Frame number in QuickTime Player 7.2

Apple’s recent introduction of QuickTime 7.2 finally added the ability to view movies in full screen without having to shell out an additional $29 for QuickTime Pro. On top of this and “Updates to the H.264 codec”, there were a couple of other enhancements to the software.

Predictably, options to export to iPhone-optimised formats were included (both H.264 and 3GP “Cellular” – the latter presumably for viewing in MobileSafari). There was also one other minor tweak, which I haven’t seen mentioned anywhere else – the addition of an option to view the frame number in QT Player rather than the current time, as shown here:
QuickTime Frame Number