| Tip 393 | Cue Second-by-Second in Movies |
You might already know that if you click the blob within the timeline on the QuickTime Player controller bar, you can cue back and forth in the movie you’re watching, something known as scrubbing. However, if you click and hold the blob without moving it, you’ll see white bars appear in the timeline. Each of these indicates one second, and the entire timeline will be changed to represent ten seconds. Dragging the blob will now allow precise movement through the movie. Releasing the mouse button will return the timeline to normal.
Additionally, when the movie is paused, tapping the Left/Right cursor keys will advance the motion frame by frame. Pressing and holding either key will play the movie in slow ...
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