To create a dynamic preview:

  1. Open a movie file using MoviePlayer.

    (You'll need to be sure you have the MoviePlayer plug-ins in the same folder as MoviePlayer. These are files called Authoring Extras and Goodies. If you got MoviePlayer from BMUG's 2.5 Update CD-ROM, you have the plug-ins; you can also get them from the QuickTime FAQ software page.)


  2. Select a portion of the movie that you'd like to use for a preview, by holding down the shift key and dragging on the slider; a second or two is probably good.

  3. Choose Get Info from the Movie menu.

  4. From the popup on the right, choose Preview.

    You'll see several buttons:


  5. Click the button "Set Preview to Selection."

  6. Close the Info dialog box.

  7. Choose Save from the File menu so that the preview is saved.



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