Missing codec for finder's preview pane?

I used to be able to see preview of my movies on finder's preview pane. Since i upgraded to Leopard, the preview pane has stopped working. I cannot see the previews anymore, it's just a blank white area. Am i missing a codec as such?

from Apple doc:
Previewing images
When you open a window for a folder that contains images, you may notice that the icons for the image files are thumbnail previews of the images themselves.
If this feature is not working, you can use View Options to turn it on.
To turn on previewing of images:
Step 1
In the Dock, click the Finder icon to open a Finder window.
The Finder icon is always the first one in the Dock. Make sure the Finder window you’re viewing contains images.
Step 2
Choose View > Show View Options to see the options for the window.
Step 3
Click one of the View buttons to choose icon, list, or column view.
If you’re using Cover Flow view, you’re already previewing images and don’t need to change any settings.
Step 4
Use the view options box to turn on previewing.
In icon view: Select “Show icon preview,” and use the Icon size slider to adjust the size of the preview image.
In list view: Select “Show icon preview,” and click one of the two “Icon size” buttons.
In column view: To use thumbnails as icons for images, select “Show icon preview.” To see a larger preview, select “Show preview column,” and then select an image file in the Finder window.
Note: The Finder may not be able to show a preview for some image files.

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