quicktime player - set playhead position

Scripting Forums AppleScript | Mac OS X
#1

Hello all,

Does anyone know the code how to set the playhead position on quicktime player (preferred) (or quicktime player 7)

thanks

#2

Hi,

class document of application QuickTime Player has a current time property, the value (real) is the current time in seconds

#3

Well i looked through the dictionary and couldn’t find any play head position or any play manipulation except step forward or backward… using that i made this… anyone have a better solution?


set desiredPosition to 2309 -- in seconds

set stepForwardNum to (desiredPosition / 0.25) as integer

tell application "QuickTime Player"
	tell document 1
		set current_time to current time -- get movie properties		
		step forward by stepForwardNum
		set current_time to current time -- get movie properties		
		
	end tell
end tell
#4 

set desiredPosition to 2309 -- in seconds

tell application "QuickTime Player"
	set current time of document 1 to desiredPosition
end tell
#5

even better. thanks greatly appreciate it.