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JTBM · 11th August 2009, 03:03

I have just spent 2 hours trying to play MP4 video (AVC + AC3) (Windows XP and Vista)

MPC showed the movie flawless - with no sound.

SMPlayer played the sound, but no picture.

At this point I was releaved that the file is OK.

I was not able to find a program what would play the crappy MP4 format.

However I was stupid not to think of it before, I am using MKVtoolnix since mkv was invented - I simple converted the MP4 to MKV using MKVtoolnix.

Now everythink works as clockwork. No more stupid, unknown, non-working videoformat...

So don't try to install 20 programms, codecs, whatever, don't read through tons of forum, just convert the damn MP4 to MKV and it does work...

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JTBM Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 6	How to play MP4 files - easy - the solution I have just spent 2 hours trying to play MP4 video (AVC + AC3) (Windows XP and Vista) MPC showed the movie flawless - with no sound. SMPlayer played the sound, but no picture. At this point I was releaved that the file is OK. I was not able to find a program what would play the crappy MP4 format. However I was stupid not to think of it before, I am using MKVtoolnix since mkv was invented - I simple converted the MP4 to MKV using MKVtoolnix. Now everythink works as clockwork. No more stupid, unknown, non-working videoformat... So don't try to install 20 programms, codecs, whatever, don't read through tons of forum, just convert the damn MP4 to MKV and it does work... Last edited by JTBM; 11th August 2009 at 03:06.