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ssj300

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Jun 14, 2005
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im trying 2 view music videos and i've downloaded windows media player
but it says file format not valid when i try 2 play it.

any suggestions?
 
What are the file formats of the videos you downloaded?

But still, I highly suggest you download an app called VLC. It handles a great handful of filetypes. :)

Edit: Here ya go Windows Media Player sucks for the Mac in my opinion. Microsoft did a horrbile job with it...
 
ssj300 said:
im trying 2 view music videos and i've downloaded windows media player
but it says file format not valid when i try 2 play it.

any suggestions?

I think there is no way to read those videos on a Mac. All the Viacom properties' (MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon, &c. &c. &c.) downloadable videos either use a codec not available on the Mac, or they use DRM that WMP for Mac OS X does not support.
 
p0intblank said:
What are the file formats of the videos you downloaded?

But still, I highly suggest you download an app called VLC. It handles a great handful of filetypes. :)

Edit: Here ya go Windows Media Player sucks for the Mac in my opinion. Microsoft did a horrbile job with it...


i have vlc, doesn't play all videos.

dude it totally sucks tat macs can't play those files. time 2 switch back
 
Yup, your problem is that your using a mac.
vh1, mtv, and launch are not compatible for the mac.
They use windows media player and microsoft has not updated its version
on the mac (they will never im sure of).

Anyways, if you want to watch videos on a mac, go to music.aol.com
otherwise stick with windows.

Don't blame mac for not doing it, blame the music industry.
 
If VLC doesn't play it, then that tells you something. The majority of video formats are playable with VLC. Switching back to Windows just for this... yeah, I don't recommend that. You can get videos other places you know.

But whatever you do, please don't switch back to Windows. :(
 
switching back means switch 2 the windows computer next 2 me

and for hte record, i never blamed anyone for anything.

stop ur nonsense assumptions
 
ssj300 said:
switching back means switch 2 the windows computer next 2 me

and for hte record, i never blamed anyone for anything.

stop ur nonsense assumptions

Sorry, I didnt imply that you were blaming someone.
I was just making a statement that we should blame the music
industry. ;)
 
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