Existing users, 
This little chunk of code is one of the best things I've seen in years. What it does is stupid-simple: lets QuickTime play WMV files.
What this means is HUGE: It takes control of WMV out of the hands of Microsoft's worthless Windows Media Player and gives you control of your media. You can now one-click easy import WMV clips into iMovie, or transcode Windows Media into another format with QuickTime Pro.
And perhaps coolest of all, QT Player with this addition is a FAR more effective way to view Windows Media than Microsoft's own player--files that take the latest Mac version of the Mac player as much as 10 seconds to re-start after jumping ahead in (this on a G5) are playing nearly instantly in QT player with this. Add to that the warm feeling that comes from not using MS's player, and it only took me 5 minutes of testing to decide this is well worth the $10.
The only downside I can see is that the Open dialogues appear to be slowed tremendously (perhaps by this checking for WMV compatability?).
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Contributed by: Makosuke Wednesday, April 20 2005 @ 02:29 AM PDT
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WOW! (But can it play audio on MS Live Meeting WMV files?) - nemoreally
This sounds great, but what I need is a Mac OS X WMV player that will play Mircosoft's own WMV files from MS Live Meeting. (WMP 9 can only play the video; no audio.)Have you tried this, or do you know if WMV Player 1.0 lets QT play MS Live Meeting WMV files properly?
Thanks
Thursday, April 28 2005 @ 10:37 PM PDT
WOW! - davidlaska
I have not tried this yet but I already have very slow open dialogue boxes. I try to open from the finder as much as possible..Reply to This
Wednesday, April 20 2005 @ 10:05 AM PDT