What is the video format which the most computer users can play?
Feb 24, 2008 | 10:12 am
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What is the video format which the most computer users can play?
And what bit of software should I use to convert videos to it on a mac? I need to provide a bunch of people with a powerpoint which contains a video, and a separate video only file. At the moment, some people on PCs are having problems (the video is an .mp4 and the file in the powerpoint is a .mov). I'm very ignorant about these things (and quality / file size not an issue, the most important thing is it being able to be played by the most number of people when they put the disc in their machine).
Feb 24, 2008 | 10:49 am
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If http://media-convert.com/ can handle Mac file header formats, you're good to go.
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Feb 24, 2008 | 2:04 pm
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OK, well using VisualHub I've converted the MP4 files to MPG files, but those files won't play on QuickTime or RealPlayer. Only VLC will play them on my Mac. Have I done something wrong or is there truly no close to universal format?
Feb 24, 2008 | 3:00 pm
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Here is a sample MPEG 1 clip:
http://www.purpleville.pwp.blueyonde...e/titleseq.mpg