Flip4mac WMV Player: Play WMV, WMA on Mac

2012-01-30 20:59:25 / Posted by Brian Fisher to Video Solution
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Newly change your windows to Mac and have some WMV videos? On Mac (Lion included), the default media player is QuickTime which unfortunately doesn’t support WMV playback. So if you wanna play WMV on QuickTime for Mac, there are two options for you:

Solution 1: Flip4mac player

flip4mac WMV

Flip4mac is a QuickTime component which will expand the Mac native player’s function – play Windows Media Files, say WMA and WMV files using QuickTime. By installing the Flip4mac WMV player, you can also watch online Windows Media contents via a web browser including Safari, Firefox and Google Chrome.

Moreover, Flip4mac player also enables you to view WMV, WMA files on those QuickTime based Mac apps like Final Cut Pro 5, 6 and 7, Compressor 2 and 3, Compressor 4 recommended for Final Cut Pro X, QuickTime 7 Pro Player, MPEG Streamclip and Episode.

Flip4mac download link: Flip4mac

But you are unable to use QuickTime X with Flip4mac WMV plug-in to convert WMV files, you can only play these Windows Media files. If you wanna do more with your WMV files, for example, edit WMV in iMovie, import WMV into iTunes for syncing WMV to iPhone, you then are highly recommended Solution 2:

Note: the QuickTime plug-in (Flip4mac) may occupy much space of CPU, and may make the system unstable. These two issues have occurred on many Flip4mac-installed Macs (problems from users.)

Solution 2: Video Converter for Mac

Actually, the all-round method is converting WMV to the Mac compatible format like MOV, MP4 and M4V. By doing so, you can not only play WMV in QuickTime, but also edit WMV in iMovie, sync WMV to iPhone and more.

To convert WMV on Mac, you can use iSkysoft Video Converter for Mac for help. This Mac app has ultra fast conversion speed and high quality which can convert video in all popular formats without losing video quality. It even provides some optimized presets for iMovie, Final Cut Pro, iPhone, iPad, iPod, and more:

Launch the WMV Video Converter for Mac and add the original Windows Media files into the app. You can directly drag and drop your files to the Mac app. Batch conversions are supported.
Choose output format. Click the format icon on the video info bar to open the formats list, and set your output format. Under the Common Video section, you can customize MOV, MP4, M4V and more as your output formats, under Apple Devices and Apple Software, you will be able to choose the presets for your iPhone, iPad and more. Lear more: User Guide of Video Converter for Mac.
Start the WMV Mac conversion. After the conversion, you can use the output videos on Mac OS or iOS devices without problems.

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Have fun.

Flip4mac WMV Player