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Yet another mac question thread

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nathanielstyza
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i know there's a ton so im sorry.

so when i try to download just about anything i get the normal pop up window where it shows how much progress you download has made ect ect.

so i wait until it is fully downloaded and click on it and i get a jumbled mess of numbers and symbols. for example.........

M%BÕÏq$ñ%®MA•âÿŸñ*’,“m \Äœõ˛ 9Ùu
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§ƒ˘/å¢ã_"lÊ]∏ÖmÀÚ
Feb 12 2009 2:52PM
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treebeard
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...bummer
Feb 12 2009 2:53PM
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nathanielstyza
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i guess it cut me off....
i found that this problem mostly occurs when i try to watch vids on this site so any help is greatly appreciated.
Feb 12 2009 3:04PM
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donots06
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you need codecs. 

http://perian.org/

download and install that.
Feb 12 2009 3:12PM
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nathanielstyza
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i will give that a try^
Feb 12 2009 3:17PM
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unamused.
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i dont think i have ever had that problem...weird
Feb 12 2009 3:36PM
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nathanielstyza
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yea, i tried downloading but it didnt change anything.
anyone else have an idea?
i really want to watch the alex bellamare vid from jib academy.
Feb 12 2009 3:50PM
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FerrattiPGA
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that always happened to me when i tried to dl stuff that was only compatible with pc's. maybe you dont have the media player that the video is formatted to?
Feb 12 2009 4:22PM
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.jr
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Ive gotten that when I download programs that or extensions that are only for pcs.. after you download it and try to open it does it take you to quick text and its just those symbols?
Feb 12 2009 4:26PM
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inactive
Posts: 4772 - Karma: 97
.wmv files no workey for macs
Feb 12 2009 4:29PM
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Calb3rt
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they do if you download flip4mac
Feb 12 2009 4:30PM
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Billek
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Since its a Mac, and they have NO problems...

You are either lying, or have stumbled upon some problem that NOTHING (not even a Mac) can fix.

Sorry, you could spend the rest of your life searching for the answer and never find it.


Feb 12 2009 4:40PM
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nathanielstyza
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im going to look because it has only been with wmp vids
Feb 12 2009 5:50PM
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OAK_TREE
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i can watch .wmv files. just get quicktime player and your good to go. for .avi files i use VLC.
Feb 12 2009 9:27PM
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1080ski
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yea flip4mac should fix that then.
Feb 12 2009 9:30PM
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WhiteBurd
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try stuff it expander
Feb 12 2009 9:56PM
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comeatmebro
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it's most likely that you are downloading file extensions that aren't compatible for macs. .exe's etc...
Feb 12 2009 10:43PM
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nathanielstyza
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thank you very much sir.
it worked.
Feb 13 2009 11:10PM
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