QuickTime and Windows 8.1

Quicktime Installation on Windows 8.1 64-Bit

I just downloaded and installed QuickTime on my 64-Bit Windows 8.1 computer.  The installation went smoothly and everything appears to be running well.  Specifically I loaded QuickTime Version 7.7.5.

On Apple's download page it only shows support for Windows 7 and other earlier versions.  No mention is made of Windows 8 or Windows 8.1.  Although I have not extensively tested the program, I was able to play a variety of movie samples that I downloaded from Apple.

Xvid 1.3 Encoder Settings

I am in the process of researching Xvid encoder settings. I am running version 1.3.2. Below are images I created of the various Xvid 1.3.2 encoder configuration screens.  Note that I plan on performing Xvid "Single pass" encoding with a specific "Target quantizer"setting.  Based on this I only show the screens associated for these options (ie. The configuration screens for "Twopass" Xvid encoding are not shown).

Please note that the specific settings are not recommendations but simply what I had set them to when I used the Windows Snipping Tool to create the images. 
  

"Main Settings"

Opening Configuration Screen for the Xvid 1.3.2 Encoder (One Image)

 Below is the opening screen to configure the Xvid encoder 1.3.2: 

 

Profile @ Level "more..." Settings 

Screens associated with clicking the "more..." button next to "Profile @ Level" (Three images corresponding to the three tabs:  "Profile" Tab, "Level" Tab and the "Aspect Ratio" Tab.)

Profile Tab:

Level Tab

Aspect Ratio Tab

Encoding type "more..." Settings

Screen associated with clicking the "more..." button next to "Encoding type" (One image corresponding to the "CBR" tab.)

CBR Tab

 

  

 

 

 

Target quantizer "calc" Settings

Screen associated with clicking the "calc" button next to "Target Quantization" (One image corresponding to the "Bitrate Calculator" tab.)

 

 Bitrate Calculator Tab

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zone Options Settings

Screen associated with clicking the "Zone Options..." button (One image corresponding to the "Zone" Tab.)

Zone Tab

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quality preset "more..." Settings 

Screens associated with clicking the "more..." button next to "Quality preset" (Two images corresponding to the two tabs:  "Motion" and "Quantization".)

 

 Motion Tab

 

 

 

 

 Quantization Tab

 

 

 

 

Other Options Settings 

Screens associated with clicking the "Other Options..." button. (Three images corresponding to the three tabs:  "Encoder", "Decoder" and "Common".)

 

Encoder Tab

Decoder Tab

 

 

 Common Tab

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