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Lion won't play .avi or .wmv correctly

I installed Lion yesterday, and suddenly Quicktime can't play the video part of .avi or .wmv files (it can still play the audio). I re-installed Flip4Mac but that didn't fix it. VLC still works, but now I can't view the files in Safari b/c Quicktime is responsible for playing them there.

Any advice on what to do?

Thanks!

Edit: I also re-installed Perian, no changes.

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Posted on Jul 21, 2011 8:10 PM

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NB1819

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May 13, 2013 11:48 AM in response to NB1819

Hello,

I uninstall Fli4Mac and downloaded again and restart. It is working now. I can see all my old .wmv clips.

Sep 21, 2013 10:17 PM in response to wakko701

This worked for me also.Had to delete the Xvid codec from Qtime library.You will still need Perian to play AVIs in QT

mactress

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Nov 30, 2013 6:57 AM in response to Lowbflat

Lowbflat,,You saved me! I followed your directions on my iMac so that I could play downloaded .avi tv shows on my AppleTV and this worked like a charm! All of my vids were just showing as a black screen with no audio in flip player and QT10. Thanks so much. I never would have figured this out on my own. 😀

Lion won't play .avi or .wmv correctly