.avi files on mac?

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Would anyone know if this (.avi ) is possible to view on a G5 running 10.4.5 OS I have tried everything I have in my arsenal but nothing is working Is there anything out there that will help? Thanks in advance.
 
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I thought Quicktime opened .AVI files ????

I used Quicktime to open them on my Powermac 6500.....
 
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I have QuickTime Pro and it still doesnt work, I'll try that link from iWonder Thanks
 
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when you install divx for mac, you can play avi files in quicktime
 
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iWonder said:
when you install divx for mac, you can play avi files in quicktime
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Divx only allows you to play divx avi's in quicktime. Avi is a container not a format. works like .mov files they have separate video and audio tracks that can be encoded independently. In short you only need Divx if your .avi contains a divx track. but it never hurts to have all the codecs. dont forget to get the Xvid codec too.
 
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use vlc
 
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VLC is about the best you can get, use it!
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Use VLC Player, it'll play ANYTHING!
 
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It sucks that they aren't gonna develop a PPC version from now on.
 
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It sucks that they aren't gonna develop a PPC version from now on.
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No Universal? That is bad.
 
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vlc plays every format and container i have
thats about 80gb of different video files so it should work

has anybody here used vlc to encode?
 
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dtravis7 said:
No Universal? That is bad.
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Yep. They even call the G5 outdated. I think its wack for them to abandon the platform before the transition is complete.
 

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