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.
