HT201290: If QuickTime Player can't open an audio or video file
Learn about If QuickTime Player can't open an audio or video file
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Sep 20, 2013 1:01 PM in response to LaurenBennettby Network 23,Depends on the format. If the format is cross-platform, like most Web videos are, there should be no problem. If you saved the videos as H.264 format, for instance, you would be able to view it on the Web, on phones and tablets, and import into iMovie, no problem.
If your gaming videos are in a more restricted format, you can use free software like Handbrake to transcode it into a more universal format.
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Sep 20, 2013 1:49 PM in response to LaurenBennettby Eric Root,Try VLC first - it seems to work the best from comments posted.
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Sep 20, 2013 3:53 PM in response to LaurenBennettby Joe Bailey,Flip4Mac is a free download that adds a number of Windows codecs to Quicktime. It is the solution recommended by Microsoft.