How to play MPEG-2 files in Quicktime 10
I recently installed Snow Leopard and noticed like many users the ability to export via QuickTime and couldn’t find Quicktime 7. So I finally found it under utilities and placed it my dock. One of the other issues many users face is not being able to play MPEG-2 files in QuickTime 10. If you had Final Cut Pro installed it was automatically installed.
Apple seemed to remove this feature with QuickTime 10 and I was running MPEG Stream clip and needed to play a file and received this error below, look at the link from MPEG Streamclip’s web site.
The Snow Leopard upgrade DVD released on August 28 may wipe the content of the /System/Library/QuickTime folder during the upgrade process, and delete your MPEG-2 Playback Component installed in that folder. To use MPEG-2 files with MPEG Streamclip you have to reinstall the MPEG-2 component or restore it from a backup copy.
So, I went to the trusty apple forums telling users how to go back and reinstall it. I just thought I post a link to a .dmg file for free instead of purchasing the MPEG-2 plugin or looking for it. Just download and install and restart your machine and you should be playing MPEG-2 files just fine.
11:03 am on September 10th, 2009
Didn't know. Thanks for the link.
4:06 pm on September 10th, 2009
Still doesn't work. I tried opening mpeg-2 file in quicktime 10, I still get a black screen and no audio
8:04 am on September 11th, 2009
Did you reboot your machine after you installed? It should work fine.
2:59 pm on September 19th, 2009
dude, thanks so much for posting that link. I was getting worried I would have to pay $20 again. Worked like a charm. Thanks!
2:48 pm on September 27th, 2009
THANKS!!!!
3:46 am on October 2nd, 2009
Thanks a lot!!!!!!! It worked perfectly!
4:09 pm on October 3rd, 2009
I installed and restarted. I was able to hear audio but still a black screen. Any advice?
6:08 pm on October 3rd, 2009
There is a thread I am responding to on Apple Support forums. Go to: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID...
5:06 am on October 6th, 2009
thanks! Upgraded to Snow Leo and poof all my mpegs wont play. Now they do again.
6:10 am on October 16th, 2009
thanks! I couldn't find my old purchase for the plugin.
9:47 am on October 21st, 2009
thank you !
5:47 am on November 13th, 2009
Thanks man for posting the link!
Before Snow Leopard I had QuickTime Pro and I could export etc -… did the snow leopard/qt 10 wipe my Qt down to a player?
10:17 am on December 2nd, 2009
thank you. Fabulous fix! I don't know why apple had to make this so compiicated with snow leopard.
7:45 pm on December 15th, 2009
Thanks alot
You are a life saver
10:25 pm on December 19th, 2009
Awesome dude!
thank you so much!
nice blog, keep working!
3:39 am on January 15th, 2010
Ah, thank you! I had tried a few other fixes previously but this did trick.
Much appreciated!
3:38 pm on February 5th, 2010
Thanks – worked great! I purchased quicktime pro quite some time ago but it seems there is no option on QT10 to register
This has now sorted the playback so thanks so much!!
10:44 pm on February 12th, 2010
Thanks! The version I had to QT MPEG2 was 6.4.1. This DMG had version 7.6.
Working together now:
Streamclip 1.9.2
Quicktime 10
QT MPEG 7.6
9:11 am on February 20th, 2010
Thanks for this, so nice to be able to sort out a problem within 5 minutes of discovering I had one!
10:58 am on March 10th, 2010
Thanks! I was struggling with this problem.