.avi for Quicktime

markoon · Dec 8th, 2005, 12:40 PM

I've been having troubles playing .avi files and I'm not sure why. Whenever Quicktime tries to open them it gives a message saying some components are missing and may be available at the site. But I can't fix it. No programs will play .avi files on my computer, Windows Media Player won't, Movie Time won't, and quick time. Is there a way to fix this?
Thanks

bmovie · Dec 8th, 2005, 01:13 PM

you need the proper codec's

get Divx from versiontracker and install that, that sould get you going.

JAMG · Dec 8th, 2005, 02:24 PM

Also download VLC which is way better than Quicktime for viewing .AVI files

Jestered · Dec 8th, 2005, 03:36 PM

Not to echoe what has already been said, but VLC is what I use. Also, DivX finally released DivX 6 for Mac and it is compatible with Tiger and QT 7.

guytoronto · Dec 8th, 2005, 03:57 PM

Also use the Xvid and AC3 codes from www.insaneness.com

Jestered · Dec 8th, 2005, 06:13 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by guytoronto
	Also use the Xvid and AC3 codes from www.insaneness.com

If you really want to use QT instead of VLC, get Divx6. It has the AC3 integrated in the Divx codec so you don't need to get both anymore. I just installed it and it works great. I am not going to use VLC anymore for this because QT with Divx seems to work great, plus with Divx you can see the video preview in the finder window. Of course there will still be some that won't work on QT but will with VLC so it would be a good idea to keep both.

Divx6 codec is free also. You get a trial period for the pro version, but you are using just for playback, you don't need the pro stuff you just need the codec, which again is free.

mguertin · Dec 9th, 2005, 02:15 PM

Also don't forget that .avi is just a wrapper ... it could be any number of codecs that are actually being used. VLC is the swiss army knife of video, no machine should be without it IMHO

I just hope it doesn't end up having to go away

( see http://www.videolan.org/eucd.html for details )

Dec 8th, 2005, 12:40 PM	#1
markoon Full Citizen Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: st. catharines/ burlington Posts: 129	.avi for Quicktime I've been having troubles playing .avi files and I'm not sure why. Whenever Quicktime tries to open them it gives a message saying some components are missing and may be available at the site. But I can't fix it. No programs will play .avi files on my computer, Windows Media Player won't, Movie Time won't, and quick time. Is there a way to fix this? Thanks __________________ iMac G5, 17'' 1.8ghz, 80gb, superdrive, 1gb ram 12" Powerbook 1.33ghz, 120gb, 768mb ram, superdrive iPod Photo 40gb

Dec 8th, 2005, 03:36 PM	#4
Jestered Full Citizen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Burlington, ON Posts: 328	Not to echoe what has already been said, but VLC is what I use. Also, DivX finally released DivX 6 for Mac and it is compatible with Tiger and QT 7. __________________ NEW 15" 2.2GHz Santa Rosa MacBook PRO (Glossy) - AppleTV (120GB)

Dec 8th, 2005, 03:57 PM	#5
guytoronto Honourable Citizen Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 4,799	Also use the Xvid and AC3 codes from www.insaneness.com __________________ I've lost my pants.

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Dec 8th, 2005, 01:13 PM	#2
bmovie Full Citizen Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 838	you need the proper codec's get Divx from versiontracker and install that, that sould get you going.

Dec 8th, 2005, 02:24 PM	#3
JAMG Full Citizen Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 733	Also download VLC which is way better than Quicktime for viewing .AVI files

Dec 9th, 2005, 02:15 PM	#7
mguertin Honourable Citizen Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oakville, ON Posts: 5,018	Also don't forget that .avi is just a wrapper ... it could be any number of codecs that are actually being used. VLC is the swiss army knife of video, no machine should be without it IMHO I just hope it doesn't end up having to go away ( see http://www.videolan.org/eucd.html for details )