
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, double-click the file or drag it to the QuickTime Player application icon.
- Choose File > Open and select the file.
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.
QuickTime Player has onscreen controls similar to those found on CD players and DVD players. Use the controls to play, pause, rewind, fast-forward, jump to the beginning or end, and adjust the volume of a QuickTime movie. You can also use the controls to move forward or backward in a movie.
To go to a specific point in the movie, drag the playhead (the small black triangle) in the timeline. To step through frame-by-frame, first click the small black triangle and then press the Right or Left Arrow keys on your keyboard.
Some movies have chapter lists you can use to jump to a specific point in a movie. If a movie has a chapter list, a pop-up menu appears between the timeline and the equalizer.
You can drag the handle in the lower-right corner of the window to resize the viewing space.