QuickTime Pro failing to join movie segments

Using QuickTime Pro with Tiger, I find that 9 times out of 10, attempts at joining movie segments (of the same origin) using cut and paste are failing. What happens is that the segments are apparently joined succesfully, inasmuch as they play back properly after pasting, but when saved as a .mov file, when the end of the first segment is reached, the window freezes on the last frame of the first segment while still continuing to move forward. The size of the saved .mov file suggests that it includes all the pasted segments, but QT is unable to move past the end of the first (or sometimes a subsequent) segment. This is happening in so many cases as to make QTPro almost useless for the purpose.
Incidentally, when copied to a Windows computer and joined with other software, the same movie segments join together without any problem, thus suggesting that the problem lies with QT rather than with the files themselves. Any suggestions?

QT does not support the export of sound from muxed mpeg files nor the editing of such filesQT Mpeg Limitations
This freeware will allow some editing of mpegs without re-encoding and will allow you to export both sound and video to other formats, such as DV steam for iMovie.Mpeg StreamClip
To find the codecs (video and audio) open the movie in QT Player and then open the MovieInfo window or press Command-I.
If you open a muxed mpeg and then use "Save" the icon will say it is a movie but MovieInfo will reveal that it is in fact a muxed mpeg and subject to the QT mpeg limitations The same thing will occur if you display a muxed mpeg in a browser window and then use "Save as Quicktime Movie" in the controller dropdown menu. To be sure that the format is not altered always use "Save as Source". That way foreign file formats not native to QT will not be saved with a QT wrapper around them. That kind of wrapper may not interfere with playback in QT but can foil attempts to open the file in other applications.

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