iphone 4 retina and Quicktime "pro" 7 not compatable? *** !

I am disgusted that apple would sell quicktime pro (7) and advertise that it works for the iphone when the iphone 4 has been out for a year now and QT7 does NOT support the retina display resolution (920 x 640).

Strange, my iPhone plays 720p files (1280x720) fine.

In all honesty, Convert your mov files with Videora for free and they will look 10 x better than any quicktime "pro" version, do not ever purchase quicktime pro as it is a complete waste of your money and amounts to nothing more that a THEFT of your monies ! I should have gone with the reviews as most are clearly very negative on this old product but I didnt think apple could make something this terrible, hmmm, but they did.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and as you do not indicate what pre-set or customs conversion settings you may be using, it is difficult to argue the point. However, as a person who uses QT 7 Pro on a daily basis for more than simply making conversions, I find it to be a handy application/utility to have on hand and well worth the investment for my purposes.

I'm glad yer iPhone plays 720p just like mine but that is not the problem I am having. When you find out why qt pro 7 does NOT support exporting ( using the supplied iphone or h264 settings) the iPhone 4 retina resolution then please respond with the correct reason.

You are obviously using the built-in preset options and not custom settings. You are forgetting that Apple's primary purpose when creating pre-sets is to ensure compatibility. These options are programmed for multi-generation devices and, only support, the quality/settings that are compatible with the least capable device. As such, the TV preset is limited to 960x540 display resolution at 30/29.97 fps and a maximum video data rate of 5.0 Mbps. In a similar manner, the iPhone pre-set is limited to 1620 macroblocks/frame (usually a 720x480 or 720x576 max matrix) and 1.0 Mbps video data to maintain compatibility with all previous iPhone models. If you want to make the most of your device's particular capabilities, then either use custom settings or chose a different device pre-set whose output more closely matches what you want to use on your device if you want to use QT 7 Pro to perform your conversions. If you want to use a different converter, than, by all means, feel free to do so. However, since the source of your problem is in your work flow and not the product, I was merely attempting to point out the fact that your previous comments were unjustified.

As far as editing softwares and hardwares go I have everything from autodesk flame/ inferno down to pro and everything in between. Again please respond to my simple question only, why does qt7 not support the latest iPhone 4 higher retina display resolution? As opposed to older lower resolutions.

Let's hope you fully know how to take advantage of all of these hardware/software devices/applications. If you really feel Apple should support each device and generation of device with a separate entity pre-set as created and sold since being released, then contact Apple HERE and register your total dissatisfaction regarding each and every product not to your liking. You, of course, are entitled to your own opinions. Please extend the same courtesy to others.

Qt7 still ***** and is a total waste of money as people can do everything it does better and for free. Screw apple!

I might agree in some instances. For transcoding, I tend to prefer the X.264 codec with custom settings for more extensive analysis, better vector motion detection/rendering, removal of duplicated frames when applying detelecine, and a limited combined deinterlace/decomb filtering option. However, try aging, masking, layering, blending, picture-in-picture/picture-with-picture, and similar compositing options in a "free" utility.

For the last time: WHY DO THE EXPORT OPTIONS IN QTP7 FOR IPHONE ONLY OUTPUT OLD LOWER RESOLUTIONS AND NOT THE NEW HIGHER RESOLUTION FOR RETINA ON IPHONE 4 BY DEFAULT????? Also why is the QT H264 code so terrible?

Asked and answered. Apple provides a single pre-set option for each device. It supports all devices of that class. An iPhone 4 specific pre-set would not support the original iPhone, the iPhone 3g, or the iPhone 3gs. Having a separate pre-set for each firmware version of each model would not be practical from a resource management or corporate standpoint—especially when you already have a free QT X "HD 720p" pre-set option which specifically supports not only the iPhone 4, but the iPod Touch, TV2 and iPad, and iPad2 as well at the full 29.97/30 fps. As to quality, the "HD 720p" option has a 5.0 Mbps target video data rate which is 5 times the data rate used by the "iPhone" pre-set and thus provides better quality and is usually the target used by most alternative/third-party "free" converters. (You have yet to indicate the resolution or data rate supported by your free Videora alternative.) If you want or need a better answer, contact Steve Jobs at his email address. He may even respond.

Now, how about answering a question for me... Are you, with all of your self-professed experience, really as obtuse and lazy as you pretend to be or are you simply using this forum as a platform to "criticize or disparage, often spitefully or unfairly" the QT 7 Pro product and/or to advertise alternative software?

Oh yea, time for you to upgrade to SSD drives with gobs of ram on Linux /win 7 64 and get with fast computing dude! oh, forgot I see yer on a old MAC!

Sorry, the gain in speed is not worth the loss of 13 TBs of storage/protection space when comparing your 3TB SSD drive against my 8-bay, 16 TB RAID drive (which is upgradeable to 24 TBs and hot switchable between RAID 5 and RAID 6 redundancy) and is my dedicated iTunes library drive served by that "old Mac."

so please just GO AWAY and don't come back.

Your wish is my command. I grow weary of dueling verbally with an unarmed Windows Wonder Wizard anyway.

Adios amigo.