Re: Playing AVI's with QT7?

Stimpy <stimpy1997uk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 27/8/05 12:53, "Woody" wrote:
>
> > Stimpy <stimpy1997uk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> I've got a whole heap of classic TV programmes from www.uknova.com but,
> >> in many cases, they're in .AVI format and won't play on wither QT7 or
> >> WMP (under 10.4.2). I've looked at the grey-ed out QT Pro options and
> >> can't see anything obvious that would solve my problem if I upgraded to
> >> Pro.
> >>
> >> Given that AVI is such a common format in the PC world, surely there's
> >> a reliable way of playing them on the Mac??
> >
> > AVI is a wrapper on a video stream (in the same way as a quicktime MOV).
> > That means there are AVIs that will play on the mac, and AVIs that
> > won't, depending on the codec. If quicktime normal won't play them,
> > quicktime pro won't either and it may mean there is not a codec to play
> > them on the mac. Your only option then is to re-encode them on a PC to
> > something the Mac can play.
>
> Yup... Just tried them on the PC and they work fine there :-)
>
> Yet another reason I need to keep this old PC going alongside the Mac - ho
> hum


Not really. As has been pointed out elsewhere in the thread, VLC should
do the job.



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