Quicktime wont play mpeg4 videos

hi, i have downloaded quicktime 7.1.3 and iTunes for windows but i cant seem to play mpeg4 videos on them. They will play but the screen is mostly white and the video is not visible. i dont know if i have installed it wrong or the settings are wrong. plz help me

If I wanted to post a sample of the video, how would I do that?
If the file is smaller than your ISP/Mail client limit, email it. If larger and your ISP includes adequate free storage space post it there. If you have a MobileMe account, post it to your Public folder. If you don't have commercial online storage space available, check into site offering free temporary storage for the purpose of posting/distributing files. (Unfortunately, I don't use the latter, and so cannot suggest any by name for you.)_ If all else fails, email me and I will see about setting up a temporary password for you to post it my account area.
I am told thh file is MPEG-4, AVC/H.264, Approx. 30 fps, Progressive, AAC, mp4 format. they couldn't tell me the exact data compression. I was however, able to watch the file using the VLC media player. Does that help?
Not really. Information available online already indicated the 1920x1080 mode employed AVCHD (format developed jointly by Sony and Panasonic which was designed for Blu-ray disc compatibility) and the 1280x720 mode using MPEG-4. Since you were not 100% sure about the mode and did not indicate if your attempt to import via iMovie was done directly from the camera (calls special different import modules) or from iPhoto via the Finder (a simple Move/Copy operation) we still do not have the total picture. I would however, lean more towards it being an MPEG4/AAC file in an MP4 file container requiring an add-on video component. Nor have you indicated whether or not you have the Perian component package installed which might be able to handle the video data.

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