Video shows black

I have a new MacBook Pro. I'm under the impression that I got fully functional version of ILife with it. Am I right?
I've created a movie in IMovie and want to export it and create a Quicktime movie. At the end, I end up with a .mov file. Audio is functional but the video is black. Appreciate any ideas.

Thanks. I'm pretty new to this. Having had a look around, I can see that you're exactly right. Any suggestions on what conversion would be best if the end goal is to create a dvd? Thanks again.

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