Flip4Mac
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Flip Player's main window on OS X Mavericks
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| Developer(s) | Telestream, Inc. |
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| Initial release | December 6, 2004 |
| Stable release |
3.3.7.2 / October 5, 2015
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| Development status | Active |
| Operating system | macOS |
| Platform | x86, x64 |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Multimedia framework, plug-in, media player |
| License | Proprietary commercial software |
| Website | www |
Flip4Mac from Telestream, Inc. is a digital media software for the macOS operating system. It is particularly known for being the only QuickTime component for macOS that supports Windows Media Video.
Telestream previously offered a free standalone player also known as Flip Player while charging for their Pro and Studio features until the release of v3.3 on May 1, 2014 when they began charging for Flip4Mac Player (plug-in and standalone player combined).
There are four versions of Flip4Mac Player:
Play Windows Media files (.wma and .wmv) directly in QuickTime applications and view Windows Media content on the Internet using a web browser
Adds the ability to import WMV and WMA files for editing and conversion to QuickTime formats or iOS devices
Includes all the features of Player Pro, and adds the ability to create standard definition (up to 768 x 576) WMV files using preset templates and custom encoding profiles
Includes all the features of Studio, and adds two-pass HD (up to 1920 x 1080), VBR encoding and pro audio features
Below is the following technical specifications for Flip4Mac Player:
Codec support
Network stream protocols
Frame sizes available for export
In order to run Flip4Mac, you need to meet the following specifications:
Windows Media Components for QuickTime allow free transparent playback of the most common Windows Media Video and Windows Media Audio formats on macOS inside QuickTime applications and web browsers.
On January 12, 2006, Microsoft discontinued the Macintosh version of Windows Media Player and began distributing Flip4Mac Player for free until May 1, 2014 when Telestream began charging for Flip4Mac Player. Microsoft's website refers the product as Windows Media Components for QuickTime while Telestream just refers to Flip4Mac.
Advanced Stream Redirector (ASX) file format is a type of Extensible Markup Language (XML) metafile designed to store a playlist of Windows Media files for a multimedia presentation. Flip4Mac currently supports the following MIME types:
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