I have QuickTime Player 7.2. Since I installed Leopard 5.86 and Snow Leopard Quick Time hasn't worked consistently. I've made all the OSX updates. I have QuickTime Player 7.2. Since I installed LeoI need a Universal Binary Component, where can I find it?

I need a Universal Binary Component, what is it and where can I find it?

Basically it is a component that runs natively on either PowerPC or Intel Mac platforms. The real question is, "Which component do you need?" A codec component is software that decodes file data stored in a specific audio or video compression format for playback in a media player (or encodes player data to a specific audio or video compression format when transcoding/storing the player data. In other words, if you cannot play a specific compression format, you need to install the codec component that handles that format and to do this your first step is to determine which files do not play properly and make a list of the codec components they require. I.e., if a file will not load to a media player, use the Finder "Information" window to see what kind of file/codec data is wrapped in the file. Or, if a file will load in a media player but does not play properly, then open the app's "Inspector", "Media Info", or "Properties" window to see which codecs were used to encode the file data. Once you have a list of the missing codecs, you can search the internet for a universal binanry component or package of components to install IF AVAILABLE. If specific QT components are not supported, then you may have to use an alternative media player which includes its own built in codecs IF AVAILABLE. Keep in mind that many old Windows compression formats may never have been converted for use on a Mac, or never have been converted for use under OS X, or transcoded to a universal binary format.

There are several codecs listed on the QuickTime site. I suppose I could download most of them and see what happens.

The "rule of thumb" here is to only install those codec components you actually use. Otherwise there is always the possibility of an eventual codec conflict between codec components supported by different providers.

Now I need to figure out what to do with the answer.

Follow the instructions provided above—i.e., open the Finder "Info" window to inspect the codecs used in the movie file or load the file to a media playerr and use the media player's Inspector/Media Info window to determine which codecs were used to create the movie file. If the file is located on a website, download it first, if possible, before examining the file as indicated above or check the website support information to see if it specifies the type(s) of files used on the particular site.