Quicktime player for .avi movies

Hello,
I have downloaded the latest QT version pro and i can't play the avi movies i have. QT always ask me to instal component for quicktime. I have installed divx codec and xvid to... no difference.
the only movie i can play is a small avi movie made from a camera.
thanks for helping me

There is no single codec for movies that have .avi extensions. AVI is a container format, not a specific type of file. An AVI movie may use one of the Indeo codecs or one of the various flavors of DivX, among other possibilities. You'll have to find out what codec was used for the movies you want to view to determine what you need. Note that not all codecs for the various .avi movies are available for QuickTime.
If you can identify the codec used (if QuickTime's Movie Inspector won't list the codec, another player such as VLC Media Player probably will), you can post that information here and someone may be able to point you to the appropriate codec or confirm that a QuickTime-compatible codec doesn't exist.
Regards.

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