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WMV players on the iMac

by Jedi_1 Dec 2, 2005 5:34AM PST

Are there any media players that can play Windows Media Video and other non-Mac formats available for the iMac?

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Get these, then wait.
by lampietheclown Dec 2, 2005 6:06AM PST

1) Windows Media Viewer http://www.microsoft.com
2) VLC http://www.videolan.org/vlc/features.html
3) MplayerOSX http://mplayerosx.sourceforge.net/
4) RealPlayer http://www.real.com/player/?src=realplayer

The ones above all have free versions.
VLC and MPlayerOSX will play almost anything
RealPlayer likes to phone home a lot.

Flip4mac http://www..flip4mac.com isn't free, but it will alow you to open most WMV files right in Quicktime, and you can edit or resave in a new format.

It ain't pretty, but untill Steve gets tired of selling audio on the web and does a real update to Quicktime, it's what works.

Lampie

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And you call yourself a Jedi...
by grimgraphix Dec 2, 2005 6:18AM PST

Use the Force ! Devil

grim

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WMP
by RaeAtkinson Dec 8, 2005 10:20PM PST

I don't know about anyone else, but WMP ran horribly on my Mac. :S It would try to open and just sit with the wheel spinning forever, and sometimes it would open. I finally just uninstalled it. It was a joke.

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WMP
by mrmacfixit Forum moderator Dec 8, 2005 10:59PM PST

is a total waste of Bandwidth on the Mac.
That's the problem with proprietary software that does not meet any accept international standards.

P

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