Thanks Mark On 14.07.2008, at 02:04, Mark Lively wrote: >> >> typeList >> -> {"Video Track", "vide", 0, 0.0, 0, "Sound Track", "soun", 2, >> 48.000499725342, 24, "Timecode Track", "tmcd", 0, 0.0, 0} >> so that works and is correct (somehow: the sample rate looks a bit >> strange) >> >> In both cases it's the same QT file. >> >> Any ideas what I'm doing wrong? > > I think the problem is with system events. ... and for the confirmation that I'm not an idiot > > If you are using Studio you have a few additional options. You can > load the movie into a player and use that to get some or all of the > properties (haven't done this, not sure which ones you can get) I got some simple steps there, but my Cocoa knowledge is around +- 0. > > A second option is to use call method and make cocoa calls the > quick time libraries. Once again, I haven't done this but you > should be able to make a QTMovie and get the QTTracks. See above Thanks Andreas