Avi file, DV/DVCPRO-NTSC

i have some avi files encoded with DVCPRO and when i try to play them using quicktime two things go wrong:
1. the aspect ratio changes so that the image is flattened (for instance a circle becomes an oval) but in visual settings it says the aspect ratio is 720 x 480 which is what it should be. these files play back fine on windows media player.
2. on the larger files the image is grainy even though the source material isn't.
i would appreciate any help because i can't fiqure out what i'm doing wrong.
p.s. i am using quicktime 7.0.4 and quicktime pro
dell   Windows XP  

A DV (.dv) file dimensions are 720X480. To view these
files using QT Pro (without the square pixels versus
rectangular) use the Movie Properties window and
change the dimensions to 640X480. Your "circle" will
become a circle again.
The QT Player preferences can also be adjusted for
"High Quality" playback. This may help (not always)
the visual appearance during playback.
thank you Kirk, much obliged. changing the dimensions to 640x480 works perfectly. i already had the preferences set on "high quality" so i'm thinking maybe the file is too large for my machine to handle. thanks again
dell Windows XP

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