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#1
November 8th, 2007, 09:35 PM
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 flip4mac alternative???? Is there a wmv reading tool for Quicktime that doesn't cost money or doesn't leave a watermark when converted like Flip4Mac does? curse you APPLE!!!!! this should be a standard component!!!  |
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#2
November 8th, 2007, 10:45 PM
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| VLC can play WMVs now, and it also has conversion features. It's not really made for converting videos, though, so it's not all that reliable or easy to use.
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#3
November 9th, 2007, 02:20 PM
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| Flip4Mac player is free http://www.flip4mac.com/wmv_download.htm
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#4
November 17th, 2007, 11:17 PM
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| Why are you blaming Apple for the problem when Microsoft is the one who created the shitty, proprietary format that even their own player barely works with due to the 713 million different cruddy codecs available?
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#5
November 18th, 2007, 07:27 AM
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| Flip4Mac is a free codec to WATCH videos. As SHAREWARE it also will save/convert with a small fee as stated on Flip4Mac's info page. The watermark comes a result of trying to use the free codec to do WMV Sudio's job with paying Flip4Mac the fee. Microsoft charges Flip4Mac the privilege to watch/save/convert for sellign such a product. Not everything is free so pony up the money for the privilege of using Microsoft's GREAT proprietary video codec. 
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#6
November 18th, 2007, 08:26 AM
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| Quote:
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#7
November 18th, 2007, 11:24 AM
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| Yes, but it doesn't convert to WMV, so it's irrelevant to this thread.
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#8
November 18th, 2007, 11:28 AM
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| Just for clarification: Do you want to convert to WMV, or from WMV? If you want to convert from WMV, VLC and possibly ffmpegX should work. If you want to convert to WMV, Flip4Mac is the cheapest option I'm aware of.
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