Solution 2: Play AVI in QuickTime by installing Perian plugin. The QuickTime player is mostly used in Mac OS, if you don't want to use the first solution to convert the AVI files to QuickTime compatible formats, you can try this solution, but no 100% work guarantee.
If you have a codec problem, and are not a 'power' user, I suggest you first install on your computer a Codec Pack. If you want more precise information, then use AVIcodec which will tell you the codec required and where to download it.
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- Enable or Disable QuickTime plugin for Firefox. In order to enable or disable the QuickTime Plugin for Mozilla Firefox, the first thing you need to do is to click on the 'Firefox' button on the right-top of the window, and then select 'Add-ons'. Find the 'Plugins' from the Add-ons Manager, and then you can enable or disable the plugin now.
- 5 Methods to play AVI videos on Mac. Enable AVI support using a plugin or add-on software. Use Perian, an open source QuickTime plugin to play AVI files on Mac. It is easy to install and would open AVI files on Mac’s QuickTime automatically. Perian is only available for QuickTime 7.6.6.
Information about codecs
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