| 24 Dec 2006 06:45 am |
steve gates Guest | this topic is old, but
the newest version of the VLC media player (available at http://www.videolan.org) has been able to play even .avi files encoded with the WMV3 fourcc codec. i downloaded a video that i really wanted to watch and got that dreaded error message, and even though it had always bee na futile effort before, i followed the link the bug reporting site and looked at the forum for the features they wish to include in future versions, which eventually led me to the comparison chart for the different platforms' versions of VLC and the features they have.
ANYWAY, long story short, the version of VLC for Mac OS X out now - 0.8.6 - was able to play that AVI file with no problems - no dropped frames, no missing sound, nothing. it may be just a fluke but they seem to have fixed this compatibility issue.
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| 31 Dec 2006 01:25 am |
goldenchild Guest | THIS SHOULD HELP.....
Here is a solution that should help some people see their video, and might also be why some claim they can get them to play and others can’t. What you need to do is make sure the extension is ".wmv” of the file. I only have tested this on two wmv3 files, but it worked both times!
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| 08 Jan 2007 01:32 pm |
raphaelcusa Guest | Dominik wagner wrote:
so here what i found out:
Windows media player plays WMV3
if you get an video that is actually in an avi container and conteins WMV3 you can get it to play in Windows Media Player for mac with help from mplayer:
mplayer -dumpstream
mv ./stream.dump .wmv
this wmv will play in windows media player, isn’t that nice?
I just tried that, got the stream.dump output file, renamed it to wmv. Won’t up in WMP9 for OSX or in Quicktime with Flip4Mac installed. I’m using mplayer for OS X with the -dumpstream option added through the preferences menu. Any other ideas?
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| 08 Jan 2007 11:19 pm |
Kermudgeon Guest | Any .wmv file, including those with wmv3 encoding, will play with Quicktime if you get this: http://www.flip4mac.com/
I have in fact verified this. Things open in quicktime, but if I open them in VLC then it says “main: no suitable decoder module for fourcc `WMV3'. VLC probably does not support this sound or video format." Again, quicktime will play this same file just fine with the above extension.
Which is free and you should get.
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| 11 Jan 2007 11:11 am |
ssolo Guest | indeed, renaming to .asf or .wmv is enough to make windows media player (free) play WMV3 files..
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| 17 Jan 2007 05:14 pm |
dopy magenta Guest | that japanese app linked above is the shizit!
it totally worked for me once i poked around with it.
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Bay/8128/
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| 02 Feb 2007 09:12 pm |
undeserving Guest | There is hope for all ye people who need wmv3 conversion!
Some brilliant japanese programmer has given us all a way to watch wmv3 video on macs.
of course, you still need windows media player, but it’s better than nothing. The quality is occasionally jumpy depending on your connection.
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Bay/8128/
don’t worry about all the japanese. run the program, “open” your wmv3 encoded file through the program, play the videofile that comes with the program, and voila!
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| 16 Feb 2007 05:56 pm |
B Anime Guest | Ok I’ve got Full_Metal_Panic_21.DVD(AAC)[KAA].avi as an example file.
The video plays in quicktime but no audio. The audio plays in VLC but no video.
Windows Media Video 9 Standard, 640 x 480
is what quicktime’s get info says.
main: no suitable decoder module for fourcc `WMV3'.
VLC probably does not support this sound or video format.
is what VLC says.
Any thoughts about my issue.
Thanks.
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| 16 Feb 2007 06:03 pm |
B Anime Guest | Just to add the WMV3 server says the audio codec is AAC. Doesn’t quicktime play AAC.
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| 21 Feb 2007 09:30 am |
Martian Guest | just chaned any extension to wmv and ur done!
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| 17 Mar 2007 06:52 am |
paucito Guest | Hi,
So, with the new VLC 0.8.6 I can open the WMV3 movies without any problems.
My question is...
How do I now save these files that I can see using VLC?
Any thoughts?
Nothing I’ve tried works 
thanks
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| 17 Mar 2007 06:54 am |
paucito Guest | I forgot to mention that I’m using VLC to access a WMV3 stream, not a saved file on my Mac...
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| 02 Apr 2007 12:52 am |
GTB Guest | I have wmv files I cannot play as well. Is there a codec I can download? From where?
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| 20 May 2007 12:01 pm |
alex a Guest | i use the program EasyWMV v1.2.2 and have converted just about every wmv3 file that doesnt play in wmp or vlc. download from versiontracker.
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| 28 May 2007 11:39 am |
gilca Guest | i have a video that doesnt play the sounds because it needs wmv3 decoder witch apparently did not download with the video. what should i do to fix it or how do i get it. please some body help
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| 07 Jun 2007 08:13 pm |
Joselito Guest | i’ve installed Flip4Mac, a windows media to quicktime converter, and i’m able to view live and archived wmv9 encoded files via Quicktime no problem.
http://www.flip4mac.com/
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| 10 Jul 2007 06:34 pm |
Scrapps Guest | I just downloaded a avi which wouldn’t play in VLC. Said it was WMV3. Tried loading it in WMP9 and said it couldn’t handle that file type. I renamed the extension from .avi to plus WMV. Opened in WMP9 and hey presto plays fine!
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| 14 Oct 2007 02:54 pm |
mooseman0303 Guest | I know this is an old topic, but found it by searching...
Here’s how to eliminate choppy video on WMV3’s for Mac... (when VLC and Flip4Mac can’t handle it)...
The problem is that Macs can’t easily handle WMV3 that is above a certain pixel resolution. WMV2’s seem to work fine, but hi-res WMV3s produce terribly choppy, virtually unwatchable video. Here’s how to get around it:
Use Visual Hub to convert your WMV3 file to a lower resolution, 640x480 or less. Or better yet, let it convert to an .avi or .mpg for better compatibility. This has worked for me very well so far.
Good luck!
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| 22 Oct 2007 09:39 am |
El_que_resuelve Guest | ok here’s is what works. you get flip4mac (any torrent site can help get that). now you can watch them with quicktime. if you want recode then download quicktime pro (again look for torrents or activation keys or buy). then go to te menu till you find the option export and thats it, export to whatever you like.
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| 27 Dec 2007 03:24 pm |
Roto Guest | crayfish wrote:
Here’s a Japanese program that converts WMV3 into ASF called WMV3 Server (works on OSX 10.2.8 and above).
Thank you. Thats my favoured solution to the problem. Simple, fast, efficient. Keep up the spirit!
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