HT204382 why i couldn't play avi file on my macbook?

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why i couldn't play avi file on my macbook?

Because you don't have a codec for that specific AVI installed. Opening it in the free MPEG Streamclip may tell you what you need.
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HT1338 how to play avi files on my macbook pro?

what software do i need to play avi files on my macbook pro?

Probably Perian if those specific AVI files are playable in Mac OS X; some are not.
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Why can't i play avi files on my new iMac I've only had it a few days but it won't play my movies

i cant seem to play avi files in quicktime .on my new imack..ive got lion installed as its only a few days old plus im a mac newbie am i doing somethng wrong ?. help !

Niel wrote:
A few AVIs just can't be played on the Mac.
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So true. I insall Perian, Flip4Mac (because they work so well with Quicktime) and always have MPEG Streamclip on hand and anything I can't play now, well I really don't worry about. Have never tried MPlayerX but looks like it may be worth a punt.

Why can't iTunes play avi. files?

I have videos that are in avi format, can iTunes convert them into something it can play?

The previous answer was very misleading. It implies that iTunes can't be made to play AVI files. That is not true. If QuickTime can be made to play AVI then so can iTunes and FrontRow. The following open source component is free, and a piece of cake to install (as shown in the hand-holding video on its site). See "perian.org".
Installing perian will immediately make QuickTime player and FrontRow be able to play AVI files. Stick your .avi files inside your "Movies" folder so you can navigate to them in FrontRow (without having to trick iTunes into importing them).
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JMStudio won't play .avi files - mpeg-2 works fine

Why doesn't JMStudio play .avi files?
A small application that I created with JMF 2.1.1 has the same trouble.
My .avi files can be played successfully with mediaplayer and also zoom player but JMStudio chokes on them. Why?
I want to create a two-pane player for side-by-side video comparison with JMF but I don't want to start the effort if simple .avi playback is not possible.
Sun's JMF 'supported format' page shows that all forms of .avi are at least 'playable' - yet my files are not.
I have several mpeg-2 files that are playable in JMStudio and also in my simple app - so I know that the code is working.
There are several old threads on this forum that ask this question but none of the threads give a decent answer.
Please help.
Thanx,
skigrinder

Got it working.
Apparently, JMF can't handle type-1 .avi files but it can handle type-2 .avi files.
Nero and Sony-DvGate both create type-1 .avi files in the capture process from a DV camcorder.
I found a (Windows) utility - DvConverter - that will convert a type-1 .avi file to type-2.
I'm now able to play these type-2 .avi files in JMFStudio and also in my own prototype player.
Surprisingly, the FramePositioningControl functions also work - skip() and seek() !!!
I'm currently working on eliminating the 'comb-teeth' effect that exists in both JMFStudio and my own player.
I've read that this effect is the result of interlacing artifacts but my experience has shown that it also has a lot to do with the codec that's running. In windows, installing, un-installing, and re-installing codecs has a tendancy to mess with the registry in unpleasant ways resulting in a lot of time wasted trying to get rid of this 'comb-tooth' effect.
Andrew, do you know of a foolproof way to solve this problem on windows?
Thanx,
skigrinder

How do i play avi files on macbook pro

Hi, I'm having problems playing .avi files on my macbook pro. Have donloaded DivX and Flip for mac but neither seems to help. .wmv files are fine.
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Go here and read this article. It's pretty good.
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Quicktime 10.1 not playing .avi files

My quicktime player isn't playing .avi files properly. I have perian installed and have been playing .avi files on my MacBook Pro fine now for over 2 years. However, I resently installed Lion and it doesn't seem to be working now. I've looked around and it seems there are some bugs with Perian and Lion, however I haven't seen mine. Quicktimes loads, loads the video, I can click anywhere on the timeline and see the video, however when I hit play, it immediately pauses itself and won't play. Sometimes it will play very brieftly, about 1/10 of a second, and then flicker back to paused. Is there any other integrated solution to Perian? Was hoping to not have to get VLC player.

I had this same problem and someone on here helped me solve it.
As stated, I did not have any problem and could not duplicate the original poster's problem.
See if you have DIVX For Mac installed.
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HT3775 why my quick time can't play avi file

I follow the instruction download "Flip Player", it still doesn't work. So please help me how I can play AVI file on my mac book pro
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Why won't QuickTime player play avi files?

Suddenly, QuickTime player on my MacBook won't play AVI files. Any ideas?
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http://perian.org
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My quicktime can't play avi file

HI everyone does someone know why my latest quicktime can't play avi file?

Let me tell you what are you doing wrong...
you just followed the wrong road try this one instead and you will love it.
*1st of all*: Dont pay attention to QuickTime, no matter what movie you want to view
just download and install VLC Media Player and your worries about formats, video codecs, audio codecs, multi zone dvd reproduction will be over in a sec!
just "open as" > VLC Media Player and you will see everything and if you have a subtitle file, just drag it into the movie

Please help: Why JMF does't play .avi video clip?

The player doesn't play .avi media file, or plays sound only, but it works fine when palying .mpg files, anything I need to pay attention to when using the following code to generate a player to play video clips?
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.io.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.media.*;
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instance=null;
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player.addControllerListener (new EventHandler () );
player.start (); //start player
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JOptionPane.showMessageDialog (this, "Invalid file or location", "Error loading file", JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE );
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c.add (visualComponent, BorderLayout.CENTER);
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JDunlop,
thanks for your quick reply to my java.sun.com forum posting! i just got back from vacation, so i didn't get a chance to try your method til now. i pulled your email address off the website to update you on my problem playing an avi file in JMStudio (JMF).
as per your instructions, i downloaded the divx player at www.divx.com and tried to play the avi file. this is the error the divx player gives:
Divx Player 2.1
The file contains unknown video data
The file contains the following type of data:
Video data: FOURCC code "MP42"
You may need to install a new video codec on your computer to watch this video
Some quick questions:
1. Where could I find the "MP42" codec to play my avi file in JMStudio (JMF)? Does java.sun.com have video codecs?
2. You mentioned in your posting "If you don't have the one that was used in the encoding, your out of luck." Does this mean that I need to know how the avi file was originally coded and have the original codec to decode (play) it?
Thanks,
lac410
P.S. If you need more Duke Dollars for your help, I'd be happy to award them to you.
Re: Please help: Why JMF does't play .avi video clip?
Author: JDunlop Jun 5, 2003 5:00 AM
sounds to me like you are missing a video codecs. If you don't have the one that was used in the encoding, your out of luck. Download the player from divx.com, it will tell you which codecs the video needs (if it won't play). You can then search the net for that particular codecs.

HT1536 I can't play .avi file in my imac

I can't play .avi file in my imac

I can't play .avi file in my imac
The referenced article is quite explicit. Nothing has changed since its 2010 posting. Either codecs are supported or they arenot supported. If not supported, then the proper codec(s) must be installed IF AVAILABLE to support the data in the AVI file container. In some cases, depending on which QT player app you are trying to use, the data may not be supported in the AVI file container but may be supported in an MOV, TS, MPG, or MPEG file container. Thay is why you need to follow the instructions and determine which specific compression formats were used to create the file. AVI is a "legacy" file container that has not been officially supported by Microsoft for more than a decade. If you do not want to determine the specific problem preventing your viewing of the file and fix it, then download a third-party player like VLC that employs its own internal FFmpeg codec support and does not rely on your Apple's system configuration for palyback or use a converter app like Handbrake that has presets that will convert the AVI file to QT compatible compression formats in QT compatible file containers and suffer some possible loss in video quality.

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Sorry if this question has already been posted!
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HT3775 hi, what do i need to do to play AVI file on my new macbook pro

hi, what do i need to do to play AVI file on my new macbook pro

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