Lock a Quicktime file?
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- harlequino0
Hmm, found sumfink...
"There are a couple of ways in which a movie can be protected from copying. First, if the movie is embeded in a web page, the author can set KIOSKMODE=True in the EMBED tag. If QuickTime plug-in sees this setting, it will disable the save options, even if QuickTime Pro is installed. However, in such cases one can view the source of the web page (as described above) and use the browser's "Save as..." function to save the movie.
However, some movies are saved in such a way that even if you manage to save the movie to you hard drive, if you then make any changes to the movie, QuickTime Player will not allow you to save the edited movie. An error message will appear that reads: "This movie does not allow saving."
Video editing programs like Cleaner allow authors to save movies in such a way that further changes to the movie are disallowed. When the author saves the movie, he simply enables the "disallow saving" check box. Some filmmakers chose to do this to prevent others from altering their work. Others chose this option to discourage users from making local copies of movies viewed online. "
More for those who are curious:
http://home.sol.se/michael/qtgui…