HELP! cant play wmv files on mac

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# 1 05-03-2008 , 07:02 PM

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i downloaded a video but its wmv file. i downloaded flip4mac, divx and Windows Media Player 9 for Mac OS X bt nothing works. i can hear sound but i get no picture. can someone help? below are my mac specs it helps

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im using osx v10.4.9 quicktime 7

tec specs: Hardware Overview:

Machine Name: iMac
Machine Model: iMac5,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.16 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache (per processor): 4 MB
Memory: 3 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version: IM51.0090.B03
SMC Version: 1.9f4
Serial Number: W863312MVUV

res. is, 1680*1050 and thats the highest setting.

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# 2 05-03-2008 , 10:10 PM

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im not sure but i think vlc media player would work for that user added image

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# 3 06-03-2008 , 08:06 AM

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wmv probs

Naaa. vlc dont work

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# 4 06-03-2008 , 08:08 AM

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Sounds like you've not got the right codec, unfortuantly I dont know which codec you would need to get.

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# 5 06-03-2008 , 08:25 AM

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Are you sure that its a video file? I've seen people use wmv files for audio.

C. P. U. Its not a big processor... Its a series of pipes!

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# 6 06-03-2008 , 08:43 AM

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Look here:

https://www.flip4mac.com/

or

https://perian.org/

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# 7 06-03-2008 , 11:46 AM

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wmv probs

flip4mac dont work either

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# 8 06-03-2008 , 12:53 PM

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It could just be the WMV file that's the problem. Have you tested other WMVs?

BTW, uninstall Windows Media Player as fast as possible, as it doesn't work at all.

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