Remember the days before OS X, where there was an audio format called 'system 7 sound' (used for the system alert sounds), and when you opened it, it played right in the finder without opening iTunes or Quicktime Player or anything else? I want to be able to have a sound as a startup item, playing directly from the Finder. I know you can preview sounds in the Finder, so it must be possible. Any ideas?
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Playing sounds from the OS X Finder
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unfortunately this doesn't seem possible... i know it was discussed once before, but i don't think that anyone came up with anything.
and actually, you can't play items from the finder. when you "preview" them, the finder is merely loading a quicktime plugin that allows the use of the quicktime web controls in a finder window... so really quicktime IS playing the file, just without opening the application.
and actually, you can't play items from the finder. when you "preview" them, the finder is merely loading a quicktime plugin that allows the use of the quicktime web controls in a finder window... so really quicktime IS playing the file, just without opening the application.