Flip4Mac is a free QuickTime component for the Mac. It was designed to allow playback of Windows Media audio and video files in QuickTime applications.
Flip4Mac isn't an application that you have to run to play Windows Media Files. It simply allows QuickTime-based applications to run those formats. So, for example, after installing this, you will be able to use the Quick Look feature to play WMV files from Finder. Or you will be able to open those files with QuickTime. Any other app that uses QuickTime for playback will also benefit from having the component installed.
Flip4Mac also installs a few plug-ins. Some of those are for web browsers to play WMV content. It also installs Silverlight, by Microsoft. You can find the component options under the Flip4Mac preference pane, there you can change a few settings and update or upgrade the app.
Pros
- The video decoder is free
- It allows you to play WMV files in every QuickTime-based app, like Quick Look
Cons
- None
Flip 4Mac is a P.O.S. They write a trailer on your videos / movies which is almost impossible for the average amature to get rid of. They do this to cause you to spend the money on there program to remove the audio trailer. Even after you spend the money, it is a big problem to get rid of the scar. This is a bunch of unscrupulos crap. There is not a rating low enough for there people.Dennis Hish scorpio1948@me.com