No Web browsers play wmv?

mattyjmattyj
Posted:
in Mac Software edited January 2014
I've recently attempted to make any web browser on my mac play wmv, but not one works.



I've tried Internet Explorer, Safari, Camino and opera.

Opera gets the furthest, actually loading the interface, but then crashes. I've heard that a plug in was available for safari but I can't find it.



Is there any solution? All yahoo services tell me to download Netscape Navigator 4.7, which is based in OS9 and can't be used in classic.



I have the latest version of Internet Explorer, Safari 1.0 (v85.5), Camino 0.7 and the newly released Opera. I'm running OS 10.2.8.



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Any ideas?

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 9
    paulpaul Posts: 5,278member
    what version of windows media do you have installed?

    9 has been out for a few weeks.. make sure you have the latest version...
  • Reply 2 of 9
    mattyjmattyj Posts: 898member
    Opps. Knew I forgot to mention something



    Yeah I have version 9.
  • Reply 3 of 9
    aquaticaquatic Posts: 5,602member
    Shouldn't it work, at least theoretically, with Safari? Yet it doesn't, with either WMP version. Why?



    It is intentional. Microsoft is a monopoly and they use their standards and formats to prevent or make it hard for anyone to use WMP unless they are on Windows. This is illegal but they have bought the US government. Now they are working on the EU. Let's hope Europe has more balls.
  • Reply 4 of 9
    jwri004jwri004 Posts: 626member
    I used to have a function player in Safari until I upgraded to WMP9. Though by functioning I mean that when I clicked on a link Safari would download the file to my drive and then load.



    After the upgrade it try's to play it, and fails giving me some fails to connect to server rubbish. I just download the links and play from there. No big hassle, though not a big user of WMP. Lucky to use it once or twice a month.
  • Reply 5 of 9
    mattyjmattyj Posts: 898member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Aquatic

    Shouldn't it work, at least theoretically, with Safari? Yet it doesn't, with either WMP version. Why?



    It is intentional. Microsoft is a monopoly and they use their standards and formats to prevent or make it hard for anyone to use WMP unless they are on Windows. This is illegal but they have bought the US government. Now they are working on the EU. Let's hope Europe has more balls.





    Europe should have more balls. No offence to the US, but they're looking after a company that is their own, the EU has no such interest.
  • Reply 6 of 9
    gabidgabid Posts: 477member
    With WMP 9, Safari and 10.3.1 I can watch clips in Safari off the CTV (Canadian Television Network) site.
  • Reply 7 of 9
    unremarkableunremarkable Posts: 220member
    It's in the HTML. If you just put link to a file "whatever.wmv", it'll download to your HD. If you use the object and embed tags, it'll embed it. See:



    <object id="MediaPlayer"

    classid="CLSID:22d6f312-b0f6-11d0-94ab-0080c74c7e95"

    codebase="http://activex.microsoft.com/nsmp2inf.cab#Version=5,1,52,701";

    standby="Loading Microsoft Windows Media Player components..."

    type="application/x-oleobject"

    width="304"

    height="255">



    <param name="FileName" value="http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/1070247679.wmv">;

    <param name="AnimationatStart" value="1">

    <param name="TransparentatStart" value="1">

    <param name="AutoStart" value="1">

    <param name="ShowControls" value="1">

    <param name="ShowAudioControls" value="1">

    <param name="EnableFullScreenControls" value="1">

    <param name="ShowDisplay" value="0">

    <param name="ShowGotoBar" value="0">

    <param name="ShowPositionControls" value="1">

    <param name="ShowStatusBar" value="0">

    <param name="ShowTracker" value="0">

    <param name="AllowChangeDisplaySize" value="1">

    <param name="AutoSize" value="0">

    <param name="DisplaySize" value="0">

    <embed type="application/x-mplayer2"

    pluginspage="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/en/download/plugin.asp";

    src="http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/1070247679.wmv";

    name="MediaPlayer"

    showcontrols="1"

    showstatusbar="0"

    showgotobar="0"

    width="304"

    height="255">

    </embed>

    </object>
  • Reply 8 of 9
    wrong robotwrong robot Posts: 3,907member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Lagunatic

    Shouldn't it work, at least theoretically, with Safari? Yet it doesn't,





    The Story of Safari's life. \
  • Reply 9 of 9
    aquaticaquatic Posts: 5,602member
    Quote:

    quote:

    Originally posted by Lagunatic

    Shouldn't it work, at least theoretically, with Safari? Yet it doesn't,







    The Story of Safari's life.



    Lagunatic?
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