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I can't seem to watch AVI's at all on my MacBook Pro. Im a recent Windows-to-Mac convert so bare with me, I only have about a months experience under my belt. All that shows up in Quicktime when I try to open the file is a blank white screen with the correct duration. Please help

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Make sure you have the divx, xvid & 3ivx codecs installed...
If that doesn't work, try downloading the free VLC player and opening the video with that.
 
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You need codecs to play .avi files on QT(Pro). You can try VLC Player or MPlayer instead. They are are both free. Here are some more info.
 
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Thanks for the help, Im looking into some of the info. The other thing is, when I try to run the .avi file with Quicktime, a message box pops up that say s Quicktime needs components, then it takes me to a page with a bunch of downloads, but I have no idea which one to get...

UPDATE: VLC didn't work, and Flip4Mac has no version for the Intel-based macs.... I have a couple of videos that I really want to watch :(
 
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Avi

For QT or QT Pro components, you can download 3ivx,DivX,msmpeg4vi/msmpeg4v2 or FFusion that may work.
 
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yeah just install VLC MEDIA PLAYER and it will play mostly anything you throw at it
 

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