[kill bill]

i just downloaded some video files, theyre avi files tho. can some1 please let me know of a program that can read these. the quick time website didnt have nething and windows media player wont do it either. im new to macs so i really dont know any of the tricks yet.

please help me, thanks in advance

[giggs11]

Download VLC.

By the way, in the future, this is more of a topic for the Software - Applications forum. Search in there for this topic, which has come up many times before.

[pat++]

It's likely that your video file is a DivX movie (i guess). You can try to :

- download the DivX codec for Quicktime : http://www.divx.com/divx/download/
- download mplayer : http://www2.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/rel...CVS-050724.dmg
- download VLC as stated above.

[analogika]

Another vote for VLC - one of the best video solutions for Windows, Linux, and the Mac.

If you didn't use it on Windows, either, you were missing out.

[kill bill]

and how would i burn these files to dvds now that i can view them. is it at all possible to use regular cd's or do i need dvd-r's?

[giggs11]

Depends on where you want to view them. If all you want it to view them on a computer, you can use either a CD-R or a DVD-R, and burn them as files. If you want them to play in a regular DVD player, it gets a little more complicated, and I believe you may have to make a VCD, but someone in the Digital Video & Audio forum can help you more.

The other forums are for more specific topics like the one you're asking about, while this one is for Powerbook-specific questions.

[analogika]

I believe that Roxio's Toast version 7 (just released) is now able to convert DivX films directly to DVD or VCD format. Check their site, then that would be your one-stop solution to all burning needs.