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Windows Media Video also is called WMV. In the past, playing WMV is the big problem for Mac users.
When you try to open WMV files on Mac, an error message along the lines of "This is not a movie file" will come out in order to remind you that you can't open and play the WMV files. Because WMV files use Microsoft proprietary codecs that don't work in OS X to protect the copyright.
But now it is luck for Mac users that some media players for Mac appear to play WMV files, the follow part, we will give you the reviews of them. They can open and play the WMV files easily.
1. Windows Media Player for Mac
Windows Media Player for Mac has been designed specifically for the Macintosh platform. Easy-to-use design and enables users to directly access the best content on windowsmedia.com.
2. Mplayer OSX
With Mplayer OSX you can simply (by Drag&Drop) play almost all 3ivx, DivX 3,4,5 and other codecs files in the window or fullscreen mode.
3. VLC Media Player for Mac
VLC is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, ...) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. |
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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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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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