is the necessary Mac
software. (Some other programs, such as Adobe Premiere, will work as well.)

2.  QuickTime for Windows, currently at version 1.1.1, is the necessary Windows
software. You can get it via ftp:
winftp.cica.indiana.edu /pub/pc/win3/desktop/qtw111.zip
or
cnuce-arch.cn           /pub/msdos/win3/desktop/qtw111.zip
or (but this is in Mac BinHex format--you'll need an .hqx decoder)
ftp.support.apple.com   /pub/Apple SW Updates/Macintosh/Supplemental
System Software/QuickTime for Windows (1.1.1).hqx


NOTE: QT/Windows is available from LOTS of places on internet; it seems to
come and go at will from the various FTP sites.  If you do an archie search for
filenames beginning with "qtw" you will find many copies of it all over the place (in
exe, .zip, and .arj formats at the very least).  BE SURE TO GET VERSION 1.1.1.  The
archive should be between 700-800k if it�s in ZIP format (if it�s much smaller, it may
be missing some things).


You must have access to a Mac, since PlayMovie, the flattener, is a Macintosh
application.  Open the Mac QT movie with PlayMovie.  WHILE THE MOVIE IS
PLAYING, select "Save flattened" from the file menu to save a flattened copy of the
movie (the movie closes when it's done playing, so you can't save it then).  Transfer
this flattened movie to the IBM (use whatever means necessary--modem, ethernet,
disk [CompactPro for Mac and its DOS extractor companion, ExtractorPC, will allow
multidisk archives, so you might try them for movies that don�t fit on one disk]).

I believe that QuickTime for Windows v1.1.1 requires Windows 3.1.  The file
"Player.exe," which should be in the QTW archive which you obtain by FTP (some
archives I have seen are missing this program), can open flattened QT movies (use a
".mov" file extension).

Moving QT/Windows files to the Mac should not be a problem.  A few Mac
programs will open such flattened files directly; others may require you to set the
file type to "MooV" (using ResEdit�s �Get file info� command or another utility
altogether) before they display it in the file open dialog.  These files will (should!)
play just fine without resources. SUGGESTION: since the Mac and Windows
environments both support flattened files, Mac users might want to leave all of
their QT movies in flattened format so that it's easier to exhange files.

Good luck!  If you have trouble, feel free to email me and ask questions (I'm
batting 100% on solving problems thus far...).  Please let me know if you found this
info useful or if there are any errors in it.

This file is for everyone's benefit, so please distribute it freely to anyone
who might find it useful.  Thanks.

-Eric Bennett ([email protected])

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