WMV plug in for Quicktime?

I would like to be able to play WMV files on Quicktime, I understand that there is a plug in for Quicktime that will allow this but I cannot find it. Can someone point me in the right direction? Thanks.

2009 iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.6)

Posted on Feb 27, 2009 6:21 AM

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Feb 27, 2009 1:56 PM in response to Tom Kirkman

The Perian set is a bunch of multi-format plugins, although it doesn't include WMV - it's more for FLV.

Uh, for playing WMV all you needed was the free basic version of Flip4Mac. HTe pay versions are for added features such as encoding.

What won't open? The .dmg file? The program itself? I don't actually use Flip4Mac (preferring VLC).

Mar 2, 2009 3:56 AM in response to Tom Kirkman

here is a direct link to the free flip4mac QuickTime player components:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx

after it is installed you will see a preference pane in your System Settings for Flip4Mac WMV under the "Other" settings.... make sure all of the pertinent boxes are checked in the preference pane to ensure that it is going to play WMV files in QT.

good luck...

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