Dumb problem-QuickTime

[vlakslee]

I am trying to play a MPEG4 file in QuickTime player. Video is fine but no sound. I don't have a sound card on this machine, it comes through the MB. I do have Total Recorder installed but don't think this is a problem. Anyone have this issue? I have looked and looked on the internet but can't find an answert to this. I have gone all through the Preferences and still no go. Frustrating. Windows Media and Real Player work just peachy. Thanks for any and all help.

[R55B]

vlakslee

Try the Quicktime Alternative here, it will play just about any QT format, IF it was done right:

https://www.videohelp.com/tools?tool=QuickTime_Alternative

I am looking for an audio extractor (freebie) for QT .mov format, if you've heard of such a thing...

[celtic_druid]

Quicktime's mp4 support is far from the best. My advice would be to use a different player entirely. For instance if is possible that your mp4 uses mp3 audio (perfectly within specs). In my experience QT can't handle mp3 audio in an mp4 container.

Then again perhaps by MPEG4 you don't even mean mp4, but rather say an XviD avi. QT also doesn't support AC3 audio and I don't think it can properly handle mp3 audio in an avi container either.

[kschang]

If you rename the file from .MOV to MP4, most splitters should work with that file ten.

[celtic_druid]

Changing extensions like that isn't the best idea. They never said it was a .mov anyway.

[kschang]

Good point, CD. I guess when he said QT, I immediately thought of MOV.