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From a fledgling framework in 1991 to the backbone of modern video codecs, QuickTime’s evolution mirrors Apple’s own tumultuous journey. This deep dive traces its roots in the pre‑multimedia era, its pivotal role in CD‑ROM and early internet video, and its quiet persistence in today’s MP4‑centric ecosystem.

A tiny web app that conjures early-2000s digital horror scenes is exposing a fault line in generative AI: creators don’t actually want infinite possibility—they want controlled, coherent worlds. By reverse-engineering 2001-era cameras, compression, and CRT color, it hints at a future where domain-specific aesthetic engines rival general-purpose models in both quality and usefulness.