12 Mar
2007
12 Mar
'07
5:53 p.m.
I have loaded
MPEG-4 videos to my site. I have also added a "Videos"
link on the left-hand nav.
So, since MP4 isn't a valid standard file
association, any chance you could
make those files .mpg or .mpeg ?
Jay 
12 Mar
12 Mar
6:38 p.m.
Ashley wrote...
Jay, I've added .mpg versions. They are quite a
bit larger than the mp4
files.
I'm confused. I wasn't asking you to change the format. Only the file name -
which certainly wouldn't have changed the file size! I am totally inept and
blissfully unaware of anything graphics related. However, I was under the
impression that if the file was named .mpg (or .mpeg) that it could be mp2,
mp3, mp4, whatever, and the decoder would figure it out based on stuff
internal to the file.
I thought most folks I talked to named all their mpeg files .mpg or .mpeg,
that way they work in any player (that supports the format). Naming them
.mp4 is fine for keeping straight to yourself what format the file is, but
they aren't normally distributed that way I didn't think.
Again, I know NOTHING about graphics stuff like this. The above is my nieve
assumptions so I could be completely offbase :)
So I would have thought you would just rename the .mp4 files to .mpeg or
.mpg. Don't keep the .mp4 named ones around.
But someone would have to confirm the above is correct :)
Jay
7:28 p.m.
Jay West wrote:
So I would have thought you would just rename the .mp4
files to .mpeg or
.mpg. Don't keep the .mp4 named ones around.
Nope. .mp4 files cannot be played by older players, hence the need to
keep them named that way.
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8:59 p.m.
Jim Leonard wrote:
Nope. .mp4 files cannot be played by older players,
hence the need to
keep them named that way.
Well then convert it to a older format. Lower the better
since
I don't think linux machines may be able to handle the latest
windows and/or multi-media platform mpgs.
9:22 p.m.
woodelf wrote:
Jim Leonard wrote:
Sure they can, and there are many people working diligently to ensure
that they do. The newest stuff requires 4x the horsepower to play back,
but they are 4x smaller, so it generally evens out.
Come on guys, MPEG-4 is an ISO standard and it's cross-platform. What
is the big deal? Would you rather have a 160x120 Cinepak .MOV from 1992?
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Nope. .mp4 files cannot be played by older
players, hence the need to
keep them named that way.
Well then convert it to a older format. Lower the better
since
I don't think linux machines may be able to handle the latest
windows and/or multi-media platform mpgs.
11 p.m.
Jim Leonard wrote:
Sure they can, and there are many people working
diligently to ensure
that they do. The newest stuff requires 4x the horsepower to play back,
but they are 4x smaller, so it generally evens out.
Come on guys, MPEG-4 is an ISO standard and it's cross-platform. What
is the big deal? Would you rather have a 160x120 Cinepak .MOV from 1992?
No but then I still use older tools since they tend to be less bloated.
For me I am about 2 years behind the time for the latest stuff,
and I suspect many people are in the same boat.
10:16 p.m.
woodelf wrote:
Jim Leonard wrote:
That's fine, but VLC (www.videolan.org, a cross-platform player) has
supported MPEG-4 for two years already ;-)
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Jim Leonard (trixter at oldskool.org) http://www.oldskool.org/
Help our electronic games project: http://www.mobygames.com/
Or check out some trippy MindCandy at http://www.mindcandydvd.com/
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Sure they can, and there are many people working
diligently to ensure
that they do. The newest stuff requires 4x the horsepower to play
back, but they are 4x smaller, so it generally evens out.
Come on guys, MPEG-4 is an ISO standard and it's cross-platform. What
is the big deal? Would you rather have a 160x120 Cinepak .MOV from 1992?
No but then I still use older tools since they tend to be less bloated.
For me I am about 2 years behind the time for the latest stuff,
and I suspect many people are in the same boat.
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