wma files & itunes

[markeus]

are there any plug ins for itunes so that i can play my wma files on itunes? or some simple method to converting my files so I can play them?

 

[swiftaw]

iTunes for windows will convert them to mp3 but i dont believe itunes for mac will.

 

[mad jew]

swiftaw is right, as usual. EasyWMA will convert them to MP3s, at a price.

 

[WildPalms]

...and while iTunes is the fronted for music and movies content, the engine is still QuickTime so you need a QuickTime filter to play wma. But as posted above, the answer has been given

Update: Flip4Mac is the software I was trying to recall. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx

 

[mad jew]

I didn't think Flip4Mac would let iTunes play WMAs. I could be wrong.

 

[WildPalms]

I didn't think Flip4Mac would let iTunes play WMAs. I could be wrong.

True, but you can play them in QuickTime. So, you are correct with converting first with EasyWMA if markeus really really has to play them in iTunes

 

[swiftaw]

swiftaw is right, as usual.

Thanks mad jew

 

[mad jew]

True, but you can play them in QuickTime. So, you are correct with converting first with EasyWMA if markeus really really has to play them in iTunes

Never really thought about it, but it seems weird that iTunes, which is essentially a fancy interface for QuickTime, can't play WMAs with Flip4Mac. Hmm...

Thanks mad jew

No worries mate.

 

[WildPalms]

I'm surprised some enterprising individual hasnt written a patch/hack/piece of software to do just that.