| I got a question where someone asked me how | | | | play the movie using Quicktime. Quicktime is a |
| to "play movies on Apple computer". The answer | | | | program made by Apple for both their own Apple |
| to this depends on what you mean by playing | | | | Mac computers, as well as for Windows PCs, and |
| movies. | | | | it comes automatically with iTunes. |
| The reason I'm mentioning this is because the | | | | Quicktime can play a lot of different types of |
| person who asked just said they wanted to know | | | | video files, so it's one way to play movies on |
| "how to play movies on Apple computer" and | | | | Apple computer. If you've got a movie file that |
| didn't mention if they meant a DVD movie, a | | | | you got by email, or that you saved from a |
| movie they'd downloaded off the Internet, or a | | | | website, Quicktime will probably play it, and it is |
| video file (or movie) on a web page. Depending on | | | | already installed on every computer made by |
| which they meant, the answer is a little different. | | | | Apple. |
| First off, let's assume that when they said "play | | | | There are exceptions, so if you can't play a video |
| movies on Apple computer" that they meant a | | | | file (movie) when you double-click it, and |
| DVD movie. | | | | Quicktime gives you an error message, then |
| Well, that's a very simple answer: any Mac (Apple | | | | another option is the free VLC Player. |
| computers are called Macs, with specific models | | | | VLC Player is a free program that will play just |
| like iMac, MacBook, etc.) made in the last several | | | | about any type of video file you can get off the |
| years can play DVDs. 99% of the time, just pop | | | | Internet, personally it's my favorite way to play |
| the DVD in the drive, and DVD Player will open | | | | movies on Apple computers. VLC Player is also |
| automatically and start playing the movie. | | | | available for Windows. |
| Worst case scenario, you'll need to open your | | | | Lastly, if the person who asked how to "play |
| hard drive, then open the Applications folder, then | | | | movies on Apple computer" was talking about |
| look for the file DVD Player, and double-click it, | | | | playing the movie on a web page, then again, |
| and the movie will play. It's very rare for you to | | | | Quicktime will work for a lot of these movies, and |
| have to do anything more than pop the DVD in | | | | VLC might do the trick too (although I've had |
| the drive. | | | | problems in the past getting it to play movies that |
| So another possible meaning for "play movies on | | | | are "embedded" in web pages). |
| Apple computer" would be a movie you've | | | | One of the most popular ways to put videos |
| downloaded off the Internet. There's a lot of | | | | onto web pages is in Flash format. Flash Player is |
| different types of video files (video just means | | | | free, and comes already installed on most |
| moving pictures, just like a movie) that are sent | | | | computers. As time passes, though, this looks |
| by email, or that can be downloaded off a web | | | | likely to be replaced by "HTML5" which will let |
| site. | | | | your web browser play videos without having to |
| If you want to play a movie or TV show you've | | | | add Flash Player or any other extra "browser |
| bought from the iTunes Store, iTunes itself will | | | | plug-ins". |