Play WMV on Mac
"I have a WMV (Windows Media) video file. But of course I don't have Windows Media Player on my Mac. Can I play this video with QuickTime on the Mac, or convert it to MPEG format?"
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Playing Windows Media Files on QuickTime
Yes, you can play a WMV file on your Mac. With the recent release of Windows Media Components for QuickTime, you can play Windows Media audio and video files (WMA, WMV) directly in the QuickTime Player and also view Windows Media content on the Internet using a Web browser.
Flip4Mac WMV is comprised of a collection of QuickTime™ components that enables Mac OS X users to play, import and export Windows Media files using QuickTime-based applications. Both the PowerPC and Intel-based Macintosh systems are supported, on Mac OS X version 10.3.9 and QuickTime version 6.5 or later.
You can download Flip4Mac WMV free of charge, and if you purchase an upgrade, you can import Windows Media files for editing, create Windows Media files for distribution, and export to other formats. Note that this product does not support files that are protected with Windows Media digital rights management (DRM).
Windows Media Player for Mac?
Another option is to download the Windows Media Player for Mac from the Microsoft website.
Microsoft says they will continue to offer Windows Media Player version 9 as a free download for Macintosh users, but they will no longer provide support or updates for this product. So in the long run, you may be better off going with the Flip4Mac WMV addon for QuickTime.
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Another Mac app that comes in handy is iSquint, which converts several file formats, including WMV, into QuickTime (and iTunes, and PSP) compatible MPEG-4 files. |
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hi i am trying to download the windows media player to be able to play .wmv flies on my mac, when i go to the windows wesite and downlaod the win media player its downloaded in a .stx file or something, when i click on this it just says cannot open is there a easier way to download? EDITOR'S NOTE: It's in BinHex (.hqx) format, which should be recognized by any Mac system. Are you downloading to a Mac or Windows machine? |
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My mac has suddenly stopped opening files my friends send me with .wmv extensions. I downloaded and updated my WMV player and the Flip-for-Mac download of Quicktime but nothing will open these files. It used to work. What do I do? |
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