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View Movie Full Screen
Function: Opens the select file in the Finder using QuickTime Player then presents the movie in full-screen mode (even if you don’t have the pro version of QuickTime).
Author: Dan Lynn
Notes: I employed a crazy AppleScript hack to avoid the QuickTime Player full screen presentation freeze problem. This workflow is best when saved as a plug-in to the Finder: copy into ~/Library/Workflows/Applications/Finder/. This allows you to hilite a file then select View Movie Full Screen from the Automator item on the context menu when you right-click.
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where is the ~/Library/Workflow/Automator/Finder folders? If I have to create them, where do I put them?
Comment by dave — August 21, 2005 @ 10:03 pm
Does anyone know how to adapt this so it can play multiple files sequentially? Every way I’ve tried results in the freeze presentation problem re-emerging.
Comment by Steve — August 18, 2005 @ 6:08 am
Sorry for the misunderstanding (I could have written it better). What I meant was for users who would only upgrade to Pro for the fullscreen functionality, this is perfect (I’m still considering buying Pro).
Comment by Jstphish — August 3, 2005 @ 9:52 am
Of course, another good way to avoid the Pro fee and get full screen is to go get NicePlayer at http://niceplayer.indyjt.com
(granted, I know the guys who wrote it, but it’s very free, and very nice)
Comment by Vincent — July 25, 2005 @ 1:17 pm
Yes, QuarterSwede, there are other reasons to have QTPro. While I may not agree with how Apple chooses to parcel out specific features, it isn’t just full screen that is useful.
For example, if you have a video clip and an audio clip (say background music) and the video is a little longer than the music and you would like them to match, you can copy the music and choose “Paste Scaled” when pasting the audio. The audio will automatically be “fit” to the video by changing the duration of the audio. While this isn’t something you will use often, it has been very helpful for me. This is only one thing…
Comment by Mark Lewis — July 13, 2005 @ 10:21 am