Image Sequence Problem

I just upgraded to QT Pro so that I could do some image sequence stuff.
I load a sequence, set the frame rate and get a white screen following a microsecond blip on the screen. I have tried with one, two, three etc images and the result is the same each time.
The images I am trying to load are all jpeg straight from camera. File sizes are no greater than 11 megs.
I have 4 gig of memory on a 2.8 iMac.
Anybody have any clues?

I found that reducing the size of the images to 6 inches wide in Photoshop CS3 allowed image sequencing to work. The ogiginal images were 65 inches wide. I left the resolution at 72 dpi. That gave a file size of about 363 kb instead of 11 megs. Now I need to go back and play with higher resolution to determine what the threshold is, where it stops working again.

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Well, i am replying to myself...
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