Easiest way to watch WMV files on Mac |
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In the past, a very common problem for Mac users is playing Windows Media Video (also called WMV) files. When you tries to open WMV files by default in QuickTime on Mac, commonly you'll receive an error message along the lines of "This is not a movie file".
The reason for this is because WMV files use Microsoft proprietary codecs that don't work in OS X. This is really annoying if someone sends you a WMV video clip by e-mail or if you want to download a WMV clip from the net.
In the year of 2006, Microsoft discontinued making Windows Media Player for Macs meaning there was no longer a suitable player for the WMV format for OS X.
Fortunately, there are a free and easy solution to this problem, they are VLC media player, MplayerOSX, windows media player for mac and flip4mac plugin. They are powerful and multifunctional.
Download them to play WMV on Mac at will. |
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VLC Media Player for MAC
VLC (initially VideoLAN Client) is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats |
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MPlayerOSX - OGM, NUT Player
MPlayerOSX is binary distribution of MPlayer (The Movie Player for Linux) and comes with native GUI in Mac OS X. |
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Windows Media Player
Windows Media Player for Mac has been designed specifically for the Macintosh platform. |
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