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need help, play AVI files on Mac??
Name: nightseer Date: October 24, 2001 at 15:13:07 Pacific
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hi! I need some help on playing AVI files on a mac....I've used windows media and realplayer, quicktime, they all say that the file type is wrong. what should i do? or rather, what application. any tips would be appreciated. thanks.
Name: Trevor Johnson Date: October 24, 2001 at 19:21:21 Pacific
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The problem you might be encountering is that the file that is .avi could possibly be encoded in divx which is another encoding format for video. Go to versiontracker.com and search for divx and you should get the result for the mac divx player. See if you can play the files with that.
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Response Number 2
Name: adam smith Date: January 1, 2002 at 14:47:12 Pacific
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hey, i've tried using the DIVX player on my iBook, and the AVI will play, but the audio just skips and won't play. any other suggestions?
Summary: for a long time i haven't been able to view wmv or avi files on my MAC™. first i want to know if it's possible to view wmv & avi on a mac or if they're strictly for PC™. if it is possible plz t...
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