Firefox + quicktime problems

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I was going to watch the new iLife 08 guided tour from Apple's website. I have the latest quicktime version.

Windows:
Firefox 1.5: The quicktime video will crash firefox. If it doesn't, it flickers and sometimes the video is completely garbled.
IE7: Same thing, dll crash.

I tried uninstalling and reinstalling quicktime, no difference.

Mac OS:
Firefox 2.0: The quicktime video will flicker like crazy, and the system becomes sluggish (as if firefox/quicktime hogging CPU cycles).
Safari 2.0: surprise surprise, no video problem. :Grimmace: The quicktime video runs just fine.

Gee, wonder what's going on. Does Apple do something specific on those videos so they only play nice with safari?
 
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on the post before this aswell they r saying after an update firefox gets slugish..
Perhaps apple is forcing every1 onto safari...
I no there pushing it for the safari 3 release with leopard...

something smells fishy...
 
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I updated my windows system with the latest video drivers. DirectX is updated too. Firefox still crashes, saying the quicktime plug-in is doing an illegal operation. The only workaround in windows is to set quicktime to safe mode (GDI). I haven't found any workaround for the flickering videos and sluggishness in the Mac firefox yet, other than to use Safari.
 

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