[magick-developers] Problems with convert

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mencoder encodes by default with rather a nice mpeg4 codec. You need
to install the matching decoder to be able to play it back.

On a mac I usually use perian:

  http://www.perian.org/

It's a quicktime component that lets you play back (almost) all of the
divx/xvid/etc. family of formats natively in quicktime player. If you
install flip4mac as well you can also play almost all non-DRM'd wmv
formats.

On windows people usually use media player classic, VLC or GOM player
(vlc with a nicer GUI). All of these can play (almost) any format,
including quicktime and wmv.

Alternatively, you can ask mencoder to use a more commonly available
format, such as mpeg2. But your file sizes will be much greater and
the quality will be worse.

On 11/3/07, Michael Lehn <michael.lehn at uni-ulm.de> wrote:
> Hi Rick,
>
> the Quicktime Player on my iMac tells me the same.  I guess it won't
> be that simple (at least for me) to produce movies that run on
> quicktime and WMP out of the box ...
>
> I can watch the movies with VLC and Mplayer.  I already got used to
> the fact the many scientific movies showing result of numerical
> simulations can not be played with quicktime/WMP.  So I guess there
> really is need for something like a "workshop for dummies" on this
> topic.
>
> regards,
>
> Michael
>
>
>
> Am 03.11.2007 um 17:42 schrieb Rick Mabry:
>
> > Hallo Michael,
> >
> >>      http://www.mathematik.uni-ulm.de/~lehn/particle.avi
> >>      http://www.mathematik.uni-ulm.de/~lehn/temperature.avi
> >
> > I tried to view these, my only option (seemingly) being Windows
> > Media Player
> > 9.00 on WinXP. It failed with "Error downloading codec." Anyone
> > have advice
> > to rectify that?
> >
> >> I will continue to investigate on this further.  Once I succeeded I
> >> will write and publish some instructions for other dummies like
> >> me ;-)
> >
> > Dummies like me would appreciate that. I have similar needs/wishes.
> >
> > Rick Mabry
> > Shreveport, LA
> >
>
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