TVALLEAU  Perian doesn't encode, AFAIK  
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DOUG ENGELBART  >There really doesn't seem to be a use for this with Perian around

1.) Perian does not contain an XVID codec.

2.) Download and play the newest 'Zerg Reveal Trailer' from StarCraft2.com ... If it runs smoothly in your QuickTimePlayer, then you do not need Vvid_codec 1.0a, indeed.

HTH  
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HOUDINI  qt_thing from qt_tools gives me that in the terminal:

+ 785 @0x0001002b imdc:xvid:Peri "Xvid (Perian)"

I think that means Perian handles xvid for decoding.  
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CHN1  There's an Intel version on the Homepage  
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ZWILLIAMS  Oh... heh. Thanks.  
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BUCHO  Has anyone tried the new Intel version? Comments?

http://n.ethz.ch/student/naegelic/download/XviD_Avi_Import_Preview4_intel.dmg  
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BUCHO  Tried it myself. Works beautifully so far.  
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DEEJEMON  It's probably not Xvid then. Get Info on the movie and check the signature for the video. There's usually a 4 character code that should give you an idea of what video codec is actually used.

.AVI does not imply any particular codec for either the video or the audio. It's a container, like QuickTime. And into that container, you can put video encoded into any format, audio encoded into any format, and other things as well. .AVI doesn't tell you anything about what is actually needed to play it (even if Windows people think it does).

To get your file playing, you should also try VLC Media Player. It handles a lot of file types and a lot of codecs. It is also less picky about looking through the container and finding video/audio it can play. If QuickTime doesn't find video/audio where it expects it inside the file, it tends to just give up; VLC is much more likely to keep looking and find something.  
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JEIKOBU  But the thing is I'm trying to get Toast Titanium to recogize it, since I want to burn it to DVD.

Info on the file:

Format: WMV3, 640 x 480 pixels size, Millions (of colors I assume), MPEG Layer 3, Stereo, 48,000 kHz

FPS: 24.04

Playing FPS: Available while playing

Data Size: 290.64 MB

Data Rate: 1785.75 kbits/sec  
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ELIASHC  "Format: WMV3" says it all: It's a WMV (windows media video). You might want to try the Flip4Mac WMV Player (http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/17787)  
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JEIKOBU  I already have that and it didn't work, besides doesn't that only play the files, and not convert them?  
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ELIASHC  According to the website of flip4mac (http://www.flip4mac.com/wmv.htm) you should be able to "import WMV files for editing and conversion to MOV" with WMV Player Pro.  
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JEIKOBU  Doesn't that cost money?  
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ELIASHC  Yes it does. $29.  
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JEIKOBU  Meh, I would really rather not do that. Besides, I found a way to convert the files on my PC, so I guess I'll just stick with that.  
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