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by TheFireMonkey
Mon Sep 03, 2007 2:13 pm
Forum: Video & Audio Help
Topic: Mp4s
Replies: 21
Views: 6486

Ok, I read those links and I have to say there was some good information there. Thanks, it gives me some stuff to think on.
by TheFireMonkey
Mon Sep 03, 2007 1:52 pm
Forum: Video & Audio Help
Topic: Mp4s
Replies: 21
Views: 6486

Thanks Kariudo, I grabbed CCCP and installed the pack [but not the players - I figured if I had to have the players I cou;ld go back and install them later] and now BS Player is working just fine with the AMV - much better in my mind than getting QuickTime working [I try to avoid using QT or WMP - I...
by TheFireMonkey
Mon Sep 03, 2007 1:10 pm
Forum: Video & Audio Help
Topic: Mp4s
Replies: 21
Views: 6486

using h.264 [correctly] gives you better image quality and a lower filesize (two very good things to have in this hobby, which explains its popularity among the regulars here) when compared to xvid in .avi (which was the de facto encoding standard before x.264) a brief example of xvid vs x.264 is m...
by TheFireMonkey
Mon Sep 03, 2007 12:35 pm
Forum: Video & Audio Help
Topic: Mp4s
Replies: 21
Views: 6486

post-it wrote:.. VLC has never let me down , then again I HATE usoft's Media Player 8-)
Well, I hope that I can find out why VLC failed to install so I can give it a try - it would be nice to have something that will play MP4s reliably.
by TheFireMonkey
Mon Sep 03, 2007 11:41 am
Forum: Video & Audio Help
Topic: Mp4s
Replies: 21
Views: 6486

mp4 headaches

To be honest, I don't understand why people use mp4s in the first place since in my experience, they seldom work reliably for the majority of people. I'm always dismayed when something I want to watch is done as an mp4 because that means I will most likely not be able to watch it. That said, I just...

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