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Billynomates
16-11-16, 15:56
Hi all, hope i'm posting this in the right place

Do I need to download a plug in to get M4V files to play on
a Xtrend 9500 openvix 4.2.013.

the box will see the file (via usb) but will only the audio, no picture

thanks in advance
Trial
16-11-16, 16:08
Hi,
take a look with the PC tool MediaInfo which format the video has. STBs do not support all variations of media formats.

M4V was developed by Apple and most files in this format are protected by DRM and in this case = no chance.

ciao
Billynomates
16-11-16, 16:18
Hi thanks for your reply
in MediaInfo the format in the General tab is MPEG-4, Codec ID mp42
in the Video tab it's hev1

thanks
Trial
16-11-16, 21:58
Hi,
as far as I understand it mp42 is a version from Microsoft and hev1 seems to mean hevc aka h265 which is the codec used for UHD which means no chance for you. Does VLC on you PC play this file?

ciao
Larry-G
16-11-16, 22:21
Basically put it's a satellite receiver not a PC and as such you can't simply add codeks to play multiple formats. Either it plays or it does not and if it does not your going to have to recode the file to a format that the receiver will read.
birdman
16-11-16, 23:00
Hi,
as far as I understand it mp42 is a version from Microsoft and hev1 seems to mean hevc aka h265 which is the codec used for UHD which means no chance for you. Does VLC on you PC play this file?vlc can play hevc (on Ubuntu 14.04 at least) if you install libde265.

http://askubuntu.com/questions/631200/unable-to-play-hevc-files-on-ubuntu-14-04-lteThere is also a libmp4v2 package on Ubuntu.
Not that it necessarily helps you on Vix, but code seems to be available.
Trial
17-11-16, 09:19
Hi,
I know that VLC plays h265 I only wanted to take a look in the codec information which VLC gives.

ciao
Billynomates
17-11-16, 15:06
Hi thanks all for your input
yes it will play on my PC with VLC 2.2.4

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So it's no big deal if I can't use my STB, just thought it worth asking.
I can use my laptop via HDMI

Just a thought, will the VLC plug-in for Vix work ?

thanks
Trial
17-11-16, 19:48
Hi,
as you can see it is indeed h265 (UHD) so no chance on your box.

Ralf