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A52Codec is a CoreAudio component that can decode stereo and 5.1 surround sound from A52 and AC-3 audio. This type of audio is often found in DVD movies. From the Developer:' I'm no longer maintaining this app as a separate download; Instead you need to download Perian to get the latest version.' Part Two: Other Perian Alternatives for Your Reference. Perian for Mac Alternative: XLD, short form X Lossless Decoder, can decode/convert/play various files. Mac users can choose this tool to play or convert videos to QuickTime. As for Windows users, you can choose the following K-Lite Codec Pack or this wonderful and powerful XLD for Windows. Perian Project (Free) User rating. Download Latest Version for Mac (3.57 MB) Advertisement. On the Mac, QuickTime is a recognisable video application - it ships with every computer. On the web, QuickTime has become old news. With Perian installed, any OS X application that uses QuickTime can now use these additional media types: Divx, XviD, FLV, AVI MS-MPEG4 v1, MS-MPEG4 v2, MS-MPEG4 v3, DivX 311 alpha, 3ivX, Sorenson H.263. Last update 25 Jul. 2011 Licence Free OS Support Mac OS X Downloads Total: 9,493 Last week: 3 Ranking #33 in.
Is there K-Lite Codec for Mac?
Recently switched to Mac computer but have problem of playing MKV, AVI, WMV, FLV, MTS, MXF, etc with default Quicktime player? You probably have used the popular K-Lite Codec Pack (with full name “K-Lite Mega Codec Pack”) on Windows and thought there might be a K-Lite Mega Codec Pack for Mac OS X.
Actually there is not a K-Lite Codec pack for Mac at the time of this writing. However, after testing, Techisky found there is a K-Lite Codec for Mac alternative/equivalent that works similar to K-Lite Codec on mcOS 10.14 Mojave, macOS 10.13 High Sierra, macOS 10.12 Sierra, OS X EL Capitan 10.11, Yosemite 10.10, Mavericks(10.9), Mountain Lion(10.8), Snow Leopard(10.7), Leopard(10.6), etc.
What is K-Lite Codec Pack?
K-Lite Mega Codec Pack or K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs, DirectShow filters and tools. Codecs and DirectShow filters are needed for encoding and decoding (playing) audio and video formats. K-Lite Mega Codec Pack includes the Full K-lite codec pack as well as Quicktime and Realplayer codecs and BS Player. K-Lite Mega Codec Pack includes codecs for the most popular compressions like Divx and Xvid as well as some of the less popular but still necessary codecs.
The best K-Lite Codec for Mac – Perian
Perian is one stop codec resource on Mac similar to K-Lite Codec Pack on Windows. Perian is a free, open source, QuickTime component that extends QuickTime support for many popular types of media, including MKV, FLV, WMV, AVI, DivX, and XviD.
How to download and install K-Lite Codec for Mac – Perian?
Perian is just 3 MB in size. So it is very fast to download. Click the the download button below to start download from Perian Office site.
After you downloa the DMG file, double click on Perian.1.2.3.dmg file to install it. Then you will be able to play audio and video files with QuickTime player. Enjoy!.
I download Perian, but still can’t play MKV, MP4, AVI, etc.
If you installed Perian, but still have problem of playing video files such as MKV files with FLAC codec, MP4 files with AC3 codec, video files with multi-channel audios. You can fee download Total Video Converter for Mac to convert your video and audio files to QuickTime supported video.
Perian No Longer Working in Mojave, High Sierra, Sierra, EL Capitan, Yosemite or OS X 10.9 Mavericks?
Perian No Longer Working in mcOS 10.14 Mojave, macOS 10.13 High Sierra, MacOS Sierra 10.12, OS X 10.11 EL Capitan, 10.10 Yosemite, 10.9 Mavericks? Click to refer to the related article Can QuickTime X Play AVI,WMV,FLV,MKV,DivX in OS X EL Capitan, Yosemite and Mavericks(OS X 10.9)?
Perian is a free open source component for QuickTime so that you can play many popular media types like AVI, DivX, XviD, WMV, FLV, MKV, etc. with QuickTime without converting them first. However, if you've upgraded to the latest OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, you'll be disappointed since Perian for Mountain Lion is not provided any more and Perian developers have no plan to update the plug-in to support OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. The good news is that there are some alternatives to Perian for Mountain Lion, such as VLC Media Player, which can play videos in various formats.
However, if you want to play your videos with your favorite QuickTime Player, then another Perian alternative is needed. That's Aimersoft Video Converter for Mac. With it, you can fast convert all regular video formats like AVI, WMV, FLV, MKV, 3GP, M2TS, MPG, etc. to QuickTime compatible MOV, MP4 or M4V so that you can play the videos with QuickTime. Now simply get this Perian replacement for Mountain Lion and follow the easy steps to make all your videos playable with QuickTime Player!
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How to convert video to QuickTime friendly formats
1Import videos
Run the app and click 'Add Video Files' from 'File' menu or directly drag&drop videos to the item bar to import the videos you need to convert. You can convert multiple files at a time to save time and select the subtitle and audio track you prefer if there are many.
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2 Select an output format
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If you want to play the converted videos with QuickTime, then you can simply click the format icon beside each video clip and select MOV from Common Video as the output format. And if you want to play the videos on your iPhone, iPad, iPod, etc., you can either choose M4V or a video preset to get videos that best fit your device.
3 Start conversion
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At last, click Convert to start converting your videos with this alternative to Perian on Mountain Lion. When the conversion completes, open the default folder to get the converted videos. (The default output folder is /Users/USERNAME/Movies/Aimersoft Video Converter. You can click Preferences > Convert to set an output folder.) Then enjoy your videos with QuickTime or on your portable devices!
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