Several third party plug-ins are available to allow users to watch .avi files using Apple's native multimedia media program. These are installed into the QuickTime plug-ins folder and usually require little or no setting up. Currently the best and...
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Several third party plug-ins are available to allow users to watch .avi files using Apple's native multimedia media program. These are installed into the QuickTime plug-ins folder and usually require little or no setting up. Currently the best and most all-encompassing Quicktime plugin that will guarentee to play almost any codec within an AVI file is: * Perian a codec that includes support foMS-MPEG4 v1 & v2, DivX, 3ivX, H.264, FLV1, FSV1, VP6, H263I, VP3, HuffYUV, FFVHuff, MPEG1 & MPEG2 Video, Fraps, Windows Media Audio v1 & v2, Flash ADPCM, Xiph Vorbis (in Matroska), MPEG Layer II Audio, AAC, AC3 Audio, H.264, MPEG4, and VBR MP3, (i.e loads of Codecs), to play windows media (.wma,.wmv) files you will also need Flip4Mac. These codecs below are also useful and fill more specific need rather than act as a swiss army knife like Perian. * 3ivX codec. A free version of this MPEG4 codec is available for Mac users on their download page. * A52 codec. This codec is very useful for viewing... See less 
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