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

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ecarlino34

Q: what do i need to play a .avi video ?

i downloaded a video to watch and the format is as follows   xyz.avi
when i go to play the video it keeps stating that quicktime cannot open.  so i look into it and it shows that ......

  • AVI (Motion JPEG only) which i beleive is the video i am trying to watch needs a list of these
  • MPEG-2 (OS X Lion or later)
  • MPEG-4 (Part 2)
  • H.264
  • H.263
  • H.261
  • Apple ProRes
  • Apple Pixlet
  • Animation
  • Cinepak
  • Component Video
  • DV
  • DVC Pro 50
  • Graphics
  • Motion JPEG
  • Photo JPEG
  • Sorenson Video 2
  • Sorenson Video 3

MacBook Pro with Retina display, iOS 7.0.4

Posted on Jan 8, 2014 1:50 PM

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