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How to play AVI, DivX, XviD on Mac OS X
using MacVCD X AVI Video Player
MacVCD X is a Mac AVI, Divx, Xvid Player - play from your computer or from a CD.
- AVI, an acronym for Audio Video Interleave, is a multimedia container format. An AVI file can carry audio/visual data inside in almost any compression scheme, including: MPEG-4, XviD, DivX and others. *
- Most AVIs contain a DivX, and require the DivX component.
- Some AVIs contain a WMV. Click here for more information on how to play WMV
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Requirements
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To Play AVI, Divx, Xvid, you will need:
- the Movie file
- MacVCD X Mac AVI Player
- to play AVI, Divx or Xvid, download and install the appropriate component
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- The MPlayer component (for installation information, click here)
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Instructions
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If you haven't already done so, download and install the appropriate Quicktime component.
- To download the Quicktime component, go to our Digital Video Resource Page
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- To install the component, double-click the installer and follow the instructions
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To run MacVCD X, double click the MacVCD X icon.
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From the Menu, use File>Open, navigate to the movie file and click the Open button. Click the Play button. For information about controls, refer to the MacVCDX Read Me (pdf)
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To play using the integrated MPlayer feature, choose "Open with mplayer" from the file menu (File>Open with mplayer). To stop the movie, press the "Esc" key.
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Notes
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- For more detailed information about MacVCD X for Mac OS X, refer to the
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