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qt-faststart Convert QuickTime movie files to streamable format
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Deprecated DEPRECATED: Obsolete, please consider using multimedia/Bento4, multimedia/gpac-mp4box or multimedia/ffmpeg
Expired This port expired on: 2022-06-30
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Port Added: 2010-01-31 14:12:23
Last Update: 2022-06-30 20:28:06
Commit Hash: c46b556
License: not specified in port
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This utility rearranges a Quicktime file such that the moov atom is in front of the data, thus facilitating network streaming. This is needed to prepare .mp4 and .3gp files for playing on an Android device.
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  • port deleted on 2022-06-30
    REASON: Has expired: Obsolete, please consider using multimedia/Bento4, multimedia/gpac-mp4box or multimedia/ffmpeg

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0.2
30 Jun 2022 20:28:06
commit hash: c46b556a1b834132e6d02d1bdc422f16c3dc80adcommit hash: c46b556a1b834132e6d02d1bdc422f16c3dc80adcommit hash: c46b556a1b834132e6d02d1bdc422f16c3dc80adcommit hash: c46b556a1b834132e6d02d1bdc422f16c3dc80ad files touched by this commit		 Rene Ladan (rene) search for other commits by this committer 
cleanup: Remove expired ports:

2022-06-30 multimedia/mpeg2codec: Obsolete, please consider using
multimedia/ffmpeg
2022-06-30 multimedia/livestreamer: Abandoned upstream, please consider using
www/yt-dlp or multimedia/streamlink
2022-06-30 net/kissd: Obsolete, target hardware was released 19 years ago
2022-06-30 www/gecko-mediaplayer: Uses incompatible plugin interface NPAPI
2022-06-30 multimedia/snappy: Deprecated upstream, please consider
multimedia/mpv or multimedia/vlc
2022-06-30 audio/exaile: Requires py-bsddb3 which requires upstream EOLd db5
2022-06-30 multimedia/gnome-twitch: Unmaintained, please consider using
www/yt-dlp or multimedia/streamlink
2022-06-30 multimedia/clive: Last release in 2012, please consider using
www/yt-dlp or multimedia/streamlink
2022-06-30 multimedia/imagination: Obsolete, majority of DVD players made in the
last 15+ years have been able to do image slideshows
2022-06-30 multimedia/m2tstoavi: Marked obsolete by upstream in 2010, please
consider using multimedia/ffmpeg or multimedia/handbrake
2022-06-30 multimedia/mps-youtube: Abandoned upstream
2022-06-30 multimedia/umph: Last release in 2012 and abandoned upstream, please
consider using www/yt-dlp
2022-06-30 multimedia/quvi09: Deprecated upstream, please consider using
www/yt-dlp or multimedia/streamlink
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0.2
24 Apr 2022 12:10:12
commit hash: c2564c35995dc4f17e75e4545ba5b524013951a6commit hash: c2564c35995dc4f17e75e4545ba5b524013951a6commit hash: c2564c35995dc4f17e75e4545ba5b524013951a6commit hash: c2564c35995dc4f17e75e4545ba5b524013951a6 files touched by this commit		 Daniel Engberg (diizzy) search for other commits by this committer 
multimedia/qt-faststart: Deprecate and set expiration date to 2022-06-30

Now maintained in ffmpeg
0.2
06 Apr 2021 14:31:07
commit hash: 305f148f482daf30dcf728039d03d019f88344ebcommit hash: 305f148f482daf30dcf728039d03d019f88344ebcommit hash: 305f148f482daf30dcf728039d03d019f88344ebcommit hash: 305f148f482daf30dcf728039d03d019f88344eb files touched by this commit		 Mathieu Arnold (mat) search for other commits by this committer 
Remove # $FreeBSD$ from Makefiles.
0.2
14 Mar 2014 08:36:03
Revision:348169Original commit files touched by this commit		 ehaupt search for other commits by this committer 
Support staging
0.2
20 Sep 2013 20:57:49
Revision:327747Original commit files touched by this commit		 bapt search for other commits by this committer 
Add NO_STAGE all over the place in preparation for the staging support (cat:
multimedia)
0.2
26 Feb 2012 12:20:47
Original commit files touched by this commit		 mm search for other commits by this committer 
Return maintainership back to pool
0.2
14 Jul 2010 22:01:55
Original commit files touched by this commit		 mm search for other commits by this committer 
- Update to 0.2 (svn rev 24237)
- Take maintainership

PR:             ports/148600
Approved by:    "J.R. Oldroyd" <jr@opal.com> (maintainer)
0.1
31 Jan 2010 14:12:03
Original commit files touched by this commit		 miwi search for other commits by this committer 
This utility rearranges a Quicktime file such that the moov atom
is in front of the data, thus facilitating network streaming.

This is needed to prepare .mp4 and .3gp files for playing on an
Android device.

PR:             ports/143279
Submitted by:   J.R. Oldroyd <fbsd at opal.com>

Number of commits found: 8

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