# Quicktime movies on OSX

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**Created:** [February 2, 2005, 7:43pm UTC](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/t/quicktime-movies-on-osx/739 "2005-02-02T19:43:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Allen\_Ingling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@Allen\_Ingling](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/u/Allen_Ingling)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2005, 7:43pm UTC](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/t/quicktime-movies-on-osx/739/1 "2005-02-02T19:43:55Z")

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Is there an OSX version function similar to the "showtime" function for OS9? We need to   
show Quicktime movies, and are new to Matlab an Psychtoolbox...  
  
Thanks for any help.  
  
Robyn

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**Author:** ![denispelli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@denispelli](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/u/denispelli)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2005, 12:02am UTC](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/t/quicktime-movies-on-osx/739/2 "2005-02-03T00:02:21Z")

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dear robyn  
  
currently there is no Mac OS X version of Showtime, but we have talked   
about creating one. Showtime was created by Andrew Watson and   
colleagues at NASA and they have expressed some interest in helping   
produce a version Mac OS X, but haven't yet made a commitment.  
  
The task is to port the C code written under Mac OS 9 to Mac OS X. Full   
sources for Showtime are included in the source for Mac OS 9   
Psychtoolbox. We think the port should be straightforward since Apple   
provides very similar Quicktime support in both environments. However,   
it is a fair bit of code, mostly interfacing MATLAB to Quicktime, so   
it's a nontrivial undertaking.  
  
best  
  
denis  
  

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> \> Post your message to: [psychtoolbox@yahoogroups.com](mailto:psychtoolbox@yahoogroups.com)  
> \> Please indicate OS9, OSX, or WIN version, and include your full name.  
> \> Denis Pelli, David Brainard, and Allen Ingling.  
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