Understanding Quicktime Export....

Hi,
I often make Quicktime movies out of FCP and usually use Export/Quicktime movie/Current Settings. This works great for me because I am making a lossless copy. However, if I try to open any of these movies on a Mac without FCP they don't play.
Basically I want to make quicktime movie that is lossless and can play on any Mac or PC.
Thanks!
Gary

Is a h.264 full quality?
No, it is compressed. Meant for web delivery or for people to watch. But it is VERY GOOD quality. Apple movie trailers are all H.264.
Just to expand upon everyone's answer...
#48 - Cannot view DVCPRO HD or HDV or ProRes on my computer.
Shane's Stock Answer #48 - Cannot view DVCPRO HD, HDV or ProRes QT files on your computer.
The DVCPRO HD, HDV and ProRes codecs only comes with FCP. If your computer does not have FCP installed, it cannot view these quicktime files. It doesn't matter if it is a Mac or PC, without FCP installed, you cannot view these files.
If you need to view ProRes material, you can download the ProRes decoder (mac and windows compatible) for ProRes
http://support.apple.com/downloads/AppleProRes_QuickTime_Decoder_1_0_forWindows.
http://support.apple.com/downloads/AppleProRes_QuickTime_Decoder_1_0_forMac
If your footage was captured as DVCRO HD you can buy the Calibrated DVCPRO HD decoder:
http://www.calibratedsoftware.com/QDVCProHD.asp
HDV, XDCAM? Calibrated has you covered too:
http://www.calibratedsoftware.com/QXD.asp
If you have MXF files from a P2 camera and you need to view the footage on a computer without FCP, you can download P2CMS from Panasonic:
http://www.panasonic.com/business/provideo/p2-hd/downloads-and-updates.asp
Or you need the other party to compress the footage into a format your computer can play, like H.264.
Shane

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