Q: Third Party Codecs Issue

In OSX 10.9 Mavericks, Apple has decided that it currently does not support 3rd party codecs for the system players. This is a huge problem for me! I am a VJ and the software that I use (Resolume) uses DXV codec. I have Terrabytes of footage in this format which will now not play in Quicktime or quicklooks in Finder. This is obviously a serious problem for a video artist such as myself, rendering the new OS practicaly unusable! I just bought this computer for my visual projects! I am requesting respectfully that Apple fixes this serious oversight, and allow 3rd party codecs immediately.

Patrick Trudeau

VJ Diagraf

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on Nov 2, 2013 12:18 AM

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by andymario,

andymario Nov 2, 2013 10:12 AM in response to informavore1
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Nov 2, 2013 10:12 AM in response to informavore1

Awful, I've experienced the same. I work with dxv as well, this is a shame. It's crazy. I work with video all the time and I'm always previewing with quicklook and quicktime.

We are professionals, not home users, making a living on those machines and systems, you can't change such an important thing without notice (I read everything before upgrading, but discovered this when working).

Please open again third party codecs.
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andymario Nov 2, 2013 10:21 AM in response to informavore1
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Nov 2, 2013 10:21 AM in response to informavore1

For now, I set mpegstreamclip as the default app to open DXV encoded files, it works ok.
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by stevep314,

stevep314 Oct 27, 2014 11:47 AM in response to andymario
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Oct 27, 2014 11:47 AM in response to andymario

This is sooooo freakin' annoying! Anybody know if it's resolved in Yosemite?
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stevep314 Dec 2, 2014 3:32 AM in response to stevep314
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Dec 2, 2014 3:32 AM in response to stevep314

Still an issue in Yosemite!
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