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posted 05-23-2001 09:01 AM              

Solution: This is caused by one of two problems.
(1) In order for the movie settings to "stick", you must be using a movie format that is editable. The movie format must be a proper QuickTime movie (type="MooV", Creator="TVOD"). Formats such as MPEG, SWF, etc, although playable by QuickTime, are not true QT formats.

To solve this problem, simply follow these steps:
(A) Open the file in QuickTime Player. (Note: You must have a professional quickTime registration code to enable editing).
(B) Choose "Save As..." from the File menu. Rename the file and choose "Make Movie Self-Contained" (or "Flatten" if you are using QuickTime 4.0)

(2) In some odd cases, there is an additional problem: Certain movie editing software appears to save the movie in a slightly invalid format. In this case, the iScreensaver software is unable to store the changed settings within the movie. To solve the problem, follow these steps:

Open the movie in QuickTime movie player (make sure you have a Professional QuickTime registration so editing features are enabled), then choose "Get Movie Properties" from the "Movie" menu. Make sure the left drop-down menu reads "Movie" and choose "Annotations" on the right-most menu, then click "Add", scroll down to "URL Link" and enter some text.