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Of course, this is the same movie file. Quicktime X removes the black bars (I don't mind), but some usable content gets cropped. That doesn't seem to happen on all videos. Only when there are blacks ...

But now I notice that the audio is pretty quiet (both quicktime and videolan). Let me put it into perspective. When I crank the ibook all the way up with my headphones it is fine to sit in a quiet ...