Quicktime player shows no picture

Safari 3.0.4, Quicktime 7.4.1, iMac OS 10.5.1; best example of the problem is trying to watch Movie Trailers on the Apple site. Control bar opens half way up the allocated space where the picture should display, instead of at the bottom. If I pause and allow the trailer to fully download, then click Refresh, it then loads properly.
However, Quicktime loads the trailers correctly using Firefox 2.0.0.12.
I've tried removing and doing a clean re-load of Quicktime, but there is no change. Did a miss a setting somewhere, or is there another fix?

Hi,
Hmm.. in System preferences->Quicktime -> Browser tab is the Play movies automatically box selected? if not tick that on
QT-> Streaming tab, is your Streaming Speed on the appropriate setting> for your connection?
Is the Enable instant-on box selected, again if not do so.
Maria
Message was edited by: Eme-
I posted this as you were posting:D
Glad you sorted it out. Thanks for letting us know what you did to get it working.

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