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Windows Media Player 9 for Mac OS X

WMP 9 STILL WON'T PLAYBACK ALL WMP FILES CORRECTLY ON THE MAC! ARGHHHHH!!!!

I have a sh*tload of WMP files in which I can view the video but not the audio because it uses ACELP.NET audio codecs. I couldn't wait for WMP 9 to come out becuase I though when it did I could play back these videos WITH SOUND but guess what? WMP for Mac STILL does not play back the sound in these clips!!!!! ARGHH, I still get the error message "This file may not play correctly because it was compressed by using a codec that is no supported"

WMP for Windows plays these files perfectly with both sound and video.

I'M SO PISSED!
 
No WMP for me yet, I hardly find a use for it or any Microsoft product.

Lucky me. : )
 
Terminator 2?

Anyone try watching the Terminator 2 dvd, Disc 2 High-Def? Does this mean it'll be compatible with Macs now?
 
Originally posted by pgwalsh
ha ha ha That was a good chuckle.

That has been a problem for some sites. I really don't like the whole idea of having 3 different media players to play music or video off the web. WMP, Real, and quicktime. Can't they all just get along.
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Tell me about it. Hired a company to produce a video for my companies web site and I insisted on all 3 player compatibility. The developer was not going to include Quicktime.
 
t2 doesn't work, it uses interactual player to play the video, and WMP9 to process. Since interactual isn't on the mac... no high def on the mac. Unless somebody knows of a way to play it without the interactual software
 
craptacular

I downloaded and installed it hoping it'd be an improvement over whatever was the last version I had. My god... IT'S WORSE!!! Some artists I like have videos sadly only available in WMP format. Before they'd vaguely get through with just huge artifacts and crappy sound... now they time-out or buffer or the video freezes and the audio continues!! What the crap?!?! This is in fact a downgrade. The quality still sux as much, just now things don't play all the way through.

Another example of why Windoze and anything Microsuck does simply just blows!
 
Originally posted by gothamac
First you must un-install ALL earlier version of the program,


To Uninstall Windows Media Player 7 for Mac or Windows Media Player 6.3 for Mac

To uninstall previous versions of the Player:
1. Drag the Windows Media Player folder to the Trash.
2. Double-click the System folder, double-click the Preferences folder, and then drag the Windows Media Player Prefs file to the Trash.
3. Double-click the System folder, double-click the Extensions folder, and then drag the following files, if present, to the Trash:
? Acelp.net Decoder 05.0 kbps
? Acelp.net Decoder 06.5 kbps
? Acelp.net Decoder 08.5 kbps
? Acelp.net Decoder 16.0 kbps
? Mpeg Layer-3 Audio
? MPG4
? VivoActive G723 Decoder
4. On the Special menu, click Empty Trash, and then click OK.
5. On the Special menu, click Restart.


Wow. forget that
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What's funny is that these are instructions for OS 9, while the new software is for OS X. DO they even realize this.

Stupidity runs rampant.

:p
 
Originally posted by primalman
What's funny is that these are instructions for OS 9, while the new software is for OS X. DO they even realize this.

Stupidity runs rampant.

:p
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I was wondering about that. It is unbelievable.
 
Okay I got the Plug in to work, just had to restart Safari but I STILL don't have audio for videos encoded with ACELP.NET audio codecs.
 
Is anyone having problem installing this?

I downloaded the bin file, but it won't install.
 
Its quality of choice not quantity that matters

This release of WMP 9 is an advantage for mac users ie choice and access to material on the internet is wider now. But as long as mpeg development keeps moving forward and stays accessible to Mac and PC, and technically keeps ahead of WMP, people providing their video content on the net will opt for mpeg, and the omni presence of WMP9 becomes irrelevant.




28 minutes to download WMP9 at 3.7kb on a 512kb broadband connection? That´s really encourageing and user friendly.:confused:
 
Is it a good or a bad sign that the installation freezes before it has even started to copy files? Is Panther just stronger and can withstand Microsoft?
 
The installer has been frozen for the last 10 minutes (second time I've tried to install). And I thought WMP for Mac couldn't get any worse...
 
WMP 9 seems all right, but the default skin's 'faked brushed metal to weird metal gradient' for the player controls stinks. Switch to the Modern or Translucent themes, they're much better.
 
Originally posted by Quobobo
The installer has been frozen for the last 10 minutes (second time I've tried to install). And I thought WMP for Mac couldn't get any worse...
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Sometimes it seems to freeze. But iFind that if i just let it go in the background it "unfreezes" itself.
 
i think microsoft was unable to figure out how to "overwrite" the previous WMP app, so you have to remove it yourself...or they are the most inept group of coders out there (most likely). anyways, installation for me would freeze unless i manually deleted the wmp app, hope this helps.
 
So I am the only one who has enncountered this aduio problem? Am I the only one being frustrated by this?
 
Re: Its quality of choice not quantity that matters

Originally posted by billyboy

28 minutes to download WMP9 at 3.7kb on a 512kb broadband connection? That´s really encourageing and user friendly.:confused:
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46 seconds on cable modem.
 
As others have stated, for some reason the WMP installer likes to search your hard drive for something before it starts installing, and this searching takes a *LONG* time. It took a few minutes on my comp before it started installing, but it did start eventually. I imagine that if you have a bigger hard drive or a slower computer, the lag time may be longer. So just start the installation and put it in the background.

I must say that it is nice to have a WMP plugin for Safari now, but the video/audio codecs that are supported are not as complete as the PC version (as was stated before). I am still unable to play certain files, even after trying MPlayer, VLC, and the new WMP 9 player.

Ah, well. I could play most divx files before WMP 9, so whatever.
 
Help..got a problem

After I DL 9 it said I could not expand it!!?? It says I need expander 8 or later and reinstall from the orig installer.

WTF?? I have Stuffit 8 I got it only like 2 weeks ago.
Can anyone help out? If not I'll just make do with last ver. because MS is starting to piss me off. The installer doesn't even work like it's suppose too.

I've DL two other programs that used expander and it worked like a charm...why does MS have to be arse.
 
Originally posted by whfsdude
Time for some good old tv :)

http://tv.seattlewireless.net/

But really I hate to say it WMP is better than real IMHO now :)
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tremendous example of WMP at its best - not so far.

I trashed all traces of rprevious WMP and installed as directed. Playing the above link with WMP set with what looks like the appropriate preferences it is a complete waste of time. Real Player looks and sounds almost perfect. Even VLC playing audio only is a better option.

Any ideas how to make WMP rock, please.
 
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