cannot play a mpg4

[bambam]

I try to watch a mpg4 file with windows media player classic
I installed the latest codec pack ffdshow and it still wont play at all.
If I try to watch it with vlc it plays but the video is all fuzzy.

I know that the file is a mpg4 because I open the file in mediainfo and gspot.
But gspot tell me Codec status Undetermined but it display the name MPEG-4

anyone have a suggestion so I can read this file ?

[Jeremiah58]

Try KMPlayer.

[jagabo]

ffdshow doesn't automatically enable all decoders. Use the Video Decoder Configuration utility to enable the codec(s) you need.



Or, as suggested, try KMPlayer which has tons codecs built in.

[Bjs]

Most likely you need to install an appropriate video decoder for that type , and yet , the default original decoder may have been replaced by another , given a higher priority level than the original default .

Gspot can help sort that out , it should show you a list of possible video decoders for the clip , one of those listed should have a higer priority than all others , down below "proposed codec sollutions and tests" .

I just check ffmpeg , and it said my priority sucks , but I do not use it anyway .

Another problem that can appear is with you video chipset drivers , check for an update , and reboot the system , then see what happens .

It would be a nice option for gspot to also export the priority levels of all listed , as a backup for troubleshooting .

If you stay in the filter merits long enough without sucess , it'll drive you mad .

The "undetermined" part is something I have yet to run into , but could mean you need to deregister a particular filter , and then re-register it to fix it , it's happened before with some "pin not connected" error .

I would atleast make sure your video drivers are the latest , specifically designed for your video chipset , before going and poking about with those filters or installing other codecs .

[celtic_druid]

Actually in the above screen shot you would need to enable DivX 4 support (also maybe H.264). Think that was fixed (mp4v moved from DivX4) in newer builds

[bambam]

I try the KMPlayer and it won't play the video file
I also check the settings of ffdshow and just about everything is set to libavcodec

any others ideas ?