Can't play mov file in Quicktime!!!!!!

Hi. Got a new iMac. Got Snow Leopard and Quicktime Player (incl QTP 7 in utilities). I'm trying to play a video file. It is recognised as a Quicktime movie (in file info), but when I click on it it says - "xxx.mov could not be opened, the movie's file format isn't recognised". Any idea what I need to do?

Hi giles,
Sounds like your file got corrupted. You can diagnose it for free using MP4repair.org. Best of luck!
Regards,
--Javier
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