Quicktime Pro 7

Before upgrading my MacBook Pro to High Sierra 10.13.1, I was able to use Quicktime Pro 7 to edit my videos. I really like the convenience of making simple edits with it. However, now when I click Quicktime > Registration, no window appears to enter my key. Clicking on New > (anything) > Pro doesn't give me a place to enter a key either, just to Buy > Apple webpage. It's a big circle. Is there a way to use Pro anymore?

It still opens for me as depicted below:

Your QT7 App may have become corrupted or is not v7.6.6 (1709) which is compatible with the current classic QT7 v7.7.3 (3014) structure embed. Try downloading and/or reinstalling the QT7 media player app. If that doesn't work, then I'd recommend re-installing the High Sierra assuming it is the QT7 structure embed itself that is corrupted.

After upgrading to High Sierra I installed QT Pro 7 via this linkInstalling QuickTime Player 7 on your Mac - Apple Support and then entering in my registration key. The Pro symbol should appear after you click out of the text field to enter the key. That's the only way to verify that you are in Pro mode other than knowing what features should be unlocked. I double-checked this with a backup folder of software installation files i have on an external HD and its the same version according to the title of the file. So as mentioned above, if you cannot get it to release the pro functionality, probably need to uninstall and reinstall the app - take like 2 minutes to do this. Definitely do this before reinstalling the entire OS .... i will admit that I upgraded all 4 of my Macs and my Macbook Pro 15" laptop attempting to download the and update via WiFi screwed up and i had to do a recovery operation on it .... my point being that John ay be correct in that you may be doing everything right, you just have a corrupt file.

i use CleanMyMac 3's uninstaller feature to remove applications and all the BS files they scatter all over your computer. Another one if you get stuck looking for files that are hanging up a full removal is to use Devon EasyFind - its free in the app store. EasyFind is like Spotlight only it shares all of its secrets with you. Great tool and saved me many times when trying to uninstall and reinstall apps for a full removal and un-install. I believe CleanMyMac 3 Uninstaller is free and unlimited under the non-paid version.

Cheers

if memory serves me correct i noticed this (the corrupt file & the file name being the same as it was a few years ago) as well after an update.

my recommendation - whatever cloud service you use (iCloud, dropbox, google drive, one drive, etc.) - create a "Software" folder in the local folder that syncs with the online servers for the cloud service you prefer (if you dont subscribe or use one, they all offer a free account with a few GB of storage. I prefer dropbox - but any will work. inside the software folder create a "Quicktime 7 Pro" folder. In the folder save these items:

- .dmg install file you just downloaded from Apple

- print the Apple Quicktime 7 web page as an .html and/or .pdf

- print the email with your registration code to .pdf and/or drag the message into the same folder - the message should create an .eml file - if you use outlook for mac it will also be a .eml file, however if you use both i would save a copy of the email from both clients

- after typing in your registration code and it adds the "Pro" symbol take a screenshot of the preference window with the information and put that in your folder

- sounds like a lot of work but it's literally a minute of clicking, saving, dragging & dropping - and now you all have everything you need for this problem the next time you encounter it

i own 4 macs and I am an impulse buyer. i buy all sorts of software and its frustrating to need to troubleshoot an issue with the product and not have what i need which results in a half hour search for these items ... often times the .dmg file saved will work fine, but if you are installing after a new Mac OS release there is likely a newer version you may have to hunt for - but having the .html or .pdf copy of the page you downloaded it from will make finding the download link accessible to you from anywhere anytime should oyu need it.

this is a one-off situation since b/c its an actual mac legacy software product that they don't have in App store - but i find myself needing it within a month of every release of a new OS - i like it and hope it continues to work - i really wish they would just make QT that is baked in have all the 7 pro features incorporated or an option to enter a QT 7 option in the preferences menu so its all in one place - but that will never happen.

now that i think about it, i bought a $30 .mpeg2 codec from apple to upgrade QT 7 Pro ... now i need to go find that and add it to my "software" folder.

Elmedia Player by Etima Software is a good paid option in the Mac app store that offers most of the features that both QT versions offer built into one program that will be available to you on-demand for multiple machines. if you pay for a Setup subscription ($9/mo) it has this and some other Eltima Software applications free within their available downloads. i bought form the mac store and now i pay for a setup subscription to try several items ... so don make that mistake if you try it and like it. setapp is a cool subscription to try some very powerful software a lot of which i had no idea existed.

if you dont want to buy anything whatsoever - VLC Player is free and will play anything. I find Elmedia to be a more user friendly layout for my normal workflows when QT will not do the trick.

hope you QT 7 pro works properly. sorry for rambling - just thought i would share what works for me and let oyu know i ran into the same corrupt file issues after an install.

here are the 3 links you need for your QT 7 Pro software folder:

Download QuickTime Player 7 for Mac OS X v10.6.3 or later

Installing QuickTime Player 7 on your Mac - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/kb/dl923?locale=en_US

Good luck!

Hello, all,

It seems to be working as expected. One problem could be corruption on one computer and too recent a version on the other (7.6.9). Re-downloading the 7.6.6 dmg and going through the registration appears to be the answer!

Thanks.

Marsha

AKA PurpleCast