Mac OS X: WMW, DivX Playback
The quickest and least painful way to enable support for WMV (Windows Media Video) files on your Mac is to install Flip4Mac, a free download from Microsoft’s web site. The Windows Media Components for Quicktime by Flip4Mac will enable playback of wma and wmv files using the Quicktime player or through your Web browser (Safari, Firefox and Camino supported).
As for DivX playback support, the simplest way I found to enable this is by installing the free Video Lan Client (VLC) Media Player. VLC is cross platform and can play virtually all of the most popular multimedia file types out there. Another nice feature particularly for Mac users is the ability to your the Mac Remote to control VLC which is very convenient if you’re as lazy as I am :)
Last but not least, Perian, also known as The swiss-army knife of Quicktime components, enhances Quicktime with support for a large number of video formats.
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