While exporting a FCE-HD project to quicktime movie, out of the blue, an alert box covered the progress box. Message was that Flip-4-Mac was applying a watermark and to remove it they wanted me to agree to a $30 downloaded pro version. It has been at least a year since I looked at a wmv, let alone used one.
The project exporting was shot with a Nikon, with sounds from Apple loops. What's up?
Final Cut Exp HD-OTHER, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
What format are you exporting to?
If it is wmv it makes sense that you need to own the plugin, if you are using mp4 or another reformat it shouldn't happen.
Do you have any wmv footage in your timeline? That will also cause Flip4Mac to remind you to pay up.
Exporting to n.mov, No wmv in project, there are a few in a media folder but it's been ages since I used them. When I did, they worked seamlessly.
I'd consider getting rid of F4M if you think you don't need it. If the project stops playing correctly after uninstalling it you know the media is relying on it
somewhere. You can always reinstall it. I'd be tempted to remove the wmv files from the media folder too.
I think .mov can also contain wmv as a codec, you may want to check the actual encoding settings, you could still be using wmv inside a mov 🙂
I junked the flip app and it's henchmen immediately and moved the folder. I can convert the wmv in a pc if I need them again. I can't find anything suggesting a wmf-component in FCE's export process. After trashing the flipper and restarting, export was normal. Thanks.
I think the pref pane had an uninstall option, sorry I should have mentioned that earlier. It's normally the safest way to remove software, but it seems like you are back to normal 🙂
flip-4-mac watermark threat
