Quicktime 7.2 slow loading times for .avi files

I have both Quicktime 7.2 with Perian and VLC on my Macbook Pro. With VLC my .avi files load in 1 second... When I use Quicktime they usually take around 30-40 seconds? Does anyone here know why it happens? is it something known about?


Thanks.

 

Quicktime is just a very fat, slow program. I have the same issues. Avoid it if you can.

 

yea i dont use it. try something like miro. the websites in some language i dont understand but just click the big green button.

 

That doesn't sound right. Quicktime is a little slower than the others but 30-40 seconds is way too much. I hope you are not exaggerating.

 

Try reinstalling QuickTime. And repair your disk permissions with Disk Utility. You can also try uninstalling/reinstalling Perian. Just go into the Perian preference pane (System Preferences --> Perian) and click Remove Perian. Then download/reinstall. QuickTime with Perian actually works very well. I've yet to encounter any serious issues.

You can change the language of that site, look in the upper right corner. When I clicked the link it loaded English by default.

 

are you sure they are .avi files? because if they are .mkv files, it has to preload the full movie first.
also, .avi's load pretty quick for me.

and ironically, quicktime + perian works better for me then vlc on my ibook g4.

 

I had the same problem a few weeks ago. I uninstalled and reinstalled Perian and it works perfect again.

 

Works great now!! I just reinstalled Perian!!!

 

i hate quicktime, until recently you couldnt even watch a movie full screen without using the pro version. if it loads in 1 sec in VLC, why dont you just use VLC?

 

Or better still use MPlayer.

 

What does preloading mean? I noticed this behavior. Does it copy the entire movie to my build in hard drive when I play a movie on my external drive?

 

it loads the full movie into memory before playing it. its something they are hoping to fix in future versions of perian.