# Mpeg to Avi converter for Mac? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [September 26, 2007, 2:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mpeg-to-avi-converter-for-mac/35999 "2007-09-26T14:16:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AJC2500](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ajc2500/32/4965_2.png) [@AJC2500](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AJC2500)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2007, 2:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mpeg-to-avi-converter-for-mac/35999/1 "2007-09-26T14:16:02Z")
I just torrented the family guy star wars episode but instead of getting an .avi file i got a .mpg file that Mac doesn’t like. So i need to find a converter for mac so i can get it into a watchable format. ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2007, 2:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mpeg-to-avi-converter-for-mac/35999/2 "2007-09-26T14:19:27Z")
doesnt google work on macs? ---
**Author:** ![AJC2500](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ajc2500/32/4965_2.png) [@AJC2500](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AJC2500)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2007, 2:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mpeg-to-avi-converter-for-mac/35999/3 "2007-09-26T14:29:59Z")
har har, you think I would post here if i didn’t search first? I’ve checked d/l.com, the apple site, and yahoo, and all i got was one program that said it was “freeware” but it turned out to just be a demo version that didn’t do anything but look pretty unless you paid for it. ---
**Author:** ![ZOMGVTEK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zomgvtek/32/5063_2.png) [@ZOMGVTEK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZOMGVTEK)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2007, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mpeg-to-avi-converter-for-mac/35999/4 "2007-09-26T15:26:12Z")
Why cant you watch it? download VLC, it will play nearly any file, and attempt to fix them. I have like 3 programs i use to convert videos. Is it going on a ipod, or just for your computer? Flip4Mac will allow .wmv files to play in quicktime… ---
**Author:** ![AJC2500](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ajc2500/32/4965_2.png) [@AJC2500](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AJC2500)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2007, 3:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mpeg-to-avi-converter-for-mac/35999/5 "2007-09-26T15:30:05Z")
[quote=“ZOMGVTEK,post:4,topic:35999"”] Why cant you watch it? download VLC, it will play nearly any file, and attempt to fix them. I have like 3 programs i use to convert videos. Is it going on a ipod, or just for your computer? Flip4Mac will allow .wmv files to play in quicktime… [/quote] I don’t know, it just says “error opening movie, could not be opened” I plan on burning it to DVD, but the DVD program wont take it, so i’m trying to convert it to .avi so it will burn. and i have flip4mac, but there are some .mpegs and .mpg’s that just wont work for some reason. they’ll work on my pc, just not my mac. i’ll check out vlc. ugh, i tried vlc, but it was a no-go too, maybe its just a bum file? ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2007, 3:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mpeg-to-avi-converter-for-mac/35999/6 "2007-09-26T15:48:06Z")
try videora use it to convert movies to a format the iphone can use. it will also convert files to other formats edit: or do a search in google for “open source video conversion” came up with this… sound promising [http://www.theinquirer.net/en/inquirer/news/2006/07/31/dont-buy-any-video-converter-before-trying-this-freebie](http://www.theinquirer.net/en/inquirer/news/2006/07/31/dont-buy-any-video-converter-before-trying-this-freebie) edit2: n/m, it’s for linux only it appears ---
**Author:** ![FightinMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@FightinMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FightinMike)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2007, 6:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mpeg-to-avi-converter-for-mac/35999/7 "2007-09-27T06:11:14Z")
Flip4mac, its the only one and its free for the basic codec…VLC cant play .wmv on mac without flip4mac. just install it and the codec applies system wide (ie quicktime, VLC, firefox etc) ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2007, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mpeg-to-avi-converter-for-mac/35999/8 "2007-09-27T06:17:46Z")
werd. if u have flip for mac and vlc and it wont work, then u got a shitty file oh and that family guy was sort of a dissapointment ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2007, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mpeg-to-avi-converter-for-mac/35999/9 "2007-09-28T19:34:29Z")
[quote=“boardjnky4,post:8,topic:35999"”] werd. if u have flip for mac and vlc and it wont work, then u got a shitty file oh and that family guy was sort of a dissapointment [/quote] +1 +2 It was alright funny, but still kinda not as funny as I expected. Rar ---
**Author:** ![sureshot007](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot007/32/7345_2.png) [@sureshot007](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot007)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2007, 8:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mpeg-to-avi-converter-for-mac/35999/10 "2007-09-28T20:10:20Z")
[quote=“AJC2500,post:5,topic:35999"”] they’ll work on my pc [/quote] Found your solution! Why do people buy macs expecting them to do pc things??? ---
**Author:** ![fuzion1029](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fuzion1029/32/5162_2.png) [@fuzion1029](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fuzion1029)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2007, 9:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mpeg-to-avi-converter-for-mac/35999/11 "2007-10-04T09:04:32Z")
VLC ftw ---
**Author:** ![itsJim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@itsJim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/itsJim)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2007, 2:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mpeg-to-avi-converter-for-mac/35999/12 "2007-10-04T14:29:30Z")
[quote=“sureshot007,post:10,topic:35999"”] Found your solution! Why do people buy macs expecting them to do pc things??? [/quote] Terrible example…