Flip4Mac breaks QuickTime export?

Anyone have any idea on how to get certain WM files to play from certain sites

The boston herald, red sox site

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/

when you click in the upper right area to play (the ridiculous) WM files, it gets redirected and complains, even though Filp4Mac is installed and plays WM files from othe sites, CNN, etc.

I have emailed the boston globe about giving people the actual link not a presumptuous redirect message about WM not being installed.

Hey Boston Globe IT Dept, get a clue, give us the direct WM links

I think TIm O hit the nail on the head. The free version of the plugin will not allow you to export to other formats. But if you get the $29 upgrade to Flip4Mac WMV Import, you can again export to other formats. They should restrict the exporting ONLY when you have opened a WMV file if they're only trying to get you to upgrade. Personally, I think it was worth upgrading. I can now watch WMV files both in the QT Player and via the QT browser plugin better than I ever could with WM Player. I'm glad MS is dropping support for WMP on the Mac. It was a joke.

First off, QT 7.0.4 introduced some changes that required Flip4Mac version 2.0.1 for the solution. This update has NOT been available at the Microsoft site. It's been available at www.flip4mac.com for weeks now, but MS has a problem keeping up, or something.
So...get 2.0.1 before you call it quits on F4M. I have 3 Macs running perfectly with it now. Sure, there are some sites that won't stream, but that's because of all the many different protocols, formats, codecs and network variables. The F4M people are working to make any, that are presented to them, work. If you have a site in question, send the link to support@flip4mac.com. Use that email to report any other anomalies as well. They are really quite good about staying on top of the product. This is NOT a Microsoft company and they aren't run by them, so they really want to be successful and are responding to the requests of the users. DRM is still up in the air, but negotiations are under way to possibly add compatibility.

Hello:
A quick post from Flip4Mac to give you information on the issue you are seeing. There is a potential conflict with certain .avi files that you are likely experiencing. If the system has other .avi handlers on it (like 3ivx or divx), you may see additional conflicts. We are working to correct this issue and will post an update as quickly as we can.

Also, there was a comment about QuickTime 7.0.4 which did cause a crash issue with v2.0 of Flip4Mac WMV. We posted an update with 48 hours of the launch, which corrected the problem. V2.0.1 is the version that should be run with QT 7.0.4

It's probably also worth letting you know that Microsoft has agreed to distribute Flip4Mac WMV but has not invested in or purchased any part of the company.

Also, there is an unistaller placed in the Apps/Flip4Mac folder that will allow you to uninstall at any time.

If anyone is interested in being part of the beta testing group for the upcoming .avi fix, please send email to support@flip4mac.com.

We'll continue to add features and improve performance. Any other comments can be sent to us at info@flip4mac.com

Barb D

Thanks for posting this. I couldn't figure out why I couldn't edit any of my movie clips from my Canon camera. I uninstalled Flip4Mac and everything is working again.

I hope that someone comes up with a reliable viewer for Windows Media Files. Actually I wish that people would stop using WMF but that is wishful thinking.

On my machine, Flip4Mac caused iMovie to be unable to import any video clips. Once I removed it, everything was fine again. I'd avoid it if stability is something you care about.

Tim O.,

I couldn't get the trick to work. It tells me that the Copy operation couldn't be completed, because "the movie doesn't allow saving."

Would this be intentional? :)

I wouldn't be surprised if it would.. Another one of those nasty MS tactics to incite people to switch.

Kiltak
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I recently developed the no sound or sound stops in seconds problem with videos on my 5g iPod. The odd thing is that the same videos will play in Quicktime or, sometimes, in iTunes. The problem usually arises ONLY when trying to play the video on the iPod. Therefore, it seems to me that the issue must have something to do with the transfer itself. Has happened with videos converted in iTunes, as well in iSquint. I will remove Flip, but I doubt it is the real culprit.

To echo Natrino, update to 2.0.2 and these problems should go away. I've had tremendous success since updating.