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Subject: Opening wmv movies on Macs.
Category: Computers
Asked by: ifiamnotiwhowillbe-ga
List Price: $10.00
Posted: 18 Dec 2004 13:52 PST
Expires: 17 Jan 2005 13:52 PST
Question ID: 444409
I have a G4 Mac, with 512 RAM, OS 9.2.2. , Internet Explorer 5,
Windows Media Player 7, I have also downloaded  DivX 5.1.1.   I also
use Quick Time Player -6.0 Pro, Real Player, MacVCD PPC   (what ever
that is)

 When I download wmv's from the Internet only about half of them will
open.  Many have sound but no picture.  Is there someway to find out
what is wrong and to fix it or is there some thing I should be
downloading to make it work better?
Many Thanks.
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Subject: Re: Opening wmv movies on Macs.
From: david1977-ga on 18 Dec 2004 14:32 PST
 
Here you go try this.

http://www.microsoft.com/mac/otherproducts/otherproducts.aspx?pid=windowsmedia
Subject: Re: Opening wmv movies on Macs.
From: tigerheart-ga on 20 Dec 2004 13:33 PST
 
The problem is, the movies you are trying to view were created using
the codecs from Windows Media Player 9, if you have OS X, download
WMP9 here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/software/macintosh/osx/default.aspx

Unfortunately if you do not have OS X, there is no way to view the
files, unless they are re-converted to a different format, and/or
re-encoded with a lower version of the codec.

-TigerHeart
Subject: Re: Opening wmv movies on Macs.
From: ifiamnotiwhowillbe-ga on 21 Dec 2004 06:17 PST
 
Tigerheart,
I believe that you have hit the problem on the head.  I am still
thinking if I want to go to all the trouble of putting OSX, but in the
mean time how does one go about 1- "re-converted to a different
format" or 2-
"re-encoded with a lower version of the codec".  Are those two
solutions easy?  If they can be done by a novice then consider
yourself $10 richer. Thanks, and I await your reply.
Subject: Re: Opening wmv movies on Macs.
From: phossil-ga on 21 Dec 2004 13:54 PST
 
First, let me tell you DivX 5.1 for MacOS 9 codec doesn't work very
well processing wmv files compressed in Windows. (check the txt file
included in the installer).

If you could get the Media player for Mac OS X the same codec will let
you see the video just fine.

I hope it helps.
Phossil.

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