Should PC generated mpegav work on Apple mac?
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What do you mean by "CD won't play the video" do you mean on your PC? If it's an AVI file (MPEG) it should play on your PC if you have the right drivers and player.
It should also play on a Mac as all MPEG files are compatible (have players and drivers on PC's and Mac's). WMV's are really only Windows/PC only as standard but you can get stand alone players for the Mac that can read and play WMV.
So yes you can but is it not also worth getting the PC sorted too, or is it a works PC that your IT department has said you can't modify?
It should also play on a Mac as all MPEG files are compatible (have players and drivers on PC's and Mac's). WMV's are really only Windows/PC only as standard but you can get stand alone players for the Mac that can read and play WMV.
So yes you can but is it not also worth getting the PC sorted too, or is it a works PC that your IT department has said you can't modify?
Some MPEG encodings don't work on macs 'out of the box'.
Copy the file off the CD to the HD, and check this page for info www.thexlab.com/faqs/avidivx.html
HTH
Sparks
Copy the file off the CD to the HD, and check this page for info www.thexlab.com/faqs/avidivx.html
HTH
Sparks
FourWheelDrift said:
What do you mean by "CD won't play the video" do you mean on your PC? If it's an AVI file (MPEG) it should play on your PC if you have the right drivers and player.
It should also play on a Mac as all MPEG files are compatible (have players and drivers on PC's and Mac's). WMV's are really only Windows/PC only as standard but you can get stand alone players for the Mac that can read and play WMV.
So yes you can but is it not also worth getting the PC sorted too, or is it a works PC that your IT department has said you can't modify?
CD generated on my PC at home and works fine on this (and others) but not on a friends Apple mac (who the video is for). I`ll check out what "Sparks" has suggested thus far. Thanks.
I think MPEGAV is avi format, which quicktime won't play unless you have the codec. Also there are issues where QT5 will play 'clean' avi's but QT6 won't.
Best method is to get another player for the mac.
I currently convert (using DIVX validator) avi's so that I can play them using QT.
Sparks
Best method is to get another player for the mac.
I currently convert (using DIVX validator) avi's so that I can play them using QT.
Sparks
FourWheelDrift said:
Ah I see.
Any PC or MAC needs the right drivers/codecs for the file it's trying to read if the original video is saved using any audio/video compression.
What did you use to save it, do you know what compression types you used?
Not off hand FWD, I`ll have a look and come back later. Thanks for your help.
FWD and Sparks:
I`m using "Pinnacle Studio" software for making the vids and there seems to be quite a choice!!
The cd already made was via the choice: "Make disk" and doesn`t show any details. It does however look exactly the same as: "Make mpeg file"
The other choice (that I have not used) is: "Make AVI file" and this has some alternatives!
There is a box (Un ticked at present) for "list all codecs"
Compression shows "DV video encoder" as present choice with "Indeo video" and "Cinepak codec" by radius as alternatives.
Thats it really. I do not know anything about Macs (and I don`t think the person this video is for does either!) but all videos I`ve made previous to this (all for PCs - and some family vids have been sent to NZ and Aus) have had no problems at all, whether they were mpegs or wmv etc.
I thought I might have problems with this one
I`m using "Pinnacle Studio" software for making the vids and there seems to be quite a choice!!
The cd already made was via the choice: "Make disk" and doesn`t show any details. It does however look exactly the same as: "Make mpeg file"
The other choice (that I have not used) is: "Make AVI file" and this has some alternatives!
There is a box (Un ticked at present) for "list all codecs"
Compression shows "DV video encoder" as present choice with "Indeo video" and "Cinepak codec" by radius as alternatives.
Thats it really. I do not know anything about Macs (and I don`t think the person this video is for does either!) but all videos I`ve made previous to this (all for PCs - and some family vids have been sent to NZ and Aus) have had no problems at all, whether they were mpegs or wmv etc.
I thought I might have problems with this one
iandbeech said:
Compression shows "DV video encoder" as present choice with "Indeo video" and "Cinepak codec" by radius as alternatives.
Only 2 choices
pity. Well working with Indeo the codecs for OS8 and OS9 can be downloaded from the apple website - www.info.apple.com/support/downloads.html - search for Indeo and download the right one for the OS. Cinepak codec for Mac can be downloaded from here - www.cinepak.com/text.html
It won't harm the Mac if both are installed.
iandbeech said:
I thought I might have problems with this one
You can say that again
Lets hope it's just the video compression that was playing up and not the audio.
If you ever have the choice DiVX is the better compatible compression for video to go for, because so many people will already have the codecs.
I think I would suggest that your friend investigates alternative players (give them 'thexlab' link).
I don't know anything about pinnacle, but assume it is writing VCD format.
I think they will have to copy the data file off the cd to their hard drive and then open QT. Then open the file, and they might be lucky in that it plays.
I have some VCD's that I had to put through the DIVX validator to get them to work.
How big is the file? Could you host it somewhere and I would be more than happy to work out how your friend could play it, although I won't have access to my mac until the w/e.
Sparks
edited to add: FWD knows more than I do! and I was interupted half way through typing, so did not see his post before submitting. Offer still stands thou'
>> Edited by Sparks on Wednesday 15th October 11:03
I don't know anything about pinnacle, but assume it is writing VCD format.
I think they will have to copy the data file off the cd to their hard drive and then open QT. Then open the file, and they might be lucky in that it plays.
I have some VCD's that I had to put through the DIVX validator to get them to work.
How big is the file? Could you host it somewhere and I would be more than happy to work out how your friend could play it, although I won't have access to my mac until the w/e.
Sparks
edited to add: FWD knows more than I do! and I was interupted half way through typing, so did not see his post before submitting. Offer still stands thou'
>> Edited by Sparks on Wednesday 15th October 11:03
i have a mac running os x. quicktime not great but was recommended this by a fellow ph'er
called vlc and works on mac and pc
www.videolan.org/vlc/
enjoy
called vlc and works on mac and pc
www.videolan.org/vlc/
enjoy
FourWheelDrift said:
I think it might get to stage where you have to draw it out on paper and flick the pages
Apple Mac's
You`re not wrong there
She has a DVD player so I might put onto a DVD disk - there won`t be any technical problems with non reading etc will there (knowing the answers "yes"!)
Wouldn`t mind but its only a video of her dog! I`ll tell her to buy a PC.
>> Edited by iandbeech on Wednesday 15th October 16:04
FourWheelDrift said:
I think it might get to stage where you have to draw it out on paper and flick the pages
Apple Mac's
But the difference is that Mac have compatibility problems with software that isn't specifically written for them - whereas Windows PCs have compatibility problems with software that IS specifically written for them!
You can't blame Apple for Microsoft not releasing OS-X Indeo codecs.
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