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I was recently given a keynote presentation which contained a movie. When I played the presentation the sound worked but the movie was blank. It turned out the movie was not in a format that Quicktime could play. There are many such formats. When I tried to play the movie in Quicktime I got an error saying ‘The document could not be opened. The movie is not in a format that QuickTime Player understands.You may need to install additional software to open this type of file.’
Here’s what to do.
To play movies in Keynote, iMovie etc:
Perian is a handy free program that allows your mac to play almost any movie format, including AVI files from a Windows computer. Perian just sits in the background and allows other programs (like Keynote) to play movies that they wouldn’t normally be able to play. It claims to play all the following movie formats: AVI, DIVX, FLV, MKV, GVI, VP6, and VFW, MS-MPEG4 v1 & v2, DivX, 3ivx, H.264, Sorenson H.263, FLV/Sorenson Spark, FSV1, VP6, H263i, VP3, HuffYUV, FFVHuff, MPEG1 & MPEG2 Video, Fraps, Snow, NuppelVideo, Techsmith Screen Capture and DosBox Capture.
You can download it for free from perian.org. To install it simply click on the icon and it will install itself as a Preference Pane. It sits in the background – you don’t need to do anything. Your normal programs such as Keynote and Quicktime will now be able to play any movie format. You will need to quit and restart Quicktime or Keynote after you install Perian.
To watch movies in your screen in a player.
Perian won’t play every movie. Perian won’t play wmf files and some kinds of AVI movies. To play all files try out VLC for Mac OS X. VLC is awesome and allows you to watch any movie. The only problem with VLC is that it only allows you to watch the movie in it’s own player, not in Keynote or other programs.
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ReplyMantaisays:![Playing Xvid Files For Mac Playing Xvid Files For Mac](/uploads/1/2/6/2/126238717/236385100.png)
Read the details about supported codecs WITHIN an AVI file: http://www.perian.org/#detail
Replymdawgsays:March 17, 2010 at 1:18 pm Sam – what type of file is it? You can use something like mpeg streamclip (google it, download, install it) and try to convert it to a file type that perian or quicktime can read.
ReplyRmesays:May 22, 2010 at 10:28 am I have a .AVI file but even after installing perian it still wouldn’t work?
Replypanamadanysays:March 22, 2010 at 1:28 am Wow, Perian looks great. So simple!!!
ReplyAlanasays:March 22, 2010 at 1:30 pm Perian is typically great for playing…well, everything. But I just came across a codec that it doesn’t gel with: .libav (aka .libavcodec)
Here it is, broken down on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libavcodec
This is one of the first times that Perian (or the potpourri of media players on my computer) has stumbled but I feel like it may be one of the things that causes the ‘ could not be opened. The movie is not in a format that QuickTime Player understands.You may need to install additional software to open ‘ error.
ReplyJRSNunessays:April 6, 2010 at 4:12 pm Well,
I think that this is also a work for the almighty VLC.
Yes, it’ll play everything.
Best regards,
José Nunes
ReplyAntonio A.says:June 27, 2010 at 11:45 pm José Nunes
I experienced the same problem too. I’ll try Perian if it works for me.
ReplyAndrewsays:August 15, 2010 at 1:48 pm Hi. Can anyone offer any advice?
When I try to open an avi file, quicktime says I need to install additional components.
However, if I right click and select “Get Info”, I can preview the movie no problem.
Why won’t quicktime open the file then?
ReplyOSidsays:September 3, 2010 at 7:31 pm When I try to open an avi file, quicktime says I need to install additional components.
However, if I right click and select “Get Info”, I can preview the movie no problem.
Why won’t quicktime open the file then?
SOLUTION: Just use VLC! trust me it works with almost everything!
ReplyMantaisays:August 1, 2011 at 3:53 am Yes, but it does not integrate with other apps like iMovie, Keynote, Powerpoint or Compressor.
ReplyEriksays:December 3, 2010 at 2:31 am Downloaded and installed perian–no effect whatsoever. Useless.
ReplyMantaisays:August 1, 2011 at 3:54 am Read the details about supported Codecs WITHIN an AVI: http://www.perian.org/#detail
Also deinstall 3ivX and DivX codecs as they conflict with Perian.
ReplyCK Dexter Havensays:February 20, 2011 at 8:47 am I was having the same problem. I installed Perian, Quit Quicktime, relaunched QT, and now the clips play perfectly. As well, now they seem to work with proper previews in iMovieHD.
Thank you.
ReplyRobert Austinsays:March 31, 2011 at 12:15 am This seems to be the Emperor’s New AVI Player: it seems to do nothing.
ReplyNitinsays:April 3, 2011 at 7:02 am hi,
I am trying to play .avi files using quicktime. After downloading A52codec, I am able to play the video but not the audio. Then i downloaded Perian, but still only the video works but no audio. Anyone who could advice? thanks a lot, please write to me at [email protected]
thanks,
Nitin
ReplyTAsays:June 6, 2011 at 6:18 pm Nitin
great! worked a treat once i quit QT and relaunched movie file
Replydesignersays:August 2, 2011 at 1:06 am Wow. Interesting- I must try to use Perian
ReplyAhmedsays:January 29, 2012 at 8:42 pm GOM is the best SW is playing all the movies formats
try it http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/38445/gom-player
ReplyMattsays:March 28, 2012 at 7:12 pm try it http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/38445/gom-player
Thanks for this tip :-)
I wasn’t able to add AVI files to my Keynote presentation, and now I can.
Thanks
ReplyArianesays:April 27, 2012 at 4:09 pm It wasn’t working out until I read the comments below and realized I had to quit QT. Now it works perfectly. Thanks!
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ReplyJohnsays:December 21, 2012 at 1:36 am If your having problem with your app not converting video, I suggest you check out this tutorial i found on google that explains why you may need perian: http://appducate.com/2012/12/perian-lets-your-mac-play-most-video-formats/
ReplyMarisasays:December 25, 2012 at 9:27 am Thanks a ton! This was ridiculously easy for playing large .AVI files.
ReplyJohnsays:January 13, 2013 at 5:06 pm I made a .mov file with an animation program but cant open it with the same program or quicktime. I installed perian but still nothing. any help?
ReplyWaynesays:October 5, 2014 at 12:51 pm Yes you need to quit and restart the program after you install Perian. Does that fix it?
ReplyAnna Brookssays:October 27, 2014 at 7:44 am Elmedia Player also supports playback of AVI and other video files on Mac: http://mac.eltima.com/media-player.html
ReplyWaynesays:October 28, 2014 at 2:10 am Thanks Anna.
ReplyLouisesays:November 8, 2014 at 4:54 pm its works fine and i get video but no sound
ReplySeanAllisonsays:November 19, 2014 at 12:01 am I know AVI works not so well on Mac, so does MP4. Besides, we all know QT can’t support WMV or WMA. But don’t bothered. Without any plugins or codec, Macgo Blu-ray Player is just simple and easy Mac video player supporting all these files I mentioned here.
http://download.cnet.com/Macgo-Mac-Blu-ray-Player/3000-13570_4-75453324.html
ReplyWaynesays:November 19, 2014 at 11:57 am http://download.cnet.com/Macgo-Mac-Blu-ray-Player/3000-13570_4-75453324.html
Thanks Sean but this player costs $59. My solution is free.
ReplyBobsays:February 17, 2015 at 4:32 am I tried both, and neither worked. But thanx for playing!
ReplyErnestsays:April 3, 2016 at 4:48 pm It’s awesome to play in a movie
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