After QT7-Cant output to tape!

Im sure this problem has somethin to do with Quicktime 7, bcos after the instalation, i found out many things wont do their job the way it should be. Like for example, i have a Toast 5 plug-in in my iMovie to output my movies to VCD format, 2 years have passed n no problem at all. But after QT7, this plug-in has gone useless, the output file will have inversed colors all over.
I can live without the plug-in..
BUT i cant take it that my iMovie no longer can output my movies back to tape!! Ive tried many ways to get this thing corrected but couldnt find solution.
Should I downgrade my QT? is there a way i could do this?
Thanks in advance

You might also consider downgrading QT back to v6 if you are really using 10.9.3. Apple even made an installer for this. See my other post about this here...
PT, "audio causing the problem?" #2, 12:40pm Sep 26, 2005 CDT
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