Quicktime files only show up as icons, not as thumbnails in my files

None of my quicktime files appear as thumbnails (in their folder), even though I have selected 'show icon preview' in the view options menu. I would love to see the first frame of the video clip to help sort my clips.
I've tried posting this question in the quicktime formum with no response. I'm hoping someone can assist me with this. I would also be amenable to posting it in a more appropriate forum, if someone has such a suggestion. Please advise. Thank you in advance.
Fredsel

Mine are mixed - some QT files show as icons, some as thumbnails. The same is true of .wmv files and other formats - some do, some don't.
I have a feeling this may be related to a long-standing problem with the way OSX generates/displays file icons. I'm no expert at all, but I think that it has to do with the data contained in the resource forks. However, I am fully open to correction on this.
Advice elsewhere in these Discussions suggests trashing the Launch Services plist and restarting or logging out/in: see below for a suggestion I found in another topic.
delete the file: homedirectory/library/preferences/com.apple.LaunchServices.plist and log out/in
I've just tried this myself, and it did not appear to work for me - it apparently fixed just one file and not the rest. However, when I did "get info" on the unchanged files and used edit/cut on the file icon, it then changed the QT icon into a thumbnail.
This may have nothing to do with trashing the LaunchServices plist, but I suspect it might as this didn't happen when I tried cutting the icons earlier. However, it doesn't seem to help with other applications (eg vlc).
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