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Wmv Won't Play In Vlc Or Quicktime?

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machelp1010

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Jul 12, 2008
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Hey,

I have an iBook g4. Some recent movies I have downloaded will open up in these applications, but the screen will be black or freeze on one frame?

I tried using visual hub, and they play fine if I convert them to a different format. But this takes a very long time.

Is it just that my computer can't handle the videos? or someething that converts 400mb videos reallyfast?

Are there any codecs to download?

Thanks.
 
the movies work when I convert them to .mpg in visualhub, but that takes so long.

as is, they open, but they either freeze up or are just black.
 
i have perian, quicktime pro, flip4mac. Still, sometimes some .wmv or .avi files "refuse" to play. Just to clear things out, not every .wmv file has the same encoding with another .wmv. This is true for every video format. But anyway, vlc never let me down, it worked with every file i tried to play (uhh maybe exept .rmvb but who cares anyway). Have you got the latest version of vlc?
 
sOwL said:
i have perian, quicktime pro, flip4mac. Still, sometimes some .wmv or .avi files "refuse" to play. Just to clear things out, not every .wmv file has the same encoding with another .wmv. This is true for every video format. But anyway, vlc never let me down, it worked with every file i tried to play (uhh maybe exept .rmvb but who cares anyway). Have you got the latest version of vlc?
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Many times people choose the incorrect extension for what the video file actually is. If you change it it may open correctly.
 
What's the bitrate and resolution of the files? If it's too high, your iBook might struggle.
 
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