Wmv Codec For Quicktime Mac Os X

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It's a common situation that when dragging your WMV files either downloaded from Internet or shared from others who have PCs to QuickTime for playback or other reasons, you'll be informed WMV is not in a format that QuickTime player understands.

Yes, QuickTime only natively supports a few video codecs such as H.264 and MPEG-4, which WMV files aren't encoded with. Of course, you might also use codec components to extend QuickTime to import or play a variety of additional media formats such as WMV. However, you need to pay about $29.00 for WMV playback in QuickTime, but no WMV management with iTunes, and no sync to iPad etc.

Here, I strongly recommend you another way. Just convert WMV to QuickTime using a powerful yet easy-to-use tool: Wondershare Video Converter for Mac. It not only gives you the ability to handle WMV to QuickTime conversion, but also convert WMV to more popular formats with ease and efficiency so that you can make full use of WMV.

With the help of this WMV to QuickTime converter, you don't have to be a Pro about hard-to-understand video codec knowledge. For Mac users, just follow this step-by-step tutorial here to accomplish WMV to QuickTime conversion on any Mac running Mountain Lion, Lion etc.

Step 1. Import WMV files to this WMV to QuickTime converter Mac

After installing and running this WMV to QuickTime Video Converter for Mac, you need to import your WMV files. This smart app gives you two different options to do this. You can choose any one.

  • 1.Go to 'File'> 'Load Media Files' to load the WMV files.
  • 2.Directly drag one or more WMV files to this program.

Step 2. Choose an output format

As all know, QuickTime Movies is mainly in MOV format. So here, we can select MOV as the output format. Open the format pop-up list and choose MOV in 'Video' option. Of course, you can also set video Resolution, Frame Rate, Bit Rate and Code etc. by clicking 'Settings'.

See Also: How to Convert WMV to MOV in Windows or Mac

Note: If you want to edit your videos before conversion, you can make full use of this app's amazing editing function.

Trimming: Setting the start and end time, you can trim any your wanted video clip. Cropping: Drag the rectangular window to select your wanted video area. Video Adjustment: Change Brightness, Contrast, Saturation and Volume. Even make your video more personalized by adding effect like Gray, Old Film etc.

Step 3. Start WMV to QuickTime Mac conversion

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When everything is done, you just need to hit 'Convert' to convert WMV to QuickTime Mac (Mountain Lion, Lion included). After the conversion, you'll be surprised to find that you can drag the output files to QuickTime for playback without any trouble.

Apple apps such as QuickTime Player, Photos, and Keynote work with many kinds of audio and video formats. Some apps prefer specific formats, but QuickTime movie files (.mov), most MPEG files (.mp4, .m4v, .m4a, .mp3, .mpg), some AVI and WAV files, and many other formats usually work in most apps without additional software.

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Older or specialized media formats might not work in your app, because the format requires software designed to support it. If that happens, your app won't open the file or won't play back its audio or video.

How to search for an app that works with your file

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You might already have an app that supports the format of your file. If you don't know which of your installed apps to try, your Mac might be able to suggest one:

  1. Control-click (or right-click) the file in the Finder.
  2. From the shortcut menu that opens, choose Open With. You should see a submenu listing all of the other installed apps that your Mac thinks might be able to open the file.

If none of your installed apps can open the file, search the Internet or Mac App Store for apps that can play or convert the file:

  • Include the name of the media format in your search. To find the format, select the file and press Command-I to open an Info window. The format might appear after the label Kind, such as ”Kind: Matroska Video File.”
  • Include the filename extension in your search. The extension is the letters shown at the end of the file's name, such as .avi,.wmv, or .mkv.

Learn more

  • QuickTime Player (version 10.0 and later) in OS X Mavericks through macOS Mojave converts legacy media files that use certain older or third-party compression formats.
  • Learn about incompatible media in Final Cut Pro X and iMovie.