Item Preview - Movies

A movie item appears in the Preview window at its actual size with a standard QuickTime control bar that lets you start, stop, and step through the movie; select frames; and control the volume. You cannot resize a movie preview.

A

File Name: Movie file name.

B

Duration: Displays movie duration.

C

Movie window: Displays the movie.

D

Volume control (if movie has sound): Increase or decrease volume.

E

Play/Stop button: Press to start or stop the movie.

F

Options menu: Select Looping, Playback, and Poster Frame options.

G

Control bar: Shows movie progression. Drag to start movie at specified location.

H

Step buttons: Allows you to step through the movie frame by frame.

 

To select part of the movie: Press Shift and drag the control bar (selected frames appear highlighted).

Poster Frame

You can determine which frame of a movie is used as the “poster frame” for the catalog thumbnail. To do so, locate the frame that you want to use, then from the movies Settings pop-up menu, choose “Set Poster Frame.” (Sets the poster frame in the file itself.) The Poster Frame can be set only in Publisher mode or higher.

To set the Poster Frame: From the Settings pop-up menu, choose “Set Poster Frame”

To go to the Poster Frame: From the Settings pop-up menu, choose “Go To Poster Frame”