Mar 24 |
QuickTime X has come with support for a limited number of formats out of the box. For even decent video format support, Apple recommends that you download codecs individually.
There is an alternative, Perian. Perian is a free, open source QuickTime component that adds native support for many popular video formats.
The latest version, 1.2.1, supports QuickTime X in Snow Leopard and the following formats:
- File formats: AVI, DIVX, FLV, MKV, GVI, VP6, and VFW
- Video types: 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, DosBox Capture
- Audio types: Windows Media Audio v1 & v2, Flash ADPCM, Xiph Vorbis (in Matroska), and MPEG Layer I & II Audio, True Audio, DTS Coherent Acoustics, Nellymoser ASAO
- AVI support for: AAC, AC3 Audio, H.264, MPEG4, and VBR MP3
- Subtitle support for SSA/ASS and SRT
The error box you will see when can’t play video in QuickTime X:
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