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Perian 1.2.3

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With Perian, the Swiss Army Knife for QuickTime, any OS X application that uses QuickTime can now use these additional media types:

AVI, FLV, and MKV file formats
MS-MPEG4 v1 & v2, DivX, 3ivX, H.264, FLV1, FSV1, VP6, H263I, VP3, HuffYUV, FFVHuff, MPEG1 & MPEG2 Video, Fraps, Windows Media Audio v1 & v2, Flash ADPCM, Xiph Vorbis (in Matroska), MPEG Layer II Audio
AVI support for: AAC, AC3 Audio, H.264, MPEG4, and VBR MP3
Subtitle support for SSA and SRT

What's New

Version 1.2.3: Changes:

Some Fraps videos only displayed black. [r1424] (#566)
Workaround checks for Front Row stopped being effective. [r1426] (#564)
Fixed compatibility with web video playback. [r1427, r1429, r1450] (#572)
Worked around System Preferences crashing during an update on 10.6. [r1449] (#591)
This change will take effect after this update.
Further fixes to Matroska import. [r1432, r1441, r1447] (#338, #492, #594, #601)

Version 1.2.3: Changes:

Some Fraps videos only displayed black. [r1424] (#566)
Workaround checks for Front Row stopped being effective. [r1426] (#564)
Fixed more...

Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.4.7 or later.

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+14
Updater

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+7
Free

Multimedia player; extended ...
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+5
Free

Popular multimedia player.
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+5
Free

Patches QT Player to handle ...
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Perian User Discussion (Write a Review)

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ravepan reviewed on 01 Feb 2012

I rue the days before finding Perian. This simple and FREE piece of software is a real timesaver. I've had what seems like scores of this player that player on trying to get a variety of files to play for more years than I'm willing to admit. As noted in other places, this adds to QT what it should have come out of the box with. Sometimes I'll want to tweak through a piece of footage, bt often I simply want to watch it. Perian makes that happen with excellent consistency. Not a panacea, but what is?

[Version 1.2.3]

-9

-71

Sir-Sixty-Nine reviewed on 22 Nov 2011

stupid n super weird.yup thats all u got

[Version 1.2.3]

-1

haitian reviewed on 01 Oct 2011

coz its good

[Version 1.2.3]

2 Replies

-5

-71

Sir-Sixty-Nine replied on 22 Nov 2011

Professor its not working on lion.why u don't know that sir

+59

xXAkumuXx replied on 06 Jan 2012

Works perfectly for me in Lion. I blame user error.

Bdikkat commented on 11 Aug 2011

Brilliant - usually, but won't play .avi on Lion :(

[Version 1.2.3]

4 Replies

+12

Tee-Cee replied on 21 Aug 2011

And on Lion it doesn't play FLV files too.

+12

Tee-Cee replied on 23 Aug 2011

I've uninstalled and reinstalled Perian and now it seems to be working properly again on Lion.

-2

-71

Sir-Sixty-Nine replied on 27 Oct 2011

also on Lion it doesn't play mkv files

+683

Robotank replied on 07 Dec 2011

If one would would take the time to look at Perian's support forum, one might learn that issues on Lion are due to a regression in QuickTime X that prevents it from loading files with more than one video track. Since Perian loads subtitles (including plain text SRT subs) as video tracks, this creates a problem. Uncheck Perian's "Load external subtitles" option in its preferences, then QT X will open AVIs just fine. MKVs without embedded subtitle tracks will also work. Sometimes it pays to do a little research before posting ridiculous nonsense in a MacUpdate forum (I'm looking at you, Sir-Sixty-Nine).

sachaweiss reviewed on 07 Aug 2011

Must-have QuickTime plug-in, this kind of playback capabilities one should expect from a Mac out-of-the-box...

[Version 1.2.3]

Ptrix reviewed on 01 Aug 2011

This is good software, BUT i had to revert to version 1.2.2 because the 1.2.3 update broke compatibility with .srt subtitles in Quicktime X and Quicktime 7. The video and audio would play, but the subtitle wouldn't. (nor would either version play subtitled videos in Front Row in 10.6.8. In Front Row, the audio would play, but there is a black screen, which makes it useless). Until the Perian team is able to fix/improve subtitle compatibility, i am unable to use this software to it's full and ideal potential.

[Version 1.2.3]

Andrewm8 commented on 25 Jul 2011

Perian 1.2.3 messed up playing dvix avi's in QuickTime on Lion - movies load but won't play, clicking play button doesn't work. Had to revert to 1.2.2.

[Version 1.2.3]

2 Replies

+69

Mitch_de replied on 26 Jul 2011

Can you tell (by MediaInfo Mac) what exact DIVX Codec Version didn't work? May help others.
For example this DIVX 5.0 movie (9MB) plays well with Lion/Perian 1.2.3
http://www.jhepple.com/support/SampleMovies/AVI_DivX.avi

-1

Andrewm8 replied on 27 Jul 2011

How can I find what codec particular avi was encoded with?

+27

Melman Flink commented on 24 Jul 2011

On an iMac 2.4Ghz, OS X 10.6.8, I was only able to install this in multi-user mode. The pref pane would not show up in System Preferences in single-user install mode.

Just me?

[Version 1.2.3]

-3

-1267

Libertyforall1776 commented on 24 Jul 2011

Would love to see AirPlay Audio/Video output options as part of Perian!

[Version 1.2.3]

+67

Leesa commented on 23 Jul 2011

1.2.3 is available.

[Version 1.2.2]

1 Reply

+67

Leesa replied on 27 Jul 2011

Wow... I got -2 for reporting that 1.2.3 was available before MacUpdate updated this page.

[RG] had trouble on 30 Aug 2011

I really like perian but it's so frustrating when you want to play a mkv with embeded subs you can't shut them down (as far as I know) and that really anoying when you want to use external subs (srt). Then the subs are overlapping and I have to grab vlc :-(

[Version 1.2.3]

P0110 had trouble on 17 Apr 2011

Some Vid's dont work in FrontRow anymore...

[Version 1.2.2]

+27

Antoinesynopsis had trouble on 15 Apr 2011

Contrary to 1.2.1, doesn't work any more in FrontRaw with subtitles .srt : A black screen appears with only the sound. No picture.

iMac i7 2,8 GHz, 10.6.7

[Version 1.2.2]

+19

Hippeman had trouble on 24 Mar 2010

Awesome utility! Updated to v.1.2.1 via button in preference pane, but after installing my System Preferences crashed immediately. It seems to work though..

[Version 1.2.1]

+34

Robbnashville had trouble on 20 Dec 2009

I have always liked what Perian does. However, after installing the latest update I experienced a problem with some videos playing in QuickTime X in Snow Leopard. Basically I process recorded TV shows with Elgato's Turbo.264 HD to make AppleTV files. I then edit the commercials out in MPEG Streamclip and save them. This process has worked flawlessly for me for a long time. Today the videos I did would not play in QuickTime X, even though they would play in QuickTime 7 & other players. I decided to remove Perian and repeat the process with the video. After removing Perian, the resulting edited video played fine in QuickTime X as it always has.

Anyone else notice anything like this?

[Version 1.2]

-9

-2

Colin had trouble on 30 Nov 2009

Does not work on mkv files. Use VLC instead of this.

[Version 1.1.4]

1 Reply

+127

Meego replied on 18 Dec 2009

Simply not true.

Though I would understand why you'd prefer to play MKVs in VLC (better controls, better performance, seeking improved)

jffs had trouble on 31 Aug 2009

Snow Leopard and movies containing AC3 audio.

If you can't get Quicktime X to open a file with AC3 audio, you need to use Command+I to set Quicktime X to open in 32-bit mode. If you don't the AC3 and A52 components included in Perian will not work.

Hopefully there will be a 64-bit version of the AC3 components/Perian soon.

[Version 1.1.4]

+71

FLASH1296 had trouble on 28 Jul 2009

I went back to the prior version.

If others report trouble-free use of this version, I will try reinstalling.

[Version 1.1.4]

-3

+71

FLASH1296 had trouble on 28 Jul 2009

WARNING:

After installing Perian today I have to deal with constant error messages popping up.

"Quick Look Server quit unexpectedly. The problem may have been caused by the Perian plug-in."

[Version 1.1.4]

1 Reply

+915

misha commented on 28 Jul 2009

Odd. Have you tried restarting? Uninstalling/re-installing?

Footagehead had trouble on 16 Jan 2009

Tiger users/ iMac (10.4.11) beware !! Upgraded from 1.1.2 to 1.1.3 and had iChat problems.
At first did not realize it was Perian, but noticed that although my iChat still connected for video chats, all I could see was me (not pleasant) and not the person I called. They could see
me and no problem with audio either. Found the answer in the Apple Support forum discussion moderated by Ralph Johns, an iChat wizard http://discussions.apple.com/profile.jspa?userID=208. Kudos to him.
Downgraded back to 1.1.2 and all back to normal.

[Version 1.1.3]

1 Reply

fauxlimey replied on 14 Mar 2009

Where can I download 1.1.2 so I can use iChat once more? So infuriating.

Jlaudio1975 rated on 18 Jan 2012

[Version 1.2.3]

Iski_imac rated on 17 Dec 2011

[Version 1.2.3]

-6

TripHHH rated on 10 Nov 2011

[Version 1.2.3]

Georgen rated on 27 Sep 2011

[Version 1.2.3]

DenEmilio rated on 07 Aug 2011

[Version 1.2.3]

Mrlorens rated on 31 Jul 2011

[Version 1.2.3]

Feniksgsm rated on 26 Jul 2011

[Version 1.2.3]

+132

Davidravenmoon rated on 25 Jul 2011

[Version 1.2.3]

Red_bandit rated on 24 Jul 2011

[Version 1.2.3]

redCasval rated on 24 Jul 2011

[Version 1.2.3]

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Version Downloads:98,294

Type:Multimedia & Design : Video

License:Free

Date:24 Jul 2011

Platform:PPC / Intel

Price:Free

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With Perian, the Swiss Army Knife for QuickTime, any OS X application that uses QuickTime can now use these additional media types:

AVI, FLV, and MKV file formats
MS-MPEG4 v1 & v2, DivX, 3ivX, H.264, FLV1, FSV1, VP6, H263I, VP3, HuffYUV, FFVHuff, MPEG1 & MPEG2 Video, Fraps, Windows Media Audio v1 & v2, Flash ADPCM, Xiph Vorbis (in Matroska), MPEG Layer II Audio
AVI support for: AAC, AC3 Audio, H.264, MPEG4, and VBR MP3
Subtitle support for SSA and SRT

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