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| Developer(s) | The Perian Team |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 29 September 2006 |
| Final release | 1.2.3
/ 23 July 2011 |
| Operating system | macOS 10.4.7 or later |
| Platform | PPC, Intel |
| Type | Multimedia framework plug-in |
| License | LGPL |
| Website | www |
Perian was a open-source QuickTime component that enabled Apple Inc.’s QuickTime to play several popular video formats not supported natively by QuickTime on macOS.[1] It was a joint development of several earlier open source components based on the multiplatform FFmpeg project's libavcodec and libavformat, as well as liba52 and libmatroska.
Before it was discontinued, it has been featured as the "Download of the Day" on Lifehacker,[2] as well as on several popular blogs including Ars Technica[3] and The Unofficial Apple Weblog.[4]
- ^ "Perian - A swiss-army knife for QuickTime". Retrieved 2006-10-14.
- ^ Pash, Adam (2006-09-30). "Download of the Day: Perian (Mac)". Retrieved 2006-10-14.
- ^ Biven, Michael (2006-10-04). "Infinite Loop: Perian, bringing playback for all to Apple's QuickTime". Retrieved 2006-10-14.
- ^ Chartier, David (2006-09-30). "Perian - play most video formats in QuickTime for free". Retrieved 2006-10-14.