The free edition has similar features to WMP and is already preloaded to all the latest Mac computers for sale while the Pro edition lets you edit files, convert to other codecs, and convert the videos to be compatible with other devices like the iPhone, iPod, and Apple TV.ġ. QuickTime comes in two packages, a free edition and a Pro edition that sells for $29.95. Windows did not design WMP to edit videos because it provides another software for that. Windows Media Player was developed to be a media player only, though there are added features like CD ripping and tagging. These players also default to their codecs when ripping music files from CDs. These formats are what the players initially support aside from the more popular codecs, other codecs needed to be installed before media using those codecs can be played.

mov extension while WMP has the WMV and WMA (Windows Media Video/Audio) formats. You can download these packages at their respective sites though versions available for the competing OS often lag behind and incompatibilities do appear here and there.īoth players support the wide variety of codecs that are available but they also have their own codecs that they have developed specifically for their players.

But despite being made specifically for their own operating systems, both companies have versions for the other. Apple has developed QuickTime for its Mac operating system while Windows have the Windows Media Player. Media players have become a big part of almost any operating system.

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