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gacuna · Mar 28, 2002, 05:29 PM

Hi,

I am sure you have got this question many times, but what I would like to know is how to play DivX movies, I downloaded DivX 5.0 alpha, and followed the instructions under OS9 and 10, I have a iBook 500 Rev. A 320Mb of Ram, let me know what to do.

lucylawless · Mar 28, 2002, 07:09 PM

you're going to have to first tell us what the problem is. Do you get video and/or sound? when you open a movie and look at it's properties, what format are the video and audio in? Does the file play on Windows? Do you get the same problems in OS 9 as in X?

gacuna · Mar 29, 2002, 08:11 AM

well what happens in OSX is that I open it in Quicktime Player, there is audio and stuff, but there is no video, and I have downloaded components or whatever, and installed them as it said, but I still get no video, it is just white.

Chuck_star · Mar 29, 2002, 09:43 AM

Check your mail.
Can someone post the link to divosx. People keep telling me its on the web but I can't seem to find it.

lucylawless · Mar 29, 2002, 12:32 PM

http://mpeg4.jamby.net/modules.php?o...load&sid=4

the one from www.divx.com should work too, though.

Chuck_star · Mar 29, 2002, 02:47 PM

Thanks I knew you'd come through. That link on sync'n audio is excellent as well.

frawgz · Mar 31, 2002, 05:16 AM

The problem might also be that it's an old DivX format, using the WMP MP42 codec. In that case you'll have to download the classic DiVX player from mac.divx.st and watch it using that.

gacuna · Mar 31, 2002, 09:52 AM

Hey Chuck,

Thanks so much, I received your e-mail a day or two ago, and well yeah it worked great, I have been busy watching movies. Thanks so much, I had a fear of having to goto MacOS 9 to play DivX movies, I never goto OS9, but it was playing and then you sent me that.

Long live X.