Flip4Mac, Perian needed in Yosemite?

[nelly22]

Are these still needed in Yosemite and are there any other similar things i should download?

DivX
Flip4Mac
Perian

 

[SlCKB0Y]

http://mplayerx.org/

 

[pickaxe]

Forget ever being able to play videos with Quick Look or Quicktime ever again, and switch to VLC or MPlayerX.

 

[grahamperrin]

Flip4Mac

It's no longer free of charge so if you have the free version, it'll probably remain useful on Yosemite.

Perian

There's a 1.3.2 from MaddTheSane on GitHub (greater than the 1.2.3. at the perian.org site) but I don't expect it to work properly on Yosemite.

 

[dyt1983]

edit: To remove personally identifying info not relevant to the conversation.

 

[w0lf]

Just gonna add another vote for VLC.

 

[KALLT]

I recommend downloading one of the nightly/beta builds of VLC for better performance on Yosemite.

http://nightlies.videolan.org/build/macosx-intel/?C=M;O=D

 

[Nermal]

Perian 1.2.3 and Flip 2.4.4.2 still work for me in Yosemite. VLC isn't a solution for me as the codecs are "self-contained" and I therefore can't open WMV files in video-editing apps. One of these days I'll get rid of the last of my WMVs, but in the meantime I can still work with them.

 

[n-evo]

It's a real shame Perian isn't being developed anymore.

 

[Tmelon]

I also wish Perian would make a comeback. I use VLC when I absolutely need it, but the design is so outdated. It could really use a makeover.

 

[jmmo20]

nowadays most video files are already in mp4 so no real need for WMV or DIVX... at least in my own experience.

 

[lindingerm]

For the Thumbnails in Finder this Plugin works very well: https://github.com/Marginal/QLVideo/releases/tag/rel-173

 

[chriscl]

Just gonna add another vote for VLC.

And another! VLC plays anything.

 

[MisterMe]

And another! VLC plays anything.

No. A lot? Yes. Everything? Definitely not.

 

[grahamperrin]

QLVideo, and a question about MPlayerX, VLC and Safari

For the Thumbnails in Finder this Plugin works very well: https://github.com/Marginal/QLVideo/releases/tag/rel-173

Thanks!

Installed on Mavericks. I guess that it'll be necessary to log out before it can take effect.

(The first .rm movie that I checked still has the look of an archive – a hangover from inappropriate association with 'The Unarchiver.app'. I corrected the association but the icon has not yet changed to the icon of a RealPlayer file.)

Yeah, I changed all my file associations to VLC and use MPlayerX on things that VLC doesn't handle so well. …

Am I right to assume that neither MPlayerX nor VLC allows compatible content to be handled within Safari?

(They're great standalone applications, but I prefer the more integrated approach wherever possible.)

 

[aliensporebomb]

My Thoughts

Between Perian, VLC and Mplayer OS X Extended I can play pretty much anything. I haven't updated Flip4mac in eons - can't remember the last time I had to view a windows media file.

 

[Abba1]

It's a real shame Perian isn't being developed anymore.

Agreed. I wonder why it's not?

 

[grahamperrin]

Recent development of Perian – MaddTheSane

Agreed. I wonder why it's not?

Ah, but it is. Please follow the link from my earlier post.

There's development on GitHub with the most recent commit two days ago.

 

[Abba1]

Ah, but it is. Please follow the link from my earlier post.

There's development on GitHub with the most recent commit two days ago.

Many thanks!