Support Topics: Video: How to: Create a Fast Start Quicktime Movie
What you would use this for: If you've ever watched a movie trailer presented in Quicktime format, you've likely seen fast start in action. Fast start works by calculating the approxomate time a movie will finish downoading and begins playback of the move so that it will correspond with that expected end time. That way the person viewing your movie doesn't have to wait for the file to fully download before viewing your movie.
What You Need:
Quicktime (Quicktime external link)
1. Open your movie in the quicktime application.
2. In the File menu, select "Export...". A new dialog box will open.
3. In the "Save As:" text field, name your movie. Don't forget the ".MOV" extension at the end. In the "Export:" drop down menu, select Movie to QuickTime Movie. In the "Use:" drop down menu, select the size of the movie you'd like to have. It's pretty safe to consider that the bulk of your visitors are on broadband.
4. Click the "Options..." button next to the "Export" drop down menu.
5. Make sure "Prepare for Internet Streaming" is checked and that "Fast Start" is selected in the drop down menu. Click OK. Click Save to export your movie.
6. Congratulations. You have successfully setup a Quicktime movie for Fast Start. Click here for instructions on creating a poster frame for your movie.
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