Comments on: How to record mp4 files to play on Home theater System? Mine should play MPEG4 filess but does not recognize http://antiquerecordplayers.info/how-to-record-mp4-files-to-play-on-home-theater-system-mine-should-play-mpeg4-filess-but-does-not-recognize.htm Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:49:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: TV guy http://antiquerecordplayers.info/how-to-record-mp4-files-to-play-on-home-theater-system-mine-should-play-mpeg4-filess-but-does-not-recognize.htm/comment-page-1#comment-3794 TV guy Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:01:04 +0000 http://antiquerecordplayers.info/how-to-record-mp4-files-to-play-on-home-theater-system-mine-should-play-mpeg4-filess-but-does-not-recognize.htm#comment-3794 There are two versions of MPEG-4 MPEG-4, part 2 (Divix, xvid, etc) MPEG-4, part 10 (used by Itunes) Your player can play the first type only. However, many .mp4 files are of the second type... (Correct file format, but incorrect codec) These are VIdeo files and usually you store them in a writable DVD, not a CD. .avi is actually a very common file container for MPEG-4 files, so it should work just fine. So: a) Make sure you specify the correct Codec (MPEG-4, part 2, or Divx) If CDs don't work try to copy your files on a DVD. There are two versions of MPEG-4
MPEG-4, part 2 (Divix, xvid, etc)
MPEG-4, part 10 (used by Itunes)

Your player can play the first type only. However, many .mp4 files are of the second type… (Correct file format, but incorrect codec)

These are VIdeo files and usually you store them in a writable DVD, not a CD.

.avi is actually a very common file container for MPEG-4 files, so it should work just fine.

So: a) Make sure you specify the correct Codec (MPEG-4, part 2, or Divx)
If CDs don’t work try to copy your files on a DVD.

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