Make iTunes 6 accept non-native video formats

I found this tip for adding about any video format that QuickTime Player can play to the iTunes library.
While iTunes 6 might not be the best option as a video media player, you might still want it as a video cataloguing tool for all your movies as long as you can open them with QuickTime Player. You can add many types of files simply by dragging them to iTunes' icon or Library (MOV, MP4, DV, etc.). But if you want to add other file types, such as AVI movies (considering you have appropriate codecs installed), you'll have to resort to a trick and have QuickTime Pro with you (and no, it has nothing to do with reencoding). Read more...
<small>To admins: Can we move this to the FAQ area?</small>

it makes .mov files only readable by people who have QuickTime and the Divx Codec (quite nobody).
I don't think you understood the tip, Romain. It is intended for those who already have the DivX (and other codecs) installed (it's not "quite nobody"; there are many people out there who wish to access media in formats other than those supported natively by QuickTime). Hence the name of the tip.
This method is not meant for people who do not wish to take advantage of it.
The .mov files created with the help of this tip are reference movies. In other words, they do not contain the media themselves. The method is much like adding songs to the library without copying the files. Naturally, the .xml library file that iTunes creates will also be readable only by people who have your songs in the exact same locations (quite nobody, indeed).
I apologize if this tip was of no use to you. Just skip it then. ;)))

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