Flip4Mac

Flip4Mac from Telestream, Inc. was a digital media software for the macOS operating system. It was known for being the only QuickTime component for macOS to support Windows Media Video, and was distributed by Microsoft as a substitute after they discontinued their media player for Macintosh computers.

Features 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 PlayerWhy is Telestream charging for Flip4Mac Player? – Telestream (plug-in and standalone player combined).Flip4Mac versus Flip Player – Vimeo

There are four versions of Flip4Mac Player:Flip4Mac's overview – Telestream Flip4Mac Player ($9.99)

Play Windows Media files (.wma and .wmv) directly in QuickTime applications and view Windows Media content on the Internet using a web browser Flip4Mac Player Pro ($29)

Adds the ability to import WMV and WMA files for editing and conversion to QuickTime formats or iOS devices Flip4Mac Studio ($49)

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 Flip4Mac Studio Pro HD ($179)

Includes all the features of Studio, and adds two-pass HD (up to 1920 x 1080), VBR encoding and pro audio features

Technical specifications Below is the following technical specifications for Flip4Mac Player:Flip4Mac's technical specifications – Telestream

Codec support Supported audio codecs Play and import Export Windows Media Audio 9 Professional Windows Media Audio 9 Lossless Windows Media Audio 9 Standard Windows Media Audio 7/8 Microsoft G.726 Microsoft IMA ADPCM Microsoft ADPCM Supported video codecs Play and import Export Windows Media Video 9 Advanced (WMVA) — Broadcast Profile Windows Video Codec 1 (WVC1) Windows Media Video 9 Standard (WMV3) Windows Media Video 8 (WMV2) Windows Media Video 7 (WMV1) ISO MPEG-4 V1.1 (M4S2) ISO MPEG-4 V1.0 (MP4S) Microsoft MPEG-4 V3 (MP43) Microsoft MPEG-4 V2 (MP42) Microsoft Motion JPEG (MJPG) Supported file formats Play and import Export Advanced Systems Format (ASF) Advanced Stream Redirector (ASX) Audio/Video Interleaved (AVI) — WMV media wrapped in AVI file format

NOTE: Exporting WMV9 Advanced and WMA Professional and Lossless is supported only by Flip4Mac Studio Pro HD

Network stream protocols Stream type Name Protocols MMS HLS

Frame sizes available for export 4:3 Studio Studio Pro HD 160 x 120 240 x 180 320 x 240 384 x 288 480 x 360 640 x 480 768 x 576 960 x 720 1280 x 1080 4:3 CCIR Studio Studio Pro HD 720 x 480 720 x 575 16:9 Studio Studio Pro HD 320 x 180 640 x 360 960 x 540 1280 x 720 1920 x 1080

System requirements In order to run Flip4Mac, you need to meet the following specifications: Intel-based Mac Mac OS X Snow Leopard or later NOTE: Please note if running on Snow Leopard, you need to update to 10.6.8 via Apple Software Update.

Windows Media Components for QuickTime

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'Microsoft quietly ditches WMP for Mac' by Ed Oswald (January 11, 2006) – BetaNews'Windows Media content goes Mac OS X' by Digital Trends Staff (January 11, 2006) – Digital Trends'Microsoft confirms: WMP for Mac dead' by Nate Mook (January 12, 2006) – BetaNews'Music stops for Mac Windows Media Player' by Ina Fried (January 12, 2006) – c|net'Microsoft bails on Windows Media Player for Mac' by Jim Dalrymple (January 14, 2006) – Macworld 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.Windows Media Components for QuickTime – Microsoft

By 2024 Telestream rebranded Flip4Mac to Switch Player.

Windows Media

Advanced Stream Redirector 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:Flip4Mac's technical specifications – Advanced Stream Redirector (ASX) support – Telestream

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- | video/x-ms-wmv | audio/x-ms-wma |- | video/x-ms-wm | video/x-ms-asf |- | video/x-ms-wvx | video/x-ms-wmx |- | audio/x-ms-wax | video/x-ms-asx

Advanced Systems Format

Advanced Systems Format (ASF) is Microsoft's proprietary digital audio/digital video container format, especially meant for streaming media.

Windows Media Audio

Windows Media Audio (WMA) is an audio data compression technology developed by Microsoft. The name can be used to refer to its audio file format or its audio codecs.

Windows Media Digital Rights Management

Flip4Mac is unable to play content that has been protected using digital rights management.Flip4Mac v3.3 User Guide – Telestream

Windows Media Video

Windows Media Video (WMV) is a video data compression technology developed by Microsoft.

Version history Flip4Mac 2.1 was released in July 2006 with support for Intel-based Macs.'Flip4Mac 2.1 adds Intel Mac support' by Jim Dalrymple (July 28, 2006) – Macworld Flip4Mac 3.0 was released in September 2012 with support for 64-bit improvements as well as Gatekeeper. It also includes Flip Player, a new multi-format video player with the ability to play the most common Windows Media formats.'Telestream releases Flip4Mac 3.0 including new multi-format video player' (September 2012) – Digital Production BuzzFlip4Mac v3.0 release notes – Telestream Flip4Mac 3.1 was released in February 2013 with support for the third generation MacBook Pros, MacBooks (relaunched version of the original MacBook line), and iMacs with Retina display. It also includes the ability to export videos to iTunes from Flip Player.'Flip4Mac 3.1 released with Retina display support and iTunes export' (February 23, 2013) – iClarifiedFlip4Mac v3.1 release notes – Telestream Flip4Mac 3.2 was released in May 2013 with support for dramatically improved load time for ASF (.wmv, .wma, .wm, .wmp, .asf, etc.) file formats.'Flip4Mac 3.2 brings dramatically improved load times for WMV and ASF video' (May 2, 2013) – iClarified'Flip4Mac 3.2 brings dramatically improved load times for WMV and ASF video' (May 2, 2013) – iHashFlip4Mac v3.2 release notes – Telestream Flip4Mac 3.3 was released in May 2014 with several minor 3.3.X updates with 3.3.8.1 being the latest update. Several updates include re-supporting Mac OS X Snow Leopard (after the support being removed in 3.0), and natively supporting OS X Yosemite (10.10) and OS X El Capitan (10.11). The software is no longer supported higher than OS X El Capitan (10.11).Is Flip4Mac supported on OS X El Capitan? – Telestream As a replacement Telestream advises users to try their Switch4Player software.

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