hello
I am a new mac user coming from Windows
I have some .avi videos. I have downloaded VLC player for mac. How can i set this to the default player for this type of file as when i click on the file it tries to open quicktime. Files do play fine if opened from within VLC. I only want it to be the default player for avi's not all video and audio files.
Thanks Dave
Right click (control+click) an avi file and do "Get Info" and set the "Open With" to be VLC Media Player and then hit the Change All button beneath it.
will that make it the default player for that one avi file or all avi files? thanks
If you hit the Change All button it will be for all AVI files. If you do not then it will be only for the one file you change.
all sorted thank you
VLC is one option for .AVI files.
Another option is to install Perian and playback .AVI files in the Quicktime player.
I install Perian on every Mac I own. Perian has other benefits, it will allow you to play most any video format in the Quicktime player. VLC is a great program, having them both installed gives you the best of both.
Perian is free.
VLC - default avi player?
