.mp4 videos pause themselves when played using Finder Quicklook

Originator:ben.garland
Number:rdar://22874103 Date Originated:27/9/2015
Status:Duplicate 20982861 (Open) Resolved:
Product:Mac OS X Product Version:10.10
Classification:Serious Bug Reproducible:Yes
 
Summary:
If I use Quicklook to play a selection of .mp4 videos (say, 3 video clips) then instead of the videos continuing to play back-to-back on repeat, each video pauses when it reaches the end. In previous versions of Mac OS (I believe this may have changed in 10.8) the videos would continue to play in Quicklook, in sequential order, in perpetuity, such as what happens when you select some .jpg still images.

Steps to Reproduce:
Select more than one .mp4 video clip in the Finder. Press spacebar to launch Quicklook. Notice how the playback stops once the first clip is done.

Expected Results:
After the first video plays in Quicklook, the second video should automatically start playing, etc etc.

Actual Results:
Playback stops after the first video ends, even though multiple videos are selected in the Finder.

Version:
Mac OS 10.10 and 10.11, maybe earlier 10.9

Configuration:
Macbook Pro 15" 2010

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