<s>
Flip4Mac	B-Operating_System
from	O
Telestream	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
was	O
a	O
digital	O
media	O
software	O
for	O
the	O
macOS	B-Application
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
known	O
for	O
being	O
the	O
only	O
QuickTime	B-Application
component	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
to	O
support	O
Windows	B-Application
Media	I-Application
Video	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
distributed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
as	O
a	O
substitute	O
after	O
they	O
discontinued	O
their	B-Device
media	I-Device
player	I-Device
for	O
Macintosh	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telestream	O
previously	O
offered	O
a	O
free	O
standalone	O
player	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Flip	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
while	O
charging	O
for	O
their	O
Pro	O
and	O
Studio	O
features	O
until	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
v3.3	O
on	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
when	O
they	O
began	O
charging	O
for	O
Flip4Mac	B-Operating_System
Player	O
(	O
plug-in	B-Application
and	O
standalone	O
player	O
combined	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
four	O
versions	O
of	O
Flip4Mac	B-Operating_System
Player	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Below	O
is	O
the	O
following	O
technical	O
specifications	O
for	O
Flip4Mac	B-Operating_System
Player	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
run	O
Flip4Mac	B-Operating_System
,	O
you	O
need	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
following	O
specifications	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
NOTE	O
:	O
Please	O
note	O
if	O
running	O
on	O
Snow	B-Device
Leopard	I-Device
,	O
you	O
need	O
to	O
update	O
to	O
10.6.8	O
via	O
Apple	O
Software	O
Update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
Media	O
Components	O
for	O
QuickTime	B-Application
allow	O
free	O
transparent	O
playback	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
common	O
Windows	B-Application
Media	I-Application
Video	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Media	I-Application
Audio	I-Application
formats	O
on	O
macOS	B-Application
inside	O
QuickTime	B-Application
applications	O
and	O
web	B-Application
browsers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
12	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
discontinued	O
the	O
Macintosh	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
and	O
began	O
distributing	O
Flip4Mac	B-Operating_System
Player	O
for	O
free	O
until	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
when	O
Telestream	O
began	O
charging	O
for	O
Flip4Mac	B-Operating_System
Player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
's	O
website	O
refers	O
the	O
product	O
as	O
Windows	O
Media	O
Components	O
for	O
QuickTime	B-Application
while	O
Telestream	O
just	O
refers	O
to	O
Flip4Mac	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Advanced	O
Stream	O
Redirector	O
(	O
ASX	O
)	O
file	O
format	O
is	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
Extensible	B-Protocol
Markup	I-Protocol
Language	I-Protocol
(	O
XML	B-Protocol
)	O
metafile	O
designed	O
to	O
store	O
a	O
playlist	O
of	O
Windows	O
Media	O
files	O
for	O
a	O
multimedia	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flip4Mac	B-Operating_System
currently	O
supports	O
the	O
following	O
MIME	B-Protocol
types	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Advanced	B-Application
Systems	I-Application
Format	I-Application
(	O
ASF	B-Application
)	O
is	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
proprietary	B-Application
digital	O
audio/digital	O
video	O
container	O
format	O
,	O
especially	O
meant	O
for	O
streaming	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Media	I-Application
Audio	I-Application
(	O
WMA	B-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
audio	B-General_Concept
data	I-General_Concept
compression	I-General_Concept
technology	O
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
refer	O
to	O
its	O
audio	O
file	O
format	O
or	O
its	O
audio	B-Algorithm
codecs	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flip4Mac	B-Operating_System
is	O
unable	O
to	O
play	O
content	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
protected	O
using	O
digital	O
rights	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Media	I-Application
Video	I-Application
(	O
WMV	B-Device
)	O
is	O
a	O
video	B-General_Concept
data	I-General_Concept
compression	I-General_Concept
technology	O
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flip4Mac	B-Operating_System
2.1	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2006	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
Intel-based	O
Macs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flip4Mac	B-Operating_System
3.0	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2012	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
64-bit	B-Device
improvements	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Gatekeeper	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
includes	O
Flip	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
new	O
multi-format	O
video	O
player	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
most	O
common	O
Windows	O
Media	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flip4Mac	B-Operating_System
3.1	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2013	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
third	O
generation	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pros	I-Device
,	O
MacBooks	B-Device
(	O
relaunched	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
MacBook	B-Device
line	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
iMacs	B-Device
with	O
Retina	B-Operating_System
display	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
includes	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
export	O
videos	O
to	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
from	O
Flip	B-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flip4Mac	B-Operating_System
3.2	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2013	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
dramatically	O
improved	O
load	O
time	O
for	O
ASF	B-Application
(	O
.wmv	B-Application
,	O
.wma	B-Application
,	O
.wm	O
,	O
.wmp	O
,	O
.asf	B-Application
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Flip4Mac	B-Operating_System
3.3	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2014	O
with	O
several	O
minor	O
3.3.X	O
updates	O
with	O
3.3.7	O
being	O
the	O
latest	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
updates	O
include	O
re-supporting	O
Mac	B-Device
OS	I-Device
X	I-Device
Snow	I-Device
Leopard	I-Device
(	O
after	O
the	O
support	O
being	O
removed	O
in	O
3.0	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
natively	O
supporting	O
OS	B-Device
X	I-Device
Yosemite	I-Device
(	O
10.10	O
)	O
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
El	I-Operating_System
Capitan	I-Operating_System
(	O
10.11	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
supported	O
higher	O
than	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
El	I-Operating_System
Capitan	I-Operating_System
(	O
10.11	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
