Apple Mac OS 7.6 - Manual (Page 24)

Multimedia software
Mac OS 7.6 includes several features to enhance both multimedia viewing
and authoring.
New version of QuickTime
QuickTime is a system extension that gives your computer the ability to
work with video and animation. You don’t interact with QuickTime directly;
it works behind the scenes to provide multimedia functionality to your
application programs. With QuickTime 2.5, you might notice these
enhancements in applications that use them:
m You can import a wider variety of file formats.
m On computers with PowerPC microprocessors, you can play back MIDI
files with CD-quality sound (44.1 kHz, 16-bit, stereo).
m You can play back the karaoke files commonly found on the Internet.
Additionally, you can automatically start playing a CD-ROM disc or audio
CD when you insert it or when your computer starts up. You can also play
MIDI files on external devices, using Apple’s MIDI Manager. You use the
QuickTime Settings control panel to control these features.
SimpleText, a word-processing application program installed with Mac OS 7.6,
can play multimedia “movies” saved in the QuickTime format. For help
playing movies in SimpleText, see the SimpleText Guide, available in the
Guide menu when SimpleText is active.
QuickDraw 3D
The QuickDraw 3D extension gives computers with PowerPC
microprocessors the ability to work with 3D images. As with QuickTime, you
don’t interact with QuickDraw 3D directly. Instead, the extension provides
capabilities your application programs can use for displaying and
manipulating 3D pictures.
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