![]() ![]() (Again, ask yourself how badly you want to play those old files. Whether that is still true today (2017) needs verifying. If you do want to install QuickTime, it used to be the case that installing the Nero CD/DVD-burning software alongside it would enable playback in other programs, as Nero included a DirectShow wrapper around QuickTime. QuickTime is also something of an abomination which you may not want messing with your computer, and even Apple have deprecated it in recent years. Sadly, the default QuickTime install from Apple will not enable DirectShow playback on its own. First, ask yourself how much you really need these old files to play outside of special applications, as the effort may not be worth it, and installing old video software can cause problems. Older QuickTime files require QuickTime or more custom codecs/splitters. For advice with those, click this section to expand it: Very old MOV files were not MP4 compatible. (See the next section for help installing the splitter DLL.) You can install an MP4 Splitter ( 32-bit | 64-bit) and FFDShow ( 32-bit & 64-bit) codec. Try following the Formats which should work "out of the box" section above if they are not. ![]() You should be able to play newer MOV files if the MP4 components are working. Windows 7 and above: MP4 playback is built into Windows these days.Newer QuickTime files are essentially MP4 files with a different extension: If your system can play QuickTime files in Windows Media Player then they should also work in Opus viewers. After you've done it once you can assign the types to something else again if you like. Windows XP: Load Windows Media Player, right-click its titlebar and select Tools -> Options then, on the File Types tab associate Media Player with Movie file (mpeg), Movie file (avi), MP3 audio file (mp3) and so on.Īssigning the file types to Windows Media Player only needs to be done once, temporarily, to fix the problem. Windows Vista/7/8: Go to Control Panel -> Programs -> Default Programs and assign things to Windows Media Player there. Windows 10: Go to Control Panel -> System -> Default Apps and click the Video Player option, then assign it to Windows Media Player. ![]() You only need to do this for the broken formats and you can restore the associations back to your preferred media player (assuming it isn't Windows Media Player) afterwards. You can usually repair this by telling Windows Media Player to take back the file formats (temporarily) so that the registry settings are fixed. If any of these formats stop working in Opus it's probably because something has broken the registry settings for them (usually when taking over the file formats in an incorrect way.) ![]() We're working on a new Movie plugin which makes this easier.) The quickest fix is often the Alternative movie playback plugins section at the top of this first post. ( 2021 update: In the last few years of Windows 10 updates, video playback seems less likely to work out of the box for some reason. MKV is supported out of the box by Windows 10 and above. MP4 is supported out of the box by Windows 7 and above. See the sections below for how to get it.) (Some AVI files will require an additional codec such as FFDShow. Opus should be able to play MPEG & AVI (via the Movie plugin in viewer panes), MP3 & WAV (via the File -> File Commands -> Play Sounds built-in music player) out of the box. Formats which should work "out of the box" (MPEG, MP4, MP3, AVI, WAV, WMA, WMV, MKV.) The ActiveX + Preview + Office + Web plugin acts as a bridge between Opus and other types of components which can display files. If you don't get the results you want after disabling the Movie plugin, configure the ActiveX + Preview + Office + Web plugin to tell it to use something else for the appropriate file extension, if other viewers are installed. (Note that this will also disable some of the metadata columns which the Movie plugin provides.) You have the option of not using the default Movie plugin which comes with Opus, and using one of the video players which comes with Windows (or one from a third party) in the viewer pane.įor something to work in the viewer pane (rather than as a separate application/window), it must provide a Preview Handler, an ActiveX control, or an Opus-specific plugin.ĭisabling the Movie plugin may be enough to get playback to happen via something else. If your issues are with video files, this is often the quickest and easiest way to get video playback working. The information below should help you enable playback of various media formats in Opus, and could potentially fix issues with other Windows programs such as Windows Media Player. ![]()
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