VLC is a stand-alone media player like Quicktime and Windows Media Player. One caveat of Flip4Mac is that it cannot play WMV video that uses Windows Media digital rights management, so some videos may not be accessible even though you’ve installed Flip4Mac. Just quit your browser after installing the plug-in, the start it back up and revisit any site containing a video you wanted to watch. There is no extra configuration necessary in order to make this happen. Installing Flip4Mac also makes it possible to watch streaming WMV videos in your web browser. Make sure to eject the “Flip4Mac” installation volume - hit the “Eject” button next to its name in the Finder sidebar. You will now be able to watch WMV files in Quicktime.

If Quicktime is open, quit the application then open it back up.

The installer will let you know when it’s done, at which point you can hit the “Close” button.

You will need to enter your administrator name & password at one point.

Click your way through the wizard’s screens, agreeing to the Terms of Service and choosing where to install.

Double-click the Flip4Mac WMV.mpkg file to launch the installation wizard.

Download and open the Flip4Mac DMG file from Microsoft.It’s distributed for free on Microsoft’s site:įlip4Mac Home Page Installation Instructions This add-on will give Quicktime the capability to playback WMV videos. Windows Media Components for Quicktime go by the name Flip4Mac.

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