Missing codec FCP exported Qtime .mov

I'm having a problem viewing some .mov files due to a missing codec. A contractor delivered me video content from a recent event on an external hard drive. The files he sent me are .mov files that he exported from Final Cut Pro using a DVCPRO HD (720p60), linear PCM, Timecode codec. I want to be able to view these files through Quicktime on my machine, but I don't use FCP.
I tried installing the Apple prores decoder, as another thread here seemed to indicate this might solve my issue, but when I ran the installer, it said a newer version fo the decoder was already installed on my machine. Is there any straightforward way to download/install the codec I need to view these files without shelling out for FCP?

Is there any straightforward way to download/install the codec I need to view these files without shelling out for FCP?
No.

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Sure thing, Meg.
Here's a source clip with "approximate" gamma correction:
"Approximate" gamma correction makes the image look flatter within Final Cut Pro than it actually is.
Now, the very same clip and frame, but with gamma set to "Accurate" :
Now, things are switched. The exported image looks flatter than the source clip within FCP.
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I am really stumped on this one, guys.
I have a simple FCP project. It's 1 sequence, 2 video files and 1 music file. 3minute 30 second video.
Can't get much simpler than this.
My problem is that whether I export the sequence to QT movie, OR I export it to compressor, what is coming out on the other end is really NOTHING like the edited sequence I have playing (correctly) in my single sequence timeline.
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- I have tried rebooting the system. Didn't help.
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This time, the sequence plays correctly, but the export is totally wrong, and I have no idea how to "fix" it because eveything in my sequence timeline is CORRECT. Ugh! If this is what can happen to a simple video clip, what happens when you are editing a MOVIE????
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ALMOST Solved:
Well, I haven't given up yet, and I am one step closer to solving the problem (almost there), but still need some help.
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- The problem IS with the way I am editing, and specifically it has to do with using the razor blade tool and using it on segments of video. not clips, segments of clips.
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