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jian nan · Feb 28, 2005, 07:16 PM

I use VLC media player but it won't open rmvb files. Are there any plugins or something? I don't really wish to get the actual Real Player :X

hoopz · Feb 28, 2005, 11:48 PM

jian nan, it was my understanding that you need Real Player or Real One X to play these files. However, I did find this obscure reference which indicated that the DivX codecs for QuickTime can convert rmvb to AVI.

That doesn't sound right to me; I always thought Real's formats were proprietary. In any event, I don't have a rmvb file to test it with. You might as well install it anyway; it's free and it does allow QuickTime to play a lot of AVIs that it otherwise wouldn't be able to.

If the DivX codecs do not work, may I suggest you reconsider using the official Real client?

If you are coming from a Windows or Mac OS 9 background, I can understand why you would be wary of Real's software. However, the Mac OS X version is really a very well-behaved and elegant application; I recommend it.