Supported Codecs in WMP for MAC

[OSzilla]

I am a MAC OS user and wanted to play WMA files that won't play on my system. One of my friend has suggested to me to download Windows Media player that is supported for MAC. I wonder to have it for me but i wanted to know what else supported codecs are there with WMP for MAC ? Also give the download link, if possible. Thank you for your kindness.

[Maq.H]

Windows Media Player 9 for Mac OS X is sporting a new brushed steel skin for Apple's newest operating system, this new version of our player opens the world of Windows Media 9 content to Macintosh users, enabling them to access the best audio and video on the Web. New plug-in support added for Internet Explorer, Netscape and Safari enables playback of Windows Media files right from the browser.

Comprehensive List of Codecs Supported are:-

• Audio:
  
  • Windows Media Audio Decode (Format Tag: WMA2 = 353, WMA1=352)
  • Decodes all CBR profiles from 5kbps to 192kbps, 8kHz to 48kHz, mono and stereo
  • Decodes all v9 CBR profiles, from 5kbps to 320kbps, 8kHz to 48kHz, mono and stereo
  • Decodes all quality based, bit rate based and peak constrained VBR profiles
  • Supports WMA v1 and WMA v2 bit streams
  • Decodes WMV v9 Pro downsampled to stereo
  • Windows Media Audio Pro Decode
  • 5.1 discrete to stereo fold down only
  • Windows Media Audio Lossless Decode
  • Windows Media Audio Voice Decode (Format Tag: 10)
  • Decodes all CBR profiles from 4kbps to 20kbps, 8kHz to 22kHz, mono
  • Supports Speech mode, Music Mode and post-filtering
  • G.726
  
  
  
• Video:
  
  • Windows Media Video Decode (4CC: WMV7, WMV8, WMV9)
  • Decodes content encoded with WMV v7 and v8
  • Decodes content encoded with WMV v9
  • Decodes WMV v9 1p/2p CBR/VBR
  • Windows Media Video Image (4CC: WMVP)
  • Decodes CBR/VBR content
  • MS MPEG-4 Decode (4CC: MP42, MP43)
  • Decodes content encoded with MS MPEG-4 v2 and MS MPEG-4 v3
  • ISO MPEG-4 Decode (4CC: MP4S)
  • Decodes ISO MPEG-4 v1.0 (subset of simple profile)
  • Windows Media Video Screen v7

[Glenny]

1.1 Can I play any Windows Media Audio (WMA) file?
Windows Media Player 9 for Mac OS X can play virtually any audio file that has been encoded by using Microsoft Windows Media Audio codec versions 1.0, 2.0, 7, 8, or 9.Although the Player supports all the variants of the Windows Media Audio 9 codec (including the Windows Media Audio 9, Windows Media Audio 9 Professional, Windows Media Audio 9 Voice, and Windows Media Audio 9 Lossless codecs), the following two codecs are only partially supported:

• Windows Media Audio 9 Professional codec.
  
  • Multiple channels are combined into a stereo mix during playback. In addition, content with an audio sampling rate higher than 48 kilohertz (kHz) outputs at a maximum rate of 48 kHz.
  
  
  
• Windows Media Audio 9 Lossless codec.
  
  • Content with an audio sampling rate higher than 48 kHz cannot be played back.

Download Windows Media Player for Mac

[Fullorton]

Microsoft will continue to offer Windows Media Player for Mac as a download free of charge, but has no plans to provide future updates or product support. To play a protected file, you must obtain a license from the content provider. In many cases, the Player can acquire a license for you automatically when you attempt to play the file. In other cases, the content provider may not issue you a license until you pay a fee or provide additional information, such as your e-mail address.