unplayable videos

[LivingFlame]

If you're that intent on sticking with the Quicktime Player, which is really a lacking player compared to ones like VLC, then download Perian and install that. It'll give Quicktime support for formats that it should support from the start. >_>;

[hasteroth]

Macs are awesome. [You should] use VLC. IT WORKS FOR ALMOST EVERYTHING. Including everything that QT runs. And BTW QT sucks.


[Corran: Reworded post to be less inflamatory...]

[Shichi49]

OP here

I actually tried installing Perian before, but it didn't do much for me. It was only after I just now tried playing a fansub I downloaded a while ago that I was able to notice I was able to on QT, now. Might be because I recently upgraded from my old G4 to an Intel Dual-Core computer. I recall before, after downloading Perian that I was only able play mkv's with a program called "Front Row" which if you aren't familiar with macs, is something for videos, music, and photos and has its own conveniences. When I did try playing them, though, they would seem pretty laggy and not at all worth watching. But it seems now I can play them on either QT or that MPlayer Extended I recently had to get.

[hasteroth]

OP here

I actually tried installing Perian before, but it didn't do much for me. It was only after I just now tried playing a fansub I downloaded a while ago that I was able to notice I was able to on QT, now. Might be because I recently upgraded from my old G4 to an Intel Dual-Core computer. I recall before, after downloading Perian that I was only able play mkv's with a program called "Front Row" which if you aren't familiar with macs, is something for videos, music, and photos and has its own conveniences. When I did try playing them, though, they would seem pretty laggy and not at all worth watching. But it seems now I can play them on either QT or that MPlayer Extended I recently had to get.

Just use VLC it'll save you so much time and effort. It's free anyways.