QuickTime Pro export crash

Yeah mrmacfixit, thanks for your reply. Indeed the free versions don't allow for conversion of .mov to .wmv, but I also tried an old version of PopwireWMV-9Export - now absorbed by Telestream. However... the problem is not so much whether the plugins allow conversion or not, but the fact that QT 7.5.5 crashes with any type of conversion that I've tried. Like I mentioned before, my system runs pretty well maintained and I dumped the cache and prefs and reinstalled QT, took out plugins and switched to different combinations and the bloody thing still keeps crashing Therefore my question if it could be attributed to QT 7.5.5 being buggy in that respect. Otherwise any type of playback runs without any problem whatsoever. It's awfully quiet on the official Apple front regarding this quirk. I can't imagine them committing foul play with their own widespread software in order to boost their more professional Final Cut stuff which is a bit overkill to show a PC friend a .mov in wmv

As to them installing QT, yeah right, say no more!
Btw, most of the crashing complaints I checked on the internet was by PC owners who seemed quite knowledgeable about what they were doing and it wasn't limited to conversion alone. So I don't want to send my PC-ers into that same alley

Anyway, thanks for your reply, I've been seeing you helping out people on forums for a long time and your doing a great job.
Thanks again,

Pete.

I'm sorry I didn't find an answer for you.

Remember, those that have iTunes installed, also have QT installed

Just a thought

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I've just been messing around with QT and have exported 6 files in different formats without a problem.

I was using Perian, just downloaded it, and also have F4M free version installed.

No problems with exporting.

Guess you have a corruption in QT somewhere. Try uninstalling it, everything, and reinstall. Before you get too drastic with it, just try another download and install of 7.5.5
Worth a try

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OK, I'll try a new install of QT and every plugin and see how that go's, I'll post the outcome here after I get there.

Thanks for checking!

Pete.

So, I chucked out the whole Quicktime array, wanting to install everything fresh and probably made the mistake of restarting (you know, just to be sure it's not active anymore and the bloody thing kept showing the spinning wheel at startup. Inserting the Installation DVD and trying to restart from there was to no avail. Eventually I managed to copy the last properly backed up system folder from my external backup in Time Machine by hand back into my iMac via my MacBook Pro in Target mode.

It actually ran better afterwards but after reinstalling QuickTime it's still crashing with any type of conversion.

Guess I'll leave it for now and let time heal my reinstall wounds

Cheers,

Pete.