finding codec plugins for QT

[Karl Kuehn]

On Dec 31, 2006, at 3:55 PM, Kevin Callahan wrote:

> My BIL is wondering why it's so difficult to determine which codec  
> is needed when QT (on Mac or on Windows) can't play a file.
> He says when he runs into a plugin issue with Mozilla's FireFox,  
> he's directed to get the plugin and it installs without a restart  
> -- just continues on his way.  However, in his experience with QT  
> and codecs, he says he's directed to an Apple page with roughly 13  
> codecs to choose from, but has no idea what he needs.
>
> Would it be difficult or impossible for QT to be more helpful? is  
> it impossible for QT to know which codec you need and basically can  
> do nothing but leave it up to the use ?
>
> ???
> I told him I'd post to talk.  I also told him to post to Radar and  
> OS X feeback

	The majority of times this means that you are trying to view  
somthing that is advertising itself as  an "avi". These are usually  
from the broken family of codecs known as "divx". The reason that  
Quicktime does not come up with a suggestion is that there is not a  
completely good solution for this. Only recently did any of the  
solutions become legal, and for the codecs that we are talking about  
that is still murky waters: not exactly an area where Apple can  
suggest things.
	But here is a solution:

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/11695

	If that does not work, then you will have to download the video and  
use this:

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/5758

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	Karl Kuehn
		larkost at softhome.net