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Files with the .avi file extension sometimes do not play on the Mac natively because the proper decoder is missing. This is because AVI files (which originally, and usually, come from Windows) are only a file wrapper around a piece of video. The .avi extension does not indicate what video codec the clip was encoded using, and sometimes, that codec is not part of QuickTime.
In many cases, VLC will play these files, though! You can get VLC here:
macupdate.com/info.php/id/5758
In many cases, VLC will play these files, though! You can get VLC here:
macupdate.com/info.php/id/5758
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Re: Why don't my AVI movies play? (This also applies to some WAV files.)
Fri, March 3, 2006 - 9:15 AMAdditionally, when trying to get WAV files that fall under this discussion to play in applications such as iTunes, you may have to convert them first. VLC may be able to play them, but so might QuickTime Player. If QuickTime Player is able to open your WAV file, but iTunes cannot, then use QuickTime Player (QT Pro license required) to export those files to a format that iTunes _can_ understand (such as AAC, MP3, or PCM-encoded WAV).
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AVI codec for quicktime
Sun, April 16, 2006 - 9:40 AMQuicktime allows the extension of itself through plugins called codecs, or coder-decoders.
There is a AVI codec for Quicktime called DivX that allows you to play many AVI files directly from within Quicktime applications.
Download it here:
www.divx.com/divx/mac/
The given package is commercial software, but what happens is that after 6 months of use, the 'pro' features are disabled. This does not include the codec, which never expires. As they state on the given page, "The ability to play and encode DivX videos with the DivX codec does not expire at any time."
