I moved some AVI files that were recorded on XP to OSX and Quicktime says that I'm missing a component. How do I know which one I'm missing? And how do I know which codecs I already have installed?
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Missing Quicktime component... which one?!
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Hmmm. I have that installed but it doesn't work. That seems to work for wmv files though.
Perian didn't work? Are you sure that the said AVI file is playable? Perhaps you should try VideoLan or just convert the file.
Also, Codecs are stored in /Library/Quicktime under your user folder.
Also, Codecs are stored in /Library/Quicktime under your user folder.
Nope. So now I have yet another XP codex I don't need on my Mac.
Sounds like your AVI file is fubared then. Perian and Flip4Mac play every single video file I've ever tried.
Edit : You could always install DivX as well. That should get them.
