.avi files crashing my explorer view when selcting file...

[scrugro]

Both of my Macs (G4's, OSX 10.3.9) have this issue:

When I open the harddrive explorer window and select certain .avi files (meaning, just 'highlight' the file, not double-clicking and launching), it crashes the explorer window.

I'm not sure why these particular .avi's have the issue...doesn't happen to all.

Thoughts?

Thanks in advance!

 

[spinnerlys]

If you mean the Finder, what view have you selected?
Grid, List or Column View - selectable by pressing CMD + 1 or 2 or 3.

In Column view a preview is being "opened" on the right side, that brought my iBook G4 to its knees too.

It was when the proper codec was not installed (Divx, Xvid, ...) even when VLC could play it.

 

[arjen92]

p.s. in case quicktime can't play your (.avi)files (divx, xvid etc) install perian from perian.org.

 

[scrugro]

If you mean the Finder, what view have you selected?
Grid, List or Column View - selectable by pressing CMD + 1 or 2 or 3.

In Column view a preview is being "opened" on the right side, that brought my iBook G4 to its knees too.

It was when the proper codec was not installed (Divx, Xvid, ...) even when VLC could play it.

Ah..my mistake. You're right, it's the Finder ....Column View. If I'm fast enough on the "Open with..." command I can usually Right Click and open in VLC before it crashes Finder. But yes, when the preview is being 'opened' it's bringing both my G4 Tower and my 12" Notebook to their knees.

I have DivX Pro 5.1.1 installed. Is it doing this b/c I'm missing the Xvid codec?

Thanks again.

 

[scrugro]

p.s. in case quicktime can't play your (.avi)files (divx, xvid etc) install perian from perian.org.

Thanks...looks like it's OS X 10.4 and up? I'm running OS X 10.3

 

[spinnerlys]

If you want to use column view, you can deselect the automatic preview by un-collapsing that little arrow left from the actual preview. So no preview will be loaded and no crashing occurs.

And yes, it could be the Xvid codec, but it could also be the OS not handling that .avis to good.
It got better with Tiger and again with Leopard.