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Q: quicktime mpeg-2 for mac os x, but cant install

I recently downloaded the quicktime mpeg-2 for mac os x, but cant install it because its meant for earlier version. What do i do? Please help!

MacBook Air, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)

Posted on Aug 9, 2014 8:47 AM

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  • by Mark McKean,

    Mark McKean Mark McKean Apr 24, 2015 7:12 PM in response to GirlAwakened
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    Apr 24, 2015 7:12 PM in response to GirlAwakened

    For those of you confused by steps 13 forward in D. Hoffmann's instructions...

     

    Step 13 is basically describing what you'll do in steps 14 and 15. The only action to be taken in step 13 is to open the Terminal. Then, in steps 14 and 15, you type the commands given into the Terminal window you just opened, which will result in the owner and group being what's needed for this to work.

  • by Ikra,

    Ikra Ikra May 11, 2015 9:02 AM in response to Mark McKean
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    May 11, 2015 9:02 AM in response to Mark McKean

    Thank you !!!

     

    Spend 2 weeks to find a solution and then stumbled on this.

  • by Sandbunny19,

    Sandbunny19 Sandbunny19 May 14, 2015 2:28 PM in response to D. Hoffmann
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    May 14, 2015 2:28 PM in response to D. Hoffmann

    Thank you. Thank you. THANK YOU.

  • by Mr Sqwubbsy,

    Mr Sqwubbsy Mr Sqwubbsy Jul 3, 2015 7:32 AM in response to D. Hoffmann
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    Jul 3, 2015 7:32 AM in response to D. Hoffmann

    I've tried 3 times to follow your instructions and at no time do I see a "warning dialog" as described in step 3. I'm using Yosemite for what it's worth.

  • by Robbybass,

    Robbybass Robbybass Jul 8, 2015 10:58 AM in response to Mr Sqwubbsy
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    Jul 8, 2015 10:58 AM in response to Mr Sqwubbsy

    I can't find the warning dialog, either. Whenever I open the disk image, all I see is the cardboard box icon (with "quicktimempeg2.pkg" underneath). Have you found any other solution?

  • by Jim Rogalski,

    Jim Rogalski Jim Rogalski Aug 12, 2015 5:50 AM in response to D. Hoffmann
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    Aug 12, 2015 5:50 AM in response to D. Hoffmann

    Hi D. Hoffman. I can follow your great instructions up to No. 10:

    (((10. Double click Contents/Archive.pax.gz, which will put the uncompressed files in your Downloads folder at ~/Downloads/System/Library/QuickTime/ .)))

    When I double click the contents folder I do not see the Archives.pax.gz and it is not in any of the subsequent folders.  I am running Yosemite on a beefed up MacPro. Any advice?

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  • by mac 1954,

    mac 1954 mac 1954 Nov 6, 2015 1:28 AM in response to D. Hoffmann
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    Nov 6, 2015 1:28 AM in response to D. Hoffmann

    brilliant, worked a treat. I'm in my sixties and haven't got a clue, bought final cut pro to edit a lot of old footage but when i tried to load it streamclip needed a component, bought the component and the mac would not install it, said it wasn't needed. followed your instructions and was terrified, but went along step by step. came on here to thank you for going to the trouble of posting. thanks.

  • by D. Hoffmann,

    D. Hoffmann D. Hoffmann Nov 6, 2015 1:25 PM in response to mac 1954
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    Nov 6, 2015 1:25 PM in response to mac 1954

    Good to hear! You are welcome!

  • by mireau,

    mireau mireau Dec 3, 2015 6:26 AM in response to D. Hoffmann
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    Dec 3, 2015 6:26 AM in response to D. Hoffmann

    Hello Mr. Hoffmann,

     

    I have the same problem and would like to follow your instructions. But as the language on my MacBook is German, I fail at step 4. When the license-agreement shows up I don`t know where I can find the button "Files" and then "Show Files". There is only the button "save".

    Can you help me? Thank you very much!

     

    Maya

  • by D. Hoffmann,

    D. Hoffmann D. Hoffmann Dec 3, 2015 7:53 AM in response to mireau
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    Dec 3, 2015 7:53 AM in response to mireau

    Hi Maya,

     

    Could you switch the system language to English, log out, log back in and then follow the instructions? I haven’t gone through the process I described in my original post in quite some time. Also, always having preferred my system language to be English, rather than German, I am really not familiar with OS X’s German lexicon and how things are presented in German.

     

    Afterwards, you can always switch the language back to German, log out and back in.

     

    Dominik

  • by TobinTobin,

    TobinTobin TobinTobin Apr 23, 2016 2:37 PM in response to D. Hoffmann
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    Apr 23, 2016 2:37 PM in response to D. Hoffmann

    Hoffman - while your post seems to have helped many, I too stumble at the Step 12, where you drag the Mpge-2 component into the local folder. What happens is a grey X symbol floats and it will not let me drag the component to the intended destination.

     

    I am on El Capitan 10.11.4

     

    QuickTime Version 10.4 (855)

     

    Anything I should do differently?

     

    I am desperately trying to stream a mpg clip so I can edit it in a specific size for my first film I experimenting with,

     

    T

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