Pete Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 I have an IMac and some MPEG files I am trying to open. I tried to download a player from download.com but it won't open (like many other programs on my Apple). Could someone please recommend a way to open an MPEG file? Thanks
DrDawkinstein Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 Do you know how to install programs on your mac? (no sarcasm, serious question)
Pete Posted June 26, 2008 Author Posted June 26, 2008 Do you know how to install programs on your mac? (no sarcasm, serious question) kind of. Itunes reads the program as a movie file. I downloaded the player and when I click on it on my desktop nothing happens. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks for your help! This movie cannot open. This file is not a movie file. - thats the message I get when I try and open the MPEG file
stevestojan Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 Do you know how to install programs on your mac? (no sarcasm, serious question) I've had this macbook for 2 months. I always installed programs successfully by clicking everything humanly possible, but just Monday figured out how to actually do it. Strangley confusing just to install something --- maybe just so different from the PC.
DrDawkinstein Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 kind of. Itunes reads the program as a movie file. I downloaded the player and when I click on it on my desktop nothing happens. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks for your help! This movie cannot open. This file is not a movie file. - thats the message I get when I try and open the MPEG file I've had this macbook for 2 months. I always installed programs successfully by clicking everything humanly possible, but just Monday figured out how to actually do it. Strangley confusing just to install something --- maybe just so different from the PC. ok guys, it IS different than a PC but not difficult at all. when you open the dmg file, at the end of the installation, you should see something that tells you to drag that icon into your applications folder. all you need to do is drag that one icon into your applications folder and drop it in. the rest will happen by itself. easy breezy. ive put my applications folder on my dock so i can just drag programs to the bottom of my screen and drop them in.
taterhill Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 most porn sites allow you to stream now...problem solved
Chilly Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 ok guys, it IS different than a PC but not difficult at all. when you open the dmg file, at the end of the installation, you should see something that tells you to drag that icon into your applications folder. all you need to do is drag that one icon into your applications folder and drop it in. the rest will happen by itself. easy breezy. ive put my applications folder on my dock so i can just drag programs to the bottom of my screen and drop them in. Unless the DMG contains an application to install - use that instead of dragging, as its likely creating files/folders outside of the Application bundle.
DrDawkinstein Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 Unless the DMG contains an application to install - use that instead of dragging, as its likely creating files/folders outside of the Application bundle. right, maybe i was a step ahead. after you open/run the dmg, it will expand an install file. when THAT install file is done, then drop the icon at the end to your applications folder. alright, i think everyone shoulod be thoroughly confused by now. my work here is done.
MDH Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 kind of. Itunes reads the program as a movie file. I downloaded the player and when I click on it on my desktop nothing happens. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks for your help! This movie cannot open. This file is not a movie file. - thats the message I get when I try and open the MPEG file Try VLC media player. It works for most things that quicktime won't play. http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
apuszczalowski Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 A problem with a Mac? I thought they were perfect and never had problems because they were so much better to use?
DrDawkinstein Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 A problem with a Mac? I thought they were perfect and never had problems because they were so much better to use? like 99% of mac "problems", the issues stated in this thread reside between the mouse and the chair.
DrDawkinstein Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 Try VLC media player. It works for most things that quicktime won't play. http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ thats what i was originally going to post. but then i saw that he doesnt know how to install it, so downloading it might not do any good right now baby steps... but yes, VLC is the BEST player out there. it just works.
drnykterstein Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 sounds like the mpeg file is corrupt. quicktime should play it with no problems. thats what i was originally going to post. but then i saw that he doesnt know how to install it, so downloading it might not do any good right now baby steps... but yes, VLC is the BEST player out there. it just works. wtf? because you can't type "Drag the file into your Applications directory"?
DrDawkinstein Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 wtf? because you can't type "Drag the file into your Applications directory"? no, thats exactly what i did. i wanted to make sure he knew how to install stuff first. see my earlier post. (#6)
Chilly Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 like 99% of mac "problems", the issues stated in this thread reside between the mouse and the chair. thats true for all OSes
DrDawkinstein Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 thats true for all OSes dont make me bring up Windows ME
SDS Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microso...ives/141821.asp small snippet from Bill himself.... What is there? The following garbage is there. Microsoft Autoupdate Exclusive test package, Microsoft Autoupdate Reboot test package, Microsoft Autoupdate testpackage1. Microsoft AUtoupdate testpackage2, Microsoft Autoupdate Test package3. Someone decided to trash the one part of Windows that was usable? The file system is no longer usable. The registry is not usable. This program listing was one sane place but now it is all crapped up. But that is just the start of the crap. Later I have listed things like Windows XP Hotfix see Q329048 for more information. What is Q329048? Why are these series of patches listed here? Some of the patches just things like Q810655 instead of saying see Q329048 for more information. What an absolute mess. Moviemaker is just not there at all. So I give up on Moviemaker and decide to download the Digital Plus Package. I get told I need to go enter a bunch of information about myself. I enter it all in and because it decides I have mistyped something I have to try again. Of course it has cleared out most of what I typed. I try (typing) the right stuff in 5 times and it just keeps clearing things out for me to type them in again. So after more than an hour of craziness and making my programs list garbage and being scared and seeing that Microsoft.com is a terrible website I haven't run Moviemaker and I haven't got the plus package. The lack of attention to usability represented by these experiences blows my mind. I thought we had reached a low with Windows Network places or the messages I get when I try to use 802.11. (don't you just love that root certificate message?)
Pete Posted June 26, 2008 Author Posted June 26, 2008 Thanks for all your help! Now one more question please- can I load this file on Itunes? I can play it with the VLC player but cannot figure if there is a way to add to ITunes. Thanks in advance!
MattyT Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 Thanks for all your help! Now one more question please- can I load this file on Itunes? I can play it with the VLC player but cannot figure if there is a way to add to ITunes. Thanks in advance! In iTunes, try File-->Add to Library.
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