Applescript Quicktime export movie to image sequence

I am having troubles with Quicktime 7.1 and Tiger using Applescript.
Ultimately I want to export a movie as image sequence as tiff at a certain fps.
I've downloaded the Applescript/Quicktime script collection. When I try to run the "Export to DV Stream.scpt" script, it gives me "an unknown error occurred"
Looking at the event log, the problem with their file is on the line
"export movie 1 to new_file as DV stream using settings preset "NTSC 44.1 kHz"
If I truncate the options at the end to say "export movie 1 to new_file as DV stream"
it works fine, but then I can't select presets.
I don't want to export as DV, rather as image sequence, I thought I could just modify script to read
export movie 1 to new_file as image sequence using settings {Format:"TIFF", fps:15}
It compiles fine, but saves images as .png at 30 fps,
I've studied the dictionary, but didn't get anywhere.
Thanks in advance
Kevin
Dual 1 ghz G4, mac mini, 15" Powerbook, intelimac Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Something definitely got hosed in QT 7.1's scriptable interface. A script I had running perfectly in 7 broke on 7.1. I basically just shuffled objects and commands around like you did until I it finally worked. :/ If you have a copy of the last version handy (perhaps on one of your other macs) then I suggest loading and using that for now.
Edit: Oh yeah, and you can't specify settings the way you have it as a record ({Format:"TIFF", fps:15}) even though that compiles, the dictionary states that the 'using settings' parameter is a file containing settings. You would create such a settings file using another script with the 'save export settings' command (note this only saves the most recently successfully manually-attempted export settings)

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