Image sequence in Pro

I have succesfully used the image sequence to produce movies in the past..now when I try it all that gets imported is the initial frame. It seems like this all started after the last update to iTunes. Thinking that I needed to upgrade I spent another $30.00 for a new Pro key, but the same thing happens. I'm not happy when I waste money like that. Can anyone help?

This is for Mac AppleScript QuickTime users.
I have a completely different issue that you all have, however, your fix has worked for me. In short, I had generated an AppleScript (in Mac) that included a piece to grab the first image in a folder and build a QT movie.
After upgrading I received an error when running my AppleScript, it started with:Can’t make file 1 of «class cfol»Looks like the suggestions in this thread could have worked for me.
Unfortunately I was not able to easily downgrade on the Mac without essentially reinstalling Leopard. I guess I'll wait until QT 7.4.1 when Apple realizes there is more than just movie rentals to their updates.
The portion of my AppleScript affected is really quite simple (borrowed from a couple others), frankly frustrating that a QT update would cause such a hiccup.tell application "QuickTime Player"
open image sequence firstFile seconds per frame 2
save document 1 in theReason
quit
end tell
Cheers (to you all -- Apple is upsetting me tonight)!

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Restart your computer.
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