I Tunes will not play play back files ripped with Handbrake on 10.6.8 Server

I have hundreds of files ripped with Handbrake that play back fine on my Mac Mini and iMacs and Macbooks connected to a server running 10.6.8 (the files are stored on the server).  However, when I try to play the files with iTunes on the server machine itself, I hear volume but get a blank screen.  The problem seems limited to mv4 files ripped with Handbrake, as my MOV files will play fine on the server.
Any ideas?  I tried loading Perian (latest version) on the server machine but it did not fix the problem.  Same blank screen.
Just to add, movies download from iTunes (M4V type) have the same issue - blank playback on the server.  Only the MOV file plays.  All of these files will play when Quicktime is used as a player, just not with iTunes.

My approach to this problem has been to start by setting up the new os x 10.10 servers and just two os x 10.10 clients. I've plodded through setting up the server1 and client 1 and then checking that server2 replicates correctly and client 2 can be deployed and managed via DeployStudio and Profile Manager. At the moment I am using client 2 for my own day to day work to ensure I spot snags before the students do.
Once I happy with the microcosm I've created, it's a matter of syncing  /Users on the old and new servers with rsync and telling DeployStudio that the hundred or so clients that are currently running 10.6.8 and are binding to 10.6.8 servers need to be re-imaged with the workflow that client 2 is currently using. (Actually I'll probably do one client per subnet first before hitting the 'Make it so!' switch.)
The most laborious part of the migration for me has been recasting MCX preferences set with Workgroup Manager as 'profiles'. I have never been happy with automated migration for servers. Setting up a server is not particularly difficult and you end up with a clean and documented installation that you understand fully that uses current methods and no legacy settings or obsolete hacks.
I've no idea whether this is the most efficient or best method, but it feels safe to me; even after deployment, until I shutdown my beloved Xserves for the last time I'll be able to roll the whole system back to 10.6.8 within a couple of hours if something goes wrong.
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