Apple QuickTime 7 - Manual (Page 24)

24 Chapter 2 Getting Started With QuickTime Pro
To stop the movie before it ends, press Command-Tab (in Windows, Alt-Tab) to make
QuickTime Player active, and then click the mouse.
All QuickTime movie playback keyboard shortcuts are available in full-screen mode.
Presenting a Movie as a Slideshow
In a slideshow, the viewer clicks to advance to the next frame. With QuickTime Pro, you
can set a movie to play as a slideshow.
To play a movie as a slideshow:
1 Choose View > Present Movie.
2 Click Slideshow, then click Play.
3 To advance the slideshow, click the mouse or press the Left or Right Arrow keys.
Changing the Color Around a Movie
By default, the onscreen area around the edge of a movie playing in full-screen mode is
black, but you can change it to another color.
To change a movie’s border color:
1 Choose View > Present Movie.
2 Click the color well to the right of the pop-up menu, then choose a color from the
Colors window.
If you have more than one display, you can have this color appear on all displays (not
just the one playing the movie), by selecting “Display background color on all screens.”
Loading Movies Into RAM for Better Playback
QuickTime has two memory (RAM) options you can use to improve playback
performance. Preload puts the entire movie into memory before it is played; Cache
keeps movie data in memory after it has played. This option is useful for small files you
want to loop.
With QuickTime Pro, you can adjust memory options for a QuickTime movie track.
To adjust memory options for a track:
1 Choose Window > Show Movie Properties.
2 Select the track you want to adjust and click Other Settings.
3 To put the track into memory, select “Preload this track.”
4 To keep track data in memory, select Cache.
Use these options only with tracks that contain very small amounts of data; too much
data in memory may cause poor performance, system errors, or unpredictable results.