Quicktime 7.5.5 SANYO Xacti MP4 movie file Audio Sync Bug..

Hello. I am awkward in English.
NEW Ver. Quicktime 7.5.5 SANYO Xacti MPEG-4 movie file..
Audio Codec AAC, Sound Sync Bug
audio and video files they are not in sync.
KMPlayer MPEG-4 movie file Problem without Play..
Quicktime MPEG-4 Sound Sync Bug, Wants a solution
Thank you for any help you can provide..

Codec : icod
I generally defer to folks like QuickTimeKirk on these sorts of matters, but I think that's the source of the problem. That's the Apple Intermediate Codec, an editing codec used on Macs:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=7240374#7240374
... and it won't display on a PC:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=7304343#7304343
Can the provider of the file re-export it using a different video codec for you?

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