Mpeg4 in WMP11

[Beaker14]

OK...I have some instructions to allow wmp11 to recognize mpeg4's in the library. However, the instructions has something that says:
Run custom registry file to:
- enable WMP to identify mp4 and m4v files as video files
- enable WMP to stream mp4 and m4v files

Then it goes on to give details about:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

...then a bunch of code and stuff.

Can anyone tell me what the heck "Run custom registry file to:" means? I'm familiar with editing the registry with Regedit...but I don't know what this means?

Beaker14

[guns1inger]

I assume the file has the extension .reg

If so, double-click it, and you will be asked if you want to load the settings into the registry. If you do, answer yes/OK and the registry will be changed based on the content of the file.

[jman98]

Good grief. Beaker14 - Please do yourself a giant favor and drop WMP and just install the free VLC Media Player instead, which will provide a superior viewing experience over WMP on MP4 files.

[guns1inger]

[sarcasm mode=on]

But it's much less risky to screw with the registry and apply someone else's changes that you don't understand than to install a new and trusted player. Installing VLC could crash the whole machine, whereas making changes to the registry is perfectly safe.

[sarcasm mode=off]

[Beaker14]

Okay then...you're saying that using VLC Media Player is a better idea then? I'm very familiar with sarcasm, but it's a little harder to get the 'tone' from text than in person.

I've never used VLC, but heard many people mention it.

Beaker14

[Beaker14]

Just DL'd VLC Media Player. Can't say that I'm very impressed at all. Not very visually pleasing and it won't play my mpeg4 files.

Beaker14

[Beaker14]

To elaborate on the instuctions I received, here is exactly what it said:

Install Haali Media Splitter (latest as of 20070807)
4. Configure Haali: Autoload VSFilter=yes, Show tray icon=no, Enable thumbnails Extraction=yes
5. Run custom registry file to:
- enable WMP to identify mp4 and m4v files as video files
- enable WMP to stream mp4 and m4v files
(be careful when changing the registry!)

-------------MP4_to_WMP.reg-------------------------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Parts are set, but type already exists
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp4]
@="mp4_auto_file"
;"QuickTime.bak"="VLC.mp4"
;"Content Type"="video/mp4"
"PerceivedType"="video"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp4\ShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp4\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11D1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{c5a40261-cd64-4ccf-84cb-c394da41d590}"

; WMPlayer extension
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Multimedia\W MPlayer\Extensions\.mp4]
"PerceivedType"="video"
"Permissions"=dword:0000000f
"Runtime"=dword:00000007
"UserApprovedOwning"="yes"

; WMP MLS Extension
; This is very important for WMP to identify mp4 files as video files
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\ MLS]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\ MLS\Extensions]
"mp4"="video"

; M4V --------------
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4v]
@="mp4_auto_file"
"PerceivedType"="video"
;"Content Type"="video/x-m4v"
"Content Type"="video/mp4"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4v\ShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4v\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11D1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{c5a40261-cd64-4ccf-84cb-c394da41d590}"

; WMPlayer extension
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Multimedia\W MPlayer\Extensions\.m4v]
"PerceivedType"="video"
"Permissions"=dword:0000000f
"Runtime"=dword:00000007
"UserApprovedOwning"="yes"

; WMP MLS Extension

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\ MLS\Extensions]
"m4v"="video"
-----------------------------------------------------------

Now...what does it mean by "Run the custom registry file to:"

I'm not sure what it means by running it...run what?

Beaker14

[poisondeathray]

"Run the custome registry file to:"
-Post #2 answered your question

You can use WMP11 to play mp4 files containing h264/aac without this.

I suspect something is wrong with your file, especially if VLC couldn't play it. If you don't know the source (e.g. downloaded it from 'somewhere' it might be a virus or dummy file)

You might want to run mediainfo on your mp4 file, to find out more information

[Beaker14]

The file is from my wife's iPod...it's in the iTunes folder/library. WMP11 can play it just fine...it just won't add it to the library.

In VLC...the file was playing (you could see the progress bar moving) but there was no sound).

As for the question about the Registry File...Post #2 answered the "where" to run it to...but I don't know what the "custom registry file" is. Is it saying that the file cam with it? The instructions said to DL FFDShow and Haali Media Splitter. My challenge is that WMP won't show the Mpeg4's in the library.

Beaker14

[Steve Walsh]

You could try to copy this part below to a text file and give it a .reg extension ?
*usual disclaimers if you actually DO this to YOUR registry - fingers crossed huh?

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Parts are set, but type already exists
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp4]
@="mp4_auto_file"
;"QuickTime.bak"="VLC.mp4"
;"Content Type"="video/mp4"
"PerceivedType"="video"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp4\ShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mp4\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11D1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{c5a40261-cd64-4ccf-84cb-c394da41d590}"

; WMPlayer extension
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Multimedia\W MPlayer\Extensions\.mp4]
"PerceivedType"="video"
"Permissions"=dword:0000000f
"Runtime"=dword:00000007
"UserApprovedOwning"="yes"

; WMP MLS Extension
; This is very important for WMP to identify mp4 files as video files
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\ MLS]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\ MLS\Extensions]
"mp4"="video"

; M4V --------------
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4v]
@="mp4_auto_file"
"PerceivedType"="video"
;"Content Type"="video/x-m4v"
"Content Type"="video/mp4"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4v\ShellEx]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m4v\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11D1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{c5a40261-cd64-4ccf-84cb-c394da41d590}"

; WMPlayer extension
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Multimedia\W MPlayer\Extensions\.m4v]
"PerceivedType"="video"
"Permissions"=dword:0000000f
"Runtime"=dword:00000007
"UserApprovedOwning"="yes"

; WMP MLS Extension

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\ MLS\Extensions]
"m4v"="video"

[Ai Haibara]

Your MP4/M4V videos didn't originate from the iTunes music/video store, did they?

[joew771]

I am using Win7 and WMP12 and had the same problem. Adding MP4's to the library for streaming to my bluray player. There is a very very simple fix that I tried and it worked. All you have to do is change the extension of the file to .mpg or something else. For example, change 'starwars.mp4' to 'starwars.mpg' and it recognizes it and streams it like normal. That's it!
As long as you can play the file originally, correct codecs, etc. it should work.

[Intel Core i7]

OK...I have some instructions to allow wmp11 to
recognize mpeg4's in the library. However, the instructions has
something that says:
Run custom registry file to:
- enable WMP
to identify mp4 and m4v files as video files
- enable WMP
to stream mp4 and m4v files

Then it goes on to give details about:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

...then a bunch of code and stuff.

Can anyone tell me what the heck "Run custom registry file to:" means? I'm
familiar with editing the registry with Regedit...but I don't know what this
means?

Beaker14

I understand nada. Wmp7..9 only has medialibrary and as far as I know mp4
doesn’t get reg`d. Mplayerc app doesn’t open mp4 so you need an x264vfwcodec.

Windows has filters for rendering only avis;thats called a DirectShow parser.

you may try install
and next install a similar parser;vh-pioneers should
keep in touch w info from a major library such as msdn.

whats the alternate audvid container for windows7, windows8 anyone?
========= ========= ========= ========= ========= ========= ========= =========

includes AVI, MOV, MPEG, and WAV files. It requires the downstream
filter to be a parser, such as the MPEG-1 Stream Splitter, the AVI Splitter, or
the QuickTime Movie Parser.

[Intel Core i7]

google cam2avi from an anonymous german guy,to convert it