"standard" Mac video formats

[jacksonpt]

What video formats are supported on the typical off-the-shelf Mac? I assume .mov (quicktime) - anything else?

I need to put some vids on the web for work and I'm trying to figure out what formats to go with.

Thanks.

[binary visions]

Video formats don't really differ between systems. Macs even support WMV files... it's more about the video players than anything else.

MPG is fine.

[kinghami3]

Quicktime (http://www.apple.com/quicktime/player/specs.html)

.mov, mpg, MPEG-4, and H.264 are the most popular.

like BV said, WMV and RealPlayer will work just fine too, you just have to download those programs.

Others:
3DMF (Mac OS 9 & Windows)
3GPP
3GPP2
AIFF
AMC
AMR
Animated GIF
AU
Audio CD Data (Mac OS 9)
AVI
BMP
CAF (Mac OS X)
Cubic VR
DLS
DV
FlashPix*
FLC
GIF
GSM
JPEG/JFIF
Karaoke
MacPaint
Macromedia Flash 5
MIDI
MPEG-1
MP3 (MPEG-1, Layer 3)
M3U (MP3 Playlist files)
MPEG-2**
MPEG-4
MQV
M4A, M4B, M4P (iTunes 4 audio), M4V (iTunes video)
PDF (Mac OS X)
Photoshop*
PICS
PICT
PLS
PNG
Quartz Composer Composition (Mac OS X)
QCP (Mac OS 9 & Windows)
QuickTime Image File
QuickTime Movie
SD2 (Mac OS 9 & Windows)
SDP
SDV
SF2 (SoundFont 2)
SGI
SMIL
System 7 Sound (Mac OS 9)
Targa
Text
TIFF*
TIFF Fax
VDU (Sony Video Disk Unit)
Virtual Reality (VR)
Wave

[jacksonpt]

Video formats don't really differ between systems. Macs even support WMV files... it's more about the video players than anything else.

MPG is fine.

I know - but what formats can they play out of the box... what software do they come with? Can they play mpegs out of the box?

[jacksonpt]

you just have to download those programs.
That's what I'm trying to avoid - gotta make it idiot proof for the end user.

[Trigger]

OT:

Standard Mac Video
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-8429100472354646459

[binary visions]

I know - but what formats can they play out of the box... what software do they come with?

QuickTime (which comes pre-installed on Macs) supports all the standard video formats. Mpeg4 is pretty ubiquitous now.

[kinghami3]

That's what I'm trying to avoid - gotta make it idiot proof for the end user.
Right. That whole list I gave was straight off of Apple's website. .mov, mpg, MPEG-4, and H.264 are the most popular standard, off-the-shelf mac video formats.

[jacksonpt]

QuickTime (which comes pre-installed on Macs) supports all the standard video formats. Mpeg4 is pretty ubiquitous now.

ah, that's good to know. Thanks

:thumb:

[Toshi]

sorenson3 FTW!

[eaterofdog]

Install VLC to play videos that Quicktime won't play. It's free. And it plays full screen without buying Quicktime Pro.