Posted: 3/16/2007 10:29 PM
Post subject: Having problems with playing AVI files
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Chamale
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I have a good Mac which I use to make movies. It is this computer I will use to make a "God Playing 2" movie. But, I have a problem. Whenever I download an AVI.TORRENT file off this site and open it with BitTorrent, the file loads normally. However, I can't see anything in the movies - just a white screen. I get a message saying I don't have the right QuickTime plugin. Does anyone know what I should download?
Posted: 3/16/2007 10:30 PM
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Fabian
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My best guess (admitedly, I know shit about things like this) is a better media player, or maybe some codecs for the one you're using now. If either of these things exist for macs, I have no idea.
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Posted: 3/16/2007 10:36 PM
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dtm
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You wanna get VLC at http://videolan.org
Posted: 3/17/2007 5:47 PM
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Chamale
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OK, that works. Thanks a lot. EDIT: No, it doesn't work. I can run the movies in VLC, but when I try to use iMovie, the Mac video editor, the videos are still blank.
Posted: 3/17/2007 10:46 PM
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creaothceann
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Can you open them in VirtualDubMod? You might need a codec pack or AviSynth for that. You could then save the videos in a different format. EDIT: Dunno though if these programs are available in Mac land. :/
Posted: 3/17/2007 11:19 PM
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laughing_gas
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Yeah, that's the price you pay for having a mac :/
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Posted: 3/17/2007 11:44 PM
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Sketchie
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I use RealPlayer to play .avi files. It worked for me. Of course, I'm using a PC, so I can't really comment on MACs. You should try it out though.
Posted: 3/17/2007 11:52 PM
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zefiris
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try looking for h264 codec for mac )
Posted: 3/18/2007 2:55 AM
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Chamale
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I found that codec, doesn't seem to work, I need either a new video editor or something that lets iMovie play videos from this site.
Posted: 3/18/2007 9:43 AM
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creaothceann
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Have you consulted their website? I think you can also convert it from VLC into another format, look for "streaming" or smth. like that.