Quicktime player missing codec

Just copy the component file i. There are different ways to uninstall a QuickTime codec. This is really straight forward but has an inconvenient as if codec is required again you should have to download, unzip and copy the component file just trashed.

A more convenient way to "uninstall" such codecs is just creating a folder called "Inactive" and dropping the component files you don't need there. Just make sure to relaunch any QuickTime application you might have open to apply the changes done. Finally you could also run the uninstaller assistant to get rid of them in case there's such assistant available.

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You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question Report abuse. How to download and install: It is similar to do with Perian. Just go to the softonic page to download Xvid DMG. Install it and do a little leg-work.

Drag and drop the XviD codec component file to QuickTime. Log out and log in again. Then you can play XviD files in QuickTime. How to download and install: Go to the official page and download the Flip4Mac dmg. Run an installer and restart once it is completed. How to download and install: Download Perian.

Restart all QuickTime related programs to proceed after installing Perian successfully. Start the system to update all components.

Then you can play video formats that are not natively supported by QuickTime. You can take a screenshot of the highlights during the process. Just search for the latest QuickTime version to find whether it works. Open your player and click the Help menu at the top of the player. Find and click the Update Existing Software option, follow the instructions to install the latest version of the player. Step 3. When the player is updated, restart your computer.

It should be easy to find a solution when there is a prompted message that the video encoder is not supported. You can download and install the MOV-related video file type support codec directly from the network. You can also install a complete codec package, which contains almost all the codecs of file formats. But be aware that there may be malicious advertisements, which will put your computer in danger.