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Perian
Perian 1.2.3
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QT plugin for many media types.   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
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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Perian User Discussion (Write a Review)
ver. 1.x:
(92)
Your rating: Now say why...
Overall:
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Libertyforall1776 commented on 14 May 2012
FYI, Perian is being DISCONTINUED:

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57434082-263/perian-plug-in-for-quicktime-to-be-discontinued/
[Version 1.2.3]

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Umaromc replied on 17 May 2012
I read this also, pretty sad. They recommend NicePlayer or something.
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+103
Dlwhite replied on 18 May 2012
No VisualHub. No Perian. The Mayans were right.
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Sir-Sixty-Nine replied on 23 May 2012
tnq for good news
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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]

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Sir-Sixty-Nine replied on 21 Feb 2012
are you out your mind??? or on crack ??? dude ??? what the hell???
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Sir-Sixty-Nine reviewed on 22 Nov 2011
stupid n super weird.yup thats all u got
[Version 1.2.3]


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haitian reviewed on 01 Oct 2011
coz its good
[Version 1.2.3]

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Sir-Sixty-Nine replied on 22 Nov 2011
Professor its not working on lion.why u don't know that sir
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xXAkumuXx replied on 06 Jan 2012
Works perfectly for me in Lion. I blame user error.
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Bdikkat commented on 11 Aug 2011
Brilliant - usually, but won't play .avi on Lion :(
[Version 1.2.3]

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Tee-Cee replied on 21 Aug 2011
And on Lion it doesn't play FLV files too.
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Tee-Cee replied on 23 Aug 2011
I've uninstalled and reinstalled Perian and now it seems to be working properly again on Lion.
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Sir-Sixty-Nine replied on 27 Oct 2011
also on Lion it doesn't play mkv files
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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).
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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]


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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]


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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]

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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
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Andrewm8 replied on 27 Jul 2011
How can I find what codec particular avi was encoded with?
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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]


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Libertyforall1776 commented on 24 Jul 2011
Would love to see AirPlay Audio/Video output options as part of Perian!
[Version 1.2.3]


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Diogo Cocharro had trouble on 17 Mar 2012
Perian QT plugin doesn't load subtitles MP4 files. This is something I'm missing, or functionality that doesn't work properly with perian?
[Version 1.2.3]

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Diogo Cocharro replied on 17 Mar 2012
...with MP4 files...
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[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]


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P0110 had trouble on 17 Apr 2011
Some Vid's dont work in FrontRow anymore...
[Version 1.2.2]


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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]


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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]


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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]


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Colin had trouble on 30 Nov 2009
Does not work on mkv files. Use VLC instead of this.
[Version 1.1.4]

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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)
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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]


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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]


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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]

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misha commented on 28 Jul 2009
Odd. Have you tried restarting? Uninstalling/re-installing?


mlarroyd rated on 11 May 2012

[Version 1.2.3]



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TripHHH rated on 01 May 2012

[Version 1.2.3]



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Sir-Sixty-Nine rated on 28 Apr 2012

[Version 1.2.3]



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luzen rated on 30 Mar 2012

[Version 1.2.3]



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Steeps Patrick rated on 22 Mar 2012

[Version 1.2.3]



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Invsblman rated on 25 Feb 2012

[Version 1.2.3]




Jlaudio1975 rated on 18 Jan 2012

[Version 1.2.3]




Iski_imac rated on 17 Dec 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]


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Version Downloads:136,000
Type:Multimedia & Design : Video
License:Free
Date:24 Jul 2011
Platform:PPC / Intel
Price:Free0.00
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  • 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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