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To insert a text track into the QuickTime movie:

This must be done with Quickime Player Pro on a Mac or PC. QuickTime Pro can be found on any lab Mac or PC. You must know the version of QuickTime on your computer before you can continue.

To determine the version of QuickTime on your computer, launch QuickTime Player.

In the About QuickTime Player window that appears, look for the version number just below the QuickTime logo (the big blue "Q") on the left. If it says "Version 5.0.1," you are running QuickTime 5. If, on the other hand, there is no version number to be found, you are running QuickTime 4.

Adding the Text Track

  1. Place the text to be added in a word editor, such as Microsoft Word. If there are different texts to be added in different locations of the audio, place the text for each location on separate lines.
  2. Leave the word editor open.
  3. Arrange your windows so that you can see both the word editor and the QT Player at the same time.
  4. On the track of the QuickTime audio, play the audio or drag the black diamond until it is at the beginning of where you want to place your text.
  5. While holding down the SHIFT key, drag the black diamond to where you would like the line of text to end. (You can also do this by holding down the SHIFT key and using the spacebar to start and stop the playback.)
  6. In the word editor, highlight the text to be added and select Copy from the Edit menu.
  7. Go back to the QuickTime audio track:
  8. From the Edit menu, choose Select None.
  9. Repeat steps 4 - 7 for additional text to be added in different locations.
  10. Save the file by going to the File menu and selecting Save.
  11. You do not need to save the document in the word editor.