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<h2 id="project-shutdown">Project shutdown</h2> <p>On 15 May 2012, the Perian project managers announced on their website that they are shutting down support for the project.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> In the announcement, they recommended that users look to other products, such as Niceplayer, <a href="/facts/VLC_media_player/aNurLBXb">VLC</a> or <a href="/facts/MPlayer/nfyW0yjn">MPlayer OS X</a>. They indicated that Perian's source code would be posted online for any developer who wanted to continue with the project. One continuation based on the source code is actively maintained but does not support QuickTime for <a href="/facts/OS_X_Mavericks/5xavJXqv">OS X Mavericks</a> or later.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="supported-formats">Supported formats</h2> <p>Perian lent support for many combinations of video, audio, text, and <a href="/facts/Container_format_(digital)/mSfwwdSA">container formats</a> to QuickTime, including the following:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> </p> <p>AV codec support for the following: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/MPEG-4_Part_2/qrahXdyN">MPEG-4 Part 2</a></li> <li>MS-MPEG4 v1, v2 and v3</li> <li><a href="/facts/H.263/KSxo04Gy">H.263</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/H.264/soCzKcmJ">H.264</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Flash_Video/rbbPoE7H">Flash Screen Video</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/VP6/R3k0w8KU">Truemotion VP6</a> & VP3</li> <li><a href="/facts/HuffYUV/h0krtjGQ">HuffYUV</a></li> <li>Xiph Vorbis (in Matroska)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Snow_(codec)/85yf3kHI">Snow</a> wavelet video</li> <li><a href="/facts/DOSBox/Du2egHYo">DOSBox</a> video</li> <li><a href="/facts/DTS_Coherent_Acoustics/wbQwqtdQ">DTS Coherent Acoustics</a> audio</li> <li><a href="/facts/Nellymoser_Asao_Codec/UVMl0Q3M">Nellymoser Asao Codec</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Windows_Media_Audio/s5zePro7">Windows Media Audio (WMA)</a> v1 & v21</li> <li><a href="/facts/Dolby_Digital/58JfURnU">Dolby Digital</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Fraps/8G8uCGXY">Fraps</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Indeo_Video/xvNS7f50">Indeo 2, 3 and 5</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/WebM/tP4xgYJc">WebM</a>/<a href="/facts/VP8/dfoDPMDg">VP8</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/FFV1/4jgrMNBK">FFV1</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Theora/RnlKRQBb">Theora</a></li></ul> <p>Subtitle support for the following: </p> <ul><li>(Advanced) <a href="/facts/SubStation_Alpha/R3p47kPS">SubStation Alpha</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/SubRip/et0TeFhK">SRT</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/SAMI/u50BjT2U">SAMI</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/VobSub/AluA5jQn">VobSub</a></li></ul> <p>Container format support for the following: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Flash_Video/rbbPoE7H">FLV</a> file format</li> <li><a href="/facts/MythTV/zK2W6UMn">NUV</a> file format</li> <li><a href="/facts/Matroska/hDrffBx0">Matroska</a> (MKV)</li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li>Free and open-source software portal</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Windows_Media_Components_for_QuickTime/Y6YHbGBT">Windows Media Components for QuickTime</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Xiph_QuickTime_Components/HJCFzyyx">Xiph QuickTime Components</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Combined_Community_Codec_Pack/1WJzoqfg">Combined Community Codec Pack</a> (a similar bundle for Windows)</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.perian.org">Perian</a> – official site</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Perian - A swiss-army knife for QuickTime". Retrieved 2006-10-14. <a href="http://perian.org/" target="_blank">http://perian.org/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Pash, Adam (2006-09-30). "Download of the Day: Perian (Mac)". Retrieved 2006-10-14. <a href="https://www.lifehacker.com/software/quicktime/download-of-the-day-perian-mac-204423.php" target="_blank">https://www.lifehacker.com/software/quicktime/download-of-the-day-perian-mac-204423.php</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Biven, Michael (2006-10-04). "Infinite Loop: Perian, bringing playback for all to Apple's QuickTime". Retrieved 2006-10-14. <a href="https://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2006/10/4/5506" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2006/10/4/5506</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Chartier, David (2006-09-30). "Perian - play most video formats in QuickTime for free". Retrieved 2006-10-14. <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2006/09/30/perian-play-most-video-formats-in-quicktime-for-free/" target="_blank">http://www.tuaw.com/2006/09/30/perian-play-most-video-formats-in-quicktime-for-free/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Cheng, Jacqui (2012-05-15). ""Swiss Army knife for QuickTime" Perian turning off the lights". Ars Technica. Retrieved 15 May 2012. <a href="https://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/05/swiss-army-knife-for-quicktime-perian-turning-off-the-lights/" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/05/swiss-army-knife-for-quicktime-perian-turning-off-the-lights/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"MaddTheSane perian". GitHub. Retrieved 2014-04-02. <a href="https://github.com/MaddTheSane/perian" target="_blank">https://github.com/MaddTheSane/perian</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Perian on OS X Yosemite · Issue #11". GitHub. Retrieved 2016-01-19. <a href="https://github.com/MaddTheSane/perian/issues/11" target="_blank">https://github.com/MaddTheSane/perian/issues/11</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"SupportedFormats - Perian Quicktime Component". Retrieved 2006-10-14. <a href="http://trac.perian.org/wiki/SupportedFormats" target="_blank">http://trac.perian.org/wiki/SupportedFormats</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Perian Support (Version History)". Retrieved 2011-04-13. <a href="http://perian.org/#support" target="_blank">http://perian.org/#support</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>