black screen with mp4 file (plays correctly in other players) (1 Viewer)

[lsandini]

TV-Server Version: MediaPortal 1.0
MediaPortal Version: MediaPortal 1.0
MediaPortal Skin: Blue3wide (Darkblue)
Windows Version: Vista Ultimate SP1
CPU Type: Intel Core 2 Duo E4600, passive cooling
HDD: WD Scorpio 2.5" SATA
Memory: DDR2, 2x1GB
Motherboard: Intel DP35DP
Video Card: Radeon HD4350, passive cooling
Video Card Driver: Catalyst 8.7, AVIVO
Sound Card: Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)
Sound Card AC3: optical out to Harman & Kardon AVR-235 amp
Sound Card Driver: 5762_5713_v68
1. TV Card: Floppy DTV DVB-C
1. TV Card Type: DVB-C
1. TV Card Driver: 4.4.5N
2. TV Card: Floppy DTV DVB-C
2. TV Card Type: DVB-C
2. TV Card Driver: 4.4.5N
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: Cyberlink powerDVD 7
MPEG2 Audio Codec:
h.264 Video Codec: Cyberlink powerDVD 7
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case: Zalman HD160 Plus
Cooling: Noctual 8cm fans x2, Scythe Ninja mini passive on CPU
Power Supply: BeQuiet 450W
Remote: Microsoft MCE
TV: Sony KDL-40W4020AEP
TV - HTPC Connection: HDMI

Howdy people,

Just stumbled on the first file my MP HTPC wouldn't play... It has an mp4 extension, plays correctly in VLC, and I have quicktime and the latest CCCP codec pack installed. I get sound with a black screen in MP. No idea how it was encoded.

Any suggestion ? How can I find out what codec I need ?

Lorenzo

 

[thesystemera]

Same here...

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

Has either of you actually installed PowerDVD, if so use a filter manager (filmerit in sig) to delete the divx codec installed with it.

Now see if it will play using either mpc or ffdshow that comes with the cccp.

If not, get gspot2.70 and drop the file into it and see what it comes up with for the filetype, but may need reencoding, just use Xvid4PSP5.0 to do this.