QT MPEG-2 Component - Black Screen Video

Hello - I just purchased the latest MPEG-2 component $20 (version 6.4.1) for Quicktime 7.2 on my new Intel iMAC. When I try to play MPEG-2 files, only the audio plays and the video screen is black. My MPEG-2 files (from TiVO Decode Manager) all play fine with VLC on MAC or on PC machines. Any help appreciated.
George

Video Tracks:
224 MPEG-2, 352 × 480, 4:3, 23.976 fps, 9.00 Mbps, upper field first
Am wondering if QT may be confused about what to do with the resolution settings here -- 352x480 4:3 aspect ratio. Have you tried simply resetting the "Visual Settings" Properties window scale to 640x480? Have noted that QT Player has similar problems (i.e., black display) when scaling super HD photos. Let us know if this change allows the video to display correctly in both QT and MPEG Streamclip. (Players may be expecting the more standard CIF display dimensions.)

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