Blank video on QT PRO export

I inputed a mpeg 4 file into QT pro 7. It plays fine. I then exported it into mov and DV format. The files played the audio fine but the video was blank. What is going wrong? How do I fix this?

I have a feeling your MPEG-4 made by Pinnacle uses the Windows implementation of that format. Windows versions of MPEG-4 use a different codec (a Microsoft variant) that does not follow the "rules" of the MPEG organization. It (the codec) is similar to the DivX, Xvid and 3ivX codecs that also don't play by industry standard "rules". QuickTime does.
Because your file plays in QuickTime but doesn't "convert" I suspect you've got one of those other codecs allowing QuickTime playback. The trouble is with the export as the "real" codec can't be used.
Ideally you would want the commercial vendor to export from your source in DV Stream format. They can fit a bit under 20 minutes onto DVD's because the file size is so large. You could then use those files in iMovie for editing and export to iDVD for burning.

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