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codec problems
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I don't have it in front of me, but I believe QuickTime will provide information on the open video. It's either command-I or command-J, I always get the shortcuts mixed up. Under Window, anyway. Take a look at the video track.
That quicktime thing will definitely come in handy. I downloaded mpeg streamclip but as far as I can tell, it's main purpose is to convert file formats, which isn't really what I need.
How can I see which codecs I already have on my computer?
Thanks for the help guys.
How can I see which codecs I already have on my computer?
Thanks for the help guys.
I understood your query as to requesting an OS X app that could tell you what a file's codecs were. MPEG Streamclip can tell you that. However, if you want to know what codecs are available, that's a different question, and will have different answers depending on what app you're using, and if you are decoding or encoding.
Here's file info on an HD movie I have using MPEG Streamclip's File -> Show Stream Info. Video is 720p in AVC, audio is in AAC (5-channel Dolby Pro Logic II). The question mark audio is the second track, Dolby Digital 5.1.
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Ah, I see cave man. I think i'll stick with cmd+I in quicktime since I already have that app though. I don't need to convert anything.
I guess I was hoping for a list somewhere that tells the version numbers of all my video codecs. Sometimes I download a video and it doesn't play right so if I know what codecs I have I can avoid any problems.
For example, I used quicktime to determine that my file uses divx 6.0 but i don't know if i have that version or an older one and I'm not sure how to check. I thought OS X might have a list somewhere.
Thanks for the help guys.
I guess I was hoping for a list somewhere that tells the version numbers of all my video codecs. Sometimes I download a video and it doesn't play right so if I know what codecs I have I can avoid any problems.
For example, I used quicktime to determine that my file uses divx 6.0 but i don't know if i have that version or an older one and I'm not sure how to check. I thought OS X might have a list somewhere.
Thanks for the help guys.
Have you tried Plex? It's the best video playback app for Macs in terms of codec support and efficiency.
Yes. VLC can barely play 1080p m2ts or ts files even on a moderate speed Mac. Plex plays them on a 2 gHz mini with no problems and can handle both True-HD and DTS-HD audio.
Yep - I love VLC too, but Plex is the only way to go for HD content. It's a really slick app.
As well as Perian, don't forget about Flip4Mac for WMV support.