Curse those freakin h246(Mpeg 4) files!

neo_bahamut1985 · Post by **neo_bahamut1985** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 3:42 am

Okay, I've tried many media players; WMP11, Zoom Player, WMP Classic (newest version, which says it "can play mp4 files"..pure bullcrap), DivX player, Elecard MPEG Player, etc and no matter what I play this file on, there is sound but no video. What the crap?! Who encodes videos with this retarded, incompatible codec anyways? Are there players that can get both sound and video or am I SOL?

Deathlike2 · Post by **Deathlike2** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 3:45 am

You need to find the correct codec which is very much obtainable if you google correctly. It is h.264, not whatever you wrote in the title.

Besides, compression is everything in regards to video.

Here's a google link for starters.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=h. ... gle+Search

corronchilejano · Post by **corronchilejano** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:01 am

K-Lite codec pack. Google it NOW.

mudlord · Post by **mudlord** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:22 am

ffdshow FTW.

neo_bahamut1985 · Post by **neo_bahamut1985** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:23 am

Hmmm....lemme check that out

Edit 9:28: Hey, thanks for the info! It works like a charm!

snkcube · Post by **snkcube** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:59 am

mudlord wrote:ffdshow FTW.

Listen to this guy!

Truth Unknown · Post by **Truth Unknown** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 6:03 am

corronchilejano wrote:K-Lite codec pack. Google it NOW.

GAH, Not that spawn of EVIL. If your looking for a Codec Pack try CCCP, it covers the most common codecs and does not try to spam the PC with every codec there is.

franpa · Post by **franpa** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 6:30 am

FFDSHOW > K-Lite codec pack.

alexz721 · Post by **alexz721** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 7:36 am

I second CCCP. Kicks the ass of every codec pack out there, and includes FFDShow.

DOLLS (J) [!] · Post by **DOLLS (J) [!]** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 7:36 am

FFDSHOW > you

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 7:42 am

franpa wrote:FFDSHOW > K-Lite codec pack.

I agree with franpa.
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GOD DAMMIT!

megamanzer0 · Post by **megamanzer0** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 9:08 am

Damn narutards...

ShadowFX · Post by **ShadowFX** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 9:45 am

CoreAVC, even though it's not free, is my recommendation.

sweener2001 · Post by **sweener2001** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 9:48 am

vlc

or mpc with cccp (since mpc does next to nothing without a codec pack)

or neobahamut with a brain

or even quicktime, as mp4 is a video format for the ipod

franpa · Post by **franpa** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 11:42 am

alexz721 wrote:I second CCCP. Kicks the ass of every codec pack out there, and includes FFDShow.

FFDSHOW is why CCCP works great.

Truth Unknown · Post by **Truth Unknown** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:33 pm

So you're saying a golden (FFDShow) turd (a codec pack) is great because it has gold? No offense to CCCP, but I'm trying to make a point.

Nightcrawler · Post by **Nightcrawler** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 2:06 pm

The K-lite standard codec pack comes with FFDSHOW and really doesn't install all that much else. The full version has a bunch unnecessary extras though.

Besides that, during installation, almost everything is OPTIONAL. You can install as little or as much as you want. I don't see how it's better or worse than any other codec pack.

FFDSHOW of course is the winner in K-lite as well, so.. meh.

corronchilejano · Post by **corronchilejano** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:57 pm

I say K-Lite because you never again have to worry about ANYTHING after you install it.

Oh, and DivX has spyware in it, lolzors.

Neo Kaiser · Post by **Neo Kaiser** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 5:03 pm

To bad that my PC can't run H.264 files...

Post by **Agozer** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 5:05 pm

K-Lite/CCCP/etc. pack <<<<<< ffdshow + Haali Splitter > You

I.S.T. · Post by **I.S.T.** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 1:35 am

Agozer wrote:K-Lite/CCCP/etc. pack <<<<<< ffdshow + Haali Splitter > You

K-Lite includes ffdshow and Haali Splitter.

So... it's basically the same thing. It just includes every other codec under the sun, and, as Nightcrawler pointed out, you can opt out of installing them.

Truth Unknown · Post by **Truth Unknown** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:55 am

I still don't trust K-Lite, Additionally CCCP has FFDShow and Haali Splitter as well.

I.S.T. · Post by **I.S.T.** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 4:02 am

K-Lite is safe. It does not install spyware of any kind.

I'm using it right now(So to speak.).

corronchilejano · Post by **corronchilejano** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 4:03 am

Check out the DivX directory for some AWESOME Gain products.

Nightcrawler · Post by **Nightcrawler** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 1:40 pm

I.S.T. wrote:K-Lite is safe. It does not install spyware of any kind.

I'm using it right now(So to speak.).

Yeah K-lite is fine. This entire discussion is silly. We're all talking about more or less the same thing under different names.