Apple QuickTime 7 - Manual (Page 28)

28 Chapter 2 Getting Started With QuickTime Pro
Creating a Still Image From a Movie
With QuickTime Pro, you can export a single frame from a movie as an image file.
To save a still image from a movie:
1 Move the playhead to the frame you want to export.
2 Choose File > Export.
3 Choose “Movie to Picture” from the Export pop-up menu.
4 Click Options and choose a format from the “Compression type” pop-up menu.
To export every frame from the movie as a series of images, choose “Movie to Image
Sequence.” Exporting every frame can generate a very large number of files; you may
want to export to a folder rather than to the desktop.
Converting Files Into QuickTime Movies
If you have QuickTime Pro, you can use QuickTime Player to convert many types of
video, audio, graphics, and animation files (including Flash files) into QuickTime movies.
To convert a file into a QuickTime movie, open it in QuickTime Player and then choose
File > Save.
Sharing Movies by Email or the Web
With QuickTime Pro and Mac OS X it’s easy to create movies that are just right for
sharing with others by email or on your .Mac HomePage. Simply select how you want
to share your movie, and QuickTime Pro automatically creates a file suitable for that
delivery method. (To use the Share feature to put your movie on the web, you need a
.Mac account.)
To share a movie:
1 Choose File > Share.
2 Click Email or HomePage.
3 Choose a name and size for the movie.
4 If you are going to publish your movie on the web, you can type a name for the movie
(the name you type will appear on the webpage).
5 Click Share.
While the movie is being exported, you can click the “x” to cancel the export if
necessary.
If you click Email, a new message window opens in Mail, with your movie attached. If
you click HomePage, your browser opens to the specified webpage, with the movie
embedded. Send the URL to friends so that they can view the movie.