importing .qtl

[Rob Montague]

What’s the link you downloaded it from? I’ll take a look and see if it can be imported or converted.

[Joshua Stanley]

I got the clip from here:

https://www.bbcmotiongallery.com/

all the clips are in that format.

Josh

[Steve Roberts]

It seems to be YUV 16-bits.
https://www.graphics-converter-pro.com/500.htm

Sorry, can’t help more.
Steve

[Rob Montague]

A .qtl file is a QuickTime link file. Basically it’s an XML-based pointer/reference type of file that will launch a QuickTime movie file in QuickTime player (as opposed to using the QuickTime browser plugin.) One application would be to prevent hijacking by another player.

For more info, check out:
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/QuickTime/QT4WebPage/samplechap/special-11.html

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/QuickTime/QT6WhatsNew/Chap1/chapter_1_section_53.html

and

https://www.quicktiming.org/tutorials/qt_web1.php

down at the bottom, under “Launching QuickTime Player from a Text Link or
Graphic”

I don’t believe you can’t directly import a QuickTime link file because it’s simply a text file that points to the actual QuickTime movie file itself (open the .qtl link file in a text editor and you’ll see.) You’ll need to “Save As” or “Export (which I think requires that QuickTime Pro be registered, in order to unlock those features) from QuickTime Player once the master movie file has been loaded, to save that file out.

Also, as a friendly footnote from one pro to another, I’m sure I don’t need to point out the Beeb’s licensing guidelines:
https://www.bbcmotiongallery.com/customer/common/help/helpLicenseTips.jsp

-R.

[Joshua Stanley]

Rob thanks for the info. Yeah I was just interested in inserting some footage for a rough cut before I decide whether to purchse.

Josh