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CALLING ALL MAC NERDS!!!!
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ok so my friends downloaded a movie and put it on my lap top, and it is in .avi format, and when i click to play it says "This movie could not be opened, this file is not a movie file" any idea what i should download or how to convert it to a movie file
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you might need a certain program if i thinking of the right thing
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i downloaded this VLC program that is supposed to play it but i cant get it to work correctly
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iSquint
really simple program, google it.
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yeah vlc is sick if you just wanna watch it but if you wanna put it in itunes use isquint
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i can put this .avi file on my itunes with isquint?
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yeah, then it will be able to work on your iPod if you have one, and you will be able to play it.
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if it doesn't play in vlc you're pretty much out of luck. my only other suggestion is to download xvid and divx codecs
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