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QuickTime is an extensible multimedia framework developed by Apple Inc., capable of handling various formats of digital video, picture, sound, panoramic images, and interactivity.First made in 1991, the latest Mac version, QuickTime X, is currently available on Mac OS X Snow Leopard and newer. Apple ceased support for the Windows version of QuickTime in 2016, and ceased support for QuickTime 7.
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I don't know why you or anyone else has had ANY problems playing video on Mac or PCs for the last 4 years+. Downloading a ton of codecs? Having more than 1 video player you use? thats so 1998!
VLC has been playing EVERY possible video out there since it was released. I have been using it without ever having any troubles, or having to wonder which video player i might have to use. I even get to convert my video to other formats while i watch it (when i need to convert that is).
A big thank you to the people involved in VLC for a hassle-free video playing and streaming experience.
If the purpose of this hint is to have an all-Apple-made experience, then OK, but the reality is that the so-called Rosetta stone for Mac video playback has been around for quite some time n0w...
www.videolan.org
I have to admit one thing though; that it is VERY cool that those solutions offered by Perian finally exist for Quicktime. and ITS ABOUT TIME!
VLC has been playing EVERY possible video out there since it was released. I have been using it without ever having any troubles, or having to wonder which video player i might have to use. I even get to convert my video to other formats while i watch it (when i need to convert that is).
A big thank you to the people involved in VLC for a hassle-free video playing and streaming experience.
If the purpose of this hint is to have an all-Apple-made experience, then OK, but the reality is that the so-called Rosetta stone for Mac video playback has been around for quite some time n0w...
www.videolan.org
I have to admit one thing though; that it is VERY cool that those solutions offered by Perian finally exist for Quicktime. and ITS ABOUT TIME!
While VLC appears to help sometimes, I didn't have as much success with it. I frequently encounter movies that do not play with VLC either. And VLCs error handling (read: error messsages and reecovery) has room for improvement, too.
VLC is great, but not perfect.
It doen't play WMV, FLV nor all mov files.
It doen't play WMV, FLV nor all mov files.
The biggest issue I have with VLC is the UI -- I just don't like how it acts, nor do I like how it butchers some pretty common QT Player features: Fast forward, rewind, drag-to-scroll, etc. all work so poorly in comparison to QuickTime that I simply can't use the VLC player.
-rob.
-rob.
VLC is nice. But I'll add to RobG's complaints.
VLC (and Mplayer) is a CPU hog. If your computer is older or doing something else the movies glithc quite a bit
VLC (and Mplayer) is a CPU hog. If your computer is older or doing something else the movies glithc quite a bit
My experience has been that VLC actually plays back MPEG1, MPEG2 and DivX movies with far less CPU consumption than QuickTime with the same videos.
Like most, I find the scrubbing in VLC to be abominable, and cueing and reviewing impossible; but that is offset by using the FF and REV buttons, a single click on these jumping 30 secs forward or backward (a handy feature that QT doesn't have!).
It is true that VLC has been able to play back all the codecs that Perian supports, but Perian has advantages other than just playback - by integrating with QT we can now re-encode those formats (with QTPro) and, importantly, we expose those formats for use with all the programmes that work with or import 'any QuickTime-compatible video file' ... which is just about every programme that uses video in some fashion. That's Perian's killer feature.
Like most, I find the scrubbing in VLC to be abominable, and cueing and reviewing impossible; but that is offset by using the FF and REV buttons, a single click on these jumping 30 secs forward or backward (a handy feature that QT doesn't have!).
It is true that VLC has been able to play back all the codecs that Perian supports, but Perian has advantages other than just playback - by integrating with QT we can now re-encode those formats (with QTPro) and, importantly, we expose those formats for use with all the programmes that work with or import 'any QuickTime-compatible video file' ... which is just about every programme that uses video in some fashion. That's Perian's killer feature.
VLC's interface, stability and compatibility are shocking in recent years... it's as if each upgrade is a downgrade. Back in the day, it was great, but that was about.... 1998
The best thing I've noticed about this so far is that quite a few video files (mostly older AVIs) I had that were unplayable via Front Row will now play without a hitch. Excellent!
OK, how does quicktime know to use the Perian codec over any other codecs installed in the quicktime folder. For example i have toast so it installs Div6 encode/decode components....when i playback divx files which codec will Qt use....
or i have the very good 3ivx codec as well.....
or i have the very good 3ivx codec as well.....
This appears to be out of your control.
Quicktime Components register various bits of information about the formats they support. A QT application then specifies what its requirements are and QT tries to find the component which best matches the requirements.
However, where multiple components support the same format/codec, I can't find documentation on how QT decides which component is 'best.'
Quicktime Components register various bits of information about the formats they support. A QT application then specifies what its requirements are and QT tries to find the component which best matches the requirements.
However, where multiple components support the same format/codec, I can't find documentation on how QT decides which component is 'best.'
See, the Apple docs just aren't particularly enlightening:
'The OpenADefaultComponent function searches for available components and attempts to open a connection to a component with the specified type and subtype. If more than one component of the specified type and subtype is available, OpenADefaultComponent selects the first one in the list. If successful, it passes back a component instance that identifies your connection to the component.'
The docs don't indicate what controls the order of the components in that list. A QT application could certainly be written to provide the user a choice when multiple codecs are available, but QT player does not.
'The OpenADefaultComponent function searches for available components and attempts to open a connection to a component with the specified type and subtype. If more than one component of the specified type and subtype is available, OpenADefaultComponent selects the first one in the list. If successful, it passes back a component instance that identifies your connection to the component.'
The docs don't indicate what controls the order of the components in that list. A QT application could certainly be written to provide the user a choice when multiple codecs are available, but QT player does not.
The most likely answer is alphabetical. Maybe you could put certain codecs higher on the list by changing their name so they come first alphabetically?
It would be good if at least one of the players on the Mac could handle WMV3 files.
Quicktime Mpeg 2 Playback Component For Mac Os X 10.8 3 Os X 10 8 Compatibility
That would be the flip4mac WMV components available in player-only form for free here: http://www.flip4mac.com/wmv_download.htm
If you've a WMV3 file that doesn't play with flip4mac, but does in something else, it's a bug in the components and you should let them know.
If you've a WMV3 file that doesn't play with flip4mac, but does in something else, it's a bug in the components and you should let them know.
0.10 second of googling found that article:
[link:]http://www.mactech.com/articles/develop/issue_21/094-096_QuickTime_col..html
[link:]http://www.mactech.com/articles/develop/issue_21/094-096_QuickTime_col..html
Hi Rob,
Would you mind adding a bit of info to the top article? Nowhere in the entire thread is it mentioned that Perian requires 10.4.7. Us senior Panthers are out of luck!
I certainly look forward to enjoying this product in the not-too-distant -
VLC has been a less-than-stellar performer; in fact, given all the hype and hyperbole, it's a downright dud. I keep thinking, it must do all the things I want it to, I just don't know the right incantation - I see I'm not the only one.
Ganymede
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Ganymede
Would you mind adding a bit of info to the top article? Nowhere in the entire thread is it mentioned that Perian requires 10.4.7. Us senior Panthers are out of luck!
I certainly look forward to enjoying this product in the not-too-distant -
VLC has been a less-than-stellar performer; in fact, given all the hype and hyperbole, it's a downright dud. I keep thinking, it must do all the things I want it to, I just don't know the right incantation - I see I'm not the only one.
Ganymede
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Ganymede
I've paid the QT Pro tax 3 times, and with each major update Apple expect me to pay another $20 bux for 'Full Screen' mode. Ya, you can hack around but, let's look at the flow: install FPM, install Perian, hack for full screen viewing. Or just pop open VLC/mplayer and put up with the interface glitches and nag boxes.
VLC plays as the desktop image (very nice) if it is full screen (use control-tab to select finder while in full screen. I don't know if QT allows this 'cause I am not going to pay $20 again.
I have had Perian installed for over a month and it is a wonder but my 'always open with' is still VLC so I can enjoy full screen.
VLC plays as the desktop image (very nice) if it is full screen (use control-tab to select finder while in full screen. I don't know if QT allows this 'cause I am not going to pay $20 again.
I have had Perian installed for over a month and it is a wonder but my 'always open with' is still VLC so I can enjoy full screen.
Well I'm glad you found something for free that works for you. Some of us are actually willing to pay a developer for an excellent product. So, do you work for free?
For my work systems (6) I DO pay for 'Pro,' so blunt your barb. I develop multimedia products. I would love to deploy my products on QT to a wide audience but the default for QT is handicapped. I have to ask them to install additional handlers and, if I want my product to be viewed full screen, $20 for Pro. Worse, they get nagged to upgrade every time they open the 'free' player. No, I don't work for free but I'd like my Macintosh audience to be able to view my work without having to muck around with the system. So, I package VLC Portable with my media.
My personal system is paid for; I paid for the computer, the MAC OS, all of my programs, all of my media. I paid for Omniweb, I paid 3 times for QT on my personal system JUST FOR FULL SCREEN. (Which, in my book, isn't a Pro feature)
http://niceplayer.indyjt.com/My personal system is paid for; I paid for the computer, the MAC OS, all of my programs, all of my media. I paid for Omniweb, I paid 3 times for QT on my personal system JUST FOR FULL SCREEN. (Which, in my book, isn't a Pro feature)
It's great. Granted, Apple's handling of the QT Pro thing (fullscreen for 20 bucks! Even though you just bought a 3 thousand dollar Mac and get the iApps for free!) continues to be a travesty/slap-in-the-face. I can't believe there are people who've paid for it more than once- when I was asked to, I simply used the internet to find a key, it was not very hard...
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In /dev/null, no one can hear you scream
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Actually there are a few things you could do using the tools given to you by Apple.
I have created a fairly simple Automator script that allows me to Control-Click on a QuickTime movie in the Finder and select Present Movie Full Screen. You could then give this away to your customers and let them install it on their Mac, but it would require Mac OS X 10.4 or later since Automator doesn't come with earlier OS X versions.
On the flip side of the coin Apple has several example scripts on their website (http://www.apple.com/applescript/quicktime/) one of which is called 'Save As Presentation File' which sets each movie file dragged onto it to automatically open in full screen presentation mode and start playing regardless of whether or not you have QuickTime Pro. It stores the settings in the movie file itself so you could prep your movies in this way before giving them out to your customers.
I have created a fairly simple Automator script that allows me to Control-Click on a QuickTime movie in the Finder and select Present Movie Full Screen. You could then give this away to your customers and let them install it on their Mac, but it would require Mac OS X 10.4 or later since Automator doesn't come with earlier OS X versions.
On the flip side of the coin Apple has several example scripts on their website (http://www.apple.com/applescript/quicktime/) one of which is called 'Save As Presentation File' which sets each movie file dragged onto it to automatically open in full screen presentation mode and start playing regardless of whether or not you have QuickTime Pro. It stores the settings in the movie file itself so you could prep your movies in this way before giving them out to your customers.
Just get Niceplayer and be done with it. It is free, uses Quicktime, and does full screen.
After installing Perian (which seems to work as advertised for Quicktime in standalone app mode), all video playback in Safari seems to have completely ceased to function. Quicktime refuses to play anything, even mpegs, and (somewhat surprisingly, to me) it even seems to have killed Flip4Mac playback of wmv's in the browser window.
Anyone else have this problem or any suggestions on how to fix? (Other than just removing Perian, which is what I may end up doing.)
Anyone else have this problem or any suggestions on how to fix? (Other than just removing Perian, which is what I may end up doing.)
I have the same problem..
Quicktime Mpeg2 Playback Component For Mac Os X 10.88 Download Free
I suddenly have the same problem. I did not install the plug-in you meniotned. QT crashes Safari. I think it started when I upgraded to OS 10.2.8.
I've tried everything to no avail.
SOS
David, Ottawa
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David Martin
Ottawa
I've tried everything to no avail.
SOS
David, Ottawa
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David Martin
Ottawa
For me, it just kill Flip4Mac (or Windows Media Player) playback in Safari.
For me, F4M is essential, however, there are video content providers that still offer up weird formats under the guise of a .WMV. These streams cause all kinds of grief...actually, just one kind; video won't play. This is tough for Telestream to keep up with, but they are doing a good job. I expect to see more sites made compatible with their next update. If you run into any sites that won't work, send them to [email protected].
Quicktime Mpeg-2 Playback Component
When trying to play a video file (avi container, FOURCC CRAM codec), I got white screen using QT 7.1.3, green screen using MPlayer OS X 2, and black screen using VLC 0.8.5 . I then tried removing, one by one, the 6 plugins/components installed during the recent installation of Democracy 0.9 on a PBG4, OS 10.4.8. When I removed Perian, the video finally played normally in QT 7.1.3 , although it still did not play in MPlayer or VLC.