You want to set the Poster Frame, and there are two ways to do it.

In QuickTime Player 7.0 (only when you have Pro): http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=QuickTime%20Player/7.0/en/c3qt21.html

In iTunes: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303185
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