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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Corsair on August 24, 2006, 10:13:23 pm

Title: DivX question
Post by: Corsair on August 24, 2006, 10:13:23 pm

Okay, so I got my Mac! It's pretty awesome, I'm really thinking I made the right decision... anyway I've spent the day carrying over all my files from my old computer and I'm trying to watch a .avi file now that has DivX encodoing... I went and downloaded DivX blah blah. Usually if there wasn't the encoding, just the image would show up, right? That's been my experience anyway. But this time, nothing showed up before DivX. After I installed it, I've got a moving image but no sound. Any chance anybody could point me in the right direction for the codec I need? This is for a Mac, remember... I know there aren't too many Mac users around. Thanks everybody!

Title: Re: DivX question
Post by: Kosh on August 24, 2006, 11:10:06 pm

Is the sound turned on? :p

Title: Re: DivX question
Post by: Fury on August 24, 2006, 11:52:38 pm

Sounds like you're missing correct audio codec. I am not familiar with OS X, but I think you will have to use 3rd party media players for extensive video and audio support.
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/

Under linux I use either Totem, Gxine, MPlayer or VLC depending which is the first to play a media file correctly. :doubt:

Title: Re: DivX question
Post by: Corsair on August 25, 2006, 11:03:15 am

alright, thanks Fury.

Kosh: har har har :p

Title: Re: DivX question
Post by: mrduckman on August 25, 2006, 12:03:58 pm

Perhaps this is missing too: http://sourceforge.net/projects/qtac3codec/

This will allow you to read AC3 compressed audio on qt.