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Full Screen in Quicktime Without Going Pro

Here is a pretty simple solution to getting Full Screen in Quicktime Player without going Pro. Usually I would suggest downloading VLC (Virtual Lan Client), a much more versatile Video Player. But, this is a cool little hack that even a novice user could complete.

Basically, all the functions of Quicktime Pro are already installed on your system. When you go Pro, all of these functions are unlocked. Applescript is a language much like English that tells applications in OS X to do things. So, we are going to use Applescript to tell Quicktime Player to display in Full Screen.

Open Script Editor in User:Applications:Applescript:Script Editor

Type in the following:

tell application “QuickTime Player”
present front movie scale screen
end tell

Open a movie file. In Script Editor, Click Run.

Tada!

Now, we must save our little Applescript so we can use it in our everday actions.

Select File: Save As. Name Your Script something like Full Screen

Save As to User:Library:Scripts.

Open Applescript Utility found in User:Applications:Applescript:Applescript Utility

Check Show Script Menu in Menu Bar. A little black script icon now shows up in the top right of the screen. Click the Script Icon and you will see your Full Screen script, probably at the bottom. Go here whenever you want to view a movie in fullscreen. You’ll notice a bunch of other scripts. If you want to tidy up the Script Menu, go back into the Applescript Utility and uncheck Show Library Scripts.