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Automating QuickTime Player with AppleScript

In Mac OS X, you can use AppleScript to automate QuickTime Player functions. For example, you can open a movie and tell it to play for a specific duration; automate the conversion of movies from one format to another; adjust track playback properties such as start time, volume, and layer; or adjust movie properties such as copyright and author.

To determine all of the AppleScript commands you can use to control QuickTime Player, install AppleScript and look at the QuickTime Player AppleScript dictionary.

  1. Open Script Editor.
  2. Choose File > Open Dictionary.
  3. Select QuickTime Player.