AppleInsider › Forums › Software › Mac Software › Can quicktime Play mpeg-2's?
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

Can quicktime Play mpeg-2's?

post #1 of 6
1/26/06 at 8:49am
Thread Starter 
Can Quicktime play mpeg-2 files?
Reply
Reply
post #2 of 6
1/26/06 at 8:51am
Thread Starter 
Why do you have to buy the mpeg-2 component?
Also, if you have quicktime Pro why isn't this mpeg-2 component a part of it???
Reply
Reply
post #3 of 6
1/26/06 at 8:57am
Quote:
Originally posted by O-Mac
Why do you have to buy the mpeg-2 component?
Also, if you have quicktime Pro why isn't this mpeg-2 component a part of it???

This has been discussed ad nauseum. Apple Computer does not own the MPEG-2 codec and has no right to give it away. The MPEG-2 QuickTime codec is the property of Sorensen. Sorensen sets the conditions on its use. FWIW, one of those conditions is that it can be used only with the QuickTime Player. Other codecs may be used with any QuickTime-compatible app.
Reply
Reply
post #4 of 6
1/26/06 at 12:39pm
I believe VLC can play mpeg-2 content. And it's free.
Reply
Reply
post #5 of 6
1/26/06 at 1:20pm
XinePlayer can play them as well. It has a better interface than VLC and is based on Xine, the open-source mature multimedia engine.

Give it a try.
'L'enfer, c'est les autres' - JPS
Reply
'L'enfer, c'est les autres' - JPS
Reply
post #6 of 6
1/26/06 at 2:38pm
Quote:
Originally posted by Gene Clean
XinePlayer can play them as well. It has a better interface than VLC and is based on Xine, the open-source mature multimedia engine.

Give it a try.

I did, and it didn't seem to want to play sound on any of the video files I had laying around. Any thoughts?
They spoke of the sayings and doings of their commander, the grand duke, and told stories of his kindness and irascibility.
Reply
They spoke of the sayings and doings of their commander, the grand duke, and told stories of his kindness and irascibility.
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: Mac Software
AppleInsider › Forums › Software › Mac Software › Can quicktime Play mpeg-2's?