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Can I play video files on my Mac ?
27 Oct 2012, 9:39 AM
>>Hi,
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>>Will I have any trouble accessing the video files on the SD card from a Mac? I run the latest version of OS X.
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>>Thanks!
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>Yes, the video files are saved in AVI format. You may utilize some applications to play AVI file on Mac.
>Below are three separate solutions to play AVI on Mac: Perian, VLC Player, Video Converter for Mac.
>
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>Note: The solution 1 and 2 only enable you to play your AVI on Mac, i.e, you are unable to add the AVI files to your iTunes library for orgnization or sync. So if you want to use your AVI files in QuickTime, iMovie, iTunes and more, the solution 3 (converting AVI) is highly recommended.
>
>Solution 1. Get Mac Perian—QuickTime Component
>
>Perian is a free QuickTime component which adds native support for a good number of popular video formats. The current version (1.2.3) of Mac Perian is compatible with Snow Leopard and it works for most of the AVI videos. You can download Perian for Mac here. Note that Perian
> Download Perian
>
>Note: The latest version 1.2.3 of Perian doesn't work on Mac OS X Mountain Lion because Perian requires installation of quicktime 7, which doesnt exist for Mountain Lion. It also doesn't work on Mac OS X Lion. So if you have a Mac running Mac OS X 10.7, say, Lion, you have to downgrade the previous version, say 1.2.2. The version of 1.2.3 of Perian does not support QuickTime 10 in Lion and fails to fix the loss of audio after one second in xvid files with ac3. So if you have a Mac with Lion or Mountain Lion, converting video to QuickTime is highly recommended.
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>Solution 2. Switch to Other Media Players
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>VLC player is a universal media player and in most cases it works like a charm under Mac. If your operating system is Snow Leopard or Lion, VLC Mac player would be a good choice. But to use the media player, you need to install Front Row. And what you should know is that you can only play your files on Mac, that's to say, you can't import your AVI into iMovie for editing, add AVI to iTunes library for sync edc. If you wanna do more with your AVI files additional to the AVI playback, an AVI to QuickTime Mac conversion is the final solution.
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>Solution 3. Convert the AVI file to QuickTime MOV on Mac
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>This solution enables you to play AVI on QuickTime without any trouble, no componet and additioanl media player required. You can use Video Converter for Mac, which helps you easily and quickly convert AVI to QuickTime compatible formats like MOV, MP4 and M4V. After that, you can not only play AVI on QuickTime smoothly, but also transfer the files to your iPhone, iPod or iPad for playback and so on. This AVI converter is fully compatible with Mac OS X Mountain Lion, Lion, and Snow Leopard.
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>Refer source from below link
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>http://www.iskysoft.com/topic-snow-leopard/how-to-play-avi-with-quicktime-on-mac.html
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>>Will I have any trouble accessing the video files on the SD card from a Mac? I run the latest version of OS X.
>>
>>Thanks!
>
>Yes, the video files are saved in AVI format. You may utilize some applications to play AVI file on Mac.
>Below are three separate solutions to play AVI on Mac: Perian, VLC Player, Video Converter for Mac.
>
>
>Note: The solution 1 and 2 only enable you to play your AVI on Mac, i.e, you are unable to add the AVI files to your iTunes library for orgnization or sync. So if you want to use your AVI files in QuickTime, iMovie, iTunes and more, the solution 3 (converting AVI) is highly recommended.
>
>Solution 1. Get Mac Perian—QuickTime Component
>
>Perian is a free QuickTime component which adds native support for a good number of popular video formats. The current version (1.2.3) of Mac Perian is compatible with Snow Leopard and it works for most of the AVI videos. You can download Perian for Mac here. Note that Perian
> Download Perian
>
>Note: The latest version 1.2.3 of Perian doesn't work on Mac OS X Mountain Lion because Perian requires installation of quicktime 7, which doesnt exist for Mountain Lion. It also doesn't work on Mac OS X Lion. So if you have a Mac running Mac OS X 10.7, say, Lion, you have to downgrade the previous version, say 1.2.2. The version of 1.2.3 of Perian does not support QuickTime 10 in Lion and fails to fix the loss of audio after one second in xvid files with ac3. So if you have a Mac with Lion or Mountain Lion, converting video to QuickTime is highly recommended.
>
>Solution 2. Switch to Other Media Players
>
>VLC player is a universal media player and in most cases it works like a charm under Mac. If your operating system is Snow Leopard or Lion, VLC Mac player would be a good choice. But to use the media player, you need to install Front Row. And what you should know is that you can only play your files on Mac, that's to say, you can't import your AVI into iMovie for editing, add AVI to iTunes library for sync edc. If you wanna do more with your AVI files additional to the AVI playback, an AVI to QuickTime Mac conversion is the final solution.
>
>Solution 3. Convert the AVI file to QuickTime MOV on Mac
>
>This solution enables you to play AVI on QuickTime without any trouble, no componet and additioanl media player required. You can use Video Converter for Mac, which helps you easily and quickly convert AVI to QuickTime compatible formats like MOV, MP4 and M4V. After that, you can not only play AVI on QuickTime smoothly, but also transfer the files to your iPhone, iPod or iPad for playback and so on. This AVI converter is fully compatible with Mac OS X Mountain Lion, Lion, and Snow Leopard.
>
>Refer source from below link
>
>http://www.iskysoft.com/topic-snow-leopard/how-to-play-avi-with-quicktime-on-mac.html