On May 2, at 5:19 AM, R.D.Preston wrote:
I recently downloaded a couple of movie files that are .mp4 type. These will not play with any of the standard video players I have, which are:QuickTime Player VLC Divx Player Windows Media Player What will I need to play these on my system? I'm currently using version sys10.4.11, on a Mac Mini from a LaCie FW external.
Like QuickTime, MPEG-4 is a container not a codec. There are many different codecs designed to work with MPEG-4 (H-264, DivX, 3ivX, XviD, ... ) and a few of them do not exist on the Mac. I've run across Microsoft MPEG-4 version 3 files quite often, and I don't think they can be played on a Mac. Usually the Inspector menu item in QuickTime player will give you a clue or two about the codec.
smime.p7s
Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature
_______________________________________________ The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will be May 27 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. Posting address: [email protected] Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
