QT 7.2 & Perian

FYI
After 7.2 update perian makes QT very very very slow!!!
Removed the codec and all is fine again...

Delete the Perian 0.5 component in /library/quicktime, empty the trash (a reboot may be required to do so if Perian is still in use) and then reinstall Perian 1.0.
This solved my problems with Quicktime 7.2 and AVI files.
Macbook white 2 Ghz Core Duo Mac OS X (10.4.10)

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AVI=no Audio QT, BUT audio in QUICK LOOK - Perian INSTALLED!

New to avi movies.
Installed PERIAN after having no sound, still no sound in QT. (7.4.1)
Updated to latest QT= still no audio.
If I use QUICK LOOK, sound is fine. Sort of weird, quick look is like the PC in that it plays and opens anything whereas some apple apps by themselves do not.
Advice appreciated. Leopard 10.5.2
Frustrating when QT says its missing a component only to go to a website where it doesn't say "which" plug in is missing - I could promise that there was a day (way back when), when the mac would tell you what was missing.
Advice please.
Thank you.

*A few suggestions:*
Repair permissions & restart.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300832 Mac OS X: No audio from certain multimedia content
Trick/Tip: Open up GarageBand if installed then, open a program (optional).
Quit out of the GarageBand app.
Install VLC Media Player.

Quicktime doesn't open AVI file with Perian installed

I have installed Perian but Quicktime X doesn't open AVI files for a week. I have repaired permissions. But Quicktime only plays the AVI file if I reboot the Mac. VLC always plays the file. The AVI codec is XVID. Quicktime doesn't play other formats such as FLV. I have deleted .plist files, com.apple.QuickTimePlayerX.plist. I have found other files(com.apple.QuickTimePlayerX.plist.0GH3f31, com.apple.QuickTimePlayerX.plist.0h9MBzV...) that I deleted also. Any idea? Thanks

And now ... surprisingly I view AVI files in Quicktime without Perian.
QT has very limited AVI support (file type and a few older codecs) built in. Most common codecs use by Windows users, however, require the additional support provided by Perian. If the AVI files are now playing in QT without Perian, then simply check the Inspector, Properties, or Info window to see which codecs are in your AVI file and you should be able to tell if they are among those supported "natively" by QT. Also note that this regaining of the ability to play your files may indicate a component conflict of some sort may have existed previously.

Quicktime playback of .TOD files with Perian installed

I recently purchased a JVC GZHD3 camcorder, and have had no problems playing the .TOD files in quicktime until I installed Perian 0.5 which I got from the apple website. Why did does it now say, the movie could not be opened, the movie contains and incorrect duration? Like I said, I never had any issues with playback of my recorded video until I installed Perian. What's the deal here with these HD files?
TJ

JVC says this:T here seems to be a TOD component/codec one requires, it's free and there's a link (and apaprently on the CD that came with the camera, too)
Can I use GZ-HD7/GZ-HD3 with Mac?
Yes, for playback of TOD file QuickTime can be used if the QuickTime component is installed from CD ROM supplied with the camera. Editing of HD video is possible with iMovie HD or Final Cut Pro. Both of these work with TOD file extension. Also the contents can be down converted from High Definition to DV standard thru firewire (1394) to be edited with older versions of editing software.
Can Final Cut Pro software be used to edit and create a movie (MAC)?
YES. Final Cut Pro can work with a .TOD file. But it is necessary to first install QuickTime Component, this file is located on CD ROM provided with the camera. Then from the following website:
http://software.transdigital.co.jp/products/cbsev/qceng/index.htm
Setup files for Final Cut Pro for 60i (for USA) needs to be downloaded and installed On the same page there is a tutorial link with individual sections for recordings made in FHD or SP/1440CBR modes. It shows you how to convert the file to either AIC (Apple Intermediate Codec), YUV (uncompressed) format or HDV1080i
Also the Google Gods reveal this: TOD seems to be like QT, or AVi , a container with MPEG-2 inside it:
If you are using Final Cut Pro or other professional non-linear editing programs on the Mac, you cannot use the camera's native .TOD format, which is basically an MPEG inside the .TOD container.
Forget about following JVC's instructions: they are too time-consuming and don't allow batch processing. The easiest conversion method I've found requires two freeware programs: The VLC media player, and MPEG Streamclip, both available on the Apple Website (and elsewhere).
You'll first need to use the VLC player to convert the .TOD into a .TS file, which takes seconds (you are only changing the container format to MPEG TS, not actually changing compression). Once you've changed the .TOD file to a .TS file, you can use MPEG Streamclip to change to a variety of file formats that Final Cut Pro can recognize. Of course since you are recompressing the file at this point, expect this to take far longer than the first step.
Note - MPEG Streamclip requires Apple's MPEG-2 component to edit the video.

AVCHD files crashing FCP using Perian

Hi everyone, I'm wondering if anyone can help with a rather hard to pin down issue.
AVCHD files on a SD card recorded on a Panasonic broadcast camera have started crashing FCP on random file transfers (log and transfer window), say I have 30 clips to transfer, it'll freeze then crash the system on clip 22 but the other clips will be fine.
I have had a look at the report window and it says' Perian has unexpectedly quit' (why the **** are apple using third party software to do the job) and the log is just code to me.
I first suspected the camera an AG HMC151 (150) because I have two so it was easy to just test the other one, but it does it on both.
Then I suspected the cards, it does it on all of them.
So I can only assume it's the macs, of which I have two, both have 10.6.6 and I'm running FCP 6.0.6. they are both about a year old.
Because this is a random problem it's actually rather stressful as this is my living.
If anyone has any good ideas or has experienced this please let me know, I think I have mentioned everything I know and apologise if I have left out some piece of vital info.
Thanks

I've been having the same issue with importing AVCHCD footage from my Sony NXCAM. Through some major digging, I discovered someone else in another forum recommend the program Clip Wrap 2 (which I see someone also recommended above). I downloaded it just now and it works GREAT for creating useable clips. Highlight recommend.
http://www.divergentmedia.com/clipwrap

New Perian 1.1.4 Update

New Perian 1.1.4 Update:
http://perian.org/
Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4.7 or higher because 10.3 makes the iceweasel cower in fear.
Installation and Removal:
Please consider removing obsolete QuickTime Components: FFusion, Xvid Delegate, 3ivX, DivX, DivX Decoder, XviD, msmpeg4v1, msmpeg4v2, AviImporter, EX_M4S2, Casio AVI Importer, AC3 Codec, and MatroskaQT.
How do I remove Perian?
Open the System Preferences. Select the Perian pane and 'Remove.' Now 'Show All' preference panes, control-click the Perian pane and 'Remove "Perian" Preference Pane.'
File formats: AVI, DIVX, FLV, MKV, GVI, VP6, and VFW
Video types: MS-MPEG4 v1 & v2, DivX, 3ivx, H.264, Sorenson H.263, FLV/Sorenson Spark, FSV1, VP6, H263i, VP3, HuffYUV, FFVHuff, MPEG1 & MPEG2 Video, Fraps, Snow, NuppelVideo, Techsmith Screen Capture, DosBox Capture
Audio types: Windows Media Audio v1 & v2, Flash ADPCM, Xiph Vorbis (in Matroska), and MPEG Layer I & II Audio, True Audio, DTS Coherent Acoustics, Nellymoser ASAO
AVI support for: AAC, AC3 Audio, H.264, MPEG4, and VBR MP3
Subtitle support for SSA/*** and SRT
About
Perian aims to provide a single package for all your playback needs. It is a collection of QuickTime components incorporating several libraries:
• libavcodec, from the ffmpeg project, along with code from the old FFusion component:
• MS-MPEG4 v1 & v2
• DivX
• 3ivx
• H.264
• Flash Video
• Flash Screen Video
• VP6
• H263I
• VP3
• HuffYUV and ffvhuff
• Indeo 1 & 2
• MPEG-1 & 2 Video (in supported formats)
• Fraps (up to v4)
• Windows Media Audio v1 & v2
• Flash ADPCM
• Xiph Vorbis (in Matroska)
• MPEG Layer I and II audio
• DTS Coherent Acoustics audio
• Snow wavelet video
• DosBox video
• Nellymoser ASAO audio
• libavformat, from the ffmpeg project. along with AVIImporter.component:
• AVI file format
• FLV file format
• NUV file format
• libmatroska, along with matroska-qt.component:
• MKV file format
• Subtitles:
• (Advanced) SubStation Alpha
• SRT
• SAMI
• VobSub
• liba52, via A52Codec:
• AC3 audio
Perian 1.1.4 Changes
Features:
Forced VobSub subtitles are imported into a separate track [r1015]
Added initial DTS passthrough via similar mechanisms as AC3 [r1024]
Support old ffmpeg-generated MKV files with no enabled tracks [r1021]
10.6-compatible preference pane [r1085]
Fixes:
Fixed "Load External Subtitles" checkbox [r998]
Fixed crash/freeze when loading broken VobSub subtitles [r1000, r1034]
Fixed import of uncompressed audio in FLV [r1007]
Fixed import of some audio tracks; should improve iApps [r1042, r1088]
Fixed CRAM codec AVI in browsers [r1010]
Worked around bug in iChat codec loading [r1008]
Never allows Apple's code to handle AC3 data anymore so passthrough works more often [r1014]
Doesn't try to decode some RGB colorspaces (such as in Camtasia) that aren't supported [r1039]
Fixed some 16-bit RGB codecs on Intel [r1039]
Fixed importing movie files with no video tracks (regression from r706) [r1042]
Fixed H264 crash in puth264_qpel8_h_lowpass_l2ssse3 (in FFmpeg)
Fixed crash with corrupt first frame [r1061]
Fixed BMP/RLE in AVI [r1078]
Fixed several memory leaks [r1086]
Fixed a problem with wrong channel order in DTS 5.1 [r1076]
Fixed possible conflict with UniversalDetector.framework [r1100]
Subtitles:
Fixed garbage characters appearing at the end of a line with some fonts [r1013]
Better handling of invalid SSA files [r1013]
Fixed rendering of multi-layer subtitles [r1016]
Fixed SRT files using ',' for decimals [r1019]
Ignored SSA shapes and \blur instead of misparsing them [r1027, r1036]
Disabled vertical font support again to fix files wrongly using it for Latin text [r1027]
Fixed subtitles in MKV wrongly displaying at the end of a video [r1036]
Better handling of \move and \org [r1063, r1103]
Notes:
Compilation under 10.4 is no longer supported.
A52Codec has been deprecated and will be replaced by an LGPL decoder in a future release.

So I download perian from apple, (its listed as 1.1.4, but the .dmg is 1.1.2, so I get the 1.1.4 from mac update. When i go to the preference pane, it says that perian is installed but parts are not installed. Nothing happens when i click "Install perian". When I attempt to remove the preference pane completely, it says "The perian preference pane cannot be removed because an error has occurred". When launch the .dmg for 1.1.4, it tells me to double click the "Perian.prefPane" guess what! Nothing happens. It seems that I am quite stuck in a pickle here... any ideas?

Blackout with subtitles on Leopard. FR or Perian problem?

I can't watch .avi files with .srt subtitle files on front row anymore. The screen goes black as the first subtitle appears. On Quicktime they run fine (thanks to Perian plug in), and they did run fine on Tiger Front Row. I first thought it was because FR is now a standalone app that can't handle this kind of file, but then, why can I still see the subtitles in those screenshots inside Front Row, and why doesn't the app just ignore the srt file? Looks like it's a problem with FR alpha channel rendering (that should take care of the subtitles) or something.
Does anyone know how FR works now? If it is completely sepparated from Quick Time, how come it can display the subtitles in the preview screenshots and play regular .avi files that can only be played with Perian?
Is there a way to configure this "little QT" inside FR?

I have further information. Looks like Front Row is having trouble dealing with multi video track files. .srt subtitles are treated as a separeted video track. That's why not only subtitled video isn't working with FR.
So, Apple, looks like it's not a perian issue after all. I think that's not a very difficult problem to solve, how about a little upgrade?

Mountain Lion, Perian and Quicktime 7.6.6 - no audio

I used to play and burn .AVI files with Quicktime, Mac OSX Lion and Perian. But with Mountain Lion, its all broken now !
I have installed Quicktime Player 7.6.6 (in the Utilties folder) and Perian - and I can now get video with an .AVI file, but no audio. Any solutions or suggestions to get my audio back? Has it got something to do a wrong plug-in or something. Or will is just stay broken because of Mountain Lion?
Thanks, Fox

I read that Quicktime Pro can play 'some' .AVI files - do you think it might be worth a shot for me to upgrade to the QT Pro version?
Not if you are only interested in playback issues. QT 7 Pro does not add any new codecs—just allows you to access conversion and editing feature, many of which are already available via MPEG Streamclip or GarageBand. On the other hand, if you want to edite file content at the track level or composite various types of content, then purchasing a "Pro" key is an inexpensive way to add such editing features as long as you know how to use them.
Thanks for your reply Jon, but I'm not svavy enough to answer the "container" info you are asking about, and also it was a file passed onto to me sometime ago.
In most cases, the file extension tells you what kind of a file container the data is contained in. In the case of AVI, it means the data is interleaved to maintain audio/video synchronization. Unfortunately, there are dozens of audio and dozens of video codecs that can be used in the container in hundreds of different combinations. Basically, in order to play a AVI file, your system must be configured with the same codecs used to create the original file. In addition, the latest versions of the QT X player must be programmed to expect these codec combinations in the container used. For example, the QT X player can normally play MPEG-2/AC3 files in an MPEG, MPG, or TS container, but will refuse to play the same content if it is in a VOB fil container.
Thus, one of the first steps in playing AVI content is to determine what audio and video codecs were used to create the AVI file. Then you must determine if the required codecs are, in fact, installed on your system. Even then, the file may only be playable in one or the other QT players compatible with your current OS. If a file will open in the QT X or QT 7 players, then all you need to do is open the "Inspector" window to determine which audio and/or video codecs were used to create your AVI file. And, if a file will not open in one of the QT players, then you usually open the Finder "Info" window to learn more about the codecs. Other options for learning more about a file that will not open in QT players would be to open the file in a third-party media player that has its own codec support embedded in the app itself. The free VLC media player is often recommended here. Another option would be to use a dedicated app to analyze file content. One such app would be the free MediaInfo app.
Once you know what codecs were used to create the AVI and determine that playback support is not available on your system, you can then try performing a Google search to see if the missing codec is even available for the Mac platform. All will not be available. Basically, AVI is a "legacy" file first introduced by Microsoft in November of 1992—two decades ago. Unfortunately, many of the most common codecs used with this file container are also "legacy" compression formats which are gradually being phased out under QT X. Thus, you may or may not be able to locate, download, and install the required codec for QT playback.
In addition, the AVI file container is showing its age due limitations on the data that can be used in it. While patches and fixes have been used to delay the demise of this file container, it is getting harder and harder for players to maintain total and reliable compatibility with latest media compression formats which have evolved/changed over the last decade or more modern file containers specifically designed to support these changes. The main problem here is that the AVI file container has become so popular by PC/Windows users that most now resist any change which, in turn, perpetuates the use of this outdated file type still further without good reason.
I can say that the file would not play using Lion and Quicktime until I installed Perian, and thereafter it played on my iMac (in Quicktime player and MPEG Streamclip) and burned with iDVD normally. But when I upgraded to Mountain Lion - it all went south again! I've installed an older version of Quicktime player (7.6.6) into Utilities folder and re-istalled Perian - and I only get video without audio.
QT 7 v7.6.6 is the only classic version of the QT player that is compatible with Mountain Lion, Lion, and current version of Snow Leopard OS. If the audio was supported under Lion, then chances are good that it should still be compatible under Mountain Lion assuming the proper support is available. Reccomend you either post the "Inspector" window information or post a sample file for examination on my Mountain Lion iMac system.

Perian and VLC still can't play .avi

I searched the board and a couple of threads recommended using Perian and VLC to play an .avi file. I've downloaded both and the file still does not play. These look to solve the problems encountered by other posters but I'm feeling pretty lame right now since it's not working for me. I'm being pretty good about opening the file the right way (it's not that hard) but I still get audio and a black screen with Quicktime and just the controller with audio, no video using VLC. Any suggestions?
Jeff

I'm a point and click download guy and that site looked like I needed a little more tech skill than I have to make work. I have an HP laptop via my job so we can view the file that way when I bring it home. My son made his own Lego Movie with the Park District and he was crushed we couldn't play it. I guess the Park Dist is using some pretty old PC's.
Thank for your help,
Jeff

What Side-Effects/Problems Can I Expect With Perian?

I have installed Perian in order to view downloaded .flv videos from Vimeo.
However, I seem to recollect a year or so ago, that some people were experiencing unwanted side-effects with other apps such as FCE.
I can't remember what these were or how to stop them other than by uninstalling Perian.
Any information on things to be aware of would be appreciated.

That reassures me . . . touch wood (aka knock on wood!).
I shall now forget that I have it installed but hope that someone will remind me if any of my pro apps start misbehaving!
Incidentally, yesterday I downloaded some 1080 x 720 HD videos from Vimeo made by friends, and when played back on my 40" Bravia via the WD HDTV they look very impressive. The MP4 ones play immediately on the TV but the FLVs need converting in Streamclip to MP4 (H.264 and AAC).
The only fault is that some occasionally show a very slight glitch, almost like a dropped frame, but it is not very noticeable unless you are looking for it. No doubt I will discover what I am doing wrong in the near future.
A couple of years ago I could never have imagined getting anything so good from the internet via a telephone line . . . . . I wonder when it'll be providing 1920 x 1080!

Perian 0.5 for mac os x 10.3

Yes hi i need to download perian 0.5 for mac for qt 7. Because i have this cancorder and i cant play the videos in Quicktime cuz i need some sort of codec.
So seen this codec "perian" for mac and there is v1.1.4,and v1.1.4 cant run on panther. So i think v0.5 works on panther
any help will be helpful
mac os x 10.2.8

So i think v0.5 works on panther
It doesn't. All versions of Perian require Mac OS X 10.4 or newer.
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Can't open movie with Perian

Hi, I recently performed an erase and install of my Mac. I have a bunch of MKV movies that I like to play through Quicktime with Perian. I now notice that when I click "open with" Quicktime is not showing up as an option. When I view applications to open my movie with, Quicktime is greyed out. I have reinstalled Perian. For some reason Perian won't show up as an application to play my movies. Am I doing something wrong? Please help

I now notice that when I click "open with" Quicktime is not showing up as an option.
Launch the QuickTime Player and open the movies from inside it.
For some reason Perian won't show up as an application to play my movies.
Perian isn't an application. It's a preference pane and QuickTime component.
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Can't get rid of Perian software update window in the center of my screen.

When I woke up my computer this morning, there was a Perian software update window right in the center of my screen. I cannot get rid of it and don't want to install it. No matter what I push...it won't budge. My choices are Skip this version, remind me later or install update...as I said I don't want to install it...how do I get rid of it ?

Hi, and welcome to Apple Support Communities.
Click on "Skip This Version."
If that doesn't get rid of it, hold the power button down until the MacBook shuts down. Then start up again.

Does Perian replace existing QuickTime codecs added from other apps?

Know all about its advantages and capabilities, it's free, I've recommended it to others, even have the .dmg resident in my Downloads folder. Just one thing left for me to personally do...
Install it.
I've been holding out on that last part because I have concern as to whether Perian will overwrite existing QT codecs added from other applications.
For example, my Toast installation may have added certain MPEG codecs to support its conversions to VCD/SVCD/DVD.
Flip4Mac adds in WMV functionality to the QuickTime player. (this, I believe, would remain unaffected by Perian)
I have a registered version of VisualHub installed, which may have added some DivX codecs to convert DivX AVI to and from other formats.
Additionally, I have current installers for both DivX 6.6 and 3ivX 5.01, but as with Perian, have not installed.
(i.e. if Perian adds the exact same capabilities into QT Player, I'm leaning toward that and saving the collective $30 for the additional encoding apps which I may or may not use)
And, of course, MPEG Streamclip - but I'm not sure whether this adds any codecs to convert video or simply uses the existing codecs installed on one's system.
How would Perian's installation affect the codecs currently added by these other applications?
Furthermore, are these codec additions (generally speaking, not limited to Perian) typically a system-wide change, or limited only to the user level? (the difference in knowing which folder to pull the codecs from, in case of trouble)
Looks around room for QT Kirk, Rick, Dave S., Baby Boomer...
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Thanks!
Steve

Perian overwrites nothing. It does not do anyting with MPEG 1 (which is already supported) or MPEG-2, or WMV (which needs Flip4mac). The Perian website lists all the codecs it handles and advises you to remove the ones it does , DivX, 3ivX XVid being common ones that this affects. There is a quite long list of them.
The $30 for QT Pro (not player which is free and always installed in OSX) is needed to use QT Pro to edit and export so Perian or not you need that or you can stick with Streamclip (which adds no codecs at all).

Installed Java Runtime and Perian without authentication prompt

OSX LION 10.7.3 MacBook Pro 2.2 GHz i7 Late 2011
It was my understanding (and experience thus far) that any changes to the operating system, including the addition of new applications, would prompt admin authorization and require a password. I recently installed Jave Runtime Environment and Perian without the required authentication.
I restarted my machine and downloaded and installed Chrome as well.
Any ideas?

MAC ATTACKED wrote:
It was my understanding (and experience thus far) that any changes to the operating system, including the addition of new applications, would prompt admin authorization and require a password.
Only if you weren't logged in as an admin user. Very few require authentication.

Quicktime 7.4 (92) broke subtitles support with Perian with Leopard 10.5.1

After installing the latest quicktime update iI'm not able anymore to display subtitles cointained in a .srt file using Perian 1.0

I've had the same problem on Tiger after upgrading QT. You may be able to fix it by downloading/installing the Front Row Trailers pref pane:
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/24116/front-row-trailers
Once installed, it lets you update Perian, and then the subtitle problem seems to go away. (So far...I haven't done much since installing it.) The interesting thing is the Perian site still has version 1.0, but the above update produces version 1.0.0.2, though I don't know where it went. Anyway, it seems to work and I didn't have to downgrade QT.

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