QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component for Mac OS X

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    No sound; Disappointed.

    • Written by from morristown

    76 of 110 people found this useful

    No sound, when imported the video.
    Useless and expensive. I'm Disappointed
    in Mighty Mac Pro and Apple.
    And I am the convert from PC?
    Did I do something wrong? SOS
    Am I an Idiot spending so much
    money on Mac Pro?

    Was this useful? No sound; Disappointed.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    No audio STILL - after spending $50 on worthless software!

    • Written by from San Marcos

    48 of 54 people found this useful

    Still trying to convert my digital camera mpegs of my kids to a format that I can use on idvd or imovie and so far nothing works with audio. What good are baby toddler videos without hearing their sweet little voices? I am so regretting getting a mac at this point. I still have family waiting over 6 months for some little dvd & I've spent all my (very limited) free time trying to master this little bit of software. I thought macs were supposed to be easier to use! What a disappointment and a waste of money on this software!

    Was this useful? No audio STILL - after spending $50 on worthless software!

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    rubbish

    • Written by from Birmingham

    44 of 47 people found this useful

    having been told to download this by apple support I find it does not work with Lion!! waste of time and money

    Was this useful? rubbish

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    No Sound AGAIN!

    • Written by from Black Mountain

    42 of 43 people found this useful

    I should have listened to the other reviews. I have mpg files and after downloading this program, I also had video, but no sound. I called apple care and I have to do all of this google searching convert my files just so i can use imovie. Boo! Apple really should make this easier and FREE! No refunds, so buyer beware.

    Was this useful? No Sound AGAIN!

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  • 3.0 out of 5 stars

    Meh...

    • Written by from orlando

    47 of 53 people found this useful

    Works well. Does what it says. In my opinion this should have been included in an upgrade. After a drive failure I have to buy this again? What a disappointment.

    Was this useful? Meh...

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    MAC OSX Audio and Video works converting Client's Windows MPG

    • Written by from Thousand Oaks

    48 of 55 people found this useful

    Scared to try this after reading all the negative reviews but it worked fine for me. I was unable to open on my MAC (OSX 10.3.9) using Quicktime 7.1.3 (not Pro version) a Client's MPG file that had been formatted in Windows. The MPEG-2 Playback worked fine playing both Audio & Video. Five thumbs up!

    Was this useful? MAC OSX Audio and Video works converting Client's Windows MPG

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    No sound....no use!!!

    • Written by from rochester

    53 of 66 people found this useful

    I too was suckered into buying this mis advertised product.

    No sound with my DVD import,

    Apple: fix it!

    Plus this board is well hidden so that one does not know about this, with no reference in the apple support discussion groups.

    Was this useful? No sound....no use!!!

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Does not play nice with JVC camcorder files

    • Written by from Edmonton

    51 of 62 people found this useful

    I installed this thing and still cannot view a JVC MPEG2 video file in quicktime (no sound and no video). The only way to view it is using MPEG Streamclip? Converting to a mac has been one headache after another. What is the use of having a HDD camcorder if you have to spend hours converting the video files into something the mac recognizes, when the format is already DVD friendly? Apple, why is it so much to ask to equip your supposedly superior computers with the same audio/video codecs as much more affordable PC's?

    Was this useful? Does not play nice with JVC camcorder files

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Busted flat

    • Written by from San Francisco

    64 of 88 people found this useful

    Extremely disappointed. I just upgraded to Quicktime pro, and then bought the codec, and still no video from my new Sony. I expected so much more...

    Was this useful? Busted flat

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Completely useless

    • Written by from Madison

    46 of 52 people found this useful

    Do not buy, won't really help you with anything unless you're a complete file junky, the average joe should NEVER BUY THIS PRODUCT!!!

    Was this useful? Completely useless

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  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    Poor audio support

    • Written by from Western Springs

    62 of 85 people found this useful

    Poor audio support - I can not get the content I want on my cellphone.

    Was this useful? Poor audio support

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    SHOULD HAVE READ THESE FIRST

    • Written by from Merritt Island

    42 of 45 people found this useful

    They got my $20. I downloaded this to edit my mpegs I have saved and well no sound. I have to overlay sound to anything I need to hear and then export it again. I am finding myself in windows to edit and re-export files, which is the opposite of what the mac is for.

    Was this useful? SHOULD HAVE READ THESE FIRST

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    No Sound

    • Written by from Houston

    44 of 49 people found this useful

    I have the DCR SR 100. I bought this hoping to play my newly recorder movies. The movies play but there is no sound. Another reviewer said to use the freeware MPEG Streamclip. It works. Go to the main Apple page and do a search for MPEG STREAMCLIP. Don't waste your money on this. With the freeware you can export to quicktime or several other formats.

    Was this useful? No Sound

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    same - no audio

    • Written by from Portland

    44 of 49 people found this useful

    pulling in mpeg2 video: source - new sony hdd camcorder.

    Was this useful? same - no audio

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    No Good for .MOD / mpeg 2 files!

    • Written by from Ashtead

    159 of 280 people found this useful

    I bought this so I could 'see' the .MOD files that the Panasonic SDR-H20 camera uses... .MOD is an mpeg 2 variant. However, once this plug was installed... QuickTime opened the file... GREAT PICTURE, NO SOUND! So... if you have .MOD files, drop them into TOAST TITANIUM and choose 'Disc/Export Video'... shame I didn't work that out before wasting my hard earned cash! I love Apple... but why am I increasingly having to use third party alternatives... what's going on Steve?

    Was this useful? No Good for .MOD / mpeg 2 files!

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    awesome

    • Written by from cedar rapids

    59 of 81 people found this useful

    does everything its supposed to

    Was this useful? awesome

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Toooooo Easy

    • Written by from North Hollywood

    48 of 59 people found this useful

    I have a Sony DCR-IP220 that produces mmv files. Of course, Sony no longer supports that format so I basically have a verrrry expensive "betamax". I needed some way to see, convert and edit these on my iMac and MacBook Pro. After reading several posts all over the net, I finally settled on "MPEG StreamClip v. 1.93b4" (beta) and went ahead, bought and installed the MPEG-2 Playback Component for MAC OS X. All of this took place after hours and hours of trying different player converters/add-ons, etc.

    All I can say is that it works and works flawlessly. I have NONE of the problems reported by many others regarding loss of audio. Since I am converting from a proprietary file type (Sony mmv) I didn't have much hope that it would work at all but, so far, (with fingers crossed) no problems whatsoever.

    I am converting mmv files and most of the reviewers on here don't have to deal with that headache but I have to say that I am a little bit happier with my "betamax" now. :)))

    Was this useful? Toooooo Easy

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    No Audio

    • Written by from Laramie

    40 of 43 people found this useful

    Just paid $20.00 to find out that I have great video playback with no audio. Useless...

    Was this useful? No Audio

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Wonderful product.

    • Written by from Evansville

    56 of 75 people found this useful

    I have a Panasonic Camcorder that is hard drive based and I had family come out to see me last month and I told my brother what I was wanting to do with this camera so he bought this for me and I ran some footage that was taken with the camera and converted it to import into iMovie and it worked as advertised. Nice job Apple.

    Was this useful? Wonderful product.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    WASTE OF MONEY - doesn't work

    • Written by from Evanston

    42 of 47 people found this useful

    I'm a professional editor and I have nothing but problems editing on a Mac. Seems that everything has to be a mov-based file for it to work, even with AVID on a Mac. Insane!! So I downloaded this to aid in importing MP2 files, and I can't even get it to work at all. The installer only says it's for QT6. The download said it was for QT 6 or 7 and Pro. I have QT7Pro. Did I just waste $20?

    Was this useful? WASTE OF MONEY - doesn't work

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