Old QT won't play

I have a brief - 1 minute 15 sec - QT that was made in 1977. On my Macs it will play the audio but I only get a white screen as a video. It will play both audio and video on a PC. The codec is: Intel Indeo(R) Video R3.2 Unsigned Integer. What do I need to do to get the video to play on a Mac. THANKS!

Thanks so much for that clarification! Also, I went to the link you provided and things were clarified even a bit further. Now, I do need to plead ignorance - extreme ignorance - about codec issues. My bottom line question is: Is there a way to convert this file so that it can be used in Mac OS X? It seemed to me that the link you provided was describing what I might be able to do but it got a bit to tech for me. Can anyone suggest an "easy" way - if there is a way - to convert this old .mov so that this is usable in Mac X.
As always, thanks!

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I have the same problem (deleted email account). I think I mistakenly set up an account when I was buying an Apple product online, not realizing that it would be the same ID as my iTunes.
What is the way to actually contact Apple?
I have been clicking around in circles for hours! Will I have to pay them to resolve this? I don't have any products still have applecare . . .

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Right-click on the file and chose "Open With" then chose QuickTime Player from the list.
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-DH

Old games won't play.

So, I bought a copy of Oregon Trail II off of Amazon. This game was made for Macs. It should play on a Mac. Right?
Wrong.
I insert the CD, the little Finder thing pops up displaying the CD's contents, and the Install icon has a little "no" sign through it. I click on it anyways, and it tells me that "You cannot open the application 'Installer' because it is not supported on this system."
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Presumably all your old games are of a similar vintage and were written for OS 9 (or earlier), and Intel Macs sadly don't support Classic mode. You may have some luck using a Mac emulator (like Sheepshaver), but if I were you I'd give up as it's a lot of grind to get working and probably won't work reliably or quickly enough to play games on. You can probably pick up a vintage Mac that'll run them for next to nothing these days anyway...

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http://inthestudioshow.com/media/Inthe_Studio_ep_promomed.mov
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I paid the most I've ever for a computer for this macbook and it is by far the worst computer I've ever had. It began to malfunction shortly after I purchased it, but outside of the return date. I was simply told by apple that problems with a mac show up within the first few weeks and there's nothing I can do but continue to have it fixed. Why when I paid 1200 like everyone else must I constantly take my macbook in to have it fixed? Why can't I have a nice new computer like everyone else? But I digress. This is my first and last mac purchase, but I'm stuck with it until I can afford a new computer.
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Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519 - enabled with iTunes 10.3 and newer; not available in all countries; apps, books (not audiobooks), music, t.v. shows, and movies (some - not all studios have permitted this). Movies currently available in the USA only. Downloading previously purchased movies and TV shows requires iTunes 10.6 or later. Discontinued items not available. For items not included in the iCloud list, or locations or computer systems where iCloud is not (yet?) available, you only get one download per fee paid. Apple notes it is your responsibility to back up your purchases.
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Also install Flash for web content and Silverlight for Netflix.
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I don't get a file error; I just keep getting prompted to authorize then authorization successful; but no music.
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Help!!
Rob

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iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527
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