[vlc] Re: WMV3 Error on VLC

[nisit chouhan]

Thanks Mark for the explanation. So it seems no other choices for Mac users
apart from VLC.


on 26/2/05 8:29 pm, Mark Moriarty at mfmbusiness at earthlink.net wrote:

> Not that I know of, I'm afraid.
> 
> MS has kept their wmv3 format closed-source (proprietary).  They are
> attempting to get a subset of it defined as an industry standard, and there
> is some move going on in the open-source commuity to implement it, but
> nothing concrete as of yet.
> 
> There is another player which will work with copies of Windows DLLs, but
> that doesn't help Mac users -- it only works, as far as I know, on Linux
> implementations that are using Intel Pentium (or equivalent AMD) processors.
> The PowerPC that the Mac is on has a fundamentally different underlying
> architecture, so you cannot just pick up a copy of an Intel binary and use
> it. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vlc-bounce at videolan.org [mailto:vlc-bounce at videolan.org] On Behalf Of
> nisit chouhan
> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 3:19 PM
> To: vlc at videolan.org
> Subject: [vlc] Re: WMV3 Error on VLC
> 
> 
> Thanks Mark, is that a limitation of VLC then? In that it doesn't allow
> Wmv3 files to play on mac machines. I think ive heard of many mac users
> expierencing the same problems.
> 
> So what IS the solution for us Mac users out there? I heard theres a similar
> Programme like VLC but better  - Do you or anyone else know what its called?
> 
> Thanks Nisit
> 
> 
> on 26/2/05 8:03 pm, Mark Moriarty at mfmbusiness at earthlink.net wrote:
> 
>> Correct, vlc only supports wmv3 on Windows, and only if Windows has
>> WMP9 or WMP10 installed.
>> 
>> It's a core system functionality thing.  On Windows, MS has this API
>> known as DMO, which provides hooks to the CODEC.  There is no similar
>> functionality provided by MS for Mac or Linux.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: vlc-bounce at videolan.org [mailto:vlc-bounce at videolan.org] On
>> Behalf Of nisit chouhan
>> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 2:59 PM
>> To: vlc at videolan.org
>> Subject: [vlc] Re: WMV3 Error on VLC
>> 
>> 
>> That's a good attempt Mark and thank you...do you mean VLC only
>> supports
>> WMV3 on Windows but NOT on Mac machines , as I have a Mac and I have
>> windows Media player 9.0 but....
>> 
>>  I dwonloaded WM pplayer 9.0 but that doesn't work and shows me a
>> "Invalid challenge string: Exception from HRESULT: 0x80041003." error
>> 
>>  Anyone have ideas why that is and what is the fix on either the VLC
>> or Wm player 9.0?
>> 
>> 
>> on 26/2/05 3:42 pm, Mark Moriarty at mfmbusiness at earthlink.net wrote:
>> 
>>> No patch.  VLC only supports WMV3 on Windows, and you need windows
>>> media player 9 or 10, I believe, which supplies the underlying codec.
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: vlc-bounce at videolan.org [mailto:vlc-bounce at videolan.org] On
>>> Behalf Of nisit chouhan
>>> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 10:35 AM
>>> To: vlc at videolan.org
>>> Subject: [vlc] WMV3 Error on VLC
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Anyone explain below and what is the solution ?
>>> 
>>>>> Hi, when I try to play a .wmv file on VLC i get this message error
>>> Unknown command.
>>> 
>>>>> below..
>>> Unknown command.
>>> 
>>>>> main: no suitable decoder module for fourcc `WMV3'.
>>> Unknown command.
>>> 
>>>>> VLC probably does not support this sound or video format.
>>> Unknown command.
>>> 
>>>>> what is the fix ?...is there a patch you can send please ?
>>> Unknown command.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Thanks Nisit
>>> 
>>> 
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