Getting the actual frame position in a QUICKTIME movie

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#1

How can I get the actual frame number [position?] from a Quicktime movie (afte stopping it)

I have tried the “frame” instruction but I don’t know how to use it.

Thanks,

Raul

#2

I have find (testing) that I can get the frame number using this calculation in an script:

tell application “QuickTime Player”

set the current_frame to current time of document 1
round (current_frame / 3600)

end tell

But, I would like to read it directly from the quicktime movie with out this type of calculations (as you can see if you change the time visualization option in the quicktime controllers). Why the “current time” instruction gets a number that is a not exact number of frames multiplied by 3600?

Thanks,

Raul