{"id":144,"date":"2008-11-04T19:01:17","date_gmt":"2008-11-05T00:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/installingcats.com\/?p=144"},"modified":"2008-11-04T19:01:17","modified_gmt":"2008-11-05T00:01:17","slug":"watch-windows-media-wmv-stream-on-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/installingcats.com\/2008\/11\/04\/watch-windows-media-wmv-stream-on-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Windows Media (WMV) Stream on Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Instead of installing Flip4Mac you can use VLC to watch streaming videos, particularly Windows Media (wmv) streams on Mac.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.videolan.org\/vlc\/download-macosx.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download VLC for Mac OS X here<\/a>. Install and Launch VLC Player.<\/p>\n<p>A Windows Media stream that cannot be played in Firefox will only show a lego brick and a blank area.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/installingcats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/wmv_plugin_needed-1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-151\" style=\"margin: 6px;\" title=\"wmv_plugin_needed\" src=\"https:\/\/installingcats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/wmv_plugin_needed-1-300x250.gif\" alt=\"WMV Plugin needed Firefox Mac\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>To find the media stream in Firefox<\/strong>, go to Tools -&gt; Page Info (Cmd + I).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/installingcats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/ff_page_info-1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-149\" style=\"margin: 6px;\" title=\"Firefox Page Info\" src=\"https:\/\/installingcats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/ff_page_info-1-300x151.gif\" alt=\"Firefox Page Info\" width=\"300\" height=\"151\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the Page Info pop-up window, click on the <strong>Media<\/strong> tab.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/installingcats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/firefox_wmv_media_stream-1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-150\" title=\"firefox_wmv_media_stream\" src=\"https:\/\/installingcats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/firefox_wmv_media_stream-1-300x250.gif\" alt=\"firefox_wmv_media_stream\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of media items in the list will use a different protocol than http, in this case, <strong><em>mms<\/em> with the Type as <em>Embed<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 In the Location information just below the list you&#8217;ll see the mms media stream Internet address. In this case mms:\/\/live.france24.com\/election-en.wsx.\u00a0 Highlight this address with your mouse and Cmd + C to copy it.<\/p>\n<p>Now it&#8217;s time to open that Windows Media stream in VLC Player. Click on File and <strong>Open Network<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/installingcats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/vlc_open_network-1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-148\" title=\"VLC Open Network\" src=\"https:\/\/installingcats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/vlc_open_network-1-300x178.gif\" alt=\"VLC Open Network\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Paste the Windows Media stream that you copied earlier into <strong>Media Resource Locator field<\/strong>. Then click on HTTP\/FTP\/MMS\/RTSP <strong>radio button <\/strong>on the left hand side of the Open Source window.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/installingcats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/vlc_network_stream-1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-147\" title=\"Open WMV Stream in VLC\" src=\"https:\/\/installingcats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/vlc_network_stream-1-300x161.gif\" alt=\"Open WMV Stream in VLC\" width=\"300\" height=\"161\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click OK. VLC will begin loading the stream and will play the WMV stream shortly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/installingcats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/france24_election_stream-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-145\" title=\"VLC Playing WMV media stream\" src=\"https:\/\/installingcats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/france24_election_stream-1.jpg\" alt=\"VLC Playing WMV media stream on Mac\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/installingcats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/france24_election_stream-1.jpg 526w, https:\/\/installingcats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/france24_election_stream-1-300x251.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Enjoy your coverage of Obama defeating John McCain on France 24 live media stream.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Instead of installing Flip4Mac you can use VLC to watch streaming videos, particularly Windows Media (wmv) streams on Mac. Here&#8217;s how: Download VLC for Mac OS X here. Install and Launch VLC Player. A Windows Media stream that cannot be played in Firefox will only show a lego brick and a blank area. 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