.Mac HomePage: QuickTime Movies Do Not Display Properly

This article outlines several things to check when a .Mac HomePage movie does not display properly in your Web browser.

Symptom

A QuickTime movie on a HomePage iMovie Theater theme does not display properly in your Web browser.


Solution

There are several things to check, including:

Filename
Be sure the filenames of the movies stored in the Movies folder on your iDisk end with ".mov".

QuickTime Format
QuickTime movies must be in QuickTime 4.0 (or later) format. QuickTime movies exported from iMovie meet this criteria, but QuickTime movies from other applications may not. QuickTime Pro can convert some other media formats into QuickTime movies. For more information or to purchase QuickTime Pro, visit Apple's QuickTime site at http://www.apple.com/quicktime/ .

Web Browser
Be sure your Web browser is using the most recent version of the QuickTime plug-in. You can download the most recent version from Apple's QuickTime site at http://www.apple.com/quicktime/
Published Date: Feb 20, 2012