Poster Movies

Poster movies (also called poster frames) are introductory still images users click on to begin playing embedded QuickTime video.  They are created using QuickTime Pro. QuickTime Pro costs about $30 and can be purchased online from Apple here.

How do I create a Poster Movie for my embedded QuickTime movies?

Follow these steps to create a poster movie:

  1. Open Quicktime Pro.
  2. Select File > Open File and open the image you want to use as a poster movie. This image should have the same pixel dimensions as the movie you are embedding. Make sure to select "Image Files" under "Files of type" so that QuickTime Player will display image file types as you browse.
  3. Select File > Save As and save the poster movie as a self-contained movie with a .mov extension
  4. You must upload your finished Poster Movie to a Web server instead of the streaming folder where your media files reside. Once there, simply refer to it in your code.  For instructions on linking to videos using Poster Movies and sample code, see the sections on "Linking" on the DukeStream main page.

Return to Top

How do I use my Poster Movie on a web page?

See examples of QuickTime files embedded via Poster movies together with sample code here:

http://www.oit.duke.edu/web-multimedia/multimedia/dukestream/linking_pro.html

and

http://www.oit.duke.edu/web-multimedia/multimedia/dukestream/linking_personal.html


Return to Top