some avi files arent playing sound?

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whatne1wuddowhatne1wuddo
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in iPod + iTunes + AppleTV edited January 2014
Some .avi files that I have are having some problems. When I try to open the files first (with quicktime), it says "some other components may be needed to play this media", and then it takes me to the general quicktime components page that seems to be pretty unorganized.



Some of my .avi files play sound and some dont. Is there any way I can fix this issue? I know that these files should be playing sound.



Also, I would rather stick to using quicktime than another player.



Thanks in advance

-Dylan

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  • Reply 1 of 5
    yamayama Posts: 427member
    Installing Perian would be your best bet.
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    filburtfilburt Posts: 398member
    Yeah what yama said. I am guessing the audio is AC-3, one of many audio codecs supported by Perian.
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  • Reply 3 of 5
    whatne1wuddowhatne1wuddo Posts: 21member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by yama View Post


    Installing Perian would be your best bet.



    I did this. It is still not working. Any other ideas?
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    rich-mysterrich-myster Posts: 771member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by whatne1wuddo View Post


    I did this. It is still not working. Any other ideas?



    Download vlc media player. If that doesnt work mabye its because the vids werent converted right or something
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    filburtfilburt Posts: 398member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by whatne1wuddo View Post


    I did this. It is still not working. Any other ideas?



    Possibly DTS then. Open the movie in QuickTime and choose movie properties from Window menu. It will tell you the audio codec needed.
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