Windows Media Player 6.4 QucikTime Support

[Ascii2]

The following is an excerpt from Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4 help documentation copied from a computer running Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 4.

Media formats supported by Windows Media Player

The following types of media files can be played by Microsoft Windows Media Player. When you open a stored file that has one of the extensions listed below, either by double-clicking a file icon or a link in a Web page, Windows Media Player starts.

Microsoft Windows Media formats

File name extensions: .avi, .asf, .asx, .rmi, .wav, .wma, .wax

Moving Pictures Experts Group (MPEG)

File name extensions: .mpg, .mpeg, .m1v, .mp2, .mp3, .mpa, .mpe

Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)

File name extensions: .mid, .rmi

Apple QuickTime®, Macintosh® AIFF Resource

File name extensions: .qt, .aif, .aifc, .aiff, .mov

UNIX formats

File name extensions: .au, .snd

Note

· To view or change properties for a specific media format, begin playing a file using that media format, click the View menu, and then click Settings.

The help documentation makes reference to Windows Media Player supporting Apple QuickTime and QuickTime file extensions.

Does Windows Media Player 6.4 come with QuickTime support?

I have not been able to get QuickTime files to play in Windows Media Player 6.4.

Edited May 21, 2008 by Ascii2

[DigeratiPrime]

The easiest way to get Quicktime to work in any directshow media player, such as Windows Media Player, is to install 'Quicktime Alternative'.

[Ascii2]

The easiest way to get Quicktime to work in any directshow media player, such as Windows Media Player, is to install 'Quicktime Alternative'.

Indeed for a version of QuickTime Alternative earlier than 1.90 (although the DirectShow filters of versions earlier than 1.90 did not work well).

[garoto]

They probably mean Quicktime 3.x and earlier versions. Totally different container and codecs format from current ones.

[Shark007]

Installing the latest release of FFDshow-Tryouts will support MOV (hdmov) playback in ANY directshow player.

You will also need THIS splitter installed using the command regsvr32 "fullpathto\mp4splitter.ax"

Using the above information, any M$ Windows player, including MediaCenter will play the content.

You DO NOT need quicktime alternative or the official quicktime to playback quicktime (HD) content.

If the MOV file originated from a camera,

I suggest using the Vista Codec Package and use the shortcuts provided to enable MOV files from camera's.

(shameless plug since I along with the help of the MSFN community develop VCP)

shark

Edited June 8, 2008 by Shark007

[Ascii2]

Thanks for the notice Shark007; the information you provided should be especially useful for nForce series based motherboards when running Windows 2000/XP (for which QuckTime crashes frequently, especially in a web browser).

[Ascii2]

They probably mean Quicktime 3.x and earlier versions. Totally different container and codecs format from current ones.

I have found a Microsoft Knowlegdebase article specifying the information ( http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316992 ).

It appears tha tWindows Media Player comes with QucikTime versions 2.0 and earlier support.