Can't play exported imovie .dv in quicktime

I made a movie in imovie and exported it as a dv but when I open it in quicktime it is blank (meaning it plays for the duration of the film but there is nothing on the screen), I know the information is there because I can watch the preview play in finder. I also tried exporting as a mov etc. but the result is the same.
As a little bit more background, I did export it to idvd and successfully made a dvd HOWEVER the quality was awful and I really need it to be very good quality. The film is a stop-motion created in imovie because I could control the transition times better than any other program. The movie is going to be played from another mac and looped continuously. So I do not need a dvd, just a full quality version that will play with quicktime!!

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