On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 20:49:08 +0000 (UTC) Beartooth wrote: Probably need to install the rpmfusion.org repos and get mplayer (command line only, but has some gui wrappers) or vlc. Might even be some plugins on rpmfusion that let the "standard" fedora media players work with mp4 files.

On 12/27/2017 12:49 PM, Beartooth wrote: VLC should certainly play it...provided you have the appropriate codecs installed. Mplayer as well--again with the codec proviso. There's nothing magical about an MP4...it's just a container. What matters is how the content inside it is handled. Most MP4 video now is h.264- encoded and most audio is AAC-encoded. If you have installed ffmpeg, try "ffprobe name-of-file.mp4" or if you've installed mediainfo, try "mediainfo name-of-file.mp4". Both will tell you how the thing is configured (they'll show the data in different formats). Using ffprobe against a video I shot of my dog versus the robotic vacuum cleaner: [rick@golem4 Videos]$ ffprobe -hide_banner TristaRoomba.MP4 Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'TristaRoomba.MP4': Metadata: major_brand : mp42 minor_version : 1 compatible_brands: mp42avc1 creation_time : 2012-08-05T08:19:44.000000Z original_format : Digital Camera original_format-eng: Digital Camera comment : SANYO DIGITAL CAMERA CG20 comment-eng : SANYO DIGITAL CAMERA CG20 Duration: 00:02:15.14, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 17115 kb/s Stream #0:0(eng): Video: h264 (Main) (avc1 / 0x31637661), yuvj420p(pc, bt709), 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 16712 kb/s, 59.94 fps, 59.94 tbr, 60k tbn, 59.94 tbc (default) Metadata: creation_time : 2012-08-05T08:19:44.000000Z Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: aac (LC) (mp4a / 0x6134706D), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 255 kb/s (default) Metadata: creation_time : 2012-08-05T08:19:44.000000Z The video is 2 minutes, 15.14 seconds long. "Stream #0:0" is the video track encoded via h264 and "Stream #0:1" is the audio track encoded using aac. If you want to know, it was a stalemate. The dog only weighs 24 pounds (~12kg). They now co-exist--albeit via an uneasy armed truce. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer, AllDigital ricks(a)alldigital.com - - AIM/Skype: therps2 ICQ: 22643734 Yahoo: origrps2 - - - - Artificial Intelligence usually beats real stupidity. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

On Wed, 27 Dec 2017 15:35:30 -0700, stan wrote: [....] Many thanks to all! I do install the rpmfusion repos, and am happily trying out all the new software on my little stash of unseen attachments. -- Beartooth Implacable, Curmudgeon On Line μολὼν λαβέ