I am having trouble getting .avi files to play on QT. Any suggestions?
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
The easist way to convert is with iFlicks, there is a good article online about it: http://appducate.com/2012/12/iflicks-best-easiest-way-to-convert-media-to-itunes /
The best Way to convert is HandBrake for Windows , Mac and Linux
But why apple do not accept the avi and mkv files ?
It's probably a video format which iTunes/iPhone doesn't support. Probably like .AVI or something.
m4v, .mp4, and .mov are what the iPhone supports mainly. Just convert whatever you need to these filetypes.
It's heavy way to convert avi . We must store 2 files, we loose time,
if apple want to win some customer , they must implement :
1- avi , mkv : support
2- sd or micro sd card support
3- hdmi port
4- micro usb support
5- mouse enabled.
they ll strong against the world and all apple's user ll be happy with this functionnality.
Android and Surface has already this , it's not the future but the present.
ps : itunes accept mp3 support , why they don't accept avi
But why apple do not accept the avi and mkv files ?
Generally speaking, QT does support/accept the AVI file container. It's the data in the file container that may be problemating. Only recent versions of QT apps (e.g., iMovie, QT X, and iTunes) have been updata to either not accept AVI files at all or those containing unexpected combinations audio and video data. As to MKV, it would be subject to the same codec component restictions. However, I agree it would be nice if the file type was recognized/supported even if specific data compression formats are not natively supported by the basic OS codec component configuration. Unfortunately, what ost people seem to forget is that iTunes has, more or less, become a management and streaming vehicle for mobile devices like the iPod, iPhone, iPad, and TV all of which natively support only a very few specific dodes. If you wish to play your AVI and/or MKV files, then use the QT 7 based apps which, at least for the moment, continue to enjoy relatively open codec support for a dwindling numer of legacy and third-party ccomponents.
Forgot to mention, if you're simply looking for a way to play/view avi and mkv along with many other formats you can always install perian. If your interested here is an article on it: http://appducate.com/2012/12/perian-lets-your-mac-play-most-video-formats/
It's heavy way to convert avi . We must store 2 files, we loose time,
I don't find it troublesome or time consuming to convert from one or more movies to an entire season of TV shows overnight while sleeping when my computer would otherwise be be idle. As to the storing of two files, I would never keep a secondary copy of content in an AVI container and only keep MKV version if they are my only source for content and in a higher resolution than the converted files I create for iTunes management of files for mobile device syncing and/or private streaming when home or on the road.
if apple want to win some customer , they must implement :
I personally think Apple is more interested in the iTunes Store customers that any "do it yourself" customer base here.
1- avi , mkv : support
QT based apps programmed to "accept" the AVI files continue to support this file container as long as the compressed data is supported and in a combination that the QT app is programmed to expect/allowed to play. As to MKV, as previous noted, you can request an app enhancement to recognize/accept this file container natively in the app's associated "Product Feedback" form.
2- sd or micro sd card support
Invest the $6 to $40 required for a card reader that supports any or all formats to include CompactFlash Type I, CompactFlash Type II, MicroDrive, RS-MMC, MMC, SD, MiniSD, MicroSD, SDHC, MemoryStick, MemoryStick Pro, SM, xDPC, etc.
3- hdmi port
Some Macs (e.g., MacMinis) have had HDMI v1.0 through v1.4 supported ports since 2010. I've had a MiniDisplay to HDMI adapter for my MacBook Pro even longer.
4- micro usb support
USB support is built into Mac OS X software. Virtually all of the micro-USB and Mini-USB devices I've purchased came with a USB to Mini/Micro-USB cable. If yours did not, then invest the $0.95 to $30 the specific cable you need or ask a friend to loan or give you a spare cable.
5- mouse enabled.
Mouse enabled what?
itunes accept mp3 support , why they don't accept avi
MP3 is both a file container and a compression format while AVI is merely a file container with no dedicated compression format associated with it. Further, MPEG-1 layered audio content has been playback supported for as long as QT has been suporting "muxed" MPEG-1 audio and video while some legacy AVI compression formats have never been trancoded for use on the Mac, never made it past OS 9, were dropped with the demise of the PowerPC CPU, or dropped with the introduction of Lion/Mountain Lion. In short, Apple claims it is modernizing its media players not trying to make them compatible with legacy file types and lagacy codec components which are no longer available for the Mac or no longer supported by their originators. (E.g., Microsoft introduced the AVI container in November of 1992 as part of its "Video for Windows Technology" and dropped active support with the introduction of WMV media more than a decade ago due to numberous file type limitations not anticipated in the original AVI specification.)
Please Jon,
When i say Hdmi port it's for Ipad or iphone, not macbook or mac.
And for the rest, it's too long to explain you, i see you don't understand, and you must to play with android to understand the complete hardware.
A complete and true tablet , it's important for the future to win the market.
see you soon.
When i say Hdmi port it's for Ipad or iphone, not macbook or mac.
I use AirPlay and Mirroring for simultaneous HDMI playback connectivity via TV devices to my main AV Reciver-HDTV system and direct connection to 3 or 4 other HDTVs plus the same AV Receiver for FuryHD HDMI recording if needed/required. Current IOS on recent iPod Touch, iPhone, and iPad models all have this wireless capability.
And for the rest, it's too long to explain you, i see you don't understand, and you must to play with android to understand the complete hardware.
You are correct in that I do not understand what specific functionality you desire that is not already available to you via the connectivity mentioned above. And, since it would, in your opinion, take too long to explain, I guess I never will understand. However, as my current work flows provide all the cennectivity I need for direct wired, in-home wireless, and out-of-home internet access to 32 TBs of content stored on my main computer external RAIDs, I do not feel any great need to buy or use an android-based device. If that is what you need, then fine... By all means use such devices yourself. My needs are obviously different than yours just as my idea of proper work flow and what constitutes modern tecnology/techniques differs from yours. As to what's "important for the future to win the market," I am willing to sit back and wait to see which way the winds of change are blowing.
The same with you, I've been really happy with iFlicks. Here is my routine: MakeMKV --> HandBrake (ATV 3) --> iFlicks (iTunes Compability) --> iTunes
I have iFlicks but stopped using it because it crashes a lot. I now use VideoDrive which supports multiple converters: by default I convert all my videos files for my AppleTV with the Turbo.264 HD setting, except for MKV files with are handled by third party converter.
Ya, I've been using MPEG Streamclip to turn my AVIs into MOVs. For the longest time I thought that I wouldn't be able to organize my movies into iTunes unless I converted them via HandBrake. Works great now!
Not saying you're wrong, just want to throw it in there that iFlicks has never crashed for me.
But VideoDrive sounds interesting 
Against all the advice of my friends, I went ahead and bought an apple device....HOW IS IT THAT IN 2013 A DEVICE CANNOT PLAY AVI !!!!!!! Is this how apple users have been living all these years?
Is this how apple users have been living all these years?
No, AVI is a legacy file container which remains compatible with QT 7 "legacy" player apps assuming the required codecs are both available for the Mac and installed on the users operating system. Basically, Apple is currently embarked on a program of modernization of QT based structures and apps that employ these structures. E.g., the QT embedded structure is now basically a hybrid to support the various apps like QT 7 and GarageBand ("classic" QT) and QT X, iMovie, and iTunes (which have more or less crossed over to "the dark side" of QT).
On the other hand, why do you wish to use a "legacy" file container initially developed and introduced by Microsoft in November of 1992 and for which Microsoft dropped official support eleven years ago as part of its own program for multimedia modernization to overcome a mutitude of AVI file container limitations? For example (See Wikipedia "AVI" article here):
Basically, the file container was designed for use with "legacy" compression formats being abandoned by both Apple and Microsoft and which are becoming harder and harder to support on a continuing basis and still retain compatibility with the more modern compression formats available today. A better question might be "Why doesn't QT natively support a more modern file format type like MKV?" which was developed as an open standard for the universal storage of an unlimited number of video, audio, picture or subtitle tracks in a single file. The use of AVI only retains its current popularity because most users do not know of its limitations and those that do are, for the most part, simply too lazy to make the effort to modernize their files.
how do I play .avi files on itunes
