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There are a number of ways to detect QuickTime on a web site. A popular method is to use JavaScript to detect the presence of QuickTime. Sites that provide an overview of methods to use JavaScript to detect QuickTime include:

• Apple Developer Page on detecting the QuickTime plug-in
• dithered.com has useful Javascript libraries for QuickTime detection and redirection

It is also possible to use QuickTime reference movies and movie alternates to load different QuickTime movies based on client settings such as the client OS, QuickTime version, Internet connection speed, etc. This topic is covered on this site under Embedding Streams. Other good sites to learn about movie alternates and reference movies are Apple's site on reference movies and Peter Hoddie's XMLtoRefMovie.