INSTALL QUICKTIME FOR MACINTOSH

ABOUT QUICKTIME

QuickTime and its web browser Plug-in are one of the most popular and successful ways to play digital video and interactive events on your computer. It is an add-on to your World Wide Web browser and is available for both the Macintosh and Windows computer platforms.

The latest version of QuickTime is available directly as a FREE download over the Internet (although there is a "professional" version available as a $30 upgrade). The version of QuickTime you need must be 4.1.2 or greater.

Regardless of which version you may already have installed on your computer, we strongly recommend that you install the latest version of QuickTime. No harm will be done if you are installing on top of a previous version. The installation is self-configuring and only asks you to select a few options along the way.

INSTALLATION CHOICES FOR QUICKTIME:

You have several choices in getting and installing QuickTime for your computer (see the chart below).

• GET IT FROM THE INTERNET (WWW): Install QuickTime and its web browser plug-in from the download web site at Apple, Inc. This takes a little time, particularly if you have a slow connection to the Internet. However, a direct Internet download insures you are getting the most recent version of QuickTime.
• STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS: We give you step-by-step instructions that explain how to install and configure QuickTime from Apple's Internet site.
  
• TEST PLUGIN: To make sure your QuickTime plugin works, we've given you a web site in which you can try out various streaming and progressive download QuickTime movies.

QUICKTIME PLAYER & WEB BROWSER PLUG-IN
COMPUTER PLATFORM	GET IT NOW!		STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS		TEST YOUR PLUGIN
MACINTOSH QuickTime Player 4.1.2 & Plug-in

QUICKTIME FOR MACINTOSH
STEP-BY-STEP INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

The following instructions will show you how to:

• DETERMINE EXISTING VERSION Determine if you have QuickTime installed on your Macintosh-based computer what version it is.
• UPDATE EXISTING VERSION Instructions for updating your QuickTime to the latest version.
• DOWNLOAD NEW VERSION Instructions for downloading a completely new version of QuickTime if you don't have it.
• TEST PLUGIN See if your newly installed plugin actually works!

DETERMINE WHAT VERSION OF QUICKTIME YOU HAVE

The follow instructions will help you determine which version of QuickTime you have installed.

Any contemporary Macintosh Computer comes with QuickTime pre-installed as part of the Operating System. But if you want to determine what version of QuickTime you are running, follow these directions:

• From your internal hard drive, find and open your computer's SYSTEM FOLDER.
• In the System Folder, open the EXTENSIONS FOLDER.
• In the Extensions Folder, look for the extension called QUICKTIME. There will be various QuickTime utilities with longer names, but find the one just labeled QUICKTIME.

  

• Highlight the icon for the QuickTime Extension by clicking it once.
• From the Desktop's FILE MENU, select GET INFO. A window will open labeled "QuickTime Info."
• Check the version number. If it is less than 4.1.2, use our UPDATE INSTRUCTIONS.

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UPDATE INSTRUCTIONS FOR AN EXISTING VERSION OF QUICKTIME

If you already have QuickTime on your Macintosh computer, follow these instructions to conduct a quick update to the latest version.

There is a utility that comes with QuickTime called the QUICKTIME UPDATER. If you are connected to the Internet, it will automatically help you update your installed version of QuickTime to the latest one. Follow these steps:

• The typical install for QuickTime places a folder called QUICKTIME FOLDER on your hard drive at the root or top most directory level (not the Desktop). Find it and open it.
• Inside the QUICKTIME FOLDER is an application called QUICKTIME UPDATER. Double click it's icon to launch it.

  

• Once the QuickTime Updater is launched, follow all the on-screen instructions and you are finished.

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DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS TO INSTALL A COMPLETELY NEW VERSION OF QUICKTIME

You must be using QuickTime 4.1.2 or greater to take advantage of the media files you will encounter in LearningSpace. Follow these instructions to download and install a complete version of QuickTime for your Macintosh-based computer.

DOWNLOAD QUICKTIME

With your Internet browser, go to the web address (URL) http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download. Ignore all the enticements to download the professional version. Instead, to download the free version scroll down to the section in which you enter your vital statistics and your computer platform. After entering your data and making your selections, click on the DOWNLOAD QUICKTIME button.

The various components which make up QuickTime will be downloaded.

Along the way, you may encounter several windows asking you to make certain decisions about the download and installation.

• One of these windows asks if you wish to conduct your installation DIRECTLY from the Apple web site. If you choose this option, the installation process begins immediately.
• If you choose the option to DOWNLOAD the installer onto your hard drive first, you must wait for the download, then find the QuickTime Installer program on your hard drive and run it manually. We often prefer the first option in which you run the installation directly from the Apple web site.
• Once the installation program is running, respond to any questions or options it gives you. If asked for a registration number, just ignore that page and go on to the next. All components of QuickTime, the QuickTime Player, and the latest PLUG-IN for your web browser will automatically be installed, requiring no further action on your part.
• Restart your computer so your Macintosh Operating System will recognize all of QuickTime's components.

With QuickTime properly loaded, whenever the ymposium site or your web browser encounters a QuickTime based media file, it will open and play for you.

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