Image overlay challenge

I'm using the "image overlay with link" script (downloaded from apple) - I'm able to get as far as entering the target URL, then I get a message saying "The front movie has no file". I've saved the QT movie as source, and the image file is a JPEG, smaller than than the QT movie - the files are both in the same folder. What am I missing?
Thanks

Many of these AppleScripts do not work with Tiger or QuickTime 7.
Until someone (smarter than me) fixes them the only way to make them work is to use them on an older OS and older QT Pro version.
They do work (the resulting file works properly on Tiger and Windows) but results are a bit "flakey".
I would avoid SMIL until Apple embraces the newest version of it.
http://www.w3.org/AudioVideo/
Uses version 2.1 and I think (please don't quote me) Apple's QuickTime app only uses version 1.
This entire thread is important to QT content developers.
We don't need "broken" AppleScript support or third party tools to continue our Web based files.
Or, do we?

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