Quicktime has hijacked my video settings

After I downloaded iTunes, all online movie clips began playing in Quicktime instead of Windows Media Player. I was able to fix the problem by uninstalling Quicktime, but then I couldn't use iTunes. Gaaaa!
Any suggestions?

When you install Quicktime it should get to the point of asking you if it should be the default player, just say no. If this somehow happens with files that are already on your system, you should be able to hold the shift key down while right clicking on the file in question and choosing
"Open With". Then you can just choose what you want to open the file with as well as put a check in a box that says something like "make this the default program for opening", then it will only open with that program.

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In the past when I have been brave enough to install quicktime player it has always screws up my registry.
Since Apple, in all its wisdom, has not made a plugin for media player, in order to view .mov files from my son's Kodak camera I have to install quicktime on my machine. When I do it hijacks virtually all programs that display or edit graphics and makes Quicktime the default program. I never noticed an option to NOT do that automatically.
Where do I find those options in the quicktime setup program?
Also, if I forget to uninstall quicktime when I am done with it, it tries to do daily (or maybe hourly) updates, constantly demands access through my firewalls, does it all again every time I try to play a .mov file, and constantly intrudes upon my use of my own computer. How can I turn off these objectionable "features" and still leave quicktime installed on my computer?
Any ideas?

I found it. By default Apple, in all its wisdom, sets Quicktime as the default viewer for a bunch of non-quicktime filetypes. When I start quicktime from the start menu and select Edit>Preferences>Quicktime Preferences it gives me the option of unclicking boxes that do the hijacking and it presumably returns control to the correct programs.
I also find there a box to turn off the incessant updates and the tray icon.
Problem solved. The last time I had to install it I could not find these options. Too bad they don't offer the options at the beginning of the setup process - it would give a lot more confidence in their product.
Of course, the perfect thing would be to offer it as a plugin for Windows Media Player so we would not have to have so many competing (and registry space hogging) programs on our machines.

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I have the same problem - I have a MP4 movie file that's using the H264 codec that I need to play via a PowerPoint presentation - so I need to convert it to something more Windows friendly. I wanted to export the mp4 as a AVI using one of the lossless codecs I have which I would then convert to a WMV file using Windows Media Encoder. The minute I tried to change any video settings on the export feature on QT Pro QT Pro crashed. Of course looking around the QT page for any support information is pointless (because it's not there) - and I purchased Pro with QT 7.2 and can't revert to another version.
And looking around the +QT for Mac OS+ forum this is not just a Windows problem - it's a QT Pro 7.2 problem. I thought Apple applications were flawless and didn't crash??? +<insert sarcasm>+ Anyway...it would be nice to have something that works for my $30 rather than a overpriced video player.

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Hello everyone:
I'm new to the forums and somewhat new to final cut pro.
I'm using final cut pro 5.0.4
Im trying to record to a dvd record using a Sony DVCAM, but I don't know what the settings are for the audio/video settings are.
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This is the quick and dirty way of doing it. Read the manuals (FCP, Compressor, DVD Studio Pro) for more information.
Control-click on the sequence name in your Browser in FCP, and select Export > Using Compressor. The sequence name will then show up in Compressor. Select the sequence name that just showed up, and then on the top of the screen select one of the DVD:xxxxxx settings for your project. I would recommend the Best Quality options. You will see 90, 120, 150 minute options. Pick the lowest that you can without it being shorter than your sequence. For example, if your sequence is 92 min, select the 120 min option. You will need an MPEG setting as well as the Dolby setting. Once you have selected your presets, set their destination - use Desktop for now. When you have selected the Settings and Destination for the sequence, Click "Submit" on the lower right of the screen. Batch Monitor will pop up, telling you the progress. When the job has completed, open up DVD Studio Pro.
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Note: I had to restore my computer to a date prior to my first install attempt, rather than just uninstalling.
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I'm having a problem with a game not saving its video settings at the moment. Each time I load it, it defaults to the 640x480 display along with the rest of it's settings defaulting. I know this seems to be a game related issue, but when I loaded COD2 to see if that had the same problem it stated that 'Your computer had changed since the last time you played. Do you want to change the settings to suit the changes?" (Or words to this effect). I clicked on the 'Yes' box and again it set it up in 640x480 mode. The same happened with Doom3 & Command & Conquer so I'm inclined to think that something has happened somewhere that makes these games think that I now have a different monitor.
I can't think what might have happened, but I'm hoping (praying actually) someone might understand what is going on & help me out.
Thanks in advance.

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Which "model" & "generation" G5 iMac do you have?
Need this info so that the knowledgeable users can provide you with the proper troubleshooting solution(s).
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/mh355.html Getting information about your computer
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Have the games always changed your video settings on their own? Some games do that on their own, or there are settings on the games Option page for you to set manually.
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I have several clips that I uploaded to my computer from my digital camera. They upload as quicktime movies.
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HI GalaxieMusique,
I'm french too, but I'm going to write this post in english so that everyone may understand it
I have the same problem in Mavericks, but I'd say, more important, with QuickLook.
Indeed Quicklook can't read avi movies anymore. Actually it always been the case, but with Perian we were able to fix it. The problem is that Perian is no longer available for Mac OS 10.9....
I'd assume that our only hope is Apple themselves... It would be nice from Apple to creat an add-on for quicklook to be able to preview the avi movies.
In regards with quicktime, you can download QuickTime 7 here:
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and ask all the .avi movies to be played by QuickTime 7 and not QuickTime X (included into Mac OS).
Sorry for the english, we french people can make mistakes sometimes
If anyone has a solution for QuickLook, please do not hesitate. This topic is becoming a real mess....

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