• Codecs for viewing .avi files

    From Hans@hansepie@hotmale.com to comp.sys.mac.system on Monday, April 17, 2006 09:35:31
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    Hello all,

    I made the switch to mac just a few weeks ago. Everything seems to work
    like it should on my iMac and my MBP.

    One of the few difficult things I encountered is viewing .avi and some
    .mpg files using Quicktime or Quicktime Pro. I have tried Windows Media
    Viewer but that gives only relief as far as .wmv format is involved.

    Is there a solution, where can I get Quicktime compatible codecs that
    run on my macs ?

    Tia,

    Hans

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  • From Leonard Blaisdell@leo@greatbasin.com to comp.sys.mac.system on Monday, April 17, 2006 00:46:59
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    In article <44434544$0$11611$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com>,
    Hans <hansepie@hotmale.com> wrote:

    One of the few difficult things I encountered is viewing .avi and some
    .mpg files using Quicktime or Quicktime Pro. I have tried Windows Media Viewer but that gives only relief as far as .wmv format is involved.

    Is there a solution, where can I get Quicktime compatible codecs that
    run on my macs ?

    I'm surprised that mpg files don't work for you. Every one I've ever
    tried worked. Not so with wmv or avi.
    Download <http://www.videolan.org/vlc/> which clears up most wmv files.
    For the rest a Mac can do try <http://www.flip4mac.com/>.
    I honestly haven't tried flip4mac, but it seems to be highly regarded.

    leo

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  • From Suddha@ray.suddhasatta@gmail.com to comp.sys.mac.system on Monday, April 17, 2006 01:51:18
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    Sure you can. I have searched the internet for Quicktime codecs for Mac
    OS X and found 63 of them in one package. You can try demonoid.com and
    search for "Quicktime QT codecs"

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  • From Kurt Ullman@kurtullman@yahoo.com to comp.sys.mac.system on Monday, April 17, 2006 10:39:21
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    In article <leo-8D28B8.00465917042006@sn-indi.vsrv-sjc.supernews.net>,
    Leonard Blaisdell <leo@greatbasin.com> wrote:

    In article <44434544$0$11611$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com>,
    Hans <hansepie@hotmale.com> wrote:

    One of the few difficult things I encountered is viewing .avi and some .mpg files using Quicktime or Quicktime Pro. I have tried Windows Media Viewer but that gives only relief as far as .wmv format is involved.

    Is there a solution, where can I get Quicktime compatible codecs that
    run on my macs ?

    I'm surprised that mpg files don't work for you. Every one I've ever
    tried worked. Not so with wmv or avi.
    Download <http://www.videolan.org/vlc/> which clears up most wmv files.
    For the rest a Mac can do try <http://www.flip4mac.com/>.
    I honestly haven't tried flip4mac, but it seems to be highly regarded.
    As of yesterday, anyway, flip4mac was saying it was not yet
    supported or available for the intel macs, although there is a
    work-around I guess that some of those who actually understand it may
    weigh in with info about soon. (g)
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  • From Hans@hansepie@hotmale.com to comp.sys.mac.system on Monday, April 17, 2006 13:58:16
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    On 2006-04-17 10:51:18 +0200, "Suddha" <ray.suddhasatta@gmail.com> said:

    Sure you can. I have searched the internet for Quicktime codecs for Mac
    OS X and found 63 of them in one package. You can try demonoid.com and
    search for "Quicktime QT codecs"

    Thanks, I'll check this out

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  • From Hans@hansepie@hotmale.com to comp.sys.mac.system on Monday, April 17, 2006 14:00:48
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    On 2006-04-17 12:39:21 +0200, Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> said:

    In article <leo-8D28B8.00465917042006@sn-indi.vsrv-sjc.supernews.net>,
    Leonard Blaisdell <leo@greatbasin.com> wrote:

    In article <44434544$0$11611$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com>,
    Hans <hansepie@hotmale.com> wrote:

    One of the few difficult things I encountered is viewing .avi and some
    .mpg files using Quicktime or Quicktime Pro. I have tried Windows Media >>> Viewer but that gives only relief as far as .wmv format is involved.

    Is there a solution, where can I get Quicktime compatible codecs that
    run on my macs ?

    I'm surprised that mpg files don't work for you. Every one I've ever
    tried worked. Not so with wmv or avi.
    Download <http://www.videolan.org/vlc/> which clears up most wmv files.
    For the rest a Mac can do try <http://www.flip4mac.com/>.
    I honestly haven't tried flip4mac, but it seems to be highly regarded.
    As of yesterday, anyway, flip4mac was saying it was not yet
    supported or available for the intel macs, although there is a
    work-around I guess that some of those who actually understand it may
    weigh in with info about soon. (g)

    Thanks for your concern both of you.
    I'm not really sure about .mpg indeed but .avi and .xvid seem to be
    more troublesome.

    I forgot to mention flip4mac myself as I encountered a non-supporting
    error when I tried to install it.

    Hans

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  • From Hans@hansepie@hotmale.com to comp.sys.mac.system on Monday, April 17, 2006 14:33:01
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    On 2006-04-17 13:58:16 +0200, Hans <hansepie@hotmale.com> said:

    demonoid.com

    demonoid.com is closed for new users.

    I found this myself and it works: http://labs.divx.com/LatestMacPlayer

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  • From Philo D@doozy@earthling.net.invalid to comp.sys.mac.system on Monday, April 17, 2006 08:42:56
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    I'm surprised that mpg files don't work for you. Every one I've ever
    tried worked.

    There is an extra fee for MPEG-2

    Not so with wmv or avi.
    Download <http://www.videolan.org/vlc/> which clears up most wmv files.
    For the rest a Mac can do try <http://www.flip4mac.com/>.
    I honestly haven't tried flip4mac, but it seems to be highly regarded.

    leo
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  • From Philo D@doozy@earthling.net.invalid to comp.sys.mac.system on Monday, April 17, 2006 08:45:46
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    In article <1145263878.552198.253030@v46g2000cwv.googlegroups.com>,
    Suddha <ray.suddhasatta@gmail.com> wrote:

    Sure you can. I have searched the internet for Quicktime codecs for Mac
    OS X and found 63 of them in one package. You can try demonoid.com and
    search for "Quicktime QT codecs"


    Only members can do that, right? And registration is closed.
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  • From sbt@dogbreath@chaseabone.com.invalid to comp.sys.mac.system on Monday, April 17, 2006 08:00:53
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    In article <44438370$0$3319$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com>, Hans <hansepie@hotmale.com> wrote:

    On 2006-04-17 12:39:21 +0200, Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> said:

    In article <leo-8D28B8.00465917042006@sn-indi.vsrv-sjc.supernews.net>,
    Leonard Blaisdell <leo@greatbasin.com> wrote:

    In article <44434544$0$11611$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com>,
    Hans <hansepie@hotmale.com> wrote:

    One of the few difficult things I encountered is viewing .avi and some >>> .mpg files using Quicktime or Quicktime Pro. I have tried Windows Media >>> Viewer but that gives only relief as far as .wmv format is involved.

    Is there a solution, where can I get Quicktime compatible codecs that >>> run on my macs ?

    I'm surprised that mpg files don't work for you. Every one I've ever
    tried worked. Not so with wmv or avi.
    Download <http://www.videolan.org/vlc/> which clears up most wmv files.
    For the rest a Mac can do try <http://www.flip4mac.com/>.
    I honestly haven't tried flip4mac, but it seems to be highly regarded.
    As of yesterday, anyway, flip4mac was saying it was not yet
    supported or available for the intel macs, although there is a work-around I guess that some of those who actually understand it may weigh in with info about soon. (g)

    Thanks for your concern both of you.
    I'm not really sure about .mpg indeed but .avi and .xvid seem to be
    more troublesome.

    I forgot to mention flip4mac myself as I encountered a non-supporting
    error when I tried to install it.


    You will have trouble with MPEG-2 files in QuickTime unless you have
    the ($20) MPEG-2 Playback Component installed. Even then, you will
    encounter difficulties (no, or garbled, audio) if the MPEG-2 is using
    AC3 (Dolby Digital) audio rather than PCM or MP2 audio.

    In any event, these files are playable with vlc, as are almost every
    divx, xvid, etc AVI file I've encountered.

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  • From Suddha@ray.suddhasatta@gmail.com to comp.sys.mac.system on Monday, April 17, 2006 22:05:40
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    Registrations open periodically ....
    You need to check their website regularly ....

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  • From Harri Mellin@atz02-NoSpAm-@netscape.net to comp.sys.mac.system on Tuesday, April 18, 2006 23:26:03
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    In article <leo-8D28B8.00465917042006@sn-indi.vsrv-sjc.supernews.net>,
    Leonard Blaisdell <leo@greatbasin.com> wrote:

    In article <44434544$0$11611$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com>,
    Hans <hansepie@hotmale.com> wrote:

    One of the few difficult things I encountered is viewing .avi and some .mpg files using Quicktime or Quicktime Pro. I have tried Windows Media Viewer but that gives only relief as far as .wmv format is involved.

    Is there a solution, where can I get Quicktime compatible codecs that
    run on my macs ?

    I'm surprised that mpg files don't work for you. Every one I've ever
    tried worked. Not so with wmv or avi.
    Download <http://www.videolan.org/vlc/> which clears up most wmv files.
    For the rest a Mac can do try <http://www.flip4mac.com/>.
    I honestly haven't tried flip4mac, but it seems to be highly regarded.

    leo

    mpeg2 movies doesn't work you ahve to buy a plugin from apple

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  • From Harri Mellin@atz02-NoSpAm-@netscape.net to comp.sys.mac.system on Tuesday, April 18, 2006 23:39:40
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    In article <44438370$0$3319$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com>,
    Hans <hansepie@hotmale.com> wrote:

    On 2006-04-17 12:39:21 +0200, Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> said:

    In article <leo-8D28B8.00465917042006@sn-indi.vsrv-sjc.supernews.net>,
    Leonard Blaisdell <leo@greatbasin.com> wrote:

    In article <44434544$0$11611$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com>,
    Hans <hansepie@hotmale.com> wrote:

    One of the few difficult things I encountered is viewing .avi and some >>> .mpg files using Quicktime or Quicktime Pro. I have tried Windows Media >>> Viewer but that gives only relief as far as .wmv format is involved.

    Is there a solution, where can I get Quicktime compatible codecs that >>> run on my macs ?

    I'm surprised that mpg files don't work for you. Every one I've ever
    tried worked. Not so with wmv or avi.
    Download <http://www.videolan.org/vlc/> which clears up most wmv files.
    For the rest a Mac can do try <http://www.flip4mac.com/>.
    I honestly haven't tried flip4mac, but it seems to be highly regarded.
    As of yesterday, anyway, flip4mac was saying it was not yet
    supported or available for the intel macs, although there is a work-around I guess that some of those who actually understand it may weigh in with info about soon. (g)

    Thanks for your concern both of you.
    I'm not really sure about .mpg indeed but .avi and .xvid seem to be
    more troublesome.

    I forgot to mention flip4mac myself as I encountered a non-supporting
    error when I tried to install it.

    Hans


    http://www.divx.com
    http://www.3ivx.com
    http://www.popwire.com/product_info.php?products_id=7 (Popwire WMV-9 Component (Universal)


    http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/ (list of programs and plugins)

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  • From David Magda@dmagda+trace060409@ee.ryerson.ca to comp.sys.mac.system on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 22:32:28
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    Hans <hansepie@hotmale.com> writes:

    Thanks for your concern both of you. I'm not really sure about .mpg
    indeed but .avi and .xvid seem to be more troublesome.

    The thing about AVI is that it's not a codec: it's a file format. You
    can stick just about any codec inside an AVI file, and you need to
    have the specific codec to play things back.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVI
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container_format

    --
    David Magda <dmagda at ee.ryerson.ca>
    Because the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under
    the old conditions, and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well
    under the new. -- Niccolo Machiavelli, _The Prince_, Chapter VI
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  • From mmorowcz@mmorowcz@SPAM.depaul.edu to comp.sys.mac.system on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 23:00:04
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    David

    I'm not too sure if you solved your avi issue but this might help

    http://www.divx.com/divx/mac

    http://www.flip4mac.com/wmv.ht

    Flip4Mac is now free.

    David Magda <dmagda+trace060409@ee.ryerson.ca> wrote
    Hans <hansepie@hotmale.com> writes:

    Thanks for your concern both of you. I'm not really sure about .mpg
    indeed but .avi and .xvid seem to be more troublesome.

    The thing about AVI is that it's not a codec: it's a file format. You
    can stick just about any codec inside an AVI file, and you need to
    have the specific codec to play things back.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVI >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container_format

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    Because the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under
    the old conditions, and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well
    under the new. -- Niccolo Machiavelli, _The Prince_, Chapter VI


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