Mac-using readers may well already know of Flip4Mac, the free Quicktime components which allow OS X users to playback Windows Media files within Quicktime. For Windows users, that may seem a bit unusual, but given that Microsoft no-longer develops Windows Media Player for Mac and actively points to the Flip4Mac site, the Telestream components are certainly welcome for those requiring access to Windows Media content on Mac OS X.Since Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard's launch in October, users have been left without Windows Media support, however that absence is no more, for Flip4Mac is now Leopard compatible. Not only that, but the developers have also announced that the paid-for tools and plugins which allow the exporting of Windows Media content on OS X now also offer 'Export to Silverlight' options. If you're unfamiliar with Silverlight, it's Microsoft's answer to Adobe's dominant Flash format for online interactivity and media.
If you own the Flip4Mac tools already this update is, like the playback components, free and available from the Flip4Mac site.
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12-28-2007 @ 12:03PM
CoffeeDaze said...
This is pretty good news for Mac users. Silverlight apps are becoming more and more impressive for speed and quality. Check out Mike Swanson's blog for an example of Vertigo's Silverlight Slideshow... http://blogs.msdn.com/mswanson/archive/2007/12/18/silverlight-slide-show.aspx
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12-31-2007 @ 12:59PM
Antonio said...
I checked out the blog site referenced in the comment, but since I don't have Silverlight installed, I didn't see the slideshow. What I posted there was: So it appears that, if you do not have Silverlight installed, there is no indication that anything is missing from the page. As in Flash, or Quicktime, a question mark would appear, or when Flip4Mac activates, I see the custom background color I set up in it's prefs......but, on this blog, I don't see a thing that shows there is media missing.
Seems like there should be some sort of notice so that users know they are missing something necessary to view the content.
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