Need codecs...

[Wolvngelz]

Heya guys,

Need some Mpeg4 codecs for my quicktime to play some tv shows.

Suggestions and links most appreciated.

 

[hankolerd]

seems weird that quicktime won't play mpeg4. try downloading VLC it plays pretty much everything.

 

[Wolvngelz]

Ah thanks, didn't know VLC runs on Mac. That thing is awesome.

 

[mkrishnan]

Agreed with the various comments above, but FWIW, there are basically two sets of codecs you should need on a Mac in addition to what is shipped:

The Windows Media Components (aka Flip4Mac)
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx

Perian (which covers a variety of other things like AVIs and DivX)
http://perian.org/

You should pretty much be set at that point.

 

[chrisbeebops]

Try installing Perian:
http://perian.org/

It will add codecs for almost anything you will come across on a Mac.