.AVI files not showing video, only audio

[mushir]

I have a few .AVI files that I want to play on my Macbook. But when I play them with Quicktime, it shows me a black screen and plays with only audio. No video. And yes I have installed Perian but that's not fixing this problem either. I tried using VLC but that didn't even show me a black screen. I could only listen to the audio.

Do I have to install some codecs? If os please tell me step by step on how to do so. Cause I have no idea on how to manually do it.

 

[geoffreak]

Try using MPlayer OSX instead. If you don't have any video there, the file is corrupt.

 

[madog]

If VLC can't play it, then the file is possibly corrupt. Don't even bother with QT for .avi files.

 

[geoffreak]

VLC is crap (QT is even more so). Don't use it as a basis of if a file is corrupt.

 

[madog]

VLC is crap (QT is even more so). Don't use it as a basis of if a file is corrupt.

VLC is the greatest movie player app ever!

 

[geoffreak]

VLC is the greatest movie player app ever!

Wrong. The greatest movie player app ever is Plex.

 

[surflordca]

VLC is the greatest movie player app ever!

VLC has played everything I through at it