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AVI and iMovie help needed

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I own a Macintosh and I downloaded some AVI files and opened them with iMovie, but when I loaded them, the sound worked but all I saw was a white screen. I was told that there was a codec that I need to download. Where can I find a free one of this codec without needing to download another movie player? Also is there a free way to convert .AVI files to .mpeg or .mov formats on a Mac? Thanks in advance.:black:
 
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Britn said:
I own a Macintosh and I downloaded some AVI files and opened them with iMovie, but when I loaded them, the sound worked but all I saw was a white screen. I was told that there was a codec that I need to download. Where can I find a free one of this codec without needing to download another movie player? Also is there a free way to convert .AVI files to .mpeg or .mov formats on a Mac? Thanks in advance.:black:
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G'day Britn,

A white screen means no video decoder can be found on your Mac to decode the video. Quite possibly you may be trying to watch a MP41 or MP42 video. You can download the appriopriate Mac OS X codecs from here:

MS-MPEG4v1
MS-MPEG4v2

Alternatively you could try downloading VLC from here, and playing the file through that.
 
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Can use DivxDoctor to convert to .mov, it's free: http://www.3ivx.com/divxdoctor/
Check the page for the codecs to install, and make sure you check the "Decompress audio" button in the app.
 
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I've encountered the same problem. I've downloaded and installed the 3ivx D4 v 4.5.1 for OSx codec and tried the DivXDoctorII2.2 without success. I've also downloaded the MS-MPEG4v1 and v2 and placed them in the /Library/Quicktime folder (don't know for sure if there's anything else to do with them). Still white screen. Ultimately, I'd like these to work in iMovie, which I believe requires they work in Quicktime. Any more suggestions?
 
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same problem

ive been having the same problem on my Mac... i have OS X and using QT PRO... my video tracker says IV50, but i cant find the codec for it
 

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