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AVI file does not play when opening the file in Photoshop Elements running on MAC
If I open the file directly from the drive it runs perfectly in QuikTimePlayer with pictyer and sound
Why?
Does Element use another videoplayer?
Please help
Best Regards Hagos
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I use Photo Elements 2025 and running MacOS Sequoia (Version 15.1)
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Photoshop Elements is a photo editor. Did you mean Premiere Elements?
Or are you talking about the Organizer?
Avi files play fine for me in the Organizer on Windows. I can't tell you anything about Macs.
Are you getting any error message? Please give us a screenshot.
Avi files are merely a container for other formats, so the ability to play them generally relies on the codec that was used for the video/audio streams within the file.
Without getting into more detail, one easy solution for you may be to transcode the avi files to mp4 using Handbrake which is a free utility.
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Hi Greg
Thanks for yoy reply. Its concering Organizer.
The funny thing is that I can run all the AVI files on my mac using quicktime player but once in the application Organizer the files don't play
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That's not an unusual problem. Did you try Handbrake?
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I have Movavi Video Converter which works fine but converting 2000 files is a bit of a boring task;-)
One really drawback is that when converting you dont get the orginal file date propertie which i use when showing the videos on a timeline.
I must say it really annoying to be able to play AVI files on my Mac with Quiktime but playback the same file through Adobe Elements organizer does not work.
ciao