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.

 

[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