Rob DŐs Quick Steps for Posting a QuickTime Movie in Blogger

 

 

1. Make a QuickTime movie using one of these export methods:

 

http://www.uwm.edu/~type/116/SoftwareTutorials/ADVF-RD-Tutorials/ADVF-RD-Tutorialv01.htm - HowToExportHQuickTime

 

 

http://www.uwm.edu/~type/116/SoftwareTutorials/MPEG_Streamclip/mpeg_streamclip_tips.htm#ExportingWebCompatibleQTMovie

 

2. Upload the QT movie to your public/media folder in PantherFile.

 

3. Take a screen shot of your movie in a QT player following these directions written by Michael Verdi.

 

4. Upload this .jpg photo to the public/images folder in PantherFile.

 

5. Copy the full URL for the screenshot of the QuickTime movie you want to post into the clip board with APPLE+C or COMMAND +C.

 

6.  Create a new Post in Blogger.

 

7.  Name the Post in the Post Title cell.

 

8.  Click in the main body of the Post.

 

9.  Click on the Picture Icon in the Blogger Create Post tool bar. Click your cursor into the URL window that opens and delete everything that is in the URL window (with APPLE+A +DELETE or COMMAND + A + DELETE).

 

10.  With the cursor still in the cleared URL window, press APPLE+V or Command +V to paste in the FULL URL for the screenshot.

 

11. Go to PantherFile and copy the Full URL for the corresponding QuickTime movie into your  clip board with APPLE+C or COMMAND +C.

 

12. Click on the screenshot that you just added in the body of your Blog Post to select it.

 

13. Click on the Link button in the tool bar.

 

14.  In the window that opens, paste in the Full URL of the QT movie that is in your clipboard.

 

15. Publish the Post. You should be able to click on the screenshot and the movie will load in a browser page and play.

 

16. Using Post Edit, you can add text next to the QT movie picture. Note that when a visitor clicks on the PLAY arrow of the movie picture, they are selecting a link to the movie.

 

Rob D. 10.2006