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Downloading .mov files

shopbot
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Hi Everyone,

I've been downloading.mov files from a website. Most play fine but some will not play.

All the files are from the same author.

I'm on OS10.6.7 and Quicktime X is up to date.

Can anybody recommend a solution?

Thanks
SB

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  • thescouselander
    thescouselander Posts: 5,547 Forumite
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    edited 5 May 2011 at 9:27PM
    Yeah, Quicktime x doesn't come with that many codecs. I'd recommend downloading Perian to increase the number of codecs available in quicktime.


    http://www.perian.org/

    Also download VLC to play anything quicktime cant handle.
  • clinteestwood
    clinteestwood Posts: 96 Forumite
    Just get vlc.
    I'm not normally a religious man, but... if you're up there, save me, Superman!
  • shopbot
    shopbot Posts: 1,022 Forumite
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    Thanks for the suggestions....I tried Perian and VLC - neither work.
  • thescouselander
    thescouselander Posts: 5,547 Forumite
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    Strange - VLC plays most things so if that doesn't work I'm not sure what will.
  • shopbot
    shopbot Posts: 1,022 Forumite
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    The strange thing is it's some files but not others.

    I might send an email to the author.
  • RussJK
    RussJK Posts: 2,359 Forumite
    Is Media Player Classic: Home Cinema compatible with your OS?

    Maybe you could share the link, and we can test if the MOVs work for us.
  • shopbot
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    As far as I know Media Player Classic is Windows only. It is good though I had it when on Windows.

    The website in question needs a paid subscription so I'm not sure how useful it would be to post a link.
  • RussJK
    RussJK Posts: 2,359 Forumite
    edited 5 May 2011 at 4:50PM
    shopbot wrote: »
    As far as I know Media Player Classic is Windows only. It is good though I had it when on Windows.

    The website in question needs a paid subscription so I'm not sure how useful it would be to post a link.

    So it is, sorry. Is there an equivalent to Gspot you can use? See what the codec is.

    Edit:
    http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/en
    http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/25921/videospec
  • shopbot
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    Videospec says "The file is not recognised".

    I emailed the author and he has confirmed the original file is corrupt.

    Thanks everyone for your help.
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