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wowseruk
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2. December 2005 @ 09:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
That I had on my stolen laptop that told me what codecs were needed to play a particular file and whether I had a suitable one on my system - any idea what it's called - I can't play mp4 files although I've downloaded mp4 codecs galore!

TIA

Tony
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celtic_d
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2. December 2005 @ 18:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
To playback an mp4 you need a splitter as well as decoders.
wowseruk
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2. December 2005 @ 20:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Sorry I'm a newbie - what is a splitter?
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2. December 2005 @ 22:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
you could use a codec like DivX, XviD or even Nero codec these i am pretty sure should let you play back mp4 files, but also you need a player compatible with the codecs, i suppose the easiest is in fact windows media player because many codecs are actualy made around compatibility with this program because every user of their codec would have it...

hope this helps...





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Lardzor
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3. December 2005 @ 23:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I believe a splitter is what splits the different data streams. For example, you might have a DivX video stream with an MP3 audio stream muxed together in an AVI container. Other containers like Matroska MKV allow for subtitles and othe streams, even though they may also use DivX video, and MP3 audio. You need special software to deal with the MKV container, since it's not built into Windows like AVI support is. MP4 I believe also uses a container not included with Windows. Windows won't know how to deal with the data in your MP4 container without some extra software.

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celtic_d
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4. December 2005 @ 05:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yep, that's basically it. The splitter/parser splits the streams and feeds them to the decoders.

Nero does include a splitter, however depending on the version of Nero it might not work outside of their apps, unless you rename them.

I would recommend Haali's splitter. You could also try Gabest's, as included in Media Player Classic.
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6. December 2005 @ 03:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Forget splitters etc. If all you want to do is play them back download the free version of quicktime and it'll play them fine. Hope this helps.

(http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/win.html))
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wowseruk
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6. December 2005 @ 09:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have successfully played an mp4 movie but not the original one i downloaded - so I suspect it is duff - I get sound but no picture.

This was in RealPlayer.

Tony
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