wmv files in quicktime and quicklook

[IDVandal]

Hey everyone,

I had a Gateway laptop running Vista whose motherboard burned out so I figured I'd switch given the new 13" MBP and university student pricing.

I haven't had very much trouble switching, I've been doing alot of exploring and trial-error stuff. A problem I've come across, however, involves some .wmv files I transferred over from my old hard drive (I put it in an enclosure)

I have downloaded flip4mac and the files are viewable in Quicklook but when I try to just double-click view them I receive a message telling me that the file is not a movie file.

Any ideas?

 

[Satcomer]

The QuickTime plugins for 98% of non-DRMed videos just use Flip4Mac & Perian.

Now what version of OS X are you running?

 

[Tayla Green]

I have heard that Quicktime Pro is able to do this. Check out the ghosted menu commands in your Quicktime viewer.

 

[artov]

Install VLC.

 

[MisterMe]

Install VLC.

QuickTime Pro allows you to do simple edits to videos such as saving them to a different format or rotating their frames. It cannot play video that the unpaid version of QuickTime Player can't play.

As for VLC, it cannot play .wmv files that can't be played using Flip4Mac.