QuickTime

Apple's QuickTime multimedia authoring/playback software features built-in support for digital video, including the DV camcorder QuickTime is Apple's cutting-edge digital media software for both Mac and Windows-based computers delivers unparalleled quality for creating, playing and streaming audio and video content over the Internet.

QuickTime: the digital media standard.

Besides playing MPEG-4 and MP3 content, it supports timecode tracks as well as MIDI standards such as the Roland Sound Canvas and GS format extensions. It also supports key standards for web streaming, including HTTP, RTP and RTSP. Plus, it supports every major file format for images, including JPEG, BMP, PICT, PNG and GIF.

QuickTime also features built-in support for digital video, including the DV camcorder formats, as well as support for AVI, AVR, MPEG-1, H.263, and OpenDML.

QuickTime has a legacy of supporting and developing the latest digital media standards ensuring that you can create and play back the widest range of standard formats in the industry with QuickTime.
MPEG-1
MPEG-2(1)
MPEG-4
H.264
3GPP & 3GPP2
AAC
JPEG
And dozens more

Here are some key features of "QuickTime":
Create H.264 video
Convert video for iPod
Record audio for podcasting or narration
Background Exporting
On screen playback control in full screen mode
Create surround sound audio
Save movies from the web*
Full screen playback
Create content for mobile phones
Create MPEG-4 files
Cut/copy/paste editing
Create slideshows
Convert media to dozens of formats
Create media skins
Watch streaming web videos in player or browser
View over 200 media file types
Automatic connection speed detection
Adjust video and audio settings
Play H.264 video
Surround Sound audio playback
Access to QuickTime content guide
Adjust movie playback speed


Requirements:
A Pentium processor-based PC or compatible computer
At least 128MB of RAM


Limitations:
Only the player features are available in the free version.