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Perian

Perian is an open-source QuickTime addon that adds Quicktime support for a large number of media formats, including AVI, DivX, XviD, and MKV. Perian extends support to:

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Cost / License

  • Free
  • Open Source

Alerts

  • Discontinued

Platforms

  • Mac  Mac OS X 10.4.7 or higher because 10.3 makes the iceweasel cower in fear.
  • QuickTime Player
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Discontinued

"We began the Perian project over 6 years ago. We wanted to simplify viewing your content. Our team has attained that goal and with that in mind, Perian will be retired soon."

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Perian information

  • Developed by

    Perian Project

  • Licensing

    Open Source and Free product.

  • Alternatives

    4 alternatives listed

  • Supported Languages

    • English
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What is Perian?

Perian is an open-source QuickTime addon that adds Quicktime support for a large number of media formats, including AVI, DivX, XviD, and MKV. Perian extends support to:

--File formats: AVI, DIVX, FLV, MKV, GVI, VP6, and VFW --Video types: MS-MPEG4 v1 & v2, DivX, 3ivx, H.264, Sorenson H.263, FLV/Sorenson Spark, FSV1, VP6, H263i, VP3, HuffYUV, FFVHuff, MPEG1 & MPEG2 Video, Fraps, Snow, NuppelVideo, Techsmith Screen Capture, DosBox Capture --Audio types: Windows Media Audio v1 & v2, Flash ADPCM, Xiph Vorbis (in Matroska), and MPEG Layer I & II Audio, True Audio, DTS Coherent Acoustics, Nellymoser ASAO --AVI support for: AAC, AC3 Audio, H.264, MPEG4, and VBR MP3 --Subtitle support for SSA/ASS and SRT

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