Windows Media Video (WMV) is a compressed video file format for several proprietary codecs developed by Microsoft, which is not natively compatible with Mac platform. However, there are many ways to get around this problem.
Converting WMV to videos playable on Mac
Aimersoft Total Media Converter for Mac is an all-in-one DVD ripper and video converter which enable you to play any video files on the iPod, iPhone, PSP, ps3, Apple TV and other devices.
Aimersoft Total Media Converter for Mac
Platform: Mac OS X Price: USD 49.00
This media converter not only converts video clips but also audio files and is able to extract audio from video file. It supports a variety of file formats, not only the common use file formats such as MP4, MOV, M4V, AVI, FLV, 3GP, 3G2, MPG, VOB, MPEG, MPG, ASF, MOD, M4A, MP3, WAV, AC3, MKA, MP2, etc, but also supports WMV, MKV and HD video formats(ts, tp, trp, m2ts, mts) .
iSkysoft Video Converter for Mac can convert between various video formats on Mac OS X. iSkysoft Video Converter for Mac is a specially designed Mac video converter.
iSkysoft Video Converter for Mac
Platform: Mac OS X Price: USD 35.00
Input video formats supported by iSkysoft Video Converter for Mac include MP4, 3GP, 3G2, MOV, AVI, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG TS/TP (HD Video)
Output video formats supported by iSkysoft Video Converter for Mac include MP4, AVI, FLV, and MPG.
Playing WMV video with Windows Media Player for Mac
Another option is to download the Windows Media Player for Mac from the Microsoft website. Microsoft says they will continue to offer Windows Media Player version 9 as a free download for Macintosh users, but they will no longer provide support or updates for this product. So in the long run, you may be better off going with the Flip4Mac WMV addon for QuickTime.
Software that can play WMV files include Windows Media Player, GOM Player, ALLPlayer, The KMPlayer, PowerDVD, RealPlayer, MPlayer, VLC Media Player, Zoom Player and Media Player Classic. The Microsoft Zune media management software supports the WMV codec, but uses a Zune-specific variation of Windows Media DRM which is used by PlaysForSure. Many third-party players exist for various platforms such as Linux that use the FFmpeg implementation of the WMV codecs.
On the Macintosh platform, Microsoft released a PowerPC version of Windows Media Player for Mac OS X in 2003, but further development of the software has ceased. Microsoft currently endorses the 3rd party Flip4Mac WMV, a QuickTime Component which allows Macintosh users to play WMV files in any player that uses the QuickTime framework. According to the Flip4Mac website, WMV files with DRM encryption are not compatible with the component.
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