Apple has put up a gallery of movie trailers (and other content) in high-definition Quicktime. The recently-released Quicktime 7 makes use of the H.264 codec (compression/decompression) technology which is being widely adopted as the new standard for everything from third generation (3G) broadband cellphones to high-definition TVs. One thing that’s great about H.264 is its ability to offer incredible image quality at surprising low data transfer rates, making it perfect for streaming content, video on demand, and mobile broadband.
To play these QT HD videos, you’ll need a G5 Mac and Quicktime 7. The results really are impressive: fast download times and crystal-clear image quality.