Reference movies

Another interesting feature of QuickTime is its support for reference movies . Reference movies are used as pointers to alternate versions (or “tracks”) of a movie, each optimized for a different connection speed. When a user downloads the reference movie, the plug-in ensures that the best track for the current connection speed is played.

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