HELP! I can't view AVI or DIVX movies in quicktime.

[evil_twin]

I have quicktime 6.5.1 and OS X 10.3.5 and I cannot view AVI or DIVX files.
I get a message like the required compressor could not be found.
All I get is audio.
I even downloaded DIVX 5.1.1 and nothing.
Can anyone help?

[Nermal]

Try 3ivx (http://www.3ivx.com/download/macos.html).

[blackfox]

Use either MPlayer or VLC (VideoLan)player...both have equal or superior picture/framerate as Quicktime and play a multitide of formats (including AVI and DivX)

would provide links, but lazy... just google...

[dswoodley]

go to quicktime preferences. Click on the plugin tab. Click the MIME settings button. Click the video - video only and video with audio file formats line. Voila! you can play AVIs

or

use VLC its as close to a universal player as possible.

[DJY]

go to quicktime preferences. Click on the plugin tab. Click the MIME settings button. Click the video - video only and video with audio file formats line. Voila! you can play AVIs

I had done this... but still got the error stating something like:
"you may experience some problems playing the XXX.avi file as the required compressor could not be found"

so I downloaded VLC.

[dswoodley]

I had done this... but still got the error stating something like:
"you may experience some problems playing the XXX.avi file as the required compressor could not be found"

so I downloaded VLC.

before or after you downloaded DIVX? DIVX does chage some files in Quicktime and the above fix usually works fine.

[friarbayliff]

downloading 3ivx worked just fine for me. Give it a try.

[evil_twin]

Thanks for the help, everyone.

I download videoLan and I can view AVi on that.
I would like to use quicktime as super movie viewer, but....

Selecting AVI in the preference didn't work either.

[Beck446]

Now, if only we could figure out how to play protected WMAs

[imac_japan]

Now, if only we could figure out how to play protected WMAs

There seems to be a problem with DIVX after installing the 6.5.1 update...Dont install 3ivx - Use VLC, its much much better......

[evil_twin]

There seems to be a problem with DIVX after installing the 6.5.1 update...Dont install 3ivx - Use VLC, its much much better......

To late
I installed 3ivx and it works.
I still keeping videoLAN
Thanks everyone.

[DJY]

installed 3 ivx but then had the sound problem mentioned in their Read me file - so will need Divx Doctor II from them...
think I might just stick to VLC for avi files.

[janey]

3ivx pwns.

but whats equally cool is divxdoctor. changes avi files to quicktime so you can see it in quicktime (:
requires the codec though, its just useful when you need to send a clip or something and the other person doesnt know what to do with it.


a w00t w00t for vlc...that app rocks (: