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QT: AVI-Compression
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Feb 21, 2001, 04:10 AM
 
Attempting to watch an AVI on QT I got this unknown-compression-warning and cannot watch the video-track.

It is not this Intel Video issue, since I have all plug-ins installed.

In the Information in QT about the movie it says at file format of the video track: "MP42"

Does anyone have a clue what plug-in I need?

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Feb 23, 2001, 12:22 PM
 
have you tried the DivX player? It uses a ripped off version of MPEG4.
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Feb 27, 2001, 02:21 AM
 
I have never heard of this player.

Can you tell me where to download it and why I cannot use Quicktime?

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Feb 28, 2001, 12:02 PM
 
MP42 is Micro$oft's half-baked mpeg-4 codec. The best suggestion is to use the mac DivX player (http://mac.divx.st/) with Windblows Media Player version 6.x (NOT 7). The DivX player taps into the WMP code to allow it to use M$'s codec. This should do it. If it doesn't, then give up or use VirtualDub on a PC to convert it to a cross platform format. I see this all the time and it annoys the heck out of me.
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Originally posted by memento
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<STRONG>MP42 is Micro$oft's half-baked mpeg-4 codec. The best suggestion is to use the mac DivX player (http://mac.divx.st/) with Windblows Media Player version 6.x (NOT 7). The DivX player taps into the WMP code to allow it to use M$'s codec. This should do it. If it doesn't, then give up or use VirtualDub on a PC to convert it to a cross platform format. I see this all the time and it annoys the heck out of me.</STRONG>
you can only download version 7.01 for the mac OS now, and the divx;-) player doesnt work with that version.
     
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Oct 1, 2001, 06:15 AM
 
Originally posted by &lt;vidviewer&gt;:
<STRONG>
you can only download version 7.01 for the mac OS now, and the divx;-) player doesnt work with that version.</STRONG>
Wrong - www.versiontracker.com lists download links for WMP 6.3 !!! Check it out

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