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Intel Macs Get XviD

This is a big deal, deserving of it's own post. Even if it just returns results in google for random people to see, this information has to get around because it's so useful.

Last night I finally got XviD movies to work in Quicktime, and as you may or may not know, all respectable cappers use XviD as encoders, so most TV show caps, and DVD rips are all in XviD, which makes it one of the most important codecs.

It's pretty well known, at least to realistic people, that Quicktime sucks. It can't play anything well, except maybe .mov files, and that alone gives it a tainted reputation to anyone who actually watches things on the computer. As you may or may not know, Apple's Front Row uses Quicktime to play movies from the movie section. For those that don't know, Front Row basically turns your computer into an iPod via remote, so from your bed you can browse music, videos and pictures all via iPod-esque style menus, all by remote control. Up until now, you couldn't watch movies via remote control because Quicktime just wouldn't play anything worth while. Not anymore...

After going to many different sites, searching for many different things, I finally have a good mix of components that enable the play of most content, especially those downloaded via torrents (XviD video with AC3 audio). I've collected those components into an archive for easy downloading, and all you have to do is extract the compentants to your Library/Quicktime folder (you can put it in either your users Library, or your root Library.. putting it in the root one makes more sense though).

Quicktime (Front Row) Components (3.4mb)

Just download and open that archive, extract the contents to Library/Quicktime, log out and log back in, and from then on you can view most downloadable movies and tv shows using Front Row from the comfort of your bed! This really, really improves the experience...

Got a non-intel Mac?

I've also gone around and collected the neccessary components to play most video files in Quicktime on a non-intel Mac. XviD, DivX and AC3 basically; you extract them to the same place: Library/Quicktime, then logout and log back in and it should work.

Quicktime Components (PPC) (3.5mb)

I obviously haven't tested that download since I can't, but I don't see why it wouldn't work. Good luck with it and enjoy.

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