Weird Audio Encoding on AVI File; A Lost Cause?
I just got an .avi file of a training video I need to review. I installed Perian awhile ago and am able to play most everything OK. I prefer QuickTime because I like to move the playhead manually at times; that's virtually impossible on VLC media player. But for some h.264 non-perian AVI files, I have to use VLC media player, even though it can't render video worth a darn if my CPU has any other processes running.
Anyway, the AVI file I got has no sound: QuickTime shows the audio encoded as "msgq". VLC shows the audio as "vo3+". At any rate, neither player can render the audio (and MPlayer OS X just crashes, by the way). I tried to do some research on this encoding; apparently it's some version of Vorbis. I don't know. Seems like another genius Windows creation. I don't know why the encoder didn't use a more common encoding, like MP4, MP3, AAC, whatever.
Has anyone come across this audio encoding before, and is there any way to get the audio to play on Mac OS X? Or is it a lost cause, as I'm afraid it appears to be?
TIA for any assistance.
Anyway, the AVI file I got has no sound: QuickTime shows the audio encoded as "msgq". VLC shows the audio as "vo3+". At any rate, neither player can render the audio (and MPlayer OS X just crashes, by the way). I tried to do some research on this encoding; apparently it's some version of Vorbis. I don't know. Seems like another genius Windows creation. I don't know why the encoder didn't use a more common encoding, like MP4, MP3, AAC, whatever.
Has anyone come across this audio encoding before, and is there any way to get the audio to play on Mac OS X? Or is it a lost cause, as I'm afraid it appears to be?
TIA for any assistance.
MacMini (PowerMac 10,2), Mac OS X (10.4.11), PPC G4, 1.5GHz, 1 GB RAM