#Window media for mac install

Installing the software is straightforward with most components going into your /Library/QuickTime directory: The SD version of the software costs $99 and the HD version sells for $179. Now, up front you need to know that Flip4Mac is not free-although a free, player-only version does exist.

#Window media for mac install

We were then able to install Telestream's Flip4Mac software and encode with Windows Media inside our existing Compressor workflow. At the last minute, the client wanted to make sure we reached the widest possible audience and requested that we also deliver Windows Media movies.įortunately, Compressor has an open plug-in architecture called QuickTime Components. Even though the QuickTime player (and browser plug-in) is free for PC users, there are many instances where you may have to additionally distribute movies as Windows Media or where WMV is the only viable option.įor example, I produced and directed a series of commercials for Dow Jones/Reuters where we originally were going to deliver QuickTime movies using H.264 as the CODEC. When delivering content for the web we also have to realize that a large population of the viewing audience will watch our movies on PCs and, unlike our Macs, those PCs do not come pre-installed with QuickTime.

Let's face it, for as much as we revere our Macs, we unfortunately live in a PC world. Encoding for Windows Media Using Compressor - Flip4Mac