3. QuickTime Won't Play AVI Files Problems and Solutions

To begin, you can either drag and drop your WMV source files from computer, or use the traditional 'Add file' button at the upper left corner of the screen to browse the files and load them. By clicking ' Edit ' icon on the toolbar, you will hold the ability to trim and crop your video's length, enhance effects on your videos, add watermark. I just downloaded a 50 GB 4k mkv-file to my 2017 non-touchbar mac. I tried playing it with vlc on my 4k-monitor, but I only got like 0,2 fps and a lot of grey-ish pictures. I searched the web for other video players, but I found none that supports smooth 4k and mac. 5kplayer is supposed to play smooth 4k, but it was even worse than vlc. Easy steps to convert and play MKV files easily with Wondershare UniConverter: Step 1: Add MKV videos need to play. Click on the Document icon to add MKV files you need to play after downloading and installing Wondershare UniConverter. Multiple files can be added at a time. Step 2: Play MKV files smoothly. Click the download button above to get a free trial. After installation, open the utility to get into the main interface. And then click 'Add File' to import your MKV file. If you would like to operate batch conversion of MKV files to Apple TV, you are allowed to add the whole folder by clicking 'Add Folder'. I have VLC so I know i can play mkv files, but other than wifi upload through the app is there another way of transferring mkv files to my ipad? Is it possible to put the files on a sd card without having to like go through the effort of changing the file names to DCIM etc. And then using the adapter put them on my ipad and then play them in VLC.

I have a number of movie files that will not open and play with my Quicktime player even though they are .avi files...Should I download a file converter to change the AVI file format, say, mov. or download a codec to decode AVI files on MacBook.

This is because AVI codec, which is a bit complicated. Put it simply, you need to know how the AVI file is coded, and download the right codec to decode and reencode AVI video on Mac computer. Most AVI videos use Xvid, DivX and 3ivX codecs. It is a huge task to figure out codec your AVI files use and download the proper codec to open and watch AVI video on MacBook. If you are a person who struggle with technical things, this way is not recommended.

To realize a flawless AVI playback experience on your Macbook, you can install QuickTime component Perian. Perian helps QuickTime play AVI on MacBook, also other formats MKV, FLV, MTS, DivX, WMA and more. After being installed, Perian works automatically when playing AVI files with QT in MacBook. However, you need to note that QuickTime won’t play all media types, including AVI files with codecs unaccepted by QT. What's more, Perian is no longer under development and it fails to work with QuickTime 10 or later. So, we suggest you to convert AVI to MP4, MOV QuickTime supported formats.

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Author: Candice Liu | Updated on May 25, 2020