My MacBook cannot play avi and rmvb format movies

My MacBook cannot play avi nor rmvb format movies, when i checked up in apple.com, i found a supporting software called XiVD( cannot remember the spelling), after following the instructions of it, i can watch movies in avi, but not rmvb, and the movie wasn't played with sound, can anyone help?

AJ wrote:
 rmvb is a Real Media file (Real Media Variable Bitrate)
So you will need Real Player or a mac version of Real Alternative
http://www.jakeludington.com/dvhacks/20051210_how_to_play_rmvbfiles.html
Is the Real Player from this link applicable to Mac as well ?
Can a Mac play rmvb files ?
Or you meant to say, Real Player cannot play in Mac & that Mac needs Real Alternative to play rmvb files ?
Thanks

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