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pripri
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in iPod + iTunes + AppleTV edited January 2014
I downloaded a movie from limewire, but it doesnt open on quick time. How do you guys think can I open that file so that I can see tha movie?



thanks

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  • Reply 1 of 6
    fngfng Posts: 222member
    Do you know what format the movie is in? Maybe QT can't play it? Did you try to drag and drop on to the QT icon?
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  • Reply 2 of 6
    pripri Posts: 18member
    Actually, i dont know , i am so new to macintosh's i sure do love my iBook, but I need to figure some things out, before I can use it professionally.
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    a_greera_greer Posts: 4,594member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by pri

    Actually, i dont know , i am so new to macintosh's i sure do love my iBook, but I need to figure some things out, before I can use it professionally.



    Three little letters...VLC (direct file link for OS X 10.2.8+)



    Some of these moveis are done with obscure codecs, because the codec is open source, some bootlegger thiunks he is more leet for using it...well whatever...copyright infringment is copyright infringement.



    If that doesnt open it, try divx
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  • Reply 4 of 6
    pripri Posts: 18member
    oh by the way, its in the avi format,,.how do i convert it?
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  • Reply 5 of 6
    pripri Posts: 18member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by a_greer

    Three little letters...VLC (direct file link for OS X 10.2.8+)



    Some of these moveis are done with obscure codecs, because the codec is open source, some bootlegger thiunks he is more leet for using it...well whatever...copyright infringment is copyright infringement.



    If that doesnt open it, try divx



    Thanks, do you know hjow would i convert .avi to . mp3 or whatever format the quicktime likes?

    thanks
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    gregmightdothatgregmightdothat Posts: 1,709member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by pri

    Thanks, do you know hjow would i convert .avi to . mp3 or whatever format the quicktime likes?

    thanks



    QuickTime will take some AVI's, but you'll need to download the DIVX codec to play them. For one's it's finicky with, you can also try DIVX Doctor to repair the audio.



    It's generally easier just to use VLC, although VLC is awkward and crash-prone.
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