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Re: [ARSCLIST] embedded audio



Bob,

The page you pointed to seems to more or less duplicate what the folks here at CU say:

The gurus here said:

"Microsoft no longer makes a Windows Media player for Mac, but there's a free plugin called Flip4Mac that allows you to play WMA/WMV clips in the QuickTime player."

The Microsoft page says:

"Microsoft will continue to offer Windows Media Player 9 as a free download for Macintosh users, but has no plans to provide future updates or product support for Windows Media Player for Mac.

As an alternative, Microsoft has teamed up with Telestream <http://www.telestream.net> to make its popular Flip4Mac program available to Macintosh users."

I will not comment on whether windows media is a better or worse choice as I do not have the expertise.

Cheers,

Marcos

Bob Olhsson wrote:
-----Original Message-----
From Marcos Sueiro Bal: "...
On the user side, Microsoft no longer makes a Windows Media player for Mac, but there's a free plugin called Flip4Mac that allows you to play WMA/WMV clips in the QuickTime player..."


It is still very much available and has just been turned into a plug-in that
will remain very much officially supported by Microsoft.


http://www.microsoft.com/mac/otherproducts/otherproducts.aspx?pid=windowsmed
ia

The latest windoze media codecs are first rate and Microsoft, to their
credit, is the only outfit I'm aware of investing in actual research to
improve codec technology. While Apple licensed some of the best technology,
Microsoft hired the people who developed a lot of the technology both Apple
and Real uses.

Dismissing windows media is a pretty short sighted point of view that
suggests CU's multi-media gurus need to do their homework.

(and by the way, I have no love for Gates.)


Bob Olhsson Audio Mastery, Nashville TN
Mastering, Audio for Picture, Mix Evaluation and Quality Control
Over 40 years making people sound better than they ever imagined!
615.385.8051 http://www.hyperback.com


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