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gulmatan · Apr 21, 2006, 04:43 PM

Hi there.

I sometimes get correspondences from my cousins to watch some Windoze videos. Unforunately, it's all broadcast/formatted on a webpage geared towards Windoze Media. I was wondering, what software/plugins, etc. do I need to install top read such files (for example, those ".asx" or ".asxp" files)? I know there's "Flip4Mac" but, if it works as an option, how do I configure it to read the various Windoze videos formats. I'd also like to know, in addition to Flip4Mac, what else is there as well.

Tomchu · Apr 21, 2006, 05:09 PM

Flip4Mac installs some Safari plug-ins, among other things like the codecs, that allow most sites to think that you have Media Player installed.

I haven't had problems with embedded streaming Windows video since installing it.

gulmatan · Apr 21, 2006, 05:34 PM

How did you configure it? I think i'm missing a step or even some other programs/plug-ins. please advise. Thanks.

Tomchu · Apr 21, 2006, 05:57 PM

I just installed it, and that was it. No configuration.

gulmatan · Apr 21, 2006, 06:05 PM

Well, i must be missing something because every time i try to watch something that's in WMP format, WMP will open but, I keep getting the "Error Creating Unique '.tmp' File" alert box and the media won't play.

Tee · Apr 21, 2006, 08:27 PM

It really is a shame that Mac users are marginalized in this way.

Tomchu · Apr 21, 2006, 09:17 PM

You should get rid of WMP. You don't need it if you have Flip4Mac.

gulmatan · Apr 22, 2006, 01:55 AM

Originally Posted by Tomchu

You should get rid of WMP. You don't need it if you have Flip4Mac.

Well then, i musxt be missing a step because, i havre Flip4Mac and the media file STILL won't run.

headbirth · Apr 22, 2006, 11:38 AM

Just grab VLC ... it's free

macintologist · Apr 22, 2006, 01:11 PM

Originally Posted by headbirth

Just grab VLC ... it's free

Doesn't support WM9

Uncle Skeleton · Apr 22, 2006, 05:23 PM

Originally Posted by gulmatan

Well then, i musxt be missing a step because, i havre Flip4Mac and the media file STILL won't run.

People are giving you poor advice in this thread, but the reason for that is you're asking poor questions. You need to link to a specific file that's giving you trouble so we can tell you for sure if it should be working, and you need to contact flip4mac's tech support because clearly you're doing something with their product that's causing it not to work as designed.

It may be that the wmv files are copy protected, in which case there's no way to play them in Mac OS.

gulmatan · Apr 23, 2006, 03:15 AM

Okay, here is the link so you can see what I'm dealing with:

http://www.abc.net.au/foreign/conten...pamuk_200k.asx

msuper69 · Apr 23, 2006, 11:53 AM

Originally Posted by gulmatan

Okay, here is the link so you can see what I'm dealing with:

http://www.abc.net.au/foreign/conten...pamuk_200k.asx

That file will not play in either Flip4Mac or Windows Media Player.

There is a link for a RealPlayer version of the file which plays just fine.

Jacke · Apr 23, 2006, 12:16 PM

Originally Posted by msuper69

That file will not play in either Flip4Mac or Windows Media Player.

But that's just because the file doesn't use proper ASX code to tell WMP what to do. If you download the file and open it in TextEdit you can see the mms-url to the stream (which does open for me in WMP):
mms://media3.abc.net.au/foreign/2006/turkey_pamuk_200k.wmv

David2213 · Apr 23, 2006, 12:25 PM

What kind of video file is .asx??? I've seen them before but i was never really sure.

joe · Apr 23, 2006, 01:38 PM

Originally Posted by msuper69

That file will not play in either Flip4Mac or Windows Media Player.

That files plays back great on my Mac with Windows Media Player. Maybe you need to re-install the latest version?

Uncle Skeleton · Apr 23, 2006, 02:31 PM

Originally Posted by Jacke

But that's just because the file doesn't use proper ASX code to tell WMP what to do. If you download the file and open it in TextEdit you can see the mms-url to the stream (which does open for me in WMP):
mms://media3.abc.net.au/foreign/2006/turkey_pamuk_200k.wmv

It plays fine in QT with flip4mac too, if you use "open url"

Originally Posted by David2213

What kind of video file is .asx??? I've seen them before but i was never really sure.

It's just a metafile that points to another windows media file (open one in a text editor and see for yourself). Although sometimes you see actual files named asx because the apps that play it are not dependent on file name extensions (like QT is for some ridiculous reason), so people name it wrong, see that it works anyway, and think they've guessed the right thing.