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Cover Flow: Can I Change Video Clips' First Frame?

Hi,

I've got a bunch of video files that I'm viewing in cover flow. However, seeing their first frames doesn't help much in giving me a clue about their contents.

Is it possible to select an middle frame in the video clip and have that be the image that pops up in cover flow? How?

Thanks,
Duck

MBP 2.4 Ghz 17" Hi-Res 4GB RAM, Mac OS X (10.4.10)

Posted on Nov 17, 2009 10:02 PM

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Nov 17, 2009 10:10 PM in response to DuckMac

QT (pro?) used to have a way to set what it called the 'poster' frame, specifically to be used as the single frame displayed when the movie queued.

You might try that with at least one QT compatible video, but otherwise, since CF is a type of preview I doubt you'll find anything that will queue a given frame at will.

Nov 18, 2009 10:54 AM in response to DuckMac

Whenever I get a movie I always play it in QT Pro 7, select a typical frame, copy it and then paste it as the icon for the movie using GetInfo. Cover Flow respects these added icons, and that is what it displays.

If you only have QT X the process is a bit more problematic, since I have not discovered a way to select and copy an individual frame. You can't even do a decent screen shot, since if you pause the movie to take a picture of the movie, the idiotic control bar is inside the movie frame. However, if you pause it, then move the mouse off the control bar and click once inside the frame, the control bar will disappear and you can then do a clean screenshot. Open the screenshot in Preview, select all and copy, then select the movie file in Finder, GetInfo, select the wee little icon at the top and paste. Your movie will now have your custom icon displayed in Cover Flow, Icon view, and so on.
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Cover Flow: Can I Change Video Clips' First Frame?

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