can the Mac play flash files??

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in Mac Software edited January 2014
i am new to the mac and have some question to clarify



1)can my ibook play flash clips?

2)when they talk about burning cd,does that mean u can transfer a file, say a word document to the cd???

3)wat are the advantages of buying quicktime pro??



sorry for such stupid questions. me really almost IT illiterate

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  • Reply 1 of 3
    ameatameat Posts: 18member
    [quote]Originally posted by stunned:

    <strong>

    1)can my ibook play flash clips?

    </strong><hr></blockquote>



    yup...go to <a href="http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=11622&db=mac"; target="_blank">Versiontracker</a> and download yourself a copy of the flash player and plugin...



    [quote]<strong>

    2)when they talk about burning cd,does that mean u can transfer a file, say a word document to the cd???

    </strong><hr></blockquote>



    it means you can use the cd like any other removable drive, however if using just a cd-r, you in fact can only copy the data once, ie "burn the data" as opposed to when you use a cd-rw which is a rewritable cd and that allows to use the cd much like you would a zip or a floppy...and yes, any file format can be burned.



    [quote]<strong>

    3)wat are the advantages of buying quicktime pro??

    </strong><hr></blockquote>



    not sure but i believe it allows you to save web streaming video, as well as include other encoding and decoding formats for use with higher end video as well as some higher quality transitions for use in things such as final cut pro...i'm sure i'm missing a whole lot of details that someone who is into video might be able to help out with...



    anyways...
  • Reply 2 of 3
    stroszekstroszek Posts: 801member
    [quote]Originally posted by stunned:

    <strong>i am new to the mac and have some question to clarify



    1)can my ibook play flash clips?</strong><hr></blockquote>

    You can download the Flash Player from Macromedia directly:<a href="http://www.macromedia.com/downloads/"; target="_blank">Macromedia Downloads</a>.

    While you are there, I would recommend downloading the Shockwave Player too. You will probably run into less Shockwave content than Flash content, but you'll miss some really good stuff without it.



    [quote]<strong>3)wat are the advantages of buying quicktime pro??</strong><hr></blockquote>



    <a href="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/"; target="_blank">10 Reasons to Go Pro Today</a>



    [ 04-06-2002: Message edited by: Stroszek ]</p>
  • Reply 3 of 3
    With my verion of Quicktime pro, I can view downloaded flash clips.



    [ 04-11-2002: Message edited by: The Sixthring ]</p>
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