Setting a Clip Poster Frame

Is there a way to set a poster frame for a clip? It would be very useful to actually see an images instead of 50 solid blue clips.

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    I use iMovie to generate QuickTime files, which I embed in HTML web pages.
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    Mike

    When I tried setting the poster frame in QT Pro and then saving the file, the format seemed to have mysteriously changed.
    If you check the "Inspector" or "Properties" windows you should find that the audio and video compression formats have remained the same. What did change was the file container which I now assume is MOV.
    When put online, the new files remain as giant quicktime logos, whereas the original versions would start to show video immediately. I think this may have been because I exported from iMovie as "streaming". Do you happen to know how to preserve this parameter when saving from QT Pro?
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  • Poster Frame won't work

    I set up a poster frame for the video page on my site. I set the page so it does not auto play. But you don't see the poster frame on the site. All you see is black over the movie controller.
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  • How do I change a Quicktime poster frame in iweb?

    I have a quicktime movie on my iweb page that starts in black. I set a different poster frame in quicktime but it still displays as black until you play it in iweb and when it's published.
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    seen this thread?

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  • Greyed out Set Poster Frame

    I am trying to set poster frames for my videos in my timelines. Unfortunately when I select menu and then Set Poster Frame it is greyed out.
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    Brightface.

    You should have a Marker at the beginning of the Timeline. Click it to activate it, and then you should get Set Poster Frame. Just activate that Marker, and set the CTI (Current Time Indicator) to the desired new location - I do this with first a Left-click, then a Rt-click.
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  • How do I set poster frame in Premiere Pro?

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    Stu

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    I have used poster frames correctly in other projects before, also in encore cs6.
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    Rich

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