[sajasio]

Originally Posted by evilfantasy

No it isn't free. Free download and free software are two different things.

I have never had to pay anything with that program. I got it about 6-7 months ago.

[robina80]

ive got this multimedia HDD

http://go.iomega.com/section?SID=775...35&secid=39289

basically ive got a movie file and its mpg PAL format i think (i really dont know what format it is it just says .mpg) and when i copy it to my HDD and connect it to my tv it comes up but its an unkown format so what i do is convert the original file on my computer to the following avi, mpgII wmv and mp4 and i then transfer it back to my HDD to play on tv

avi works perfect

mpegII: it works but sound and video arnt in sync with eachother

wmv: is an unkown format as it doesnt appear in my HDD playlist on tv

mp4: the same as wmv doesnt come up, but on the link i gave you it says it supports mp4?!?

[evilfantasy]

Mp4 is for video files
Mp3 is for audio files
Avi is a universal audio/video format
Wmv is for Windows Media Player files

There are many many file formats for different players. Realplayer is Rma I think. iTunes is ITL and on and on.

You can find what most are here http://dotwhat.net/

[robina80]

yes i know theres different formats for different things etc etc but all i want to know is why my multimedia HDD doesnt play mp4 files whne it says it can

[spire8989]

If it was converted improperly or something is wrong in the file it could cause it to be unplayable by some devices.

[evilfantasy]

Be sure you are using a good media converter. Quick Media Converter or Any Video Converter are good.

all i want to know is why my multimedia HDD doesnt play mp4 files whne it says it can

Do you mean your CD drive?

Also what media player are you using? Windows Media Player?

[Lord of Sound]

There is a really good one I've been using for years. Unfortunately only Prism is free, and the Pro version cost money, but if it's only Mpeg->Avi you wouldn't need it. You can download it here: http://www.nchsoftware.com/prism/index.html
A question for you though, why do you want to convert Mpeg to Avi?
Most of the time I'm doing the opposite action)

[4D(Fordy(Ford) Ollie]

Not sure if this is now a dead thread or not, but it may not necessarily be the format, just that you don't have the codecs to allow it to play - are all you're codecs up to date?

[robina80]

the media player only has certain codecs so in the end i downloaded free video convertor and coded it in.avi format, so its all sorted now