Using quicktime player, Opening and playing files, Opening and playing movies in quicktime player – Apple QuickTime 7.2 User Manual

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Using QuickTime Player

This chapter explains the basics of using
QuickTime Player.

Opening and Playing Files

You can open and play QuickTime movies in QuickTime Player or in your web browser.

Opening and Playing Movies in QuickTime Player

You can use QuickTime Player to play media stored on your computer’s hard disk, a CD,
a DVD, or the Internet.

To open a movie on your hard disk, a CD, or a DVD, do one of the following:
 In the Finder (or Windows Explorer), double-click the file or drag it to the QuickTime

Player application icon.

 Choose File > Open and select the file.
 Drag the file to the QuickTime Player icon in the Dock (Mac OS X only).

To open a movie on the Internet, open QuickTime Player, choose File > Open URL, and
enter the URL (the Internet address) for the movie file.

When audio is
detected, you’ll
see activity in
the equalizer.

Playhead

Volume

Play/Pause

Fast-forward; go to end

Go to

beginning;

rewind

Drag to resize
the window.

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