finding codec plugins for QT

[Kevin Callahan]

On Dec 31, 2006, at 1:05 PM, Karl Kuehn wrote:

> 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
>


someone sent me this ... anybody use it ?

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