Part 1: What is AVI? AVI, short for Audio Video Interleave, It is a special case of the RIFF (Resource Interchange File Format). AVI is defined by Microsoft. AVI is the most common format for audio/video data on the PC. So you can't play AVI on you Mac always. Part 2: How to play AVI, Divx, xvid files on Mac? Switch to other media player Plex and VLC player are two highly recommended players and in most cases they work like a charm under Mac. If you are using Snow Leopard, VLC player would be a better choice considering some Snow Leopard users reported that they ran into some problems with Plex on Snow Leopard. If you have Front Row installed, you can also consider give it a try and it works for some AVI. Part 3: How to convert AVI files on Mac OS X?
The Best Way to Play AVI, Divx, xvid on Mac OS X
Part 1: What is AVI? AVI, short for Audio Video Interleave, It is a special case of the RIFF (Resource Interchange File Format). AVI is defined by Microsoft. AVI is the most common format for audio/video data on the PC. So you can't play AVI on you Mac always. Part 2: How to play AVI, Divx, xvid files on Mac? Switch to other media player Plex and VLC player are two highly recommended players and in most cases they work like a charm under Mac. If you are using Snow Leopard, VLC player would be a better choice considering some Snow Leopard users reported that they ran into some problems with Plex on Snow Leopard. If you have Front Row installed, you can also consider give it a try and it works for some AVI. Part 3: How to convert AVI files on Mac OS X?