Watching downloaded movies

[shuffles]

hi there,
i downloaded a movie and when i opened it it said i needed the components that went with quicktime in order to play it. what components does it mean?

 

[r.j.s]

Probably the MPEG-2 component.

Get VLC, it should work.

 

[shuffles]

cheers man, just downloading it now, hopefully it'll work

 

[rgarjr]

VLC ftw

 

[shuffles]

that worked a charm, thanks so much

 

[r.j.s]

that worked a charm, thanks so much

That's why we're here.

 

[Jimmy James]

Is there any way to get avi, mkv, etc. files to play smoothly? They look blocky on the mac to the point that it gives me a tension headache, but are a delight on my pc.

 

[drossad]

Is there any way to get avi, mkv, etc. files to play smoothly? They look blocky on the mac to the point that it gives me a tension headache, but are a delight on my pc.

+1. I have the same problem.

 

[iLog.Genius]

download Perian.

 

[techfreak85]

vlc will prety much take anything u throw at it. altho sometimes it can be a little choppy.

 

[Jimmy James]

vlc will prety much take anything u throw at it. altho sometimes it can be a little choppy.

VLC will play most types of video files on the mac just like on the pc. But it doesn't look very good on the mac.

 

[Jimmy James]

download Perian.

I don't have a mac at my disposal right now. Does this get rid of the blockiness?

 

[-tWv-]

I don't have a mac at my disposal right now. Does this get rid of the blockiness?

I am watching a 2.4gb .mkv file on my in quick time with perian installed and there has been no blockiness so far. On VLC occasionally I would get blockiness on the same video file and have noticed none so far on the same parts with Perian. Perian works great

 

[Jimmy James]

I am watching a 2.4gb .mkv file on my in quick time with perian installed and there has been no blockiness so far. On VLC occasionally I would get blockiness on the same video file and have noticed none so far on the same parts with Perian. Perian works great

Thanks for the info. I'll look into it.

 

[NewMacbookPlz]

vlc will prety much take anything u throw at it. altho sometimes it can be a little choppy.

Most definitely. The reason I use VLC is so I can do full screen on an extended desktop (My TV), which Quicktime won't support without "Pro."

I'd mirror, but it doesn't fill right, so I prefer the extended mode.