Do you have a Macintosh and need to view streaming video that is in a Windows Media format (such as a WMV video file)? No problem! You can use free software from Microsoft called “Windows Media Components for QuickTime”. Below is a link where you can obtain the software, along with requirements and features…
Windows Media Components for QuickTime
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/products/windows-media-player/wmcomponents
(download and install this software on your Mac)
System requirements
– Intel or PowerPC G4 and G5
– Mac OS X version 10.4 or later
– QuickTime version 7.0 or later (for free Player)
– QuickTime Pro version 7.0 or later (for exporting movies in Player Pro, Studio, Studio Pro and Studio Pro HD)
***Playback features:
Supported audio codecs
– Windows Media Audio 9
– Windows Media Audio 9 Professional
– Windows Media Audio 9 Lossless
– ISO MPEG Layer 3 (MP3)
– Microsoft G.726
– Microsoft IMA ADPCM
– Microsoft G.711 aLaw
– Microsoft G.711 uLaw
– Microsoft ADPCM
Supported video codecs
– Windows Media Video 9
– Windows Media Video 9 Advanced (VC-1)
– Windows Media Video 8
– Windows Media Video 7
– ISO MPEG-4, versions 1.0 and 1.1
– Microsoft MPEG-4, versions 2 and 3
– Microsoft Motion JPEG
Supported File formats
– Advanced Systems Format (ASF)
– Advanced Stream Redirector (ASX)
– Audio Video Interleaved (AVI)
Supported Network protocols
– MMS Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP)
– MMS HTTP
– HTTP
– FTP