• Properties:

• System Process: No
• Background Process: No
• Application Process:Yes
• Common Path:
  C:\ Program Files\ QuickTime\ qttask.exe
• Uses Network:No
• Uses Internet:No

Description:

The program qttask.exe provides users easy access to the QuickTime application by providing them with a system tray icon. When the QuickTime application is installed in the system, it automatically activates the file qttask.exe. The activation of the file will enable a small blue Q icon in the system tray. When the user clicks on the icon, it automatically activates the QuickTime application.

The QuickTime application is Apples multiplatform industry standard multimedia software. Through the use of the file qttask.exe, users can capture, encode, process, playback, export and deliver audio, video, animation, graphics, text, and music.

The process qttask.exe and the QuickTime application primarily depend on a wide array of powerful abstractions. These comprise the foundation for data processing when it comes to the multimedia files presently being viewed in his or her application. Some of these applications may include movie, importers and exporters, media data reference, tagging, track, time scale, pixel formats, visual context, and video codecs utilized in the processes of compressing as well as decompressing video. The file qttask.exe also supports authoring, audio context inserts, and audio extraction, allowing the users applications to tap into the audio-rendering path of QuickTime during extraction and playback. The user can control pitch, rate, and volume during presentation.

The process qttask.exe also contains the QTKit. This is a framework for working with QuickTime content. This framework is also the only way to get access to QuickTimes capture capabilities and incorporate QuickTime into 64-bit applications.

Recommendations:

This is a safe process. There is no necessity to remove this process from your system or change it in any way.