Problem watching online videos

I can't watch some WMV videos online and can't figure out why! I use firefox 2.0.0.1 and already downloaded flip4mac, so, can someone tell me why this happens?

Hi, João.
The videos in question may be protected with Windows Digital Rights Management (DRM), the latest versions of which are incompatible with Macs:
• Windows Media Player 9 for Mac (WMP9) does not play Windows Media files protected with anything later than version 1.3 of Microsoft's DRM. This is documented here on Microsoft's Web site, under the heading "Support for Digital Rights Management." If the files in question use a version of Microsoft's DRM later than 1.3, they will not play in WMP9 on a Mac.
• Flip4Mac, the replacement for WMP9, does not support any WIndows Media files encoded with Microsoft's DRM on Mac OS X. It states on this page that "Note: Flip4Mac does not support content that is protected with Windows Media digital rights management (DRM). "See also this Flip4Mac Knowledge Base article.
You need to check with the firm from which you view/download the files to determine the version of Windows DRM they employ. Information concerning available versions of Windows DRM can be found here.
Note that this is not a Mac problem: it is due to Microsoft refusing to make its DRM available on the Mac, i.e. a Microsoft business decision intended to keep you locked-in to the Windows platform.
Since you have an Intel-based Mac, you have two options for running Windows XP on your Mac, which would then permit you to view the videos in Windows:
• Apple's Boot Camp Public Beta;
• Parallels Desktop for Mac
along with with a copy of Windows XP.
The key difference between these is that Boot Camp requires you startup in either WIndows or Mac OS X: you can only run one OS at a time. Parallels Desktop lets you run Mac OS X and Windows simultaneously.
Both approaches have straightforward installation instructions. If I were in your position, I'd opt for Parallels Desktop given the ability to with with both operating systems simultaneously.
Good luck!
Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X

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