.MP4 won't play

**allbaugh_04** · 06-22-2009, 04:33 AM

I got a few .mp4 files that won't play for me. Normally VLC plays these with no issues.

Do I need a codec pack or something?

**shady milkman** · 06-22-2009, 11:58 AM

Originally Posted by allbaugh_04

I got a few .mp4 files that won't play for me. Normally VLC plays these with no issues.

Do I need a codec pack or something?

are they legit .mp4 files ?? sorry i dont know much about the different media encoding..however i would think your right with needing the codec

**shady milkman** · 06-22-2009, 12:01 PM

after some reading i found this..it talks about a splitter device(it can be built into the software)

"Some playback software comes with built-in support to open MP4 files, but that does not guarantee that the video and audio data can be played without additional software. MP4 files, more often than not, contain either MPEG-4 ASP or AVC (H.264) video with AAC audio. Of course, almost anything can be packed into the MP4 container just like AVI, but AVI would still be the mast used container for video like DivX and XviD. "