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Silly VLC question
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I want to play some wmv files but that means i need to make vlc my default player.Does anyone know how to do this easily?I dont get it.Is it easy later switching between quicktime and vlc? The files that i have opened with vlc open up all over the place and i am stuck with lots of wmv icons on my dekstop.I currently have something playing with only audio but no video.
I also get alot of there errors
main: no suitable decoder module for fourcc `WMV3'.
VLC probably does not support this sound or video format.
Also can i play these videos within safari like quicktime does?
Any idea because as usual i have no clue
cheers
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VLC isn't so hot an WMV in my experience. Try Flip4Mac.
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Originally Posted by Chuckit
VLC isn't so hot an WMV in my experience. Try Flip4Mac.
ahh silly me.Is there any viable open source alternative for WMV? So should i just get rid of vlc.
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Not that I'm aware. Both VLC and Mplayer support WMV, but neither seems very consistent with picture quality for WMV.
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Chuck
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I'd keep VLC around. It's good for avi, mpeg, and older WMV.
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Originally Posted by blackbird_1.0
I'd keep VLC around. It's good for avi, mpeg, and older WMV.
Ok thanks ill leave it in the dock.Since u mentioned avi i just tried to play them in vlc and no luck.I guess it will improve with time.
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AVI is kind of a generic extension. Usually it means DIVX, which VLC plays fine. I've seen a couple that were some weird Windows Media format that VLC can't play at all. But yeah, VLC is what I use for all my video playing except QuickTime movies and WMVs.
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Actually, i have found the latest (last one?) WMV player to be quite good for video playback. Yeah, i know, it´s micro**** and there´s pretty much no features but it DOES play a couple of files were no other freeware apps go. VLC, WMP and QT will pretty much cover the ground IMHO.
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WMV player has been officially replaced by Flip4Mac by Microsoft.
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Originally Posted by blackbird_1.0
I'd keep VLC around. It's good for avi, mpeg, and older WMV.
I use it even to play DVDs since it uses less processing power than DVD player. Helpful when on battery.
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VLC can also get around DVD region locks (if the drive doesn't enforce them).
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