Adding MP4 files to Windows Media Player library?

Arminator · 12th December 2007, 09:51

Hello,

I'm using Windows Media Player 11 to stream media content to my Xbox 360.

Until the 360 allowed Divx, I encoded some videos to H.264 with the MP4 file extension.

The videos play fine in Media Player 11 and on the Xbox if I copy them to an USB stick.

However, the MP4 filetype isn't recognized by the Media Player and therefore isn't added to the Media Library.

On the Video Playback FAQ in question #32 they suggest

Quote:

"Your first option is to install a 3rd party MP4 DirectShow decoder to import MPEG-4 part 2 and H.264 files into your library."

Now I have FFMPEG installed and tried the trial version of 3ivx.
None of these add MP4 files to the Library.

Does anyone know a DirectShow decoder, that adds MP4 files to the Media Library of WMP11?

setarip_old · 12th December 2007, 21:24

Hi!

Click on the following link (the result of a simple Googlesearch), which may provide the answer you seek:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...+and+%22MP4%22

Shakey_Jake33 · 12th December 2007, 22:48

It's nothing to do with lacking a directshow decoder for mp4, it's actually a known issue loads of people are having, myself included. As standard, WMP11 won't add .mp4 files to it's media library share even if you have the required codecs. Because of this, the 360 cannot see them either.

zachdms · 17th December 2007, 22:57

http://owlet.spaces.live.com/blog/cn...D401!297.entry
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Shakey_Jake33 · 18th December 2007, 02:45

^Using the above fix on my XP machine, mp4 files now appear in the media library in WMP11, and appear on my 360, and work lovely!

On my Vista x64 machine, they appear in the media library in WMP11... but strangely still not on the 360. Odd.

Arminator · 14th January 2008, 10:02

Thank you very much, zachdms. The Registry Edit finally let WMP find the MP4 files worthy for inclusion. Now MP4 streaming to my Xbox works like a charm. Thank you very much again!

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12th December 2007, 21:24	#2 \| Link
setarip_old Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 16,267	Hi! Click on the following link (the result of a simple Googlesearch), which may provide the answer you seek: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...+and+%22MP4%22

12th December 2007, 22:48	#3 \| Link
Shakey_Jake33 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 233	It's nothing to do with lacking a directshow decoder for mp4, it's actually a known issue loads of people are having, myself included. As standard, WMP11 won't add .mp4 files to it's media library share even if you have the required codecs. Because of this, the 360 cannot see them either.

18th December 2007, 02:45	#5 \| Link
Shakey_Jake33 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 233	^Using the above fix on my XP machine, mp4 files now appear in the media library in WMP11, and appear on my 360, and work lovely! On my Vista x64 machine, they appear in the media library in WMP11... but strangely still not on the 360. Odd.

14th January 2008, 10:02	#6 \| Link
Arminator Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 9	Thank you very much, zachdms. The Registry Edit finally let WMP find the MP4 files worthy for inclusion. Now MP4 streaming to my Xbox works like a charm. Thank you very much again!