Flip4Mac begins beta testing Universal Binary WMV QuickTime components

For Intel Mac users who either love or hate WMV but have to deal with it one way or another, Flip4Mac has just begun beta testing the long-awaited Universal Binary version of their WMV QuickTime components. Announced in their forums today, it is more or less an invite-yourself program, as I had to contact them weeks ago to get on their email announcement list.

After briefly testing on my MacBook Pro, it seems like everything is working just fine. I'm able to play embedded WMV files with no problem, but I unfortunately don't have any locally saved WMV's to try at the moment. So far, the beta seems like a success, and while I hate the WMV format just as much as the next Mac user, it's nice to no longer receive that 'plug-in not found' error.

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Sam B

so sad nothing out there yet

July 24 2006 at 3:48 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Sam B

does anyone have a usable link
???

July 24 2006 at 3:47 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jman

I'm having wmv files bomb my Safari and my Flip4mac won't play them either. Can anyone explain or help me? QT7.1 didn't have this issue...only since I installed QT7.1.1

June 14 2006 at 1:04 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

EatingPie

Anyone have any luck with WMV-HD files. It's dropping frames like crazy on the two 720p files I threw at it.

Tiny widdy biddy 320x240 runs like the wind though... but I could walk frames that size in from Russia and it'd still be smooth.

-Pie

June 07 2006 at 6:43 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

CraigS

Please understand that posting the link to the beta is in violation of the license agreement and that anyone distributing it subject a royalty for each version that is downloaded from the site.
Although the Flip4Mac WMV Player IS FREE if downloaded from Microsoft or Flip4Mac's site, it is NOT free if downloaded elsewhere.

Those who sign up get a link to a feedback form so you can test and report issues which Flip4Mac can then fix so a fixed official release can then be distributed.

Those who'd like to get the FREE beta legitimately can got to
www.flip4mac.com/fusetalk/forum/ and sign up before Thursday 9 AM.

Please understand that if you want this product to continue as freeware folks at Flip4Mac need your cooperation and registered participation.

June 07 2006 at 12:03 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

tavdog

somebody upload it usenet or something? download links are not surviving.

June 06 2006 at 4:21 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Sigsegv

D'oh! It's gone from the link in #17 now. Anyone got another link?

June 06 2006 at 2:57 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Peter Adkins

A big bummer! It automatically closes the browser window when loading a WMV movie in Safari or Firefox.

June 06 2006 at 7:00 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Pollibus

try this at home!

http://rapidshare.de/files/223...WMV_v2_1_0_24.dmg.html

Pollibus