Playing Video Files - Technical Issues

(28-07-2011 20:20 )kruse Wrote:  They're from a paysite, their wmv videos play OK but the mp4 not. Click on the link (pic) and I get a black screen and "Loading". I have Quicktime, but it doesn't give me the option of what format to view in when you hit the link. Any ideas? Thanks for bearing with me on this and for your advice Skateguy.

I use SMPlayer rather than VLC for playing mp4 files these days.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMPlayer

I remember one of my mates having a similar problem a while back. He said that MPlayerOSX for linux & mac fixed the problem. I've never used a mac myself so I can't say if it's any good or not.

Many thanks guys, problem solved thanks to all your efforts. Very much appreciated.

Hello guys I'm having trouble trying to watch a Video download..... Windows Media Player will not open it.....

Trying to download from Upstore I've downloaded the vid but when I try play it using Media Player it comes up with....

The selected file has an extension ( rar ) that is not recognized by windows media player.

Anyone who can help fix it I will give them a video as a thanks.

Cheers Trickster......

^^^ download and use vlc. http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html

it plays most things.

also for rar files you may need to extract. read this: http://www.babeshows.co.uk/showthread.ph...=rar+files

If it has a .rar extension then you need to download WINRAR, to unpackage it, as it is a compressed file.
Or if you already have something like that, your right click menu should have an option to open archive, or similar.

Hello would just like to apologize for my slow response been crazy busy with work....... Right so I owe TERENCE & CIRCLES_0_0_0 a thank you for posting there help.....

I've managed to get the videos working now so thank you....

As promised I will send you both a Video I will Private message you it guys...

Trick