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Can Macs Play AVI/Xvid?
Name: NintendoFan Date: February 26, 2007 at 22:29:19 Pacific OS: Mac CPU/Ram: Mac Product: Mac
Comment:
Hey, I tried searching around the web, and couldn't really find a clear answer.
I'm making videos and am going to put them on my site. I've been saving them in a lossless AVI Codec, but then convert them to a smaller file size Xvid AVI.
I want people with both Windows and Macs to be able to view these videos. Can Macs easily play AVI files encoded with Xvid?
Name: Golfer Date: February 27, 2007 at 13:22:58 Pacific
Reply:
VLC handles AVIs quite nicely, but it isn't a pre-installed program. Best bet for making sure Macs can read the file is using a Quicktime format (mp4). Macs can also handle wmvs if Flip4Mac is installed. I see a lot of sites now that use 2 links for videos, one in wmv format, the other in mp4.
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Response Number 2
Name: orbital Date: February 27, 2007 at 13:46:00 Pacific
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