Does WMV work the same for everyone?

slycat

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I'm using windows and when i click on a WMV file, it opens up windows media player and plays/streams. Does that also work in Macs and linux machines? I don't really use Macs but does Quicktime(i assume) also open and plays wmv files like mediaplayer? Looking for a MOST universal format.

tia
 

EyeMWing

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Most universal format is MPEG or MPEG2. All the other formats require user-installed gunk.
 

yobarman

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when i open a WMV in firefox sometimes it just opens a bunch of jibberish in the browser window :(
 

slycat

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damn..i guess i need to use MOV then..isn't that what Macs use? How to encode in that?