HT3775 what should i do to use quicktime player on macbook

Hello,
what should i do to use quicktime player my on macbook

There's not much that VLC won't play, and from what you say, and the Media Formats supported link that this thread begins with, it doesn't seem as if Quicktime will play them without some extra software.
Can you link to the file(s) that won't work, or describe where they are & in what format ?.

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activate
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