XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, rec.photo.digital   
   From: this@ddress.is.invalid   
      
   ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  wrote:   
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   > Install of Irfanview on Win10/Win11 does not enable QuickTime or force   
   > use of 'old' Quicktime.   
   >   - Default Video Sound Settings(all auto-enabled/pre-checked as default   
   > on first use)   
   >   1. Use internal video/sound player(recommended; Use DirectShow for playing   
   >   2. Play MP3/OGG/RA files in main window(using Direct Show option)   
   >   3. Try to play Flash video(FLV files in main windows(using Direct Show   
   > option)   
   >   4. Neither of the two QuickTime options were enabled(i.e. unchecked)   
   >    Use Quick Times ror Mov/3GP/MP$FLI/FLC; Use Quick Time for QTIF, MAC   
   > PICT files.   
      
     Those are indeed the defaults. I have the same on my rather fresh   
   installation of IrfanView 4.72. (I never play videos in IrfanView, so I   
   did not even look at these Properties/Settings.)   
      
   > - 2 separate videos created on iPhone 16 using 'Most Compatible setting)   
   > - not High Efficiency(HEIF/HEVC). Both created as *.MOV files. *.MOV   
   > files transferred to both Win10/Win11 using 3 different routes(Upload to   
   > OneDrive/sync down to Windows, copied from trusted iPhone to Windows via   
   > File Explorer, and emailed from iPhone to POP3 email in Thunderbird)   
   > - 2 separate Live Photos created on iPhone(when using Most Compatible) -   
   > Note, these save as JPG/H.264 - photos also transferred to Win10/Win11.   
   >   
   > Both MOV files played in Irfanview using the above default installed   
   > settings.   
   > Both Live Photo files played in IrfanView  using the above default   
   > installed settings.   
   >   
   >   
   >   i.e. Contrary to the op's comment.   
   >   => Irfanview 32-bit does not force QuickTime(when QT is not present).   
   >   => Playing MOV files did not fail because QT was not present.   
   >   => Viewing Live Photo files did not fail because QT(or any other   
   > related) was not present.   
   >   => Irfanview does not fall back to DirectShow b/c QuickTime is not   
   > present - it is the default pre-enabled setting.   
   >   
   >   
   > The only practical/logical possibility for the op's experience   
   >   - Irfanview's settings(before or after the QT dll(or its app) was   
   > uninstalled or deleted) for QT was previously enabled.   
   >   Thus the only configuration that should have been required on   
   > Win10/Win11 with an untampered o/s  to play MOV files or view Live   
   > Photos was Irfanview's 32 bit default setting(Direct Show).   
   >   
   >   
   > The op's analysis appears to be faulty for MOV files(*.MOV) and Live   
   > Photos(JPG/H.264) when created using Apple's common 'Most Compatible'   
   > setting/feature on an iPhone(and iPad).   
   >   
   > Why does it work?  I know   
   >   Maybe the op can figure out(why), too!   
      
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