Unusual codec - French origin??

[pooksahib]

Hi. Pasted below are the specs of a file I'm having problems with. So far, only VLC can play it properly but that's no good as I want to play the file on my TV via a HDD media player. I'll need to convert it which I know xmediarecode can do - apparently it was going to take 60 hours so I aborted but the piece it converted was perfect.

Does anyone know of a tool that would convert this file fairly quickly i.e. less than a day(!)?

My thanks for any advice or suggestions.

General
Complete name : E:\March 2011.mp4
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : QuickTime
Codec ID : qt
File size : 1.68 GiB
Duration : 31mn 21s
Overall bit rate : 7 659 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2010-10-06 10:36:36
Tagged date : UTC 2010-10-06 10:37:23
Writing library : Apple QuickTime

Video
ID : 2
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L4.0
Format settings, CABAC : No
Format settings, ReFrames : 2 frames
Format settings, GOP : M=2, N=24
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 31mn 21s
Duration_LastFrame : 5h 40mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 6 120 Kbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.118
Stream size : 1.34 GiB (80%)
Title : Module de gestion vidŽo / Gestionnaire dÕalias Apple
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2010-10-06 08:56:54
Tagged date : UTC 2010-10-06 10:37:23
Color primaries : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4, SMPTE RP177
Transfer characteristics : BT.709-5, BT.1361
Matrix coefficients : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4 709, SMPTE RP177

Audio
ID : 1
Format : PCM
Format settings, Endianness : Little
Format settings, Sign : Signed
Codec ID : sowt
Duration : 31mn 21s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 1 536 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Stream size : 345 MiB (20%)
Title : Module de gestion sonore / Gestionnaire dÕalias Apple
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2010-10-06 08:56:54
Tagged date : UTC 2010-10-06 10:37:23

[Baldrick]

It's a standard quicktime mp4 with avc/h264 video. Try another all-in-one converter like freemake video converter, format factory, avidemux.

If they also fails try mpeg streamclip or quicktime pro.

[jman98]

What kind of media player do you have? Just about everything should be able to play that without conversion.

[pooksahib]

Thanks, Baldrick - I'm downloading freemake and will give that a go.
jman98 - it's a Western Digital TV Live Hub. It may play the file, I haven't checked. But the file needs editing first and my usual splitters - boilsoft, avidemux - won't do it. That's why I'm trying to convert then edit.