Where can I get the QuickTime Codecs package 2.1 for Leopard, Win XP, and Vista?
The QuickTime codecs v2.1 released with Avid Media Composer
v4.x, Avid Symphony v4.x, and Avid NewsCutter v8.x can be downloaded
below. For more information about these codecs visit the Avid QuickTime Codecs LE 2.1
Specifications page.
Downloads:
Mac_AvidCodecsLE_2.1.zip
PC_AvidCodecsLE_2.1.zip
These codecs are designed to run on Leopard v.10.5.5 and
higher, Vista Business 32 and 64 bit, with SP1, and Windows XP
Professional with SP2 or SP3.
This codec package is required to encode SMPTE VC-3 Compliant
DNxHD QuickTime files. It will also decode any DNxHD QuickTime file,
regardless of its SMPTE VC-3 compliance. If you do not want to encode
SMPTE VC-3 Compliant DNxHD files, but still have a need to decode them,
use Avid
QuickTime Codecs v.2.01
For more information about Avid's DNxHD SMPTE VC-3 Compliance,
or to download the DNxHD Codecs necessary to playback SMPTE VC-3
Compliant media in your Avid Editing system, see this article: Professional
Editors DNxHD Codec Compliance Issue