HT201290: If QuickTime Player can't open an audio or video file
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Q: my mac wont play a quicktime movie file, it keeps saying i need a codec and then bringing me to this page. there is no links on wh ... my mac wont play a quicktime movie file, it keeps saying i need a codec and then bringing me to this page. there is no links on where to get this codec? help!!! more
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May 7, 2013 12:02 PM in response to offspringfanby Cerebro,Quicktime has it's limitations and can't, natively, play certain video formats.
Try VLC. It should be able to play anything you throw at it.
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Jun 15, 2013 8:48 PM in response to offspringfanby autnagrag,Don't just try VLC. Try the very latest version of (free) VLC media player. At the time I write this, that version is 2.0.6.
No kidding. We're trying to help.