QT 7 Pro - Open Image Sequence

Seems like this has been asked many times before but I have not found any answeres or resolution to this. Here is my version of the problem:
Quicktime 7.6.6 Pro
MacBook Pro OSX 10.6.8
I have about 8400 images that are named like Nnnnnnn-2011-08-08-1400-PDT.jpg, where the date and time increments by two hours.
Quicktime will create an image sequence with the first 6 images following the one I selected. In some cases I can get it to do more frames, but it skips along the image sequence. It seems as though it is having trouble with the image names, and not understanding the order. Finder has no issues sorting the files correctly.
So my questions are:
Any workarounds?
Any newer version I can use?
Is this recognised as an actual bug by Apple?

Sorry I had to change the file names a bit for some security reasons. The N's represent alpha characters only.
If I select the first one, it uses the next 6 sequential frames and stops.
If I select NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-10-0000-PDT.jpg, one time it loaded every 12th frame for a total of 24 frames, where only the date changed but the time remained the same. Another time it loads 12 frames sequentially, and duplcated the 12th frame as the 13th frame.
NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-08-1243-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-08-1400-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-08-1600-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-08-1800-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-08-2000-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-08-2200-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-09-0000-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-09-0200-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-09-0400-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-09-0600-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-09-0800-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-09-1000-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-09-1200-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-09-1400-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-09-1600-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-09-1800-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-09-2000-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-09-2200-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-10-0000-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-10-0200-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-10-0400-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-10-0600-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-10-0800-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-10-1000-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-10-1200-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-10-1400-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-10-1600-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-10-1800-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-10-2000-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-10-2200-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-11-0000-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-11-0200-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-11-0400-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-11-0600-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-11-0800-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-11-1000-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-11-1200-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-11-1400-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-11-1600-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-11-1800-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-11-2000-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-11-2200-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-12-0000-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-12-0200-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-12-0400-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-12-0600-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-12-0800-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-12-1000-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-12-1200-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-12-1400-PDT.jpg, NN-Nnnnnnn-2011-08-12-1600-PDT.jpg, (and so on)
So these are real bugs. Does Apple ever reply in these forums or are we on our own?

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