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How do i view .avi files ??? Please help

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sportsfan1234

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Jul 28, 2010
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I am fairly new to mac. I have some files on my computer downloaded. some are wmv, some are avi. for some reason, a most of the files on my computer work and open perfectly, however certain ones give me an error message that reads:

"Cannot be opened. You may need to install additional software to view this type of file"

I have a few programs already downloaded that are supposed to convert these files. (Stuffit, RAR expander, Springy(doesn't work), Flip4Mac). I even checked to see if my software needed updating but my MBP says all software is up to date. How can i fix this problem so i can view the files??? I also have a file that is .f4v HD that won't open for some reason either....please help
 
Love VLC. Ive had it on all my PCs and when i got my mac and tried to play an avi file i immediatly knew what to download!
 
Fubar1977 said:
I have Perian installed and still find I need VLC to play some files.
Perian IS worth having but VLC is an essential Mac app imo.
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Sure. VLC however doesn't allow for creating thumbnails of all the filetypes it supports, so there is no way to stick with either one. OP should go for both.
 
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