video file types

[sk3pt1c]

ok, i want to play .wmv and .avi files with quicktime and not some other software
is it possible?

 

[The Void]

Flip4Mac for wmvs - the avis depends on the codec.

 

[MisterMe]

ok, i want to play .wmv and .avi files with quicktime and not some other software
is it possible?

If you download and install the DivX 6 for Mac QuickTime codec, you can handle most .avi files in most QuickTime-compatible apps. I also recommend that you search around for all of the QuickTime codecs that you can find. With rare exception, QuickTime codecs work together.

 

[solaris]

* For WMV you only choice is Flip4Mac.

* AVI is multimedia container, so it really depends on which codec the audio and video are endcoded with. But one/several of these should handle the most used formats:
3ivx - http://www.3ivx.com/download/macos.html
DivX - http://www.divx.com/divx/mac/
Xvid - http://people.ee.ethz.ch/~naegelic/download/

 

[Peace]

QT will not play the old Windows .AVI codec.

 

[MisterMe]

FWIW, I have all of the codecs listed by solaris installed.

QT will not play the old Windows .AVI codec.

This is not entirely true. The Classic version of QuickTime ships with the three Indeo® codecs--Indeo® Video, Indeo® Video 4, and Indeo® Video5. These handle the old style .avi files. I don't have an old style .avi video to test it on, but QT 7 may have support for non-DivX .avi files.

 

[Peace]

FWIW, I have all of the codecs listed by solaris installed.

This is not entirely true. The Classic version of QuickTime ships with the three Indeo® codecs--Indeo® Video, Indeo® Video 4, and Indeo® Video5. These handle the old style .avi files. I don't have an old style .avi video to test it on, but QT 7 may have support for non-DivX .avi files.

You are correct.I was going under the assumption that Classic wasn't involved.

 

[sk3pt1c]

i'm downloading flip4mac and will get divx later
when i try to play avis it says it needs more software and takes me to a page with third party codecs but there's like 10 of them and i don't know which one to download

what about .mpg files?

these are a few of my last worries that still keep me from trashing my pc and going all mac

 

[sk3pt1c]

ok
.wmv , .avi and .mpg sorted with flip4mac
and may i add that they play a lot better and flawlessly
**** pcs

thanks a lot guys!!!


ps.i've found a free version of the divx 6 codec but it's a .sit file
what is that? never come across it before
should i try and run it?

 

[killmoms]

ps.i've found a free version of the divx 6 codec but it's a .sit file
what is that? never come across it before
should i try and run it?

That's a StuffIt archive. You'll need StuffIt Expander to decompress it. It's free.

 

[sk3pt1c]

thanks man