Looking for a MP4 decoder

OropherZero · Post by **OropherZero** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 4:23 am

Hey does anyone know any freeware or trial version software without too many limitations which can decode a MP4 into a standard avi like DivX or Xvid or decode it into something I can use/import into virtualdub/virtualdubmod. Thanks in advance.

Gox777 · Post by **Gox777** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 5:11 am

1. Download Avisynth from
http://www.avisynth.org/

2. Open up notepad and type the following (replacing the path to the video obviously.

DirectShowSource("C:\whicheverfolderitsin\whateveritscalled.mp4)

3. Save it as a .avs file
(it'll only be less than a KB)

4. Open the .avs file in virtualdub.

OropherZero · Post by **OropherZero** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 5:32 am

Not working =|

trythil · Post by **trythil** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 7:05 am

OropherZero wrote:Not working =|

Then install software capable of splitting MP4 files and decoding the content in them. CCCP is often recommended.

trythil · Post by **trythil** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 7:06 am

trythil wrote:
OropherZero wrote:Not working =|
Then install software capable of splitting MP4 files and decoding the content in them. CCCP is often recommended.

Just to make it very clear, that by itself won't get you what you want. Think of this as step 0.

Purge · Post by **Purge** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 8:14 am

i use bink and smacker - RAD video tools cause im lazy with the whole avisynth

Willen · Post by **Willen** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 8:48 am

Gox777 wrote:1. Download Avisynth from
http://www.avisynth.org/

2. Open up notepad and type the following (replacing the path to the video obviously.

DirectShowSource("C:\whicheverfolderitsin\whateveritscalled.mp4)

3. Save it as a .avs file
(it'll only be less than a KB)

4. Open the .avs file in virtualdub.

This is assuming that he can even play .mp4 files.

btw, you forgot a ".

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DirectShowSource("C:\whicheverfolderitsin\whateveritscalled.mp4")

I do it too sometimes.

OropherZero · Post by **OropherZero** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 9:25 am

Yeah I added the " in when I had a return error message to do with strings, at least I know what a string is now

Anyway figured out a way to decode it using MKVMerge so all good now, thanks all for response.