Why can't I watch this MPG on my Mac?

AxiomOfChoice · AxiomOfChoice #1 (**permalink**)

08-13-2008, 03:07 PM

Here are the facts: I have the DivX Codec installed on my MacBook, but I have an MPG that I cannot play in DivX Player. When I try to play it in QuickTime, I get the following message: "The file could not be opened. The file is not a movie file." But I *HAVE* been able to play this movie on my Windows machine in Windows Media Player, no sweat. I'd imagine there's some sort of plug-in or codec that I'm missing, but I can't figure out what. Can anyone help me out here? Can anyone suggest what plug-in I might be missing?

Thanks!

kahlil88 · kahlil88 #2 (**permalink**)

08-13-2008, 04:52 PM

Get VLC and/or MPlayer.

gfoursoup · gfoursoup #3 (**permalink**)

08-13-2008, 07:57 PM

Download 'Perian'. That should make qt more versatile.

volta88 · volta88 #4 (**permalink**)

08-14-2008, 01:09 PM

another vote for VLC here, that program tears it up.

cryption · cryption #5 (**permalink**)

08-14-2008, 02:00 PM

indeed VLC is for me

kahlil88 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 29, 2008 Location: Mendocino, CA Posts: 671 Mac Specs: 17" MacBook Pro A1151 2.16 GHz	08-13-2008, 04:52 PM Get VLC and/or MPlayer. There is no system but GNU and Linux is one of its kernels. Join the FSF as an Associate Member!
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AxiomOfChoice #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 05, 2008 Posts: 29	08-13-2008, 03:07 PM Here are the facts: I have the DivX Codec installed on my MacBook, but I have an MPG that I cannot play in DivX Player. When I try to play it in QuickTime, I get the following message: "The file could not be opened. The file is not a movie file." But I HAVE been able to play this movie on my Windows machine in Windows Media Player, no sweat. I'd imagine there's some sort of plug-in or codec that I'm missing, but I can't figure out what. Can anyone help me out here? Can anyone suggest what plug-in I might be missing? Thanks!
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volta88 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 24, 2007 Posts: 40 Mac Specs: 15" mac book pro, 2.4GHz core 2 duo, 2G ram, NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT, 256 RAM, 160G HD @7200rpm	08-14-2008, 01:09 PM another vote for VLC here, that program tears it up.
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cryption #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 29, 2006 Location: College Station, TX Posts: 22 Mac Specs: Black Macbook 2.0 intel duo, 1gig ram	08-14-2008, 02:00 PM indeed VLC is for me
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