How do I password protect a quicktime file so EVERY TIME you double click to open it you need a password?

Put it into an encrypted disk image.

Allan

If you don't like that solution then I say; there is no way to do it.

Allan

Well it is the only thing I can think of that is even close.

So far not too many other are chiming in with solutions either are they?

Allan

I am not guessing. Placing the file in an encrypted disk image will protect it and force the use of a password in order to use it.

I agree that the way the password is use may not meet your requirements but it is the only way I know to do it.

Allan

Allan is correct and is not guessing. There is no way to put a password on a QuickTime file directly. There once was a system called Media Keys that would allow it, but only Sorenson supported it in their codec and to the best of my knowledge that support has long since been dropped. Placing the QT movie in an encrypted disk image, or some other sort of password-protected archive, is your only option.

If you must have a movie that is passworded directly, you'll need to look to some technology other than QuickTime. I'm not aware of any that are available to private users, but perhaps there is something out there.

Regards.

Thank you, Dave.

Allan