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sirune · sirune #1 (**permalink**)

11-16-2005, 12:10 AM

i recently downloaded this cartoon..but it won't play on quicktime or vlc..
the error in vlc reads:
main: no suitable decoder module for fourcc `WMV3'.
VLC probably does not support this sound or video format.
so..any suggestions?

trpnmonkey41 · trpnmonkey41 #2 (**permalink**)

11-16-2005, 12:19 AM

windows media player

sirune · sirune #3 (**permalink**)

11-16-2005, 01:04 AM

haha..forgot about that..
everytime i use the installer for windows media player, for some inexplicable reason, the installer crashes.
sheesh..this is one thing after another,
and all i wanted to do was watch cowboy bebop :p

fearlessfreap24 · fearlessfreap24 #4 (**permalink**)

11-16-2005, 06:09 AM

M Player OSX

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/16623

i have has some luck playing wmv's with it but it doesnt always work.

sirune · sirune #5 (**permalink**)

11-16-2005, 10:46 AM

..not working..
i can hear stuff..but the mplayer thingy that pops out does not respond

schweb · schweb #6 (**permalink**)

11-16-2005, 11:08 AM

http://www.flip4mac.com/wmv.htm

Aptmunich · Aptmunich #7 (**permalink**)

11-16-2005, 11:19 AM

sometimes files in the wmv3 format contain drm. You can hear the audio in Mplayer, but in windows media player it'll just take you to a microsoft drm website with an authorisation error.

sirune · sirune #8 (**permalink**)

11-17-2005, 01:08 AM

grrr...filp4mac doesn't work either..

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aptmunich

sometimes files in the wmv3 format contain drm. You can hear the audio in Mplayer, but in windows media player it'll just take you to a microsoft drm website with an authorisation error.

so what you're saying here there is no way that i can play the file?

Aptmunich · Aptmunich #9 (**permalink**)

11-17-2005, 03:11 PM

I'm saying it depends on the file - if it's a file that the author has equipped with digital rights management, you can't play it without being authorized to do so (i.e. having paid for it), regardless of whether you're using a pc or mac.
Lots of people seem to share such files unknowingly on peer-to-peer networks (I've been told

)...

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Member Since: Mar 09, 2004 Location: Munich Posts: 9,075 Mac Specs: Aluminium Macbook 2.4 Ghz 4GB RAM, SSD 24" Samsung Display, iPhone 4, iPad 2	11-17-2005, 03:11 PM I'm saying it depends on the file - if it's a file that the author has equipped with digital rights management, you can't play it without being authorized to do so (i.e. having paid for it), regardless of whether you're using a pc or mac. Lots of people seem to share such files unknowingly on peer-to-peer networks (I've been told )... Mac-Forums Twitter \| Mac-Forums Blog My Twitter \| Jetplane Journal
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sirune #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 21, 2005 Posts: 75 Mac Specs: ibook 12", ipod photo 20gig	11-16-2005, 12:10 AM i recently downloaded this cartoon..but it won't play on quicktime or vlc.. the error in vlc reads: main: no suitable decoder module for fourcc `WMV3'. VLC probably does not support this sound or video format. so..any suggestions?
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fearlessfreap24 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 09, 2005 Location: Near San Diego, CA Posts: 2,339 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro 13" \| MacBook Pro 13" \| Mac Mini 2GHz C2D	11-16-2005, 06:09 AM M Player OSX http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/16623 i have has some luck playing wmv's with it but it doesnt always work.
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sirune #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 21, 2005 Posts: 75 Mac Specs: ibook 12", ipod photo 20gig	11-16-2005, 10:46 AM ..not working.. i can hear stuff..but the mplayer thingy that pops out does not respond
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