HT201290: If QuickTime Player can't open an audio or video file

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camille3737

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Q: AVI movie unable to play

I have an AVI movie and software v. 10.7.5 and I still cannot play the video, even though the "tell me more" leads me to a help page that states AVI is an accepted file format.

The error box tells me the required codec is not available.

Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Jun 4, 2013 10:47 AM

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BigTarantula99 Jun 4, 2013 10:49 AM in response to camille3737
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Jun 4, 2013 10:49 AM in response to camille3737

To save yourself a ton of trouble, you can try going to http://convertfiles.com/ and converting it to something playable on your Mac. Do other avi files play? If so, this one could have a problem.
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camille3737 Jun 4, 2013 10:53 AM in response to BigTarantula99
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Jun 4, 2013 10:53 AM in response to BigTarantula99

it tried the website and it gave me "Your file conversion failed for the following reason: Invalid data found when processing input.". I guess there's a problem with the file.
Thanks!
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BigTarantula99 Jun 4, 2013 10:56 AM in response to camille3737
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Jun 4, 2013 10:56 AM in response to camille3737

You're welcome.
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