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Tutorials, Articles, FAQs
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All about Video on Mac
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Andy McFadden's CD-Recordable FAQ CD-Recordable FAQ, including CD-R and CD-RW, audio and video
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DV, DVD and (XS)VCD on a Macintosh memo and cookbook (Matti Thaveri)
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How to Create SVCD in OSX
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Playing AVI and DivX files (The XLab)
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VCD FAQ from TheXLab
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Video CD FAQ from Russil Wvong
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What is XviD (xvidmovies.com)
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Video Information Sites
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Digital-digest.com Dedicated to digital video formats including DivX, DVD and DVDR/RW. Features the latest news, articles, downloads, and one of the largest digital video forums.
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Mac et Video (French) French digital video, VCD, SVCD, DVD information site
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MacVideo The ultimate resource for video on the Mac
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VideoHelp.com (VCD Help, DVD Help) This site will help you make your own VideoCDs, SuperVCDs or DVDs, which can be played on a standalone DVD-player or on your computer.
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Video Broadcast Standard and DVD Region Chart This helpful chart shows you TV broadcast standards and DVD regions by country. Brought to you by TenLab.
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Video Components, Codecs
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Video Components Explained
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To play any video type, your Mac requires a video component (often called a codec) so that the player can recognize the video format. Fortunately, your Mac comes with many components already installed. If you don't have the component you need, download it from a reputable site.
There's a scam you should be aware of. Sometimes when you download and try to play an "Adult" video, your computer will warn you that you need a particular component and then ask you if you want to install it now. When you say "Yes", it actually installs a trojan horse that causes your computer to behave in an unexpected manner. To avoid this, don't install components from sites you don't know.
Which component you need to install depends on which format you are trying to play, as well as on which version of the Operating System you're running. Here are some of the most common.
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AC3Codec Required to play some AVI, DivX, Xvid. If the video plays, but there is no sound, it may contain AC3 audio, and you'll need to install AC3Codec component to hear the sound. Click here for more information about the AC3codec.
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Apple MPEG-2 Playback Component Required to play SVCD, XSVCD, MPEG-2
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DivX Component Required to play DivX, XviD, required by some AVIs
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Microsoft Flip4Mac QuickTime component Required to play or convert WMV, required by some AVIs
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Perian Quicktime Component (Mac OS X 10.4 or later) Required to play or convert DivX, XviD, and most AVIs.
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Universal Quicktime AVI Components (Mac OS X 10.1 to 10.3) Required to play or convert DivX, XviD, and most AVIs.
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