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    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by InTIMadator, Oct 7, 2006.

  1. InTIMadator

    InTIMadator Notebook Guru

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    hey guys i'm new to mac and I have been playin around on my new macbook, and i've noticed that some movies on sites dont play. Even with flip for mac. Do you have any idea what could fix this. Its say in quicktime...url could not be found.
     
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    if the url cannot be found, then that means that the server address is wrong (ie the file has been removed, wrong file name, wrong web address, etc).

    If you are tryign to get a file to play, and it's not compatable with your software, it will say X cannot play this media. Or something to that effect.
     
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    xbandaidx Notebook Deity

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    Its rare that you even get such a thing anyways, because if you install Flash, Flip4Mac, Quicktime (already there) and RealPlayer, you are pretty much set to play anything out there streamwise.
     
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    so its got nothing to do with the fact that I have a mac and I might be missin some type of media player. I have this problem on the tsn.ca site where I'd like to watch some highlights, oh and this has happend at a few other sports sites as well. Could it just be that the site has the wrong link set or wat?
     
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