Want to know how to play a weird video file on your Mac? Don’t worry – there’s probably a simple solution. There are dozens of video file formats, with more being added all the time, and it’s ...

Audio files encoded with certain codecs -- or more specifically, multiple codecs -- cannot be shared (though they can be played on the host computer) through iTunes 6.0.1. MacFixIt reader Peter ...

GOM is an alternate player for Windows Media Player which smoothly and supports both 32-bit as well as 64-bit operating systems. Its strength includes the ability to play some broken media files and ...

Figured out the problem. The video was shot with a Logitech digicam/webcam device and was in an uncompressed format. I could see it fine because I have the Logitech software installed. No one else ...

Most have heard the word Codec and may have wondered what it stands for and what it is used for. This post will tell you key points regarding Codecs on your computer and the reason why they are ...

Apple's HEIC file format does not always play well with others. Here's how to convert HEIC to JPEG on iPhone, without any ...

ORLANDO, Fla.—“All I need is a QuickTime file.” How many times have you heard this from a client? Unfortunately, that’s not enough information. Here are the reasons why. Digital files consist of ...

One of the best things about digital SLR cameras and higher-end point-and-shoot cameras is the ability to shoot in RAW mode. RAW images give you uncompressed, data-heavy versions of your digital ...

AVIF (AV1 Image File, derived from the AV1 video codec) files are relatively new compared to more well-known types such as GIFs, JPEGs, or PNGs, but support for them has been steadily growing. Many of ...

If you stream music (and who doesn't these days) you've obviously come across abbreviations at the end of the audio files. The acronyms reading WAV, FLAC, MP3 and so on, are called audio codecs. You ...

It appears that audio files encoded with certain codecs -- or more specifically, multiple codecs -- cannot be shared (though they can be played on the host computer) through iTunes 6.0.1. MacFixIt ...