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OK guys,I'm new to Mac and never used it before.Never been interested in.
I have downloaded some some movies,in .avi format.For some reason my computer is not playing them.
What is the optimal software I should get to play the movies.
Also,how do I go about making dvd's.Let's say I want to burn .avi files,any suggestions?
thanks in advance.
 
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Umm, well quicktime can play .avis but the files you're trying to play might be encoded with DivX... www.divx.com to get the codec.
to burn a dvd, just stick a blank dvd in your superdrive and drag the files to it in finder... simple as that, I just burned my first dvd a few minutes ago, no problems at all.
 
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antizero said:
Umm, well quicktime can play .avis but the files you're trying to play might be encoded with DivX... www.divx.com to get the codec.
to burn a dvd, just stick a blank dvd in your superdrive and drag the files to it in finder... simple as that, I just burned my first dvd a few minutes ago, no problems at all.
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So I don't have to convert it into another format in order to burn a dvd?Will I be able to play it on a dvd player then?
I tried to play it on quicktime,but for some reason I can only hear the voice,but no image.Voice is not clear as well,what could it be?
 

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