>Hey guys thanks heaps for all your responses out here in the middle of the Timor Sea!! The internet is notoriously slow and depends on which way the ship is moving! It is so great to receive your help. Thankyou very much.
I will get online when I can and search for the suggested players. Thanks so much mac muggers. Just an awesome bunch of people Chris > > >---- Original Message ---- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: wamug@wamug.org.au >Subject: Re: play movies on mac >Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:58:52 +0800 > >> >>On 26/07/2008, at 3:40 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: >> >>> On 26/7/08 3:07 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all >>>> >>>> i am presently offshore on a seismic ship and have been given >some >>>> digital movies that have a suffix of .divx and a couple of .avi >and >>>> .mpg. >>>> >>>> These came from PC machines that are used by the crew to watch on >>>> large screen TV's during time off using a media player of some >kind >>>> (in lieu of dvds). They look really good on the TV too. >>>> >>>> I have a macbook pro 15" with 10.5.2 and quicktime on (not pro). >Are >>>> there other software programs that I can download to use to watch >on >>>> my machine that anyone knows of? I imagine quicktime pro would >open >>>> the mpg (it is xVid Mpeg 4 codec) but I dont have it here. >>>> >>>> Could I run the .divx movies in Windows on bootcamp perhaps? >>>> >>>> Any help is much appreciated >>>> >>>> kind regards to all >>>> >>>> chris >>>> >>>> >>> Hi Chris >>> >>> You want to grab VLC and Perian. While you're at it, get FLip4Mac >as >>> well. >>> If the above don't play Divx, which I think they do (wihtout going > >>> to check) >>> then you can also get Divx player as well. >> >> >>DIVX player is here : >> >><http://www.divx.com/divx/mac/> >> >>Bob >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> Just search Versiontracker for >>> divx. These are different types of players that come in very >handy. >>> (And if you don't have RealPlayer, the latest Flash and Shockwave > >>> grab those >>> at the same time as well.) >>> >>> You can get all of them from Versiontracker. >>> <http://www.versiontracker.com> >>> >>> That should get it all going for you. >>> >>> Kind Regards >>> Daniel >>> --- >>> Daniel Kerr >>> MacWizardry >>> >>> Phone: 0414 795 960 >>> Email: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> >>> >>> >>> **For everything Macintosh** >>> >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - ><http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >> >> >>-- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
