<s>
QuickTime	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
is	O
a	O
codec	B-General_Concept
package	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
for	O
playing	O
QuickTime	B-Application
media	O
,	O
normally	O
only	O
playable	O
by	O
the	O
official	O
QuickTime	B-Application
software	O
distribution	O
from	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
Development	O
has	O
now	O
ceased	O
and	O
the	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
QuickTime	B-Application
codec	B-General_Concept
now	O
lags	O
behind	O
that	O
released	O
by	O
Apple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
QuickTime	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
codec	B-General_Concept
libraries	O
extracted	O
from	O
the	O
official	O
Apple	O
distribution	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
official	O
QuickTime	B-Application
plugin	O
required	O
for	O
playing	O
QuickTime	B-Application
files	O
(	O
.MOV	O
,	O
.QT	O
and	O
others	O
)	O
in	O
web	O
browsers	O
such	O
as	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
and	O
Mozilla	B-Application
Firefox	I-Application
,	O
and	O
also	O
includes	O
Media	B-Language
Player	I-Language
Classic	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
functional	O
differences	O
between	O
the	O
official	O
QuickTime	B-Application
distribution	O
and	O
QuickTime	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
from	O
an	O
end-user	O
standpoint	O
are	O
in	O
feature	O
set	O
,	O
size	O
,	O
and	O
consumption	O
of	O
system	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
QuickTime	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
is	O
a	O
smaller	O
package	O
and	O
lacks	O
the	O
full	O
complement	O
of	O
software	O
included	O
in	O
Apple	B-Application
QuickTime	I-Application
,	O
including	O
QuickTime	B-Application
Player	I-Application
,	O
PictureViewer	B-Application
,	O
and	O
any	O
QuickTime	B-Application
Pro	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
QuickTime	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
does	O
not	O
run	O
background	O
processes	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
optional	O
QuickTime	B-Application
Tray	O
Icon	O
from	O
the	O
official	O
distribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
QT	B-Application
Lite	I-Application
is	O
a	O
stripped-down	O
version	O
of	O
QuickTime	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
that	O
contains	O
only	O
the	O
base	O
components	O
,	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
install	O
Media	B-Language
Player	I-Language
Classic	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
used	O
to	O
be	O
maintained	O
concurrently	O
with	O
QuickTime	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
10	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
QuickTime	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
1.56	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
based	O
on	O
Apple	B-Application
QuickTime	I-Application
6.0	O
,	O
and	O
therefore	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
to	O
support	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
QT	B-Application
Lite	I-Application
was	O
introduced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
QT	B-Application
Lite	I-Application
1.1.2	O
published	O
2007-11-12	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
QT	B-Application
Lite	I-Application
2.0.0	O
published	O
one	O
day	O
later	O
required	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
QuickTime	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
1.90	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
which	O
removes	O
QuickTime	B-Application
Pro	O
functionality	O
and	O
DirectShow	O
filters	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
prior	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
Apple	B-Application
QuickTime	I-Application
7.2	O
,	O
QuickTime	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
1.95	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
that	O
does	O
n't	O
support	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
or	O
CPUs	O
without	O
SSE	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
QuickTime	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
2.20	O
was	O
released	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
Apple	B-Application
QuickTime	I-Application
7.3.1.70	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
this	O
version	O
upwards	O
support	O
for	O
CPUs	O
without	O
SSE	B-General_Concept
is	O
restored	O
back	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
3	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
QuickTime	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
3.2.2	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
Apple	B-Application
QuickTime	I-Application
7.6.6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
both	O
Quicktime	B-Application
Alternative	I-Application
and	O
Real	O
Alternative	O
were	O
removed	O
from	O
their	O
main	O
distribution	O
website	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
2010	O
QT	B-Application
Lite	I-Application
and	O
Real	O
Alternative	O
Lite	O
followed	O
suit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CodecGuru	O
also	O
actively	O
deletes	O
or	O
edits	O
any	O
posts	O
on	O
the	O
Codec	B-Application
Guide	I-Application
forum	O
that	O
mention	O
the	O
two	O
codec	B-General_Concept
packs	I-General_Concept
and	O
their	O
removal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CodecGuru	O
stated	O
in	O
a	O
forum	O
post	O
that	O
"	O
There	O
are	O
no	O
links	O
on	O
the	O
site	O
anymore	O
to	O
stimulate	O
the	O
use	O
and	O
development	O
of	O
open-source	O
alternatives	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
VLC	B-Application
and	O
ffdshow	B-Language
,	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
proprietary	O
software.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
16	O
,	O
2010	O
QT	B-Application
Lite	I-Application
4.0.0	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
Apple	B-Application
QuickTime	I-Application
7.6.7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
2010	O
QT	B-Application
Lite	I-Application
4.1.0	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
Apple	B-Application
QuickTime	I-Application
7.6.9	O
.	O
</s>
