Yes, the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component is available for volume purchase directly from Apple. Pricing at any volume is $19.99 per seat. Call 800-747-7483 for details. No, the MPEG-2 playback component you purchased for QuickTime will continue to work with QuickTime 7.

The MPEG-2 Playback Component can play back MPEG-2 files on non-encrypted DVDs. Professionally produced, commercial DVDs (such as Hollywood movies) are usually encrypted with special anti-piracy software, called Content Scramble System (CSS). In order to view these DVDs, decryption software is required and is included in DVD players. But decryption software is not included in QuickTime or the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component.

A new version of the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component is now available for Mac OS X users. This new version includes performance enhancements and is required for compatibility with QuickTime 6.4 or later. As a past purchaser, you can download it free of charge through your Apple Store account. Just visit the Apple Store and click “Your Account” in the store menu.

No, the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component does not contain an MPEG-2 encoder, therefore encoding or creating MPEG-2 content is not supported. The component is only a decoder, enabling playback of MPEG-2 content.

No, QuickTime Pro is not necessary for playback of MPEG-2 content with the MPEG-2 Playback Component. You need only QuickTime 6 Player or QuickTime 7 Player and the MPEG-2 Playback Component to view MPEG-2 content. However, if you wish to transcode MPEG-2 video content into other formats, QuickTime Pro or an application built upon the QuickTime export architecture is necessary.

The MPEG-2 Playback Component can play back both elementary audio and video streams, as well as multiplexed program streams.

There are a number of MPEG-2 file types that the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component can play back, including .mpg, .mpeg, .vob, .vro, .m2v, .m2a, and .m2s files.

No, MPEG-2 files containing AC3 audio cannot be played back with the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component.

While multiplexed streams can be played back with the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component, de-multiplexing of these streams is not supported.

The QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component supports the playback of MPEG-2 files (.mpg, .mpeg, .vob, .vro, .m2v, .m2a, and .m2s) that contain MPEG audio layers I or II. The MPEG-2 Playback Component does not support audio playback for MPEG-2 files containing PCM, DTS or AC3 audio. No, Apple has updated the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component for Mac OS X to be compatible with Intel-based Macs.

The playback volume is controlled during playback using the [+] (plus) and [-] (minus) buttons on the four-way rocker switch on the recorder face. [+] increases the playback volume. [-] reduces the playback volume.

There have been cases where clients would record something in Audio Track and when they go back and play it in the editor it is hardly audible. What is happening? It may be that the Recording volume control is not adjusted for the microphone. Make sure that in the above window that you have the Recording clicked in, and that in the bottom window, Mic Volume has a check mark. Make sure that the slider for Mic Volume is all the way up as shown in the picture and has a check mark in Selected.

Yes. If you are purchasing more than one LaneFX system in the same online or phone order, you will receive an additional 5% off your entire order including any add-on products (excluding shipping & handling). If you are an aftermarket retailer, auto dealer, or consumer electronics retailer, please contact us for a customized wholesale pricing sheet and details about our LaneFX wholesale marketing program.

MPEG is an acronym for “Motion Picture Experts Group”, the team that designed the compression system. DVD Video format uses MPEG-2, which is highly compressed when compared with its original state. When played back most DVD videos still look great however, and this is due to the work that has gone into how the MPEG-2 algorithm functions.

You can use Flash Junction components as often as you like, in as many movies & websites as you like. However, if you are planning to embed the component in a DVD or CD-ROM, there may be special requirements - see the EULA for more details.