Codec Settings window in QuickTime Options disappears.

Im on a mac with OSX 10.7.5. Whenever I try to open up the Codec Settings on any codec within Quicktime the settings window doesnt appear, or it apears for a second and disappears very quickly. Any idea what might be going on?

Sorry, yes, it output module settings.
Im on AE CC on a Mac Pro with OSX 10.7.5 with quicktime 7.6.6 and a Quadro FX 4800 and AJA Card. I have the latest drivers for the AJA, and I am not using the AJA AE plugins because they fail miserably if you also run Avid Media Composer.

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Here's the important part: Apple's QuickTime API specifies two different ways by which applications can get the codec controls UI. Either by calling the entire full QuickTime settings UI (which is what After Effects CS4 does) or by just asking for the codec-specific settings in a separate dialog. After Effects and Premiere Pro CS5 use the latter method because it simplifies both the UI and the interchange between the 64-bit application and the QT32 Server process.
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