How to play this m4v file? Please help :)

[Mr.]

Hi everyone,

I was browsing through files from my friend's external HD and kind of stuck with this video file KINM.m4v . The problem is that no player I got on my lappy is able to play this file.

I got windows x64 , and players I got are MPC-HC x64 and VLAN VLC . I also installed VLC coded pack from this website "vlccodec.com" .

GSPOT shows the following info when loaded with the file :

mp42: MP4 v2 [ISO 14496-14]
- isom: MP4  Base Media v1 [IS0 14496-12:2003]
- avc1: MP4 Base w/ AVC ext [ISO 14496-12:2005]

MediaInfo shows the following info when loaded with the file :

Complete name                           : F:\mov\KINM.m4v
Format                                   : MPEG-4
Format profile                           : Base Media / Version 2
Codec ID                                 : mp42
File size                                : 1.83 GiB

Since I'm newbie with all this I'm not sure how to change codecs (just point me to some online tutorial to save yourself from trouble ) in MPC and VLC etc.

Please find the codecs installed list in the attachment. Thanks a lot

[redwudz]

It may be DRM copy protected. M4V format: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M4V

But someone else here may have a better answer.

And welcome to our forums.

[newpball]

I was browsing through files from my friend's external HD and kind of stuck with this video file KINM.m4v . The problem is that no player I got on my lappy is able to play this file.

So eh, did you ask your friend about that video?

[bat999]

... I'm not sure how to change codecs (just point me to some online tutorial to save yourself from trouble ) in ...VLC

VLC Media Player doesn't use external codecs.

[Mr.]

I was browsing through files from my friend's external HD and kind of stuck with this video file KINM.m4v . The problem is that no player I got on my lappy is able to play this file.

So eh, did you ask your friend about that video?

He doesn't remembers about the file either, so he doesn't have any problem with me trying to open that file

[Mr.]

It may be DRM copy protected. M4V format: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M4V

But someone else here may have a better answer.

And welcome to our forums.

I checked in the file property using details tab ( http://www.technipages.com/windows-how-to-check-if-a-video-or-music-file-is-drm-protected ), it's not drm protected

[newpball]

I was browsing through files from my friend's external HD and kind of stuck with this video file KINM.m4v . The problem is that no player I got on my lappy is able to play this file.

So eh, did you ask your friend about that video?

He doesn't remembers about the file either, so he doesn't have any problem with me trying to open that file

Friends do let friends go through each others hard drives even if they haven't got clue what's on it.
True friendship I suppose!

[Mr.]

Can I bump it? I just did it, didn't I?

[Lowlander]

You did. Please don't.