Playing mp4 video files

mickb · 2007-12-30, 19:55

Hi

I have a mp4 video file which I have tried to run in MP without success. It also will not run in WMP (Ver 10) but as expected it will run in Quicktime.

I have read the Forums regarding this and have tried to follow some links with I had hoped would have solved the problem, but alas the links are inoperable.

Any suggestions would be appreciated. Does 0.2.3 run mp4 out of the box?

Thanks in anticipation

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armyofme · 2008-01-01, 15:55

I have the same problem here. I can play most common movie files but not mp4s. I'm sure it's probably to do with codecs. I've just tested my system with filmerit (decoder checker) but it says there are no conflicts. Anyone any ideas?

Inker · 2008-01-01, 17:39

MP4 is just a container, it can contain a number of different video and audio streams (and more, such as subtitles). Most likely what you have is and Mpeg4/AVC video stream and something like an aac audio stream.

So you will need:
- an mp4 splitter (haali - free)
- an avc decoder (ffdshow - free)
- an aac decoder (again, ffdshow - free)

Then it should playback just fine, I play them all the time.

armyofme · 2008-01-01, 18:44

I already had ffdshow but not the haali splitter. Now it works with the splitter installed. Thanks a lot!

Armyofme

2007-12-30, 19:55	#1 (permalink)
mickb Portal Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Dubai UAE Age: 50 Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	Playing mp4 video files Hi I have a mp4 video file which I have tried to run in MP without success. It also will not run in WMP (Ver 10) but as expected it will run in Quicktime. I have read the Forums regarding this and have tried to follow some links with I had hoped would have solved the problem, but alas the links are inoperable. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Does 0.2.3 run mp4 out of the box? Thanks in anticipation TV-Server Version: MediaPortal Version: 0.2.2.0 MediaPortal Skin: Windows Version: XP Pro SP2 CPU Type: AMD 2800+ HDD: Western Digital Memory: 1G DDR Motherboard: ASUS A7V880 Motherboard Chipset: Motherboard Bios: Video Card: Winfast 6600GT Video Card Driver: Sound Card: HDA Digital X Sound Card AC3: Optical Out Sound Card Driver: 1. TV Card: Dvico Gold 1. TV Card Type: DVB-T 1. TV Card Driver: 2. TV Card: Dvico Lite 2. TV Card Type: DVB-T 2. TV Card Driver: 3. TV Card: 3. TV Card Type: 3. TV Card Driver: 4. TV Card: 4. TV Card Type: 4. TV Card Driver: MPEG2 Video Codec: MPEG2 Audio Codec: Satelite/CableTV Provider: HTPC Case: Accent HT-400B Cooling: Power Supply: Remote: Imon TV: Mitsubishi 90cm CRT TV - HTPC Connection: S-Video __________________ AMD Athlon 2800+ CPU, 1G RAM, ASUS A7V880, Windows XP Pro SP2, .net 2, WD 200G HDD, DVICO FusionHDTV DVB-T, HDA Digital X Mystique 7.1 Sound Card, Leadtek Winfast 6600GT, Accent HT-400B case with Imon VFD, Pioneer DVR-107D DVD-RW DL

2008-01-01, 17:39	#3 (permalink)
Inker Portal Designer Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,560 Thanks: 35 Thanked 134 Times in 58 Posts My System	MP4 is just a container, it can contain a number of different video and audio streams (and more, such as subtitles). Most likely what you have is and Mpeg4/AVC video stream and something like an aac audio stream. So you will need: - an mp4 splitter (haali - free) - an avc decoder (ffdshow - free) - an aac decoder (again, ffdshow - free) Then it should playback just fine, I play them all the time. __________________ There are only two industries that refer to their customers as "users". - Edward Tufte

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2008-01-01, 15:55	#2 (permalink)
armyofme Portal Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UK Posts: 73 Thanks: 17 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I have the same problem here. I can play most common movie files but not mp4s. I'm sure it's probably to do with codecs. I've just tested my system with filmerit (decoder checker) but it says there are no conflicts. Anyone any ideas?

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armyofme Portal Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UK Posts: 73 Thanks: 17 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I already had ffdshow but not the haali splitter. Now it works with the splitter installed. Thanks a lot! Armyofme