Problems viewing AVI files on a mac

[rob-nikon]

I've recently purchased a trail camera for finding wildlife. The only problem is I can't view the videos on my mac. What's the best way to view AVI videos on a mac? Is a good app or download?

 

[ecoleman]

Download VLC
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.en_GB.html

 

[saglik]

have you tried this?

http://www.videolan.org/index.html

this is what i use for avi files on macbook pro

 

[saglik]

has to be written at the same time...

 

[dejongj]

I used to use perian and flip4mac as codecs such it integrates nicely in the normal OS X applications.

 

[rob-nikon]

Thanks for all the ideas, I will have a look into them all. I can currently view video on my windows laptop but being able to store and view on my mac (main photography computer) would makes things much easier.

 

[Chappers]

DiVX player will run avi files although VLC would be my first choice

 

[andyscott]

VLC is the best for me

 

[Bardo]

Yup - VLC is the way to go if you're using a Mac. MPlayerX is pretty good too - http://mplayerx.org/#sthash.DA2b9cIl.dpbs

 

[st599]

AVI is a wrapper format. It depends what codec is used for the audio and video whether or not it will decode. VLC manages just about every open standard, but there are a few proprietary ones it messes up.

 

[SlimShaney]

Yep - got to be VLC. Jack of all trades.