Flip4Mac has released a new vers of their windows media codec, 2.2.3.7.

<http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/17787/flip4mac-wmv-player>

Although it says it's good for PPC/Intel, it's broken on both G3 and G4.

On G3 systems, it simply gives a useless "Mac OS error -50" message 
when you try to play any wmv file.

On G4 systems, sometimes it works, sometimes it hangs the player, and 
sometimes it freezes Tiger.

This is their second release that's broken in this way.  When I 
inquired about the G3 problem, in early May, Flip support told me to 
revert to version 2.2.1.11 but offered no other fix.

My impression from the support person is that they're dumping support 
for the G3 but can't be bothered to update their doc or web site or 
macupdate listings.

Unimpressive.

FWIW,
- Dan.
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- Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth

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