QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component for Windows

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Fails to install on Win7

    • Written by from Woodbridge

    Apple has done it again. They promise simplicity but merely throw hurdle after hurdle in my way.
    After giving in and shelling out $20 for something that should be free, Quicktime still won't play HDV MPEG-2 encoded video in MOV containers. QT still tries to tell me that the codec is not installed.
    I need this capability because I work cross-platform editing between Final Cut and Premiere.
    Thanks to Apple's broken software sales strategy, I'm forced to go back to converting every single MOV into a more usable, but less editor friendly format. Thank you, Apple, for increasing my aspirin budget and making me late for deadlines.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    disappointing ...

    • Written by from MARSEILLE

    I have to play a bunch of HDV (which is a set of MPEG-2 specifications) files for a movie project.

    Before this plugin they wouldn't play ...
    After installing the plugin they still not play ... and 20 bucks gone for nothing.

    That's very disappointing for an Apple product, the quality expectations are not met.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    All of my mpeg-2 files are now silent movies

    • Written by from Fulham

    I have only recently converted to apple for both PC and iPhone, so I have been given the big sales pitch about effortless software and compatibility. So, this is my first software download, again very easy to pay for and download.

    The problem is that is DOESNT WORK! The conversion of mpeg-2 to mpeg-4 involves the loss of sound. So I have 10s of GB of family video from a sony camcorder that I now have to see as silent movies.

    Now I am completely up the creak, cant do any of those fantastic things I have been told about imovie, BECAUSE WE DONT LIVE IN A SILENT WORLD.

    Very disappointing, SORT IT OUT APPLE.

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  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    DO NOT PURCHASE NOT WORTH IT

    • Written by from Richmond

    I agree and should have paid more attention to the prior reviews. This program isn't worth it, buy Quick Time Pro instead for $10 more and it works much better.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    DO NOT BUY - doesn't support most MPEG-2 files

    • Written by from Redmond

    This component does not allow playback or decoding muxed MPEG-2 files. If you have an MPEG-2 video with sound in a single file, do not purchase this - it won't work. The video will play without sound.

    Find and read KB article HT1372 before shelling out $20.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Works on PC, Won't Work on Apple TV

    • Written by from Oakville

    This add-on works great for playing mpg videos in QuickTime on my PC. The mpg file even syncs automatically to my Apple TV, but the file won't play on Apple TV. I get a warning that the file type is unsupported.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Rubbish - no audio

    • Written by from London

    No sound, a waste of £15. The lack of sound is mentioned on the US site, together with how to solve it but I'm going to ask for my money back.

    Zero stars but I'm being forced to give one!

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Works well, if original mpeg file is truly MPEG compliant including sound

    • Written by from Bicester

    I bought this codec, when i switched from PC to Mac and my originally encoded family videos wouldn't play within Quicktime. Initially disappointed because I had no sound. The MPEG movies need to be true MPEG, including the sound track not AC3. I was also disappointed because video which looked fine on the PC had horrible interlacing problems when viewed in Quicktime. So after many attempts at re-encoding the original movies on the PC with non-interlacing selected, I eventually perfected the format required to play correctly on the Mac. So essentially, no fault with the Codec itself, £15 is just about acceptable I suppose.

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  • 3.0 out of 5 stars

    good

    • Written by from potters bar

    yes

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