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Line 1: {{Short description\|MacOS media plugin}} {{Infobox software \| name = Flip4Mac - Windows Media Components for QuickTime~~<br />Flip4Mac~~ \| logo = ~~\| logo = <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:WMV Player.png\|48px\|WMV Player icon]] -->~~ \| screenshot = [[Image:Flip4Mac WMV PreferencePane.png\|200px\|The WMV Preference Pane.]] \| caption = Flip4Mac WMV [[Preference Pane]] \| developer = [[Telestream\|Telestream, Inc.]] \| operating system = [[macOS]] \| discontinued = Yes \| latest release version = '''3.3.8''' (latest version for [[Mac OS X ~~Lion~~Snow Leopard\|Mac OS X 10.76.8]] ~~and~~through ~~later~~Mac OS 10.11.6)<br>'''3.2.0.16''' (last free version for Mac OS X 10.76.8 ~~and~~through ~~later~~10.11.6.)<br>'''2.4.4.2''' (last supported version for [[Mac OS X Leopard\|Mac OS X 10.5]] and [[Mac OS X Snow Leopard\|Mac OS X 10.6]]) ~~\| latest release date = May, 2014~~ \| latest ~~preview~~release ~~version~~date = May 2015 ~~\| latest preview date =~~ \| platform = [[IA-32]], [[x64]] \| genre = [[Multimedia framework]]<br>[[Plug-in (computing)\|Plug-in]]<br>[[Media player (software)\|Media player]] \| license = [[Commercial software]] (from v3.3)<br>[[Freeware]] (until v3.2) \| website = {{URL\|http://www.telestream.net/flip4mac/~~overview~~download.htm}} }} '''Windows Media Components for QuickTime''', also known as '''Flip4Mac WMV Player''' by [[Telestream\|Telestream, Inc.]] iswas one of the few commercial products that allow playback of [[Microsoft]]'s proprietary audio and video codecs inside [[QuickTime]] for [[macOS]]. It ~~allows~~allowed playback of: * [[Windows Media Video]] 7, 8, 9, SD and HD * [[Windows Media Audio]] 7, 8, 9, Professional and Lossless It also ~~includes~~included a web browser plug-in to allow playback of embedded Windows Media files in web pages. With the components installed, any QuickTime-compatible application is able to directly play WMV content. This includes the official [[QuickTime Player]] by Apple as well as countless third party players. WMV Player also allows Windows media files to be associated to QuickTime Player. On January 12, 2006, Microsoft discontinued support for [[Windows Media Player]] for Mac OS X and began distributing a free version of WMV Player as Windows Media Components for QuickTime on their website.<ref>[http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/flip4mac.mspx Windows Media Components for QuickTime]</ref> As of June 2015, there is no longer a free version of this application offered. Flip4Mac was retired as of July 1, 2019. "If you are a current user of Flip4Mac, or your Flip4Mac stopped functioning when up upgraded your operating system, we invite you to take a look at Switch."<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.telestream.net/telestream-support/flip4mac-wmv/faq.htm?kbURL=http://telestream.force.com/kb/articles/Knowledge_Article/Flip4Mac-retired-as-of-July-1-2019\|title=Telestream Flip4Mac - Support - Knowledge Base\|website=www.telestream.net\|access-date=2019-10-23}}</ref> ==Timeline== Line 32: July 15, 2006 – version 2.1 of Flip4Mac now supported Windows Media Player 10 content, which was previously inaccessible to Macintosh users. This newer version also supports Intel-based Macs. July 27, 2006 – version 2.1 is a non-beta release of the [[Universal Binary]] format for Mac OS X. September 20, 2016 - Flip4Mac doesn't work in macOS Sierra (10.12) July 1, 2019 - Flip4Mac officially discontinued by Telestream (Telestream had stopped development as of 2016) ==See also== * [[Flip4Mac]] * [[Perian]] * [[VLC media player]], an alternative [[open-source software\|open source]] player * [[Xiph QuickTime Components]] Line 44 ⟶ 46: ==External links== [https://web.archive.org/web/20131222230313/http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=9442 Flip4Mac 3.2.0.16 download] [http://dvd-mac.com/flip4mac.html Flip4Mac 3.2 and Flip4Mac 4.2.2 downloads] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001032728/http://dvd-mac.com/flip4mac.html \|date=2014-10-01 }} [http://www.telestream.net/telestream-support/flip4mac-wmv/faq.htm?kbURL=http://telestream.force.com/kb/articles/Knowledge_Article/Flip4Mac-retired-as-of-July-1-2019 Official retirement announcement] <!-- [https://web.archive.org/web/20131222230313/http://download.microsoft.com/download/C/8/9/C8951314-E056-404A-8EA8-8744E42594AA/3.2.0.16/Flip4Mac%203.2.0.16.dmg Flip4Mac 3.2.0.16 direct download] --> *<!-- [https://web.archive.org/web/20131222230313/http://download.microsoft.com/download/C/8/9/C8951314-E056-404A-8EA8-8744E42594AA/2.4.4.2/Flip4Mac%20WMV%202.4.4.2.dmg Flip4Mac 2.4.4.2 direct download] --> [[Category:QuickTime]] [[Category:~~macOS~~MacOS media players]] [[Category:Codecs]] [[Category:Component-based software engineering]]