Harold Fuchs wrote:
Windows Media Player *cannot* play the file.
Then it is ok that OOo also does not play the file.
What is "direct show"?
It is the backend for audio/video on windows that is used by
Windows Media Player and OpenOffice.org
it anything to do with "DirectX"?
Yes, it is actually part of it.
Please try to install 'ffdshow tryouts'. This should enable mp4 support
in OOo as it provides a direct show filter which uses the same backend
as the VLC player does.
What is "ffdshow tryouts" and where do I get it from?
http://tinyurl.com/yca8log
As said, it takes the backend that vlc uses to render files (libavcodec)
and enables it for "direct show".
I installed ffdshow [ FFDShow MPEG-4 Video Decoder 2009-11-08 ]
Try the above, its a newer and enhanced version. If you still can not
play the videos than maybe it is a configuration issue with ffdshow.
Regards,
Christian
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