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avi and asf files
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I have some media files that won't open in quicktime, Windows Media Player or real player. The files were created on a Windows machine. I'm guessing Windows XP. The error I get is that I don't have the right decompressor. For some I get a different error. I probably don't have the right codec. Can anyone help me find a way to play these files on Mac OS 10.3.3.
Thanks.
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-- Devin Lane, Cocoa Programmer
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avi, like quicktime, is a container format that can hold lots of different types of video. There are some that you just plain won't be able to play. But lots of avis these days are divx/mpeg4 and there is a quicktime plug in for that - http://www.divx.com/
You should also get divx doctor while you're there - it can fix some flaky avis.
MPEG Streamclip can if time code breaks on mpegs, I don't know where to get it.
Also get the apps mentioned above. They will play lots of stuff quicktime can't.
So what kind of 'media files' are you trying to watch?
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thanks for the info. my friend sent some home video of us playing golf which should be a good laugh because I really suck.
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AVI files are typically encoded using DiVX. You can get the free plugin from www.divx.com and QuickTime will be able to load them.
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