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11th August 2009, 03:03 | #1 | Link |
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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. |
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Why did you generate a "crappy" .MP4 file in the first place?
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I am using Haali splitter, because it is getting updated once in a while. Unfortunatelly it doesn't properly support MP4 files, especially AVC + AC3.
However Haali is the better splitter for MKV. I have now installed Gabest splitter and using it only for MP4 files. This has solved the problem. So: MP4 -> Gabest MKV -> Haali I have tried one other splitter, but it was not working. |
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Don't know if this is it, but for example Gabest's splitter makes x264 output 1 (or more?) frame shorter. Found this when I was trying to calculate ssim and ends up with unbelievably low values.
[Dreaming mode on]Ahh if Haali makes his splitter opensource... I believe then it will get updates faster, MPC-HC devs will be able to drop some buggy Gabest's splitters, etc... EDIT: I forgot about renderer. We need it too! [/Dreaming mode off] Last edited by Keiyakusha; 13th August 2009 at 18:41. |
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I'm interested in your answer please?
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No, not you. The question was in response to the original posters opening comments!
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In that case you have broken the forums rules. And that goes for anybody else who offers help!
I suggest you read forum rule 6.
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Well, I was too quick to report success...
I cannot install Haali and Gabest splitter at the same time. Wenn I've installed Gabest splitter to play MP4, this broke Haali's splitter... Gabest splitter is also not available stand alone on the net, just as part of a codec pack, what can break my carefully setup system, so it is really dangerous to use. There is no other splitter, what actually works. So the best solution is the first one, convert MP4 to MKV and forget about the scrapp... Last edited by JTBM; 16th August 2009 at 21:14. |
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http://sourceforge.net/projects/mpc-hc/files/ 1.Search and download: ***MP4Splitter.zip 2.Extract the "MP4Splitter.ax" to "C:\WINDOWS\system32" 3.Then click on Start->Run 4.type regsvr32 MP4Splitter.ax and press enter. A message should popup confirming success. 5.If you want to uninstall it type: regsvr32 /u MP4Splitter.ax |
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