Entourage - video files/links pull up MPEG Streamclip instead of Quicktime

ARGH! Ever since I downloaded MPEG Streamclip for getting videos off the internet, my "default" video playback for everything pulls up Streamclip. This wouldn't be problem if the videos would play, but EVERY single one gets a format error and I can't view anything anyone sends me.
Is there a way to reset this back to Quicktime? I've searched the menus with no luck.
Please help.

Hello, and welcome to the Discussions.
In the Finder navigate to one such file somewhere on your Mac, and control-click on it, then Use Get Info. Expand the section Open With and choose QT, and then also click to have this apply to documents like this.
Ernie

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