QuickTime

E155909

file format standard media player software multimedia framework

QuickTime is Apple’s multimedia framework and file format standard used for handling and playing digital video, audio, and interactive content across platforms.

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All labels observed (19)

Label	Occurrences
QuickTime canonical	18
QuickTime Player	3
QuickTime File Format	2
Quicktime	2
Apple Computer (as QuickTime component)	1
Apple QuickTime	1
QuickTime (bundled version)	1
QuickTime .mov	1
QuickTime .qt	1
QuickTime 7	1
QuickTime Carbon APIs	1
QuickTime Graphics Importers	1
QuickTime Player application	1
QuickTime Player on Mac	1
QuickTime Pro	1
QuickTime Streaming Server	1
QuickTime X	1
QuickTime audio	1
QuickTime framework APIs	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1368050 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: QuickTime
Context triple: [Adobe After Effects, fileFormatSupport, QuickTime]

A. Final Cut Pro
Final Cut Pro is Apple's professional non-linear video editing software widely used for film, television, and content creation on macOS.
B. HFS Plus
HFS Plus is a proprietary journaling file system developed by Apple for use in macOS and earlier Macintosh operating systems, succeeding the original HFS to support larger files and volumes.
C. MacWorks XL
MacWorks XL was a software environment that allowed Apple Lisa computers to run the Macintosh operating system and applications, effectively turning them into Macintosh-compatible systems.
D. Mac OS 9
Mac OS 9 is the final major release of Apple's classic Mac OS line, known for features like Sherlock 2, improved internet integration, and serving as a bridge before the transition to Mac OS X.
E. NeXTSTEP
NeXTSTEP was an advanced Unix-based operating system and development environment created by NeXT Inc., notable for its object-oriented frameworks and influential role in the later development of macOS and iOS.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: QuickTime
Target entity description: QuickTime is Apple’s multimedia framework and file format standard used for handling and playing digital video, audio, and interactive content across platforms.

A. Final Cut Pro
Final Cut Pro is Apple's professional non-linear video editing software widely used for film, television, and content creation on macOS.
B. HFS Plus
HFS Plus is a proprietary journaling file system developed by Apple for use in macOS and earlier Macintosh operating systems, succeeding the original HFS to support larger files and volumes.
C. MacWorks XL
MacWorks XL was a software environment that allowed Apple Lisa computers to run the Macintosh operating system and applications, effectively turning them into Macintosh-compatible systems.
D. Mac OS 9
Mac OS 9 is the final major release of Apple's classic Mac OS line, known for features like Sherlock 2, improved internet integration, and serving as a bridge before the transition to Mac OS X.
E. NeXTSTEP
NeXTSTEP was an advanced Unix-based operating system and development environment created by NeXT Inc., notable for its object-oriented frameworks and influential role in the later development of macOS and iOS.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	file format standard ⓘ media player software ⓘ multimedia framework ⓘ
componentOf	macOS multimedia subsystem ⓘ
containerFormat	MOV ⓘ QuickTime File Format ⓘ linked to: QuickTime
developer	Apple Inc. ⓘ
developerCountry	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
fileFormat	.mov ⓘ .qt ⓘ
hasComponent	QuickTime Player application ⓘ linked to: QuickTime QuickTime framework APIs ⓘ linked to: QuickTime
hasEdition	QuickTime Player ⓘ linked to: QuickTime QuickTime Pro ⓘ linked to: QuickTime
includedWith	macOS ⓘ
influenced	MPEG-4 container format ⓘ
initialReleaseDate	1991-12-02 ⓘ
license	proprietary software license ⓘ
notableFeature	cross-platform media framework APIs ⓘ mov container extensible track-based structure ⓘ
operatingSystem	Windows ⓘ macOS ⓘ
platform	Macintosh ⓘ linked to: Apple Macintosh computers Microsoft Windows ⓘ linked to: Windows
programmingLanguage	C ⓘ
securityStatusOnWindows	no longer supported by Apple ⓘ
supportsCodec	AAC ⓘ ALAC ⓘ Apple ProRes ⓘ linked to: ProRes Cinepak ⓘ H.264 ⓘ MPEG-4 Part 2 ⓘ Sorenson Video ⓘ
supportsMediaType	digital audio ⓘ digital video ⓘ interactive content ⓘ text ⓘ virtual reality (QuickTime VR) ⓘ
supportsMetadata	chapters ⓘ subtitles ⓘ timecode ⓘ
supportsProgressiveDownload	yes ⓘ
supportsStreaming	yes ⓘ
usedFor	media authoring ⓘ media editing ⓘ media playback ⓘ media transcoding ⓘ
website	https://support.apple.com/quicktime ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (40)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Adobe After Effects → fileFormatSupport → QuickTime ⓘ

Carbon (late transitional API) → integratesWith → QuickTime ⓘ

Mac OS 8 → includesComponent → QuickTime ⓘ

Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah → includesComponent → QuickTime ⓘ

H.264 → containerFormat → QuickTime ⓘ

QuickTime → containerFormat → QuickTime File Format ⓘ

linked to: QuickTime

QuickTime → hasEdition → QuickTime Player ⓘ

linked to: QuickTime

QuickTime → hasEdition → QuickTime Pro ⓘ

linked to: QuickTime

QuickTime → hasComponent → QuickTime Player application ⓘ

linked to: QuickTime

QuickTime → hasComponent → QuickTime framework APIs ⓘ

linked to: QuickTime

Adobe Premiere Pro → supportsFormat → QuickTime ⓘ

Adobe Media Encoder → supportsStandard → QuickTime ⓘ

Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard → defaultMediaPlayer → QuickTime X ⓘ

linked to: QuickTime

Mac OS X 10.1 Puma → includedApplication → QuickTime Player ⓘ

linked to: QuickTime

Mac OS X transition technologies → includes → QuickTime Carbon APIs ⓘ

linked to: QuickTime

Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar → includesApplication → QuickTime Player ⓘ

linked to: QuickTime

Cheetah → includedMediaPlayer → QuickTime ⓘ

Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger → includedComponent → QuickTime 7 ⓘ

linked to: QuickTime

Continuity Camera → compatibleWith → QuickTime Player on Mac ⓘ

linked to: QuickTime

Avid Media Composer → fileFormatSupport → QuickTime ⓘ

Motion → fileFormat → QuickTime ⓘ

Compressor → supportsFormat → QuickTime ⓘ

Angry Candy → containsWork → Quicktime ⓘ

linked to: QuickTime

Sorenson Video → platform → Apple QuickTime ⓘ

linked to: QuickTime

Sorenson Video → fileContainer → QuickTime .mov ⓘ

linked to: QuickTime

Sorenson Video → fileContainer → QuickTime .qt ⓘ

linked to: QuickTime

Cinepak → developer → Apple Computer (as QuickTime component) ⓘ

linked to: QuickTime

Cinepak → usedIn → QuickTime ⓘ

MPEG-4 container format → relatedTo → QuickTime File Format ⓘ

linked to: QuickTime

DNxHD → containerFormat → QuickTime ⓘ

RealVideo → competesWith → QuickTime ⓘ

Indeo → fileContainer → QuickTime ⓘ

Carbon Sound Manager → relatedTo → QuickTime audio ⓘ

linked to: QuickTime

Carbon QuickDraw APIs → relatedTo → QuickTime Graphics Importers ⓘ

linked to: QuickTime

Ignorant Art → hasTrack → Quicktime ⓘ

linked to: QuickTime

Apple Xserve G4 → supportsSoftware → QuickTime Streaming Server ⓘ

linked to: QuickTime

Mac OS X 10.1 Puma → includedComponent → QuickTime ⓘ

subject linked to: Puma

Mac OS 7.6.1 → includedComponent → QuickTime (bundled version) ⓘ

linked to: QuickTime

System 7.5.3 → includedComponent → QuickTime ⓘ

RealMedia → competesWith → QuickTime ⓘ

All labels observed (19)

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Referenced by (40)

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