iPhoto ’08: Viewing videos in iPhoto ’08 on Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard may need QuickTime 7

Symptoms

If you have upgraded to Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard and you use iPhoto ’08,* playing videos from within iPhoto by double-clicking them may not cause them to play. You will need to install QuickTime 7 (an optional install from the Snow Leopard Install Disc) in order to continue viewing videos in your iPhoto library.

*Note: Watching videos in iPhoto ’09 (version 8.0.4 or later) can be done without any additional installs of QuickTime.

Products Affected

QuickTime 7 (OS X), iPhoto ’08 (7.x), Mac OS X 10.6

Resolution

To install QuickTime 7 from your Snow Leopard Install Disc:

1. Insert your Snow Leopard Install disc into your computer.
2. Once the installer opens, double-click on the Optional Installs folder:

   

3. Double-click the Optional Installs.mpkg package:

   

4. Choose Continue when prompted.
5. Select the option for QuickTime 7 then click Continue to start the installation.

   

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