Windows Media Components for QuickTime: Difference between revisions

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| discontinued = Yes

| latest release version = '''3.3.8''' (latest version for [[Mac OS X Snow Leopard|Mac OS X 10.6.8]] through Mac OS 10.11.6)<br>'''3.2.0.16''' (last free version for Mac OS X 10.6.8 through 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, 2015

| platform = [[IA-32]], [[x64]]

| genre = [[Multimedia framework]]<br>[[Plug-in (computing)|Plug-in]]<br>[[Media player (software)|Media player]]

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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==

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[[Category:QuickTime]]

[[Category:macOSMacOS media players]]

[[Category:Codecs]]

[[Category:Component-based software engineering]]