Re: Best Free MP4 codec?

I'm sorry, I'm a noob, but does anyone know why I can't get my MP4s to work
in Windows Media Player 10? I know I need a codec, but I've already tried 2
different codecs and neither worked. Can someone please help me get my MP4s
working?

"boe" wrote:

> I found mpegable ds decoder 2.14 - WMP10 no longer freezes on the MP4,
> however they have stopped supporting it and that was the latest one I could
> find. (elektra - could bring myself to buy the dvd without previewing it) I
> downloaded from the web. It does however come up with an error whenever
> playing PPC MP4 recordings. My guess it is has a problem with the audio
> component since the video keeps playing but I get a burst of static when the
> video starts and then silence.
> "boe" <boe_d@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:u3zznCQXFHA.1040@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >I just downloaded mpegable player - the the clip plays fine in that
> >program. The issue is either getting the right codec or perhaps they need
> >to patch Windows Media Player 10. I checked, there are no patches
> >available to what I currently have installed on my computer. The amazing
> >part, is that my PocketPC 2003 records mp4s that my XP SP2 Windows Media
> >Player 10 can't play back!
> >
> >
> > "boe" <boe_d@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:Oal6i46WFHA.2700@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >>I tried one and while it was able to play the clip, it had issues if I
> >>tried to click in different places on the clip. Sometimes there weren't
> >>any but
> >> often it would hang WMP or there would be no sound. Perhaps it is the
> >> clip, I've never needed an MP4 codec before so I can't compare.
> >>
> >> Are there any you've had luck with before? I guess there are different
> >> versions of MP4 - I can't figure out what version this clip is.
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
>

How about coreAAC decoder? http://coreaac.corecodec.org/

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"Nightmare" <Nightmare@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FD7A85E9-1636-40C8-BEE6-3B9F27CB0A0F@microsoft.com...
> I'm sorry, I'm a noob, but does anyone know why I can't get my MP4s to
> work
> in Windows Media Player 10? I know I need a codec, but I've already tried
> 2
> different codecs and neither worked. Can someone please help me get my
> MP4s
> working?
>
> "boe" wrote:
>
>> I found mpegable ds decoder 2.14 - WMP10 no longer freezes on the MP4,
>> however they have stopped supporting it and that was the latest one I
>> could
>> find. (elektra - could bring myself to buy the dvd without previewing it)
>> I
>> downloaded from the web. It does however come up with an error whenever
>> playing PPC MP4 recordings. My guess it is has a problem with the audio
>> component since the video keeps playing but I get a burst of static when
>> the
>> video starts and then silence.
>> "boe" <boe_d@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:u3zznCQXFHA.1040@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> >I just downloaded mpegable player - the the clip plays fine in that
>> >program. The issue is either getting the right codec or perhaps they
>> >need
>> >to patch Windows Media Player 10. I checked, there are no patches
>> >available to what I currently have installed on my computer. The
>> >amazing
>> >part, is that my PocketPC 2003 records mp4s that my XP SP2 Windows Media
>> >Player 10 can't play back!
>> >
>> >
>> > "boe" <boe_d@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> > news:Oal6i46WFHA.2700@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> >>I tried one and while it was able to play the clip, it had issues if I
>> >>tried to click in different places on the clip. Sometimes there
>> >>weren't
>> >>any but
>> >> often it would hang WMP or there would be no sound. Perhaps it is the
>> >> clip, I've never needed an MP4 codec before so I can't compare.
>> >>
>> >> Are there any you've had luck with before? I guess there are
>> >> different
>> >> versions of MP4 - I can't figure out what version this clip is.
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>