flip4mac no go

[Matsaki]

Is there any body else who installed the free flip4mac and don't get it to work?

I even try to manually insert the wmv URL in to Quicktime but I always get

QuickTime cannot open the URL: "5yearoldnecklace.wmv"
it is not a file that QuickTime understands (-2048)

what do I do wrong??

[nixgeek]

Yeah, for some reason it doesn't work properly with all Windows Media file formats or it won't display properly when embedded in the web page. Just looks like we went from one option that didn't work to another one that also didn't function, but not as horribly as WMP for Mac.

[antonio]

There are tons of different formats, and the Flip4Mac people are working everyday to get as many comaptible as possible. If you have a specific link, send it to me or support@flip4mac.com and Telestream will try to get it to work within the next update. This is the great thing about having a company that isn't part of the huge Microsoft...you can actually contact someone who will listen to your requests and do something about it. I've pointed out several sites to them and in the latest 2.0.2 version they are now working. The only thing that MS won't give, is the license to view DRM content, so that's a no go, but I'm quite pleased with F4M now.

[Matsaki]

Here is 2 links, but I think I have a bad setting or a faulty plugin that causes this problem. Not sure?

http://www.wankey.com/index.php?opti...id=102&Itemid=

and this one tryes to open streight in WM and not QT from Safari

http://media.putfile.com/osama_family_guy

[antonio]

Both links worked perfect for me. Each streamed in QT thru Safari. I would suggest you create a new user account, and only install the latest 2.0.2 Flip4Mac, then try the sites. This is a good way to insure that you don't have any other plug ins getting in the way. It will help to isolate the issue. Lemme know what happens.

[jbarley]

Originally Posted by Matsaki

Here is 2 links, but I think I have a bad setting or a faulty plugin that causes this problem. Not sure?

http://www.wankey.com/index.php?opti...id=102&Itemid=

and this one tryes to open streight in WM and not QT from Safari

http://media.putfile.com/osama_family_guy

Both of these links work fine for me.

OS X 10.4.5 + flip4mac 2.0.1
jb.

[Matsaki]

I have a bug from the time when I was experimenting with the flip4mac pro things I think. Now when I klick the WMV symbol in the prefs. the prefs.quits.

I tried to take away all the pluggs in /library/quicktime and only use flip4mac plugs, but same. Some file or plug is making the hustle

[antonio]

The new Flip4Mac has an Un-installer. You might try that...and, do the new user account thing.