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Hasushah

Q: what do i need to play avi format

I have a dvd in AVI format. What codac do i need to play it on quicktime?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Mar 12, 2014 10:22 PM

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  • by Niel,

    Niel Niel Mar 12, 2014 10:24 PM in response to Hasushah
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    Mar 12, 2014 10:24 PM in response to Hasushah

    It's impossible to tell based on only 'avi', which is a container and not a format, but is most likely to be part of Perian. It's also possible that there is no Mac OS X codec capable of reading that specific AVI.

     

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