QuickTime 10 fails to export Apple Animation video

I'm attempting to export a movie from QuickTime 10, without success.
The movie is currently a QuickTime with the Animation codec in 256 greys, 720p, 24 fps, 159.20 MBit/s, 3.58 GB.
On trying to use 'Save As...' or 'Save for Web..' QuickTime immediately makes the folder and HTML files, but only creates a 4kb .mov file.
Any suggestions appreciated.

If it's still there in QuickTime as a compression format to author with then it should really be supported
Snow Leopard has a dual 32-bit/64-bit QT framework embedded in the operating system. The most likely problem at this time is that error trapping has yet to be incorporated into the QT X Player and so it currently does not prevent the unwary user from attempting to convert Animation files to other formats. This is essentially the same problem experienced in iMovie '08/'09 where the application would allow users to import Animation source files into a project but their export only produced a "black" display area with sound. No warning was provided here either.
As QTKirk already indicated, QT 7 "Pro" is the product of 19 years of QT development and remains fully compatible with the Animation work flow. Basically, if you wish to maintain compatibility with your Animation files, use QT 7 "Pro" or, if you don't have a Pro key, download and use a free QT Pro substitute application like MPEG Streamclip. The choice is yours.

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