The file ElectricImageComponent contains a debug example which illustrates the problem of Qt trashing a Mac menu bar. The Example is Apples sample QuickTime export component (plugin). If you don't have QuickTime Pro available. I have included a freeware program that can use the export component (Exporter.app). I have also include a short video file to test with (C4.mov)


The xcode project is in the directory ElectricImageComponent/EIComponentSampleXcode. This xcode project was NOT built from a Qt .pro file.

The xcode project refers to /Developer/qt to find the includes and the libraries. ("Other Linker Flags", "Header Search Paths", and "Library Search Paths").

Open the xcode project and build the "Development" configuration.

The product will be found in ElectricImageComponent/EIComponentSampleXcode/build/Development and is called ElectricImage(Universal).component

Copy ElectricImageComponent/EIComponentSampleXcode/build/Development/ElectricImage(Universal).component to the directory /Library/QuickTime

Start program "Exporter".

"Open" a movie file (you can use C4.mov). 

Select "Export". 

A QuickTime dialog will pop up. 

Change the "Export" combo box to "Video to Electric Image Movie".

Click the Options button.

A Qt dialog will pop up and the QuickTime menu bar will be hosed.



The Qt functions that cause the problem are located in the file ElectricImageComponent/EI_MovieExport/testQt.cpp.
The function is called from the function EI_MovieExportDoUserDialog which is found in ElectricImageComponent/EI_MovieExport/EI_MovieExport.c