Quicktime confusion!

I don't see a specific QT forum, so I'm asking here.
When I export from Final Cut using Apple TV export I get an .M4V file which, when opened, opens in QT 10, but the 16:9 format is squished slightly. When I choose to open the same file in QT 7, it plays in perfect 16:9. In quickview within the Finder, it plays looking squished. So why the difference and how can I be assured that when I send the file to someone, they will open it and see it in proper 16:9? Why do some video files open in one or the other QT version anyway?
Also, if I trim that .M4V file in QT 7, it wants to save it as an .mov file, so fine, the file size is the same, but now it also plays squished in QT 7. Why and what's the difference between the .mov file and the .m4v file?

Michael Peele wrote:
Export "Using Quicktime Conversion"
Format: MPEG-4
Use: Lan/Intranet
Hit "Options"
Video Format: h.264
Data Rate: 1200 kbits (more for better quality, less for a smaller file).
Image Size: "853x480 or some multiple of that"
Frame Rate: Current
Keyframe: Auto
Excellent, clear instructions resulted in exactly what I want and the file size was also quite a bit smaller without apparent loss of quality.
Can you tell me what the difference is between this and .m4v? Also, what determines if a movie opens in QT 7 or QT 10?
Thanks!

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I was confused at first as why you couldn't download the Mac version from a PC. I even went to versiontracker.com, select Mac OS X, search for quicktime, click download, which brought me back to Apple downloads and, you guessed it, Windows download.
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Well, in the end, I just gave up and deleted the photos, in the hope that it was something to do with them. Took some more photos and they seem to have imported without any problems at all.
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