Why?

It would be quickest to search macosx.com for avi. there have been a fair few threads on this topic.

Mat
 
did a search but their is soooo many results that I thought it would have been quicker to ask :rolleyes:
 
Alright

Some avi's play perfectly through QuickTime while others don't. When they don't it is usually because they have been encoded as divx avis. Some people say you're best to use VLC for these, others say Mplayer. Personally, I don't like either, I tend to avoid avis if I can. Alternately, this is my preferred option, you can download a codec from www.divx.com. You can also rebuild some avi files with a program called "DivX Tool OSX" if you really have to play them in QuickTime.

I would check out www.divx.com, www.mplayerhq.hu/, www.videolan.org/ & www.versiontracker.com too, and see which suits you best.

I hope that all helps
Mat
 
Slow, low quality, and a pain in the you know what = AVI

Why people still use them is beyond me.
 
.avi is just a cover term for loads of different formats. They range from divx to 3ivx to Windoze mp4 'variants' or even regular mp4, if you want. The divx and 3ivx formats are actually quite good and, if done correctly, offer much higher quality:size ratios than .mpeg files (which are the worst). Also, audio can be encoded differently: MP3, AAC etc. Quicktime can only do some of these codecs/ handles some badly.
For playing .avis use one of these apps:
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/5758 (VLC) or http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/10784 (MPLayer). Both players are free and play 99% of the stuff out there. QT is only really good for streaming and... .mov files.
 
Originally posted by arden
You could make the same argument about Wintel boxes.
Click to expand...

:D

I agree 1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000% with you on that.
 
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