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Perian - 1.0

QT plugin plays many video formats

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All Time:	(4.4)
Version 1.0:	(3.5)
Selected Version:	1.0
Release Date:	2007-06-29
License:	Freeware
Downloads (version 1.0):	44,064
Downloads (all versions):	227,024

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Product Description:

Divx, XviD, FLV, AVI
MS-MPEG4 v1, MS-MPEG4 v2, MS-MPEG4 v3, DivX 3.11 alpha, 3ivX, Sorenson H.263, Flash Screen Video, Truemotion VP6
These formats when they are inside an AVI:
h.264, mpeg4, AAC, AC3 Audio, and VBR MP3.

What's new in this version:

Added support for Matroska/mkv
Integrated a52codec
Added subtitle support
Added support for .gvi (avi wrapper from Google Video)
Changed distribution to a Preference Pane in order to make installation simpler and configuration possible in the long term.
Changed installation directory from /Library/QuickTime to ~/Library/QuickTime.
Fixed avi/flv over http
Added support for Windows Media Audio in AVI
Added support for MPEG-1 layer 2 audio
Added support for the ADPCM audio codec in FLV
Added Vorbis decoder
Added support for Fraps FPS1
Added support for VP3
Added support for i263
Added support for HuffYUV
Added support for MPEG-1/2 video in AVI/MKV
Fix opening AVIs with VBR audio for which there is no available decoder
Fix crash with DVI ADPCM
Fix multichannel audio descriptions in AVI
Faster opening of AVI files
High profile H.264 support
Full MPEG-4 video support in .mp4
Altivec & SSE2 colorspace conversion
Fix DV in type 1 AVIs

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
Mac OS X 10.4 PPC

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.4 or higher

Feedback Summary:

Version 1.0:
Overall Rating:	(3.5)	Features:	(4.0)	Support:	(3.8)
Ease of Use:	(4.4)	Quality / Stability:	(3.8)	Price:	(4.9)

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Perian should just about be packaged with Quicktime its that necessary - Version: 1.1.4, 10/11/2009 11:06PM PST

tommmyboy_sf

I'm running it 1.1.4 on my G5 PPC and my Intel Macbook, both running 10.5.8, without any problems at all. I use video daily, editing it, watching it, and converting it, and have never had a problem with Perian. I couldn't do most of the things do very easily or quickly without Perian. I would say it primarily gets its biggest work out with the Nice Player, my preferred player because its slick and has a play list ;)

If you're running Snowleopard and experiencing issues, head over to the Perian forum http://forums.cocoaforge.com/viewforum.php?f=25 and see what people are talking about and what the discussion is... the developers and people who know their video stuff often contribute to the discussions so the forum is very valuable.

please update! - Version: 1.1.4, 9/17/2009 11:42PM PST

Fred_4

still doesn't work with Snow Leopard. The subtitles (srt files) feature is broken.
other than that, great application. can't see using quicktime without it.
if it wasn't for this one problem I would never use VLC

1.1.4 is terrible - Version: 1.1.4, 8/2/2009 04:00PM PST

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dirty crunt

it's terrible, am getting crashed, and video corruptions and articfacts. not on all videos but some, and if there are multiple windows open, it's take down all of niceplayer.

can the developers please make 1.1.3 available online again so people can roll back.

cheers

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"1.1.4 is terrible" - but in what v. of OS X, on what architecture, do you speak?