[macvoiceover] Re: Listening to web radio streams on the Mac

  • From: Ignasi Cambra <ignasicambra@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:01:27 -0500

Flip4Mac works great for me. Another option you have is to install VLC and the 
VLC Safari plugin. VLC basically plays all kinds of streams and formats, so if 
you have everything properly installed, everything should play.
On Dec 31, 2009, at 7:00 AM, Richie Gardenhire wrote:

> There is a program called Flip4Mac, which can be downloaded from Microsoft's 
> website or from www.versiontracker.com.  That said, I keep getting an error 
> message that says that there is no plugin available for the Real Player when 
> I want to stream something from RN.  I tried activating the Auto Update, but 
> get nothing.  Some Real Player content plays, but others are not supported by 
> the player itself.  One example is www.narrativetv.com.  How long does it 
> usually take for the Real Player to configure itself for said requirements?  
> I even tried installing an older version of Real Player but that didn't work 
> either.  Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska.
> 
> 
> On Dec 31, 2009, at 2:01 AM, Robin Kipp wrote:
> 
> Hi all!
> Sometimes, when opening links to web radio streams, I get a message like 
> this: "This website has contents of mime type xmplayer2, but there's no 
> plugin installed on your Mac to support this". I can then click an open 
> button and get redirected to a Microsoft website, where I could download 
> Windows Media Player, which would, of course, not run on a Mac. Is there a 
> program / plugin that will make it possible to open these radio streams?
> Thanks for any help and happy new year!
> Robin>
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