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Flip4Mac WMV 2.1.1 for Mac OS X now available; adds WMA 9 support

Friday, May 04, 2007 - 10:38 AM EST

Telestream has announced availability of Flip4Mac WMV version 2.1.1 software. The update adds new features and enhancements to the company’s Windows Media Components for QuickTime. A major new feature is playback support for Windows Media 9 Advanced Profile, also known as the VC-1 Advanced Profile. Enhancements include improved 2-pass VBR encoding and MPEG-4 playback.

Until now, Flip4Mac WMV Studio Pro & Pro HD enabled users to create Windows Media 9 Advanced profiles. Version 2.1.1 adds the ability to playback the advanced profiles users create or import. Two-pass VBR encoding enhancements provide improved output results and remove an intermittent green flash issue. Improved MPEG-4 playback enhances WMV support for highly compressed media applications like digital cameras. Additional enhancements include improved ASX handling, improved installation support when using Apple Remote Desktop, and support for reclaiming file types assumed by other applications. The free version 2.1.1 update is available for download via:

• http://www.flip4mac.com/wmv_download.htm
• http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx

Flip4Mac WMV is comprised of a collection of QuickTime components that enables Mac OS X users to play, import and export Windows Media files using QuickTime-based applications. The family includes free playback of Windows Media files and a range of import and export capabilities priced from $29 to $179 which are available for online purchase at http://www.flip4mac.com

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May 04, 07 - 09:43 am Comment from: TowerTone

I have no flippant comments.

May 04, 07 - 09:45 am Comment from: Khaled

Am I the first?????

May 04, 07 - 09:47 am Comment from: Khaled

Oh, I was beat by TowerTone

I had never commented before, but could nt resist being the first to comment. Eventhough I had not comment what so ever.

May 04, 07 - 09:59 am Comment from: Twisted Mac Freak

Geraldine would have liked this since the devil made them do it.

May 04, 07 - 10:06 am Comment from: popper

tool

May 04, 07 - 10:07 am Comment from: ...

Bunch of morons with your pointless and useless comments!

May 04, 07 - 10:08 am Comment from: BuriedCaesar

This was released on April 26 - more than a week ago. Got it from the macupdate site.

Too much else going on?

Or maybe the pipes were clogged...?

May 04, 07 - 10:09 am Comment from: TMF

Looks like irony has returned.

May 04, 07 - 10:11 am Comment from: TMF

(That was meant for our dear friend, Ellipsis.)

May 04, 07 - 10:18 am Comment from: Dave H

Still no DRMed stream support, and therefore still useless.

May 04, 07 - 10:28 am Comment from: LordRobin

Still no DRMed stream support, and therefore still useless.

Yessiree, if it doesn't give Dave H exactly what he wants, it serves no purpose at all! His needs are paramount, after all.

I love Flip4Mac. It's allowed me to watch embedded WMV video using the QT plugin, which is vastly superior to the old WMP plug in.

May 04, 07 - 10:44 am Comment from: Merlyn 3D

I agree with LordRobin.....thanks to flip4mac, we actually have a better solution than what's on Windows...haha (well....except for the DRM thingy)

May 04, 07 - 10:54 am Comment from: TowerTone

"Oh, I was beat by TowerTone"

you and my stepkids....

May 04, 07 - 11:00 am Comment from: hemi

Can we now playback WMV files in 5.1 surround ?

May 04, 07 - 11:36 am Comment from: CandTsmac

I use the components but for the rest it's VisualHub all the way. It's worth 3 times what I paid for it. Check it out, the best 20 bucks you could ever spend, if your a digital media Mac type of person that is.

MW = rather. how do they do it?

May 04, 07 - 11:55 am Comment from: mossman

For playback of WMV, there's nothing better than MPlayer or VLC (VideoLAN Client).

Both free, open-source, and full-screen capable, unlike the non-pro version of Quicktime Player.

May 04, 07 - 01:01 pm Comment from: oh my

@ CandTsmac

Correct me if Im wrong, here ... but Visual Hub is a DVD Ripper .. and I dont think you can actually do any ripping with flip4mac ...
Of course, I coulda missed yer point, tho

May 04, 07 - 03:03 pm Comment from: TowerTone

oh my
Ok, I will.
VisualHub is not a DVD ripper.

It is a converter. Drop a video of one format in there, pick which way you want it to come out.

It will burn TS files to DVD, but I prefer Toast.

It will also send finished files to iTunes.

May 04, 07 - 05:29 pm Comment from: twilightmoon@mac.com

BurriedCeasar:
"This was released on April 26 - more than a week ago. Got it from the macupdate site.

Too much else going on?"

It's Windows Media Audio... no one noticed.

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