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southbark

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Dec 15, 2006
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I was trying to play an avi and it wont play full screen video.I am new to mac so maybe i am missing something
 
unfortunatly the basic feature requires quicktime pro. there are other programs that can make quicktime full-screen.

(darn mad jew beat me to it)
 
Or you could use VLC, which isn't as pretty, but it'll play just about anything (except wmvs) in any viewing mode you like. And it's free!
 
You can just use iTunes, which is already installed on every Mac, can play anything QuickTime can play (including WMVs via Flip4Mac), and also keeps your files organized all nice and pretty. The iTunes full-screen also has really a really nice controller that appears when you move your mouse around.

I'm stunned every time one of these threads comes up and nobody suggests this.
 
dpaanlka said:
You can just use iTunes, which is already installed on every Mac, can play anything QuickTime can play (including WMVs via Flip4Mac), and also keeps your files organized all nice and pretty. The iTunes full-screen also has really a really nice controller that appears when you move your mouse around.

I'm stunned every time one of these threads comes up and nobody suggests this.
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i hate how iTunes handles videoplayback. First it starts in that little corner screen, which you click, which opens a separate window, etc...

iTunes is my least favorite way to view videos... each to his/her own!
 
max_altitude said:
Or you could use VLC, which isn't as pretty, but it'll play just about anything (except wmvs) in any viewing mode you like. And it's free!
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Actually the newest release of VLC now supports WMV playback. :cool:

I would recommend NicePlayer to get around this if you really want to use a QT type of app. Along with that, you will require Perian and Flip4Mac. Then you'll be set!
 
ero87 said:
i hate how iTunes handles videoplayback. First it starts in that little corner screen, which you click, which opens a separate window, etc...

iTunes is my least favorite way to view videos... each to his/her own!
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Or you could just set it to play full screen. It's in the general preferences.
 
Since when has iTunes been able to play .avi's encoded with divx? I've tried importing some .avi's and it wont have it, even with the correct quicktime components installed.
 
Sam0r said:
Since when has iTunes been able to play .avi's encoded with divx? I've tried importing some .avi's and it wont have it, even with the correct quicktime components installed.
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When iTunes "plays" something - it's actually QuickTime thats playing it. So if you can play it in QuickTime, it will play in iTunes.
 
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