HT201290: If QuickTime Player can't open an audio or video file
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Q: I am trying to play a movie that is an AVI file extension but quicktime says it is missing the necessary codec to play. What am I ... I am trying to play a movie that is an AVI file extension but quicktime says it is missing the necessary codec to play. What am I missing? more
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Sep 9, 2013 1:13 PM in response to Operaxigeby Niel,There isn't a codec installed for that specific AVI; AVI is a container, not a format. Generally, it'll be part of Perian or VLC if it's available for Mac OS X.
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