<s>
Pixlet	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
video	B-Application
codec	I-Application
created	O
by	O
Apple	O
and	O
based	O
on	O
wavelets	O
,	O
designed	O
to	O
enable	O
viewing	O
of	O
full-resolution	O
,	O
HD	O
movies	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
at	O
low	O
DV	O
data	O
rates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
DV	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
use	O
interframe	B-Algorithm
compression	I-Algorithm
,	O
making	O
it	O
suitable	O
for	O
previewing	O
in	O
production	O
and	O
special	O
effects	O
studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
Pixlet	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
contraction	O
of	O
'	O
Pixar	O
wavelet	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Power	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
with	O
at	O
least	O
a	O
1	O
GHz	O
PowerPC	B-General_Concept
G4	I-General_Concept
processor	O
is	O
required	O
for	O
real-time	O
playback	O
of	O
half-resolution	O
high-definition	O
video	O
(	O
960x540	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pixlet	B-Algorithm
,	O
while	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
cross-platform	O
QuickTime	B-Application
,	O
is	O
only	O
available	O
on	O
Macs	B-Device
running	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
v10.3	I-Operating_System
or	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
QuickTime	B-Application
X	I-Application
cannot	O
decode	O
Pixlet	B-Algorithm
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FFmpeg	B-Library
version	O
3.3	O
and	O
later	O
can	O
decode	O
Pixlet	B-Algorithm
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
21	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
that	O
Pixlet	B-Algorithm
is	O
among	O
the	O
codecs	O
that	O
will	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
supported	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
software	O
after	O
the	O
successor	B-Device
to	O
macOS	B-Device
Mojave	I-Device
is	O
released	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
transition	O
to	O
64-bit-only	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
