Want to know how to play a weird video file on your Mac? Don’t worry – there’s probably a simple solution. There are dozens of video file formats, with more being added all the time, and it’s ...

Have you ever seen the error, ‘Cannot play, Video codec not supported?’ What is a codec and why do we need it to play a video file? A codec is a software or hardware-based process which is used to ...

As explained above, WebM media file format is supported by a majority of web browsers, you can play a WebM file in your web browser in the following two ways: By selecting the web browser from ...

Xvid is rarely used these days, but that means it can be hard to know what to do with it if you come across it while digging through your old files. It’s essentially a method for compressing video, ...

Of course, the easiest way for iOS and macOS owners to play videos on the Apple TV is to use AirPlay. As well as allowing you to play local files on your iOS device, AirPlay also lets you stream video ...

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CNET's Donald Bell walks you through the basics of how digital video files work, including information on codecs, video containers, and bit rate. Donald Bell Senior Editor / How To Donald Bell has ...