Play .m4v files? - G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I downloaded a .m4v file (for the iPhone) from the NPR app and the video will not play.
I read a post that said to just change the file extention from .m4v, so I did that... I still can't seem to get any of the video players to play the file.
Anyone downloaded a .m4v from NPR's app and got it to play?

s15274n said:
I downloaded a .m4v file (for the iPhone) from the NPR app and the video will not play.
I read a post that said to just change the file extention from .m4v, so I did that... I still can't seem to get any of the video players to play the file.
Anyone downloaded a .m4v from NPR's app and got it to play?
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have you tried using Meridian? i haven't used it in ages, but if i remember correctly, it could play them. not sure though.

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Playing the .mp4 recorded on my phone..?

What is everyone using to play the video recordings they've made with their phones on their Windows machines?
The format is .mp4 and doesn't play nice on my box...
TW,
Everyone is using Google... seach for mp4 player and you'll find the answer.
However, I use VLC, which opens everything except for doors.
It seems odd that a phone that runs MS software can't play it's own recordings...?
Google, what's that?
I have the opposite problem. I can't replay video on my phone, but it plays fine on the PC.
To play stuff you need codecs. VLC doesn't need codecs. Just google codecs for your PC. I have K-Lite Mega Codec Pack (I think that's what it's called). I use WMP to play everything. It works better than VLC now. And as for the poster above, same thing except you need codecs for your phone. I suggest you download TCPMP. What file type are you trying to run?
Kraize92 said:
To play stuff you need codecs. VLC doesn't need codecs. Just google codecs for your PC. I have K-Lite Mega Codec Pack (I think that's what it's called). I use WMP to play everything. It works better than VLC now. And as for the poster above, same thing except you need codecs for your phone. I suggest you download TCPMP. What file type are you trying to run?
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so the phone that takes video in mp4 can't play it without another program?
cause I'm having the same problem.
I take video with my camera, can I watch the video on my phone after that?
nope. (I'll search the forums but it's just strange since WM6 was fine; I could take video and play it on my phone fine, I think, I can't remember anymore)
I find that if I rename them with a .3gp extension they play fine in quicktime and in WMP (after setting the association or using "open with"). The same files with the original .MP4 extension choke in both (different issues, but neither play them correctly).
dman7777 said:
I find that if I rename them with a .3gp extension they play fine in quicktime and in WMP (after setting the association or using "open with"). The same files with the original .MP4 extension choke in both (different issues, but neither play them correctly).
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they are already named .3gp, which may be the problem since my phone doesn't play .3gp files.
I can't change the extension to mp4 either.
not only that but i can't play them on my computer; this is crazy since my computer can play anything.
I just convert mine: http://media-convert.com/convert/index.php
works well and it's pretty quick. I usually move the video to my PC first but I bet I could upload it using Skyfire.
Kraize92 said:
To play stuff you need codecs. VLC doesn't need codecs. Just google codecs for your PC. I have K-Lite Mega Codec Pack (I think that's what it's called). I use WMP to play everything. It works better than VLC now. And as for the poster above, same thing except you need codecs for your phone. I suggest you download TCPMP. What file type are you trying to run?
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Works well, thxs..............
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/k_lite_Mega_Codec_Pack.htm

N1 video question?

So I used handbrake to convert a video to an m4vfile will this work I dropped on my sd and go to play I just dont see it I can here it. What is the the procedure to view a movie on the n1?
drop it in a folder, then you can go to the gallary and find that folder and watch it.
The better way though is to download Video Player from the market. All it is an app which searches your sd card for video files and then lists the file names.
Is mv4 a working format for the N1?
gtrplr71 said:
Is mv4 a working format for the N1?
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im not sure, but i think google can help you out with that
I know mp4s work and .h264 is the codec you really should be using
m4v with x264 or MPEG-4 ASP (with DX50 Fourcc, not XVID) works perfectly.

Google's Play Movies & TV app help

I need your help with this app, well mostly the content. So now google play offers movie purchaces but in order to play them back you need to install Google's Play Movie & TV app, basically a video player. The app works well and all but i am wondering if there is a way to play the content on the tabs stock video player. I want to take advantage of the 5.1 sound. Once you purchace the movie you are able to download it but i can not seem to find it anywhere on tab and it is not on the download folder. I used root explorer but no where to be found. I also tried launching the stock video player but it only sees the sample video that came with the tab. Looking forward to your suggestions.
Hi,
I might be wrong but doesnt that just steam the video when it tells you it is being downloaded, this could be the only way you would watch it but not find it after that in the file system.
Have you checked the players file system?
Not to promote piracy but would it not be easier to download it over torrent and watch it with your original player...
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Hi,
I might be wrong but doesnt that just steam the video when it tells you it is being downloaded, this could be the only way you would watch it but not find it after that in the file system.
Have you checked the players file system?
Not to promote piracy but would it not be easier to download it over torrent and watch it with your original player...
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I have looked for the players file system but i can't find it either.
Tried to use torrents but they are a bit annoying to use so i would just rather pay for the movie, i dont mind really.
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[Q] Can't watch my own movies/videos

I've transferred some of my own movies and tv shows that are in .mp4 format on the KFHD. They don't play correctly as they keep jumping from scene to scene and everything is pixelated.
Am I using the right format? I converted my .avi to .mp4 and they aren't working =[
meepmopmop said:
I've transferred some of my own movies and tv shows that are in .mp4 format on the KFHD. They don't play correctly as they keep jumping from scene to scene and everything is pixelated.
Am I using the right format? I converted my .avi to .mp4 and they aren't working =[
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It shoud be Divix codec format for example. Try to use MX Video player, its free on market. It opens almost all formats that i tryed.
mx works great with software decoder, i was able to play a 1.4gb 720p mkv earlier with no issues
Although its still nightly builds only, VLC will play pretty much anything that its desktop counterpart does which means it supports many formats. You can give it a try, get the latest apk from here:
http://nightlies.videolan.org/build/android-v7-neon/
Thanks a lot Spunker, VLC is the only player that has worked with least amount of issues for me
VLC is listed as "incompatible" for a KFHD at the Playstore. Anyone got an alternate source?
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Nevermind, got it at the listed url.
BELASCO said:
VLC is listed as "incompatible" for a KFHD at the Playstore. Anyone got an alternate source?
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Nevermind, got it at the listed url.
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Updated link here
Download the apk and sideload it - or download directly from the Kindle of course
meepmopmop said:
I've transferred some of my own movies and tv shows that are in .mp4 format on the KFHD. They don't play correctly as they keep jumping from scene to scene and everything is pixelated.
Am I using the right format? I converted my .avi to .mp4 and they aren't working =[
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mine works well in my kindle fire hd.try to use anyvideo converter if you have a computer at home.just google it and download.install it to your computer and convert.there are many features there.try to check it out...

is there a way the allcast app can give you a filename of the listing?

at the moment, it just shows lots of videos show but its difficult to tell apart the files.. is there a way to get the filenames in the all cast apps
or is there another app i can try?
i have also found out if you rename files to mp4 they play fine... i tried some mkv files to do this and it worked fine
please advise thanks
wakkaday said:
at the moment, it just shows lots of videos show but its difficult to tell apart the files.. is there a way to get the filenames in the all cast apps
or is there another app i can try?
i have also found out if you rename files to mp4 they play fine... i tried some mkv files to do this and it worked fine
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Renaming files just to get them to play is generally a bad idea... Your MKV probably just happened to be MPEG-4 internally and not enough extra stuff/tracks that it worked, but it's not a good practice - eventually you'll run into an MKV that isn't MPEG-4 internally and the decoder will choke. If you don't remember that you renamed the file, you might think the file is completely broken too.
IIRC Avia shows the filename, as long as it's not horribly long.

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