Comments on: Yack! iMovie White Screen- No Like

Question: Yack! iMovie White Screen- No Like

bkeene12 — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 14:42:27 -0800

Got a new Macbook Pro. AVI files now show up as a white screen when imported into iMovie. I think that some codec is missing. I am not sure which one it is and would like a reputable source to download from. Any idea how to correct this?

By: Blazecock Pileon

Blazecock Pileon — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 14:47:47 -0800

QuickTime: About Playing AVI files

You might need to install Intel-native XviD and AC3 codecs.

By: phaedon

phaedon — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 14:47:55 -0800

try Perian with quicktime. try exporting from there into .mov?

By: ikkyu2

ikkyu2 — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 15:17:59 -0800

I suggest downloading the Free DivX trial. It comes bundled with the free DivX Community Codec that gets plugged into Quicktime; I haven't had a problem viewing AVI since I did this.

You don't need to upgrade to the non-free version; the codec is free.

By: onalark

onalark — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 15:24:55 -0800

I found this to be very useful: Codec Pack for all the new Mac Users!

As for reputable, best I can do is say that this blog post was linked to on digg, made it to the front page, and I didn't see any angry comments there.

By: bkeene12

bkeene12 — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 15:56:58 -0800

The Codec Pack worked! I dropped the whole set in Library:QuickTime and tabbed over to iMovie and the white screen was gone and my movie was there! I don't know what codec fixed it but I am not complaining. Thanks onalark!

By: ASM

ASM — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 17:21:03 -0800

FYI

I know you found what you're looking for, but I have found that even with the codec pack there are many files that Quicktime will refuse to play.

That being said, I haven't found a file that VLC Media Player won't play.

AND it's free.

By: Dag Maggot

Dag Maggot — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 19:16:27 -0800

I think VLC still has problem with a lot of WMF files.