	//////////
	//
	// set the sprite track properties
	//
	//////////
	{
		QTAtomContainer		myTrackProperties;
		RGBColor			myBackgroundColor;
		
		// add a background color to the sprite track
		myBackgroundColor.red = EndianU16_NtoB(0x8000);
		myBackgroundColor.green = EndianU16_NtoB(0);
		myBackgroundColor.blue = EndianU16_NtoB(0xffff);
		
		QTNewAtomContainer(&myTrackProperties);
		QTInsertChild(myTrackProperties, 0, kSpriteTrackPropertyBackgroundColor, 1, 1, sizeof(RGBColor), &myBackgroundColor, NULL);

		// tell the movie controller that this sprite track has actions, Jackson
		hasActions = true;
		QTInsertChild(myTrackProperties, 0, kSpriteTrackPropertyHasActions, 1, 1, sizeof(hasActions), &hasActions, NULL);
	
		// tell the sprite track to generate QTIdleEvents
		myFrequency = EndianU32_NtoB(60);
		QTInsertChild(myTrackProperties, 0, kSpriteTrackPropertyQTIdleEventsFrequency, 1, 1, sizeof(myFrequency), &myFrequency, NULL);
		myErr = SetMediaPropertyAtom(myMedia, myTrackProperties);
		if (myErr != noErr)
			goto bail;

		QTDisposeAtomContainer(myTrackProperties);
	}
